Abbey K. Elder
@openaccesselder.bsky.social
she/they
Schol Comm Librarian @ Iowa State University
Open access, open education, and all things Open
Follow me on Mastodon: @[email protected]
Schol Comm Librarian @ Iowa State University
Open access, open education, and all things Open
Follow me on Mastodon: @[email protected]
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Lyrasis, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Programs and the California Digital Library have been awarded a grant to advance community-governed, open access scholarly publishing in the United States. Read more about the #DiamondOA mapping project here, https://ow.ly/QCKC50Xu6vU.
November 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Lyrasis, the Big Ten Academic Alliance Center for Library Programs and the California Digital Library have been awarded a grant to advance community-governed, open access scholarly publishing in the United States. Read more about the #DiamondOA mapping project here, https://ow.ly/QCKC50Xu6vU.
The Iowa State University Nursing program has just announced its launch of the nation’s first RN-to-BSN program with no cost for course materials. 100% of the nursing curriculum uses #OER: free adaptable learning materials developed and shared by experts across the US and beyond.
Students save big in new nursing curriculum with zero textbook costs - University Library
www.lib.iastate.edu
November 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
The Iowa State University Nursing program has just announced its launch of the nation’s first RN-to-BSN program with no cost for course materials. 100% of the nursing curriculum uses #OER: free adaptable learning materials developed and shared by experts across the US and beyond.
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I created a bilingual checklist that classifies each action by career stage (all, mid-career, senior) and potential career risk (low, medium, high).
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
For Equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing | Pour un édition scientifique équitable et pérenne [Checklist]
This bilingual checklist presents 13 concrete actions researchers can take to move toward a more equitable and sustainable scholarly publishing ecosystem.Each action is classified by career stage (all...
doi.org
October 22, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I created a bilingual checklist that classifies each action by career stage (all, mid-career, senior) and potential career risk (low, medium, high).
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Use it to see what you already do or what you want to commit to next. ✅
📄 Download the checklist: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... #OpenAccess #DiamondOA
Next up at #OpenEd25... I was going to be attending "A Positive Agenda for Open Education as a Public Good" ... but it is Day 3, so I will watch the recording later and send good thoughts to the team from the @opened.bsky.social table
October 30, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Next up at #OpenEd25... I was going to be attending "A Positive Agenda for Open Education as a Public Good" ... but it is Day 3, so I will watch the recording later and send good thoughts to the team from the @opened.bsky.social table
This morning, I am late to my first #OpenEd25 session of Day 3, "Developing a Comprehensive Undergraduate Open Science-Open Pedagogy Program" by Karen Cangialosi. I did catch a great quote, though: "Science supports democracy, and democracy supports science."
October 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This morning, I am late to my first #OpenEd25 session of Day 3, "Developing a Comprehensive Undergraduate Open Science-Open Pedagogy Program" by Karen Cangialosi. I did catch a great quote, though: "Science supports democracy, and democracy supports science."
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An #openEd25 side discussion (in a lively chat window) about generative "AI" and accessibility led me to write that Universal Design for Learning is ultimately a better tool for accessibility (at least in education) than genAI.
Feeling pretty sure I'm going to stand by that for years to come.
Feeling pretty sure I'm going to stand by that for years to come.
October 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
An #openEd25 side discussion (in a lively chat window) about generative "AI" and accessibility led me to write that Universal Design for Learning is ultimately a better tool for accessibility (at least in education) than genAI.
Feeling pretty sure I'm going to stand by that for years to come.
Feeling pretty sure I'm going to stand by that for years to come.
Next up at the end of Day 2 for #OpenEd25, I'm attending "'Thank You for All You Do': Celebrating Faculty Contributions in Open Education" from David Tully and Katya Mueller from NCSU!
October 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Next up at the end of Day 2 for #OpenEd25, I'm attending "'Thank You for All You Do': Celebrating Faculty Contributions in Open Education" from David Tully and Katya Mueller from NCSU!
Now at #OpenEd25, I'm attending "Institutional Alignment and Braided Funding for Sustainable Open Education Programs" from Joy Shoemate and James Glapa Grossklag.
October 29, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Now at #OpenEd25, I'm attending "Institutional Alignment and Braided Funding for Sustainable Open Education Programs" from Joy Shoemate and James Glapa Grossklag.
I hope others at #OpenEd25 were able to take some good notes at my last session of the conference! I couldn't take notes myself since I was presenting, but I'm back to share about my experience at the last couple of sessions of the day!
October 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I hope others at #OpenEd25 were able to take some good notes at my last session of the conference! I couldn't take notes myself since I was presenting, but I'm back to share about my experience at the last couple of sessions of the day!
Kicking off Day 2 of #OpenEd25 with a keynote from NYT-bestselling author adrienne maree brown (though actually there were some virtual presentations earlier in the morning for those who were more proactive than I)
October 29, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Kicking off Day 2 of #OpenEd25 with a keynote from NYT-bestselling author adrienne maree brown (though actually there were some virtual presentations earlier in the morning for those who were more proactive than I)
I've been too busy to post the rest of the #OpenEd25 conference today, but I am at my last session for today, titled "Collaborating With the Intended Audiences of your OER Project: Visualizing Engineering Concepts through Open Resources!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
I've been too busy to post the rest of the #OpenEd25 conference today, but I am at my last session for today, titled "Collaborating With the Intended Audiences of your OER Project: Visualizing Engineering Concepts through Open Resources!"
Now I'm going back to my favorite part of the #OpenEd25 conference (and every OpenEd), live posting the things I attend! Starting with the keynote address from Governor Jared Polis and the keynote panel of students from across Colorado on the topic "Student Insights on the Future of Education"
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Now I'm going back to my favorite part of the #OpenEd25 conference (and every OpenEd), live posting the things I attend! Starting with the keynote address from Governor Jared Polis and the keynote panel of students from across Colorado on the topic "Student Insights on the Future of Education"
Excited to be attending #OpenEd25 this week in Denver! I'll be kicking off the start of the day with a pre-conference webinar on #OpenEducation basics, so everyone can engage informed and thoughtfully in the rest of the sessions they attend today and catch up on the latest in #OER!
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Excited to be attending #OpenEd25 this week in Denver! I'll be kicking off the start of the day with a pre-conference webinar on #OpenEducation basics, so everyone can engage informed and thoughtfully in the rest of the sessions they attend today and catch up on the latest in #OER!
As Open Access Week wraps up, I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at #OpenEd25 in Denver next week! I'll be presenting three times at the conference, plus an extra pre-conference workshop intended for newcomers to the field of open education.
October 23, 2025 at 5:06 PM
As Open Access Week wraps up, I'm looking forward to seeing many of you at #OpenEd25 in Denver next week! I'll be presenting three times at the conference, plus an extra pre-conference workshop intended for newcomers to the field of open education.
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It's open access week!
We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek
We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek
October 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
It's open access week!
We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek
We, at @kcommons.bsky.social, are running a webinar later this week, showcasing what we do and what we have! Do please come join us... msu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#oaweek25 #oaweek2025 #openaccessweek
Join us Oct. 20 from noon to 1pm Central for our #OpenAccessWeek keynote lecture by @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca, co-hosted by the three Iowa Regent universities.
Learn more and register to attend: iastate.libcal.com/event/15425542
Learn more and register to attend: iastate.libcal.com/event/15425542
October 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Join us Oct. 20 from noon to 1pm Central for our #OpenAccessWeek keynote lecture by @juancommander.scholcommlab.ca, co-hosted by the three Iowa Regent universities.
Learn more and register to attend: iastate.libcal.com/event/15425542
Learn more and register to attend: iastate.libcal.com/event/15425542
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It's publication day for UNIVERSITY KEYWORDS. Across 27 sharp essays, the book offers a critical account of the political economy of US higher education, how it came to be structured this way, and how together we might build a better university together.
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It's publication day for UNIVERSITY KEYWORDS. Across 27 sharp essays, the book offers a critical account of the political economy of US higher education, how it came to be structured this way, and how together we might build a better university together.
I have both participated in and taught the Certificate in Open Pedagogy with the OEN and can attest to its usefulness! I especially appreciate the focus on building partnerships that can continue after the program. If you're curious about these opportunities, please check them out!
This fall, 🍁 reach for new possibilities with 2026 certificates from the OEN:
CERTIFICATE in OPEN PEDAGOGY
Create student-centered curriculum w/ open pedagogy.
z.umn.edu/OpenPedCert
CERTIFICATE in OPEN EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP
Build your action plan to grow open education.
z.umn.edu/OpenEdLibrar...
CERTIFICATE in OPEN PEDAGOGY
Create student-centered curriculum w/ open pedagogy.
z.umn.edu/OpenPedCert
CERTIFICATE in OPEN EDUCATION LIBRARIANSHIP
Build your action plan to grow open education.
z.umn.edu/OpenEdLibrar...
September 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I have both participated in and taught the Certificate in Open Pedagogy with the OEN and can attest to its usefulness! I especially appreciate the focus on building partnerships that can continue after the program. If you're curious about these opportunities, please check them out!
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Navigating Open Research: A Guide for Early Career Researchers. Great work from the CONUL Research Group. Free to download zenodo.org/records/1702... #irishResearch #openResearch
September 2, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Navigating Open Research: A Guide for Early Career Researchers. Great work from the CONUL Research Group. Free to download zenodo.org/records/1702... #irishResearch #openResearch
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new site from ex-polygon folks just launched. hell yeah
Rogue.site is now a reality! Thank you to everyone along the way who helped make it possible.
If you like what you see, and want more of it. Consider pledging your support with a subscription. Your funds will go to support independent games journalism written by humans, for humans.
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Rogue
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Rogue.site
September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
new site from ex-polygon folks just launched. hell yeah
I'm happy to share some newly published #OER from the ISU Digital Press! First up is the 2nd edition of one of our most popular books, Introduction to Soil Science! The new edition welcomes a new author, @rivkafidel.bsky.social along with several improvements & updates:
doi.org/10.31274/isu...
doi.org/10.31274/isu...
August 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I'm happy to share some newly published #OER from the ISU Digital Press! First up is the 2nd edition of one of our most popular books, Introduction to Soil Science! The new edition welcomes a new author, @rivkafidel.bsky.social along with several improvements & updates:
doi.org/10.31274/isu...
doi.org/10.31274/isu...
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2 announcements in one week? That's right! Not only is the CFP for our 2025 Communities of Practice live, we've also just posted the official announcement for the winners of the 2025 Iowa #OER Awards!
Learn more about the winners and their work with open education at iowaoer.com/iowa-oer-awa...
Learn more about the winners and their work with open education at iowaoer.com/iowa-oer-awa...
August 7, 2025 at 6:38 PM
2 announcements in one week? That's right! Not only is the CFP for our 2025 Communities of Practice live, we've also just posted the official announcement for the winners of the 2025 Iowa #OER Awards!
Learn more about the winners and their work with open education at iowaoer.com/iowa-oer-awa...
Learn more about the winners and their work with open education at iowaoer.com/iowa-oer-awa...
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CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-a-foundation-for-transparent-digital-rights-information/
CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information
Funded by the European Commission, the CommonsDB initiative is building a prototype registry of Public Domain and openly licensed works.
www.commonsdb.org
March 26, 2025 at 8:14 PM
CommonsDB: A Foundation for Transparent Digital Rights Information https://www.commonsdb.org/blog/commonsdb-a-foundation-for-transparent-digital-rights-information/