Hi everyone! I'm super excited to be the guest facilitator for tonights #aboerjc discussion! We'll be basing our conversation on an Op-Ed recently published @DavidDraperAB , @JemmaForgie, and myself. The article and our questions for tonight are attached! aboerjournalclub.home.blog/2021/03/23/abo…

Q1: Tell us a little bit about yourself and why you think adopting #OpenEd /#OER is so important for post-secondary students #aboerjc

Q2: One of the most important aspects of #OER is their collaborative nature. How do you think working with #OER can prepare students for future employment opportunities? #aboerjc

Q3: What do you think the major barriers are, beyond funding, as to why #OER hasn’t been more widely adopted by instructors in post-secondary education? #aboerjc

Q4: #OpenEd has been championed by individuals such as yourselves for a very long time, how do you think students can best support your work? #aboerjc

Q5: What does your ideal environment of support for #OER at your institution look like? What are some actionable ways that you could work towards it? #aboerjc

Q6: The idea of Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) signifiers being put on classes has been gaining traction recently. Have you heard of ZTC before? If so, how do you think this will impact progress towards #OpenEd? #aboerjc

Q7: What are some policies that have to be changed at your home institution in order for ZTC signifiers to become a more viable option? #aboerjc

Congratulations to third-year BSc Neuroscience student Chaten Jessel, who was named one of the 2021 3M National Student Fellows! Read more: bit.ly/3tNpMub

"We're hoping for some kind of movement, some kind of commitment to fund it (Open Educational Resources) potentially because there is a very high demand for it and need for it." - VP Academic, Semhar Abraha cbc.ca/news/canada/ca… #oer #ableg #abpse

Perspectives on the Clinical Use of Pharmacogenetic Testing in Late-Life Mental Healthcare: A Survey of the @AAGP Membership. Thanks Chaten Jessel, Anita Oomen, Rajesh Tampi, Brent Forester, Harris Eyre, Helen Lavretsky, Daniel J. Mueller 🧠🔬 sciencedirect.com/science/articl… PGRN CPIC

Up next at #OpenEd21: today's plenary session, featuring an international panel of student leaders. Join the conversation at 3:00pm EDT! Veronica Moreno Chaten Jessel Molya Shifrah Gadamsetti opened21.sched.com/event/moVq/wed…

An important shoutout to our university librarians and library faculty by Chaten Jessel. Library faculty are the glue that hold #OER together. Campus libraries are crucial for connecting students and instructors to #OER resources. #OpenEd21

. Chaten Jessel on “holistic environment support around open education” combined with yesterday’s themes of solidarity and collective action just give me so much hope. Open is best when it’s about strengthening our whole communities! #OpenEd21

.Chaten Jessel "Student government is a great place to start" on #OER. I couldn't agree more (especially as the Academic Affairs VP 😉) But as Chaten mentions, #OER needs to become a bigger conversation in student government spaces. #OpenEd21

For #cdnpse folks at #OpenEd21, check out this panel of student leaders from across 🇨🇦 talking about OER advocacy and how you can be an ally to the student movement. Meredith C-K, Emma Drake, Chaten Jessel, Lydia Houck and others, you are amazing! opened21.sched.com/event/moN5/ask…

Celebrating all that happened at #OpenEd21! Read our new blog post to find out what inspired first-time attendees and veterans about this year's conference. The theme "Making Open for All" put action for equity and inclusion at the center of programming. sparcopen.org/news/2021/open…