Global impact of sharing Open Educational Materials: Examples from Sweden and Africa
June 10, 2025 @ 11:00 – 12:00 CEST
Have you created a presentation or taken a course in the past year? If so, you’ve likely already interacted with Open Educational Resources (OER)—materials that are free to use, adapt, and share. This seminar at SciLifeLab is for anyone who creates training and wants to make their content FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable), as well as for students and lifelong learners looking to enhance their skills using openly available resources. We’ll explore the FAIR-by-design methodology for training materials, where to find high-quality content in repositories, and case studies of research output reuse in the creation of training events and resources from Africa— highlighting why sharing matters and who benefits beyond the original creators. Join us to discover how open education can be a win for both you and the global learning community.
This event is organized by SciLifeLab Data Centre, and NBIS.
Presenters:
Anelda van der Walt – Talarify
Anelda’s background in Bioinformatics provided the foundation for her work in open science. After working across industry, academia, and the public sector, she started a consulting and training company, Talarify, in South Africa. Her work focuses on open science, reproducible research, and interdisciplinary collaborations.
Ineke Luijten – SciLifeLab Training Hub
With a background in molecular bioscience, Ineke currently develops and delivers cross-disciplinary training modules on Open Science and FAIR principles. She is a member of the Open Science community and a strong advocate for Open Science and FAIR.
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This event is part of the SciLifeLab Data Management seminar series, an event series by the SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS joint Data Management team.
The goal of the events in this seminar series is to provide interesting interactive seminars around topics related to Research Data Management and Open Science in general, and to foster discussions around best practices.
The events are open to everyone working at or affiliated with a Swedish research institute or university. We welcome all researchers, educational professionals, staff, RDM professionals, and others with an interest in life sciences, from all university levels. The events are informal and inclusive, so feel welcome to join and participate in our interesting discussions!
The events will be recorded and published openly after the seminars on the SciLifeLab YouTube channel.
Link to the recording on will follow after the presentation.
Link to the presentation slides will follow after the presentation.
More information about SciLifeLab Data Centre and NBIS joint Data Management seminar series: https://www.scilifelab.se/data/scilifelab-data-management-seminar-series/
For more information or inquiries, please contact: data-management@scilifelab.se
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