Dear colleagues from UNESCO National Commissions,
Below you will find an open invitation to participate in the OERcamp.global 2025, a global 24-hour-event around the topic of Open Educational Resources organised by the Agentur Joeran and Konsorten in close cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO (funded by the German Federal Ministry for Education).
We would be grateful if you could spread the news and share this invitation with the relevant networks and channels in your country.
Thank you very much in advance!
Philipp Disselbeck
Dr. Philipp Disselbeck
Programme Specialist and Deputy Head, Division of Education and Science
German Commission for UNESCO
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| November 25–26, 2025 | 24 hours around the globe | via Zoom |
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| The 24 hours non-stop online conference on Open Education |
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OERcamp.global is a free and open, participatory 24-hour online event! We connect educators, learners, and Open Education advocates from around the world.
Register now to join this unique experience and discover inspiring ideas, all while engaging with a global community that is passionate about openness in education!
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More than 50 (!) sessions already confirmed
No matter how much time you have—whether it’s just an hour or a whole day—you’re guaranteed to find exciting people and interesting topics in the programme! Here are some of the highlights:
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| Open for AI. AI for Openness |
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| Open for Inclusive Education |
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| Open for the SDGs! Best practices from the OE4BW network |
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| Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) |
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| Open for international cooperation! An insider tour of UNESCO’s Activities for OER |
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| Open for Mindfulness—Pause, Reflect, Reconnect |
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| Open for YOU! The global networking hour |
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| Opening keynote from Guilherme Canela de Souza Godoi, Director of the Division for Digital Inclusion and Policies and Digital Transformation (CI/DPT) at UNESCO |
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On our Stage One, there will be country reports from our ‘cOERrespondents’ from around the world.
You can expect highly interesting insights from the Philippines, the Netherlands, Norway, Brazil, Chile, Canada, Germany, South Africa, India and Scotland, with more to come.
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But wait, there’s more!
We already have lots of exciting barcamp sessions lined up, contributed by the global community. Here are a few previews of what’s to come!
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| Advocacy Strategies for Combating Inclusive Access Programs |
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| Escape Misinformation: Games for Resilience |
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| Reimagining Learning in Conflict Zones: The Power of Openness |
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| Humanizing Technology: Developing Digital Intelligence |
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| Slow AI: Open Educational Resources for a More Reflective Digital Future |
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| Open Education as Anti-Fascism |
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| Unperfect by Design: Openness as Process, Not Product |
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| Decoding Yorùbá Wisdom Through Music: Open Learning from African Oral Traditions |
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| Local Action, Global Impact: Co-Creating Community Health Invitations with OER |
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| How Open is Private Education? Qualitative and Quantitative Data from Faculty and Librarians |
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| An Open Design System for Learning |
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| and many more (In fact, more than 50 sessions have already been confirmed!) |
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Register now!
We make it easy for you to join. You only need to register once, and you can always decide later which sessions you would like to attend. |
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Did you know … ?
The first OERcamp.global took place in 2021 and featured 115 sessions from 186 speakers. It attracted 1,063 attendees from 87 countries. |
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Let’s summarise the facts
on OERcamp.global 2025 …
📅 OERcamp.global will take place on 25–26 November 2025. It will start at 1 pm UTC and run for 24 hours non-stop.
👩🏾💻 OERcamp.global is hosted on Zoom.
🎟️ OERcamp.global offers free registration.
📋 OERcamp.global has a continuously updated schedule.
🗣 The main language at OERcamp.global is English, but sessions in other languages are very welcome too!
🤓 OERcamp.global is hosted by Agentur J&K – Jöran und Konsorten, who have been hosting OERcamps since 2012. We are working in close cooperation with the German Commission for UNESCO. The event is funded by the The Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth as part of the German OER Strategy. |
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PS: Spread the wOERd!
OERcamp.global is a community event, created by the community, for the community! We need people like 🫵 YOU to help spread the word! Please share the news of our event in your communities by simply forwarding an e-mail, posting on social media or poking your colleagues.
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PPS: You can still contribute your own sessions!
The OERcamp programme largely follows the barcamp model. This means that 🫵YOU can contribute your own session! Share your experiences, present your projects and discuss your questions. Submit your own session now! |
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