Across Memorial's campuses, faculties and schools, instructors and educational staff are incorporating Open philosophies and approaches into their teaching, research, publishing, engagement and other scholarly activities. Open access, open publishing and open education foster public engagement and broaden access to the research and teaching work done by Memorial professionals. Our new video series, Open at Memorial, profiles Memorial instructors and staff sharing how Open approaches support and improve their work. 

We invite you to learn more about the latest work in Open happening at Memorial, including our planned activities for Open Education Week from March 3-7, 2025. The initial Open at Memorial series overview is below and the profile videos are available on this site and our YouTube page.  

Want to let us know about your Open work happening at Memorial? Please email and share!

What is Open?

Open is a philosophy and approach that broadens access to course content, academic research, textbooks and other educational resources, allowing for their broad use and adaptation. Taking an Open approach expands access to education and fosters collaboration among educators and researchers by reducing or overcoming economic and institutional barriers and disparities in access to scholarship, incorporating different approaches to and traditions of knowledge sharing, fostering community engagement, and increasing the potential dissemination and application of scholarly work.

Open includes, but is not limited to:

• Open educational resources (OERs).
• Open access.
• Open publishing.
• Open science.
• Open data.
• Open practices.
• Open educational technology.
• Massive open online courses (MOOCs).

References

Brown University. (2025, January 28). Open Access. Brown University Library. https://libguides.brown.edu/oa

Open Education Global. (n.d.). What We Do. Open Education Global. https://www.oeglobal.org/about-us/what-we-do/

Springer Nature. (2025). The fundamentals of open access and open research. Springer Nature. https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-science/about/the-fundamentals-of-open-access-and-open-research