In the Spotlight: Spring 2025 Welcome!

Three purple crocus buds

Welcome, visitors, new members, and returning members, to the Spring 2025 semester on the OpenLab!

The OpenLab team is excited to work with you this semester as you do great things on the OpenLab–and to help you learn more about using the OpenLab and working in an open community.

This Winter Break, there were some exciting new features added to the OpenLab, and some updates in response to members’ needs. You can read about them in the January 2025 edition of This Month on the OpenLab. We’re especially excited about some new plugins and themes added, so let us know how you’re using OpenLab Inline Comments and OpenLab Text to Speech, and which new themes you’re experimenting with.

As the Spring 2025 semester begins, check out the OpenLab’s synchronous support:

  • Open Hours: students, faculty, and staff can sign up for open hours, one-on-one appointments to ask specific questions or ask to learn more about topics ranging from getting started to using a tool to implementing pedagogical approach. 
  • Workshops: All are welcome for our calendar of workshops, plus any group can request a workshop on a topic or technique! The next workshops are on Thursday, 1/30 and Tuesday, 2/4:
    • Getting Started on the OpenLab: 1/30 and 2/4, 1:00-1:30pm
    • OpenLab Q&A: 1/30 and 2/4, 1:30-2:00pm
  • Co-working sessions: for quiet working time with others, with the option to move to a breakout room for conversation or questions. The next co-working session is on 2/16:

There are also great asynchronous options for support:

Wishing everyone a safe, healthy, and inspiring new year and Spring 2024 semester. See you on the OpenLab!

Photo Credit: “Fresh start” by A_Peach via Flickr under the license CC BY 2.0.

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