Informational Session: Open Education Resources (OER) Fellowship

Tuesday, December 13, 2022
7:00 p.m. ET

COHORT LEADERSHIP

Bill Bass currently serves as the Innovation Coordinator for Instructional Technology, Information, Library Media, and Federal Programs in the Parkway School District in St. Louis, MO where he leads the district library program, instructional technology, grants, and innovation. Bill is an award-winning educator, international speaker, and Past-President of ISTE Board of Directors. During his 20+ career in education, he has also held positions as a middle and high school English teacher, technology integrator, instructional coach, adjunct professor and graduate course designer for an edtech graduation program, and an educational consultant. He has written numerous articles, book chapters and has authored three books on education in the digital age.

Meredith Jacob is the Public Lead for Creative Commons USA. She manages the day-to-day operations of the organization and maintains the core legal guidance around Creative Commons licenses. Meredith is currently working with educators on a project to define best practices in fair use specific for open educational resources (OER). Additionally, Meredith serves as the Creative Commons USA Project Director the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property at American University’s Washington College of Law, where her work includes research and advocacy on open access to federally funded research, flexible limitations and exceptions to copyright, and the public interest.