2025 Colorado OER Rural Pre-Conference
The 2025 Colorado OER Rural Pre-Conference will be held on Thursday, May 29 at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley Colorado. The rural pre-conference will provide professional development specific to rural institutions and cultivate a community among rural institutions in Colorado that will continue beyond the conference.
Rural OER Pre-Conference Schedule
11:00: Round table: What is the status of OER at your institution? What do you need?
11:30-1:00: Lunch & Networking
Afternoon Workshops
1:00: How to create buy-in across your institution
2:00: OER mythbusting
3:00: Sustaining your OER program
4:00: Closing remarks
6:00: Optional evening social event for conference attendees in downtown Greeley
The pre-conference is open to anyone from the following institutions:
Adams State University
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado Mesa University
Colorado Northwestern Community College
Fort Lewis College
Lamar Community College
Morgan Community College
Northeastern Junior College
Otero College
Technical College of the Rockies
Trinidad State College
Western Colorado University
CDHE and the OER Council has allocated funds to provide travel support for 2 representatives from each institution. Hotel will be provided for attendees in downtown Greeley, CO Wednesday, May 28 - Friday, May 30 for the majority of attendees. Additional scholarships for mileage and hotels will be considerations if more than 2 people from an institutions are interested in attending.
If you are not employed or a student at one of these institutions and would like to attend the rural pre-conference, please email OER@dhe.state.co.us.