Lodging Information
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Hotels: Rooms are available at the following hotels:听
715.233.0211 0.3 miles from campus | 715.231.3030 2.5 miles from campus |
715.318.2809 2.1 miles from campus | 715.235.4800 2.5 miles from campus |
Parking:
On campus, parking is available for $1 per hour. Lots closest to the Memorial Student Center are Lot 18, Lot 24, and Lot 29. Lots 18 and 24 are off of 10th Ave, while Lot 29 is off of 13th Ave. There is also street parking available along 3rd St and 10th Ave. Additional on-campus parking information is available here.
Off campus, parking is available for free or at a rate of $1 per hour, depending on local regulations. Parking regulations are enforced from 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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Conference Schedule
Monday, April 6
| 8:00 a.m. | Registration | Presentation | MSC 2nd Floor Lobby |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 9:15 a.m.听 | Panel Discussion | Paths to Success: What OER Leaders Do to Build Their Programs 听 Kim Lynch, Bruce Forciea & Michael Oleson | Hybrid |
| 10:30 a.m. | Break & Networking | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 10:45 a.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 听 | 听 | AI Updates: Embracing the Chaos Together Bruce Forciea | Balroom A (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | The Landscape as a Resource: Connecting Place to Course Content Kristyn Blessing | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Reimagining Course Design Through Critical Open Educational Practices: A Research Community of Practice Lori-Beth Larsen | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Offline AI in K鈥12 Education: A Privacy-First Approach to Equitable Technology Access Dan McGuire | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
| 11:45 a.m. | Lunch & Exhibits听 | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 12:45 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | From Open Texts to Open Tools: Equipping Students to Build AI Study Aids from OER Materials Jordan O'Connell | Ballroom A (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Smarter Research with AI: Tools, Prompts, and Pitfalls Laura Tomcik | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Adventures in OER-Enabled Pedagogy: Preparing Future College & University Librarians to Support OER Work Patrick Leeport & Megan Adams | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Roundtable discussion - Digital Accessability Rebecca Graetz | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break & Networking | 听 | Great Hall |
| 2:00 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | Various |
| 听 | 听 | Wish Granted: Create Low to No cost Course Interactive Activities with AI TBD | Ballroom A (in-person ony) |
| 听 | 听 | Beyond the Textbook: Innovating with OER Terri Brown | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | The Ultimate Equity Strategy is Free: Why OER Should be the Cornerstone of Higher Education Lisa Lucas | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| . | 听 | Roundtable Discussion - TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
| 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. | 听 | Social Hour | Light appetizers听 | Mabel Tainter听 205 Main Street East, Menomonie, WI |
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Tuesday, April 7
| 7:30 a.m. | Registration | 听 | MSC 2nd Floor Lobby |
| 8:30 a.m. | Welcome & Introduction | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 8:45 a.m. | Keynote | Upholding Knowledge as a Public Good: 5 Strategies for Sustaining your Commitment to Open 听 Sarah Hansen | Hybrid |
| 10:00 a.m. | Break & Networking | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 10:15 a.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 听 | 听 | Collaborating for Graduate Student Success: Co-Authoring an OER for Dissertation Support TBD | Ballroom A (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Using Artificial Intelligence to Alleviate Social Isolation and Loneliness Mary Linberg & Tracy Fischer | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Leading Through Change: Librarians as OER Innovators in a New Information Literacy Curriculum Carli Reinecke & Renee Ettinger | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Roundtable discussion - Teaching in the Age of AI Emily Laird & Justin Sullivan | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch & Exhibits听 | 听 | MSC Great Hall |
| 12:30 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | 听 |
| 听 | 听 | What Makes It Good? Student Perspectives on OER and AI-Generated Instructional Materials Dr. Priyanka Mehta | Ballroom A (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Library Tour Roxanne Backowski | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | AI-Assisted Case Study Development: A Sustainable Framework for Health Science Education Glori Hinck & Lesley Scibora | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | Roundtable discussion - TBD TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
| 1:30 p.m. | Break & Networking | 听 | Great Hall |
| 1:45 p.m. | Break Out Sessions | 听 | Various |
| 听 | 听 | 鈥淸AI] Is for Everyone鈥: A 鈥淐ut-Up Method鈥 Approach to AI in Libraries David Statz | Ballroom A (in-person ony) |
| 听 | 听 | Building an AI-Assisted Accessibility Workflow Ted Witt | Ballroom B (in-person only) |
| 听 | 听 | An Open-Access Class for Computing and AI Ethics TBD | Ballroom C (in-person only) |
| . | 听 | Roundtable Discussion - TBD | Willow/Walnut (in-person only) |
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