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A decade of open resources, milestones, and more. Explore our interactive Open Projects Showcase, and leave a comment or reaction on the moments that spark joy. ✨ 📚 Explore: buff.ly/7zaPanw 🎁 Give: buff.ly/UoWNNOW #OER #OpenEducation #OpenProjects #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

You're invited! 📩 Celebrate 10 years of Rebus at our virtual fireside chat on November 19 at 2pm ET. Send a question or share a memory when you register! Register: 🔥 buff.ly/18lBPBR Give: 🎁 buff.ly/UoWNNOW #OpenEducation #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series continues with Ginelle Baskin on discovering what matters most and making space for care, rest, and joy again. 📝 Read: buff.ly/KxivOHM 🎁 Support: buff.ly/iRLgebo #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Find Rebus at #OpenEd26, Oct 27-29 online! 🌐 Hear from our Luminary Fellows on sustaining leadership, an award-winning OPC team from MSU Denver, and partners behind the Workforce OER Playbook. View the full program: 📅 buff.ly/PsVG1J6 #OER #OpenEducation #RebusRipples

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series continues with Christina Hendricks, who reflects on how communities of care can hold us up during monstrous times. 📝 Read: buff.ly/kNt1prk 🎁 Support: buff.ly/67siyro #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

What drew us to open work? 🤔 The Rebus team shares our origin stories and Favourite Open Things, like Pulling Together, in the first Rebus Roundup. 📚 Read: buff.ly/5wJv1gT 🎁 Give: buff.ly/HCOoSLU #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #OER #OpenProjects #OpenTools

The Rebus Guide to Publishing Open Textbooks (So Far) turns eight! Its 2018 cover came from a tool co-founder Boris Anthony built to give our first books a shared look echoing our logo. Read: 📖 buff.ly/yRRD2UQ Support Rebus' open projects: 🎁 buff.ly/67siyro #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Our Luminary series continues with Megan Zara on care as infrastructure instead of a reward for finishing the work. 📝 Read: buff.ly/DJKrIyj 🎁 Support: buff.ly/67siyro #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

🗞️ Fresh off the press in our September newsletter: new OER playbook, Luminary reflections, conference previews for October, & guest posts from the Rebus team. 🎁 Give: buff.ly/RfKmCo9 📰 Read: buff.ly/4FeJwwo 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/bYNBoyx #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #OpenEducation #OER

Find Rebus at #OEGlobal26, Oct 7-9 at MIT & online! 🌎 Come learn how the Luminary Fellowship was designed, how our Fellows are sustaining education leadership, and how OER can strengthen workforce pathways. Online registration is still open! Explore the Rebus lineup: 🔗 buff.ly/xG9opSb

Meet SKILLBRIDGE: a practical toolkit for connecting learning to workplace readiness. Every letter gives educators, employers, and learners actionable steps to co-create workforce-aligned #OER. From our Bridging the Gap playbook with the DOERS Collaborative: 🌉https://buff.ly/1dfdqjM

In 2017, we published our first guide to help educators co-create open textbooks with students. It's also the year Executive Director Apurva Ashok joined Rebus as an intern. What's your Rebus story? 💬 buff.ly/1h9FwTl 🎁 buff.ly/RfKmCo9 #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #CommunityStories #OER

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series continues with Allison Buckley, whose reflection asks what leadership looks like when it's rooted in care instead of constant proving. 📝 Read: buff.ly/U5q43WG 🎁 Support: buff.ly/bnkkGbC #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Executive Director Apurva Ashok recently guest-authored a post on the Leadership Learning Community blog, reflecting on the origins of the Rebus Luminary Fellowship and what sustaining leaders asks of philanthropy. 📝 Read: buff.ly/fenZpsx 🎁 Support: buff.ly/bnkkGbC

Curious about advancing education in any setting? 💡 Join our info session to learn about: 📚 OPC & SMC 🤝 Community Building 🧭 Strategic Advice & Consulting 🗓️ Wednesday, September 23 from 2-2:20pm ET 🔗 buff.ly/f46h3Is #ProfessionalDevelopment #K12Education #HigherEd #WorkforceDevelopment

Bridging the Gap: The OER Workforce Playbook for Higher Education and Industry is here! 🎉 Explore the SKILLBRIDGE framework, focus group findings from 49 educators & employers, and ready-to-use templates. Read, share, remix: 📖 buff.ly/N5embeB #OER #OpenEducation #WorkforceDevelopment #HigherEd

Celebrating 10 years with a new website built to feel more like Rebus — warm, joyful, and centered around connection! 🎉 🏠 Visit: buff.ly/2FmKeQY 📝 New blog post: buff.ly/fqfPzak 🎁 Support: buff.ly/Bgao0Lr #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #CommunityBuilding #OER

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series continues with Joan Giovannini, whose reflection asks what "busy" feels like when it sustains you instead of depleting you. 📝 Read: buff.ly/dzYZHdU 🎁 Support: buff.ly/bnkkGbC #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

A fresh look for the next decade of ripples! ✨ New website, new reflections, and new stories in our August newsletter. Ten years in, help us carry the ripples forward. 🎁 Give: buff.ly/bnkkGbC 📰 Read: buff.ly/AmCG1fq 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/K7TVFYX #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #EducationLeadership

We're honoured to share that the Rebus Luminary Fellowship for Education Leaders has been nominated for a 2026 Open Education Award for Excellence in Leadership Development! 🌱 Read the Nomination: 📝 buff.ly/GMKwhhP #OpenEducation #OEAwards #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #RebusRipples

Rebus turned ten this year, and we want to hear from you! How did Rebus first show up in your world? Share your story: 💬 buff.ly/us8hxwM Help us carry the ripples into the next decade: 🎁 buff.ly/vsczueF Thank you for ten years of ripples, with more to come! #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series continues with Bryce Smedley, who came to the cohort in a season of upheaval and left with a new way to understand resilience. 📝 Read: buff.ly/19P4DOW 🎁 Support: buff.ly/3vsW7WN #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Don't miss our very own Amber Hoye's upcoming session "Beyond AI Attribution: Your Why Matters" with Shannon M. Smith at the AI+OER Institute 2026 on Friday, August 7 at 3:10pm ET / 12:10pm PT. Learn More & Register for Free: 🔗 buff.ly/RriacYW #OpenEducation #OER #EthicalAI

Back in 2016, Rebus & the Open Education Network hosted our first #OER Office Hours. One conversation grew into 59 sessions, 145+ speakers, and 1,300+ attendees. ▶️ Watch: buff.ly/yCVuJCT ✉️ Collaborate: info@rebus.foundation 🎁 Support: buff.ly/3vsW7WN #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #OpenEducation

Our Luminary Fellowship reflection series opens with Dr. Jennifer Potter. Illness kept her from the Vancouver gathering and taught her the biggest lesson of all... 📝 Read: buff.ly/dIT11Qp 🎁 Support: buff.ly/3vsW7WN #RebusLuminary #EducationLeadership #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

#OpenEducation asks us to care for two things: ourselves and the communities we work alongside. Our July newsletter holds space for both. 🫂 📰 Read: buff.ly/rKYfbjO 🌊 Give: buff.ly/3vsW7WN #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #EducationLeadership #ProfessionalLearning #DisabilityPride

Ever wondered how Rebus got its name? 🧩 Find the answer in our June newsletter! As we celebrate 10 years, we want to hear your Rebus origin story.👇 How did you first find your way to this community? ✍️ buff.ly/SBqoFI4 #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #CommunityStories

🧱 Building Together: Our June 2026 Newsletter is here! Inside: a Colorado OER Award winner, Indigenous Voices reading list, workforce + OER playbook progress, and the story behind the Rebus name. 📰 Read: buff.ly/0fgrMyI 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/7Y0WCjZ #RebusRipples #OpenEducation #OER

Change that starts within ripples forward: from self, to team, to community. 🌊 Reflections from our Rebus Luminary Fellowship are coming soon, in their own voices and formats. #RebusLuminary #Fellowship #CommunityofPractice #EducationLeadership #CommunityStories

🌊 A Legacy of Ripple Effects: Our May 2026 Newsletter After ten years of ripples, they're still spreading! Inside: Luminary Fellow reflections, Open Horizons 2026 preview, Amber Hoye's new publication, and more. 📰 Read: buff.ly/W00RYMc 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/p401xqh #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary

Ten years. Hundreds of collaborators. Countless small shifts. 🌊 How did Rebus show up in your world? Share your story as we mark 10 years! 👇 ✍️ buff.ly/5SabTrl #RebusRipples #TenthAnniversary #CommunityStories

Rebus' very own Kaitlin Schilling delivered the closing keynote at TWU's Open Education Practices Conference, arguing for a shift from open resources to open practices that serve communities long after a semester ends. 🎉 🎬 buff.ly/wCQ3hBZ #OpenEducation #OER #OEP #CivicEngagement #SocialImpact

Rebus & DOERS hosted focus groups with educators & industry leaders on how #OER can better prepare students for careers. Our Learning Memo captures what we heard and lays the groundwork for an openly licensed playbook coming later this year. 💡 📝 buff.ly/oVxZ0Jh #OpenEducation #WorkforceDevelopment

🎂 Ten Years in the Making: Our April 2026 Newsletter is here! A decade of open publishing, powered by community. Inside: Luminary Fellowship reflections, Summer 2026 registration, OER workforce insights, and more. 📰 buff.ly/rBqlqwJ 🔗 buff.ly/QxNDayO #OpenEducation #OER

Secure your spot in our Summer 2026 SMC cohort! Build open, student-centered course materials over six collaborative weeks with expert facilitator support. 👥 Register by April 30: 🔗 buff.ly/4g4fZMn #OpenEducation #OER #ProfessionalDevelopment #Microcredential #AncillaryMaterials

Meaningful work happens between programs – in the working groups & communities of practice where practitioners think collectively about what's working, what's needed, and what's next. No single organization moves this forward alone. 🤝 #OpenEducation #OER #CommunityOfPractice #OpenPractices

Kaitlin Schilling, Rebus Programs & Community Manager, will deliver the closing keynote at the TWU OEP Virtual Conference on April 2! 📣 Attendance is free and limited to 250 registrants. Secure your spot: 🔗 buff.ly/A6XhNrE #OpenEducation #OER #OEP #ProfessionalDevelopment

The best work grows out of good company, and our March newsletter is full of it! 🤝 Summer 2026 cohort enrollment, OEWeek26 recaps, community learning spaces, and more inside. 👀 📰 Read: buff.ly/3T6jsvf 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/5Xwi1ji #OpenEducation #OER #ProfessionalDevelopment #Microcredential

Rebus' Supplemental Materials Development Certificate (SMC) is back for Summer 2026! 🌱 Build open, student-centered #AncillaryMaterials and earn a #Microcredential in just 6 weeks (May 18-June 30). 🐣 Early bird deadline: March 31 | Regular registration: April 30 🔗 buff.ly/glShNaw

Curious about advancing education in any setting? 💡 Join our info session to learn about: 📚 OPC & SMC 🛠️ Workshops & Consulting 🗓️ Wednesday, April 1 from 2-2:20pm ET 🔗 buff.ly/koaZQ4J #ProfessionalDevelopment #K12Education #HigherEd #WorkforceDevelopment

Joy lives in every step forward. 👣 Catch up on our February newsletter featuring connections, collaborations, and small moments of care that keep us moving ahead together in education. 🌱 📰 Read: buff.ly/yB2iOTD 🔗 Subscribe: buff.ly/nXRCda1 #OpenEducation #OER #OpenPublishing #OEWeek

As a small, remote team of four, we pause each month for Rebus Recess – a time to step away from work & reconnect as humans. ☕ These moments keep our work rooted in values and community. 🤝 #HumanFirst #TeamCulture #RemoteWork #ValuesInAction #LearningTogether

#OEWeek26 is March 2-6! 📅 Join Rebus for OEWeek Live! Open Conversation on Online Communities and the OpenEd25 Keynote Rewatch: adrienne maree brown. Add your events to the community calendar! 🌎 buff.ly/5XqOJgM #OpenEducation #OER #OpenPedagogy #OpenPublishing #OpenEducationalPractices

Looking for resources to create, publish, or manage #OER? The Rebus Bookshelf houses free, essential guides to support your #OpenEducation work, no matter your experience level. Explore the full collection: 📚 buff.ly/1E5GYfK #OpenTextbooks #OpenPublishing #ProfessionalDevelopment

🌟 Facilitator Spotlight on Liza Long 🌟 Liza leads OPC cohorts with energy, care, & creativity, leaving a lasting mark on every team. From supporting #RebusPostcards to championing AI literacy in Idaho, her impact is felt far & wide. 👏 🔗 buff.ly/u4KV9Io #OpenPublishing #ProfessionalDevelopment

Rooted by Intention: Our January 2026 Newsletter 🌱 Whether you’re charting a new learning path, connecting with peers, or seeking a little encouragement, we hope you find purpose and possibility for the year ahead. 📰 buff.ly/NirpXwn 🔗 buff.ly/PHhleFB #ProfessionalDevelopment #EducationLeadership

Rebus and DOERS are building an openly licensed Workforce + OER Playbook, and we need your input! Register for a virtual focus group on Jan. 27, Feb. 2, or Feb. 12 (3pm ET / 12pm PT): 🔗 buff.ly/DGgC1ma #OpenEducation #OER #HigherEducation #WorkforceDevelopment #IndustryPartnerships

Curious about advancing education in any setting? 💡 Join our info session to learn about: 📚 OPC & SMC 🛠️ Workshops & Consulting 🗓️ Wednesday, February 4 from 2-2:20pm ET 🔗 buff.ly/lbR5qhu #ProfessionalDevelopment #OpenEducation #K12Education #HigherEducation #WorkforceDevelopment

Announcing the first Rebus Luminary Fellowship cohort! 🕯️ We were inspired by so many applicants for so few spots. Thank you to all who applied – your stories moved us. 🌱 Stay tuned for future opportunities! 🍵 🔗 buff.ly/Y89A0S3 #EducationLeadership #CommunityofPractice

💌 At #OpenEd25, attendees joined the #RebusPostcards exchange by sending encouragement to fellow #OpenEducation community members. Check your mailbox for a burst of kindness as we embark upon a new year and semester! 📬 📸 Share your moment (conceal addresses!) with #RebusPostcards