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Open Education Week 2025

3-7 March

Open Education Week is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its goal is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide, the free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. EDEN is endorsing the Open Education Week for the 9th year now organising EDEN DLE OEW. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work, supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or looking for additional teaching resources.

Don’t forget to register, as EDEN will issue open badges to acknowledge and appreciate your participation at these events. Be sure to mark March 3-7 on your calendar!

Join us for the following events – participation is free and open!

Using Open Educational Resources and AI to cocreate and deliver Digital Energy know-how to European citizens

Monday, 3 March 2025, 13:00 (CET)

Description: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Teaching and Learning are important for educators, teachers, students and policymakers. The Every1 project (https://every1.energy) is actively exploring the use of AI tools to support the creation and delivery of Digital Energy know-how to European citizens. Every1 brings together leading experts in energy, education, energy ecosystems and the social sciences to enable all European stakeholders to participate effectively in the digital energy market.

Graphic Novel, Generative AI, and Gamification

Tuesday, 4 March 2025, 13:00 (CET)

Description: The webinar “Graphic Novel, Generative AI, and Gamification” aims to explore how emerging technologies and innovative pedagogical approaches can reshape the educational landscape. Our distinguished panel of speakers—Prof. Antonella Poce (University of Roma Tor Vergata), Dr Gemma Tur Ferrer (University of the Balearic Islands), and researcher Bianca Ricci (University of Roma Tor Vergata)—will discuss the intersection of visual storytelling, AI-driven tools, and playful learning. The session will delve into how graphic novels can foster creativity and critical thinking, how generative AI can enhance personalised learning experiences, and the impact of gamification in boosting engagement and motivation. Drawing on the speakers’ diverse expertise in museum education, ePortfolios, and electronic engineering, the webinar will present research findings, best practices, and cutting-edge applications suitable for academic and informal education settings. Attendees will gain insights into designing innovative, learner-centred experiences that respond to the ever-evolving demands of contemporary education

How GenAI is Reshaping the Open Education Practices?

Wednesday, 5 March 2025, 13:00 (CET)

Description: Recent studies have been reporting how the emergence of generative AI (Gen AI) is rapidly transforming education worldwide. New major initiatives such as MIT Open Learning’s AI + Open Education and many smaller institutional and local projects explore how GenAI can enhance the quality of Open Education Practices (OEP) by enhancing accessibility, personalisation, content creation, and collaboration. However, in what ways are these experiences changing the nature and process of open learning? As the pace of change accelerates, there’s a need to consolidate a critical discussion on these developments’ ontological and epistemological implications. In this panel, the EDEN Senior Fellows with extensive experience in OEP will address these issues from multiple theoretical and practical perspectives and compare the experiences from different regional contexts. The discussion will examine how GenAI is augmenting existing practices and potentially redefining the fundamental nature of open learning.

The Neverending Story of Open Education – Freeing Minds, Unlocking Potential or What have we learned so far about Open Education?

Thursday, 6 March 2025, 13:00 (CET)

Description: Join us for an engaging and thought-provoking panel discussion featuring distinguished speakers from Irish higher education and co-developers of the open educational resource Using OER and OEP for Teaching and Learning at Ireland’s National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Catherine Cronin, Claire McAvinia, Celine Peignen, and Angélica Rísquez—renowned critical advocates for Open Education—will critically examine the progress, challenges, and future of open education in higher education. The discussion will explore key issues such as sustainability, funding, accessibility, equity, issues posed by the rise of GenAI, and the persistent lack of systemic change in policy and practice.

Be part of this dynamic conversation, challenge prevailing assumptions, and share your insights as we navigate the current realities of Open Education.

Join Our Upcoming NAP Webinar!

Discussions on generative AI in higher education often focus on its potential and applications, but a deeper exploration of its impact on learning is essential. This webinar brings together educators, researchers, and professionals to examine the relationship between generative AI and the learning process from both teachers’ and learners’ perspectives.

Your input matters for the future of micro-credentials!

Share your insights by completing the QualityLink Project survey.

If you’re a current or recent student (whether or not you’ve taken a micro-credential), go to: https://encuesta.com/s/raFWnY-zwt91u7JYweJ5dg/

If you work in higher education, as a recognition officer, or represent another stakeholder, go to: https://encuesta.com/s/3adpCn5ceZcZVhis7UM_vw/

The QualityLink project is actively working on a cutting-edge technical architecture designed to enable education providers and stakeholders (such as rating portals and ranking providers) to publish interoperable quality data on micro-credentials.

Our goal? To ensure that students and other stakeholders have access to the most relevant and accurate data when it comes to choosing the right micro-credential or course.

We’re currently building a platform that will match and display data from education providers alongside other relevant sources, and we need your help to shape it!

Why participate?

We want to make sure that the data we collect and display is truly valuable for YOU. Whether you’re a student, educator, or industry professional, we’ve proposed a range of quality domains and indicators that could inform your decision-making. Your input will directly influence how we define and present the quality of micro-credentials.

Help us build a platform that truly reflects the quality of education and meets the needs of students and educators alike!