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25 September 2024

Fee waivers for the 2024 Open Education Conference

We’re excited to announce that AMICAL has partnered with SPARC to provide a limited number of complimentary registrations to attend virtually the Open Education Conference, a hybrid event taking place 8–10 October 2024. The Open Education Conference is an annual…

26 June 2024

AMICAL 2024 recordings, session materials, and staying connected

AMICAL 2024 • Inspiring Innovation, Fostering Collaboration, Shaping the Future • Virtual Conference, 27 May – 6 June 2024

AMICAL 2024 is a wrap – thank you to everyone who joined us during these two weeks! Recordings & material from other presentations Recordings from all AMICAL 2024 presentations are now available. Access note: These recordings are limited to Conference…

10 May 2024

Register for AMICAL 2024

AMICAL 2024 • Inspiring Innovation, Fostering Collaboration, Shaping the Future • Virtual Conference, 27 May – 6 June 2024

Registration is now open for AMICAL 2024, and the full schedule has been posted! The conference will run online 27–30 May and 3–6 June 2024, between 11:00 and 16:00 Paris time, and will offer insightful presentations by, and lively discussions with, AMICAL…

19 March 2024

AMICAL 2024 Call for Proposals is now open

AMICAL 2024 • Inspiring Innovation, Fostering Collaboration, Shaping the Future • Virtual Conference, 27 May – 6 June 2024

The call for proposals is now open for AMICAL’s premier online event, which will take place online 27 May – 6 June 2024! The Conference is designed to connect you with colleagues, inspire fresh thinking, and empower you to shape the future of learning at your…

24 January 2024

AMICAL Mid-Year Forum 2024 – Gen AI, Wikipedia, Digital Liberal Arts & Library Leadership

AMICAL Consortium • February 13–21 • Mid-Year Forum 2024 • Connect with peers in libraries, teaching & tech at international liberal arts colleges & universities

AMICAL invites you to our third online Mid-Year Forum on 13–21 February 2024! Led by AMICAL members or invited speakers, Forum sessions address timely issues in libraries, technology, and pedagogy. This year’s sessions will focus on generative AI &…

16 October 2023

Fee waivers for the 2023 Open Education Conference

Open Education Conference. Innovation & Praxis: Building on 20 year of community. #opened23, November 7–9.

We’re proud to announce that we’ve partnered with SPARC again this year to offer a limited number of complimentary registrations allowing colleagues from AMICAL member institutions to attend the Open Education Conference, taking place online 7–9 November 2023, at no…

Anguelina Popova & Rukhsana Zia · 20 September 2023

Project Incubator follow-up: Rethinking CLTs

The two project leads gathering feedback from other faculty developers at AMICAL 2023.

Image: The two project leads (second and third from left in front row) gathering feedback from other faculty developers at AMICAL 2023. This is the fifth in a series of posts about outcomes of the Project Incubator at AMICAL 2023. The Project Incubation…

24 July 2023

Join AMICAL’s Coordinating Committee: Nominations open for 2023-2025 Officer elections

Image of raised colorful hands.

AMICAL is currently seeking candidates from within the consortium for three open Coordinating Committee Officer positions for the 2023–2025 term. The elected Officers will participate in all aspects of the Coordinating Committee’s work. The Coordinating…

Christine Furno, Meredith Saba, Michael Stoepel · 26 June 2023

Project Incubator follow-up: IFLA-AMICAL Book Project

Photos of the project team: Meredith Saba, Chris Furno and Michael Stoepel

This is the fourth in a series of posts about outcomes of the Project Incubator at AMICAL 2023 The IFLA-AMICAL book project team, comprised of Meredith Saba (American University in Cairo), Michael Stoepel (American University of Paris), and Christine Furno…

Anish Arif, Madiha Asghar, Adeel Khalid, Dalal Rahme, Mehreen Tahir · 23 June 2023

Project Incubator follow-up: Adoption of Open Educational Resources at FCCU (Forman Christian College)

This is the third in a series of posts about outcomes of the Project Incubator at AMICAL 2023 The rising costs of traditional textbooks and issues of affordability by students are a primary concern for the library, faculty, and students. Open Educational…