2025 Language OER Conference


The fifth annual Language OER Conference was held online on Saturday, March 8th 2025 and highlighted materials in Arabic, Chinese, English as a Second Language, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese.  The videos below capture all of the presentations from the event and are listed in the order of presentation.  For presentation abstracts, please consult the 2025 Language OER Conference Program.  

For a complete list of presentations since the inaugural conference in 2021, see the Language OER Conference website.

Voces de Butler: A Community College's Journey toward OER

Spanish

Español en los Estados Unidos: Teaching Spanish as an American Language

Elementary Spanish

Benefits and Barriers to OER in Teaching and Learning Spanish for Specific Purposes

Spanish for Specific Purposes

Leveraging AI in the Creation of High-quality OER: Presenting Vida Sana

Spanish for Health Professionals

From Graded Readers to Conversational Tools: Developing and Adapting OERs for Spanish Courses

Intermediate and Advanced Spanish

En Perspectiva: Advancing Cultural Understanding in an Accelerated Intermediate Spanish Course

Intermediate Spanish

Cary in China: An Interactive eBook for Intermediate and Advanced Chinese Language Learners

Intermediate and Advanced Chinese

Adapting Open Educational Resources for Effective Vietnamese Language Teaching: Challenges and Solutions

Intermediate Vietnamese

Mapping AI and OER: Guidance for Open Educators

AI in OER creation

Custom OER Language Tutor Bots

Language AI Tutors

Accessibility Statements: A Plan for Describing the Accessibility of Language OERs

Accessibility in OER

PodorozhiUA: Versatility, Flexibility, and Adaptability Across Learning Environments

Elementary Ukrainian

Diverse Russian: A Multicultural Exploration

Intermediate Russian

Qisas Attulaab: A Path to Writing in Arabic

Elementary and Intermediate Arabic

Reading, Writing, Research, and Reasoning: Critical Thinking and Authentic Texts for Advanced ESL at the Community College

Advanced English as a Second Language

Faire du chemin: Supporting and Encouraging (French) Language Study with an OER Textbook

Intermediate French

The Italian in Wonderland Platform for Language and Culture Learning: Beginners Level

Beginner Italian