Open Educational Resources – Moving Towards Sustainable Collections? [TG3/OER]
Join us for an event exploring Open Educational Resources (OER), where we will come together to share best practice, innovative approaches, and practical experiences. This collaborative session will showcase how libraries and librarians are supporting the creation, adoption and promotion of open education resources to enhance teaching and learning at their institutions. It will also be an opportunity for participants to share resources and experiences in a friendly safe collaborative forum
Programme:
14:00 Welcome
14:05 -14:35 Charlie Worthington & LC Chung: ‘Co-creating OER services with students at King’s College London’
Charlie and LC will offer a brief overview of bringing students in from across King’s to collaborate with library staff in developing the library guide for Open Education, as well as co-designing and co-delivering a brand-new pilot workshop about Open Educational Resources. They will share thoughts about co-creation with students, as well as practical tips on organising workload alongside study schedules.
14:35- 15:05 Irene Garcia Barranco and Ella Burrows: ‘One year of OERs at Imperial: setbacks and successes.’
Irene and Ella will offer a brief review of what they managed in the first year at their institution of promoting the adoption of OERs, what setbacks and also successes they have experienced. This session may be of interest for colleagues who are not too familiar with OERs, since it will be an opportunity to hear about the genuine challenges of going from an OER newbie to the ‘expert’ within a library service.
15:05- 15:20 Comfort break
15:20- 15:50 Celine Peignen and Maura Flynn: ‘Expanding Engagement with Open Educational Resources: Outreach Tactics and Insights.’
15:50-16:15 Further questions and discussion
16:15 close
Speaker biographies:
Charlie Worthington has worked at King’s College London since 2016, joining as a Library Liaison Manager before moving into her current role as Collections Liaison Librarian, supporting the faculties of business, law and dentistry. She chairs the library’s Open Education Working Group, leading the work to support the development of knowledge and expertise in the field of open education. Prior to King’s she worked in academic libraries specialising in business and law.
LC Chung has worked at King’s College London since 2012, joining as a Student Shelver, then working in different roles such as Library Assistant and Learning Projects Coordinator, before moving to her current role as Learning & Teaching Librarian. She supports the faculties of dentistry, and natural, mathematical and engineering sciences, as well as the department of Classics. LC designs and delivers workshops to help students learn how to literature search and critically engage with GenAI. They also co-chair the library’s Open Education Working Group, to advocate for and advance knowledge of OERs.
Irene Garcia Barranco (she/her) is Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian at Imperial College London since October 2024. Irene supports the Imperial community to develop their copyright literacy skills and believes empowering people throughout providing them with the right information, so they can make their own decisions regarding the use of 3rd party content in an educational context. Her interest in OERs has developed from a desire to support members of the academic community to produce Open Content, and to understand how to re-use and build upon materials that are already available as Open Educational Resources. The last 12 months working alongside Ella in the OER adoption project has been an great opportunity to get to know the institution and the community much better, having joined Imperial College quite recently.
Ella Burrows (she/her) is Acquisitions and Metadata Officer at Imperial College London, where she assists with print and ebook provision, reading lists and producing metadata. She also co-manages the Imperial Library’s Special Collections, sits on the library’s sustainability group and has been leading the OER project with Irene since November 2025. She is particularly interested in ensuring OERs have high-quality metadata and understanding how best to publicise and enable access to OERs.
Celine Peignen is Head Librarian at Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), where she leads a multi-campus library service supporting learning, teaching and research. With over 15 years’ experience in academic librarianship, she has particular interests in open education, inclusive and accessible services, digital transformation and research support. Celine has contributed to national Open Educational Practice projects with the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education and has supported the development of TUS Open Press, the university’s open publishing platform. She is a member of the Advisory Board for the OER Community of Practice for the UK and Ireland and currently chairs the RUN-EU Librarians Group.
Maura Flynn is the Open Educational Resources (OER) Librarian at TUS. Maura manages the TUS Open Press, the university’s open publishing platform and the TUS OER Index. Maura has contributed to OER awareness, adoption and creation in Ireland, through her central role in a multi-centre National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education project. Maura is an experienced Library and Information Professional, who has worked in a variety of library, information and educational settings, including management, academic and healthcare.
Information for joining:
- This session is virtual and will run via Zoom. Once your booking has been confirmed, joining instructions will be emailed the day before the event.
- Electronic CPD attendance certificates can be provided on request. Please request via cpd25@london.ac.uk
Cost
£25 members
£50 for other institutions.
Cancellations less than one week before the event will be charged a 50% cancellation fee. In the event of a ‘no-show’ on the day, the full fee will be charged.
To book a place, please use our online booking forms.