*Shared on behalf of Alan Levine of OEGlobal* We at OEGlobal just announced the opening of nominations for the 2026 Open Education Awards for Excellence <https://www.oeglobal.org/2026/05/11/rnew-season-oeawards-2026/>. The focus in the last few years has shifted from award *winners* to *all nominees* whose work we share and promote. Sure, its great to get an award, and we welcome self-nominations, but it's also a community strengthener to spread some recognition, for efforts big or small, to others. We continue our "gardening" theme this year following that everything starts small, from a seed, and in the OEAwards program of recognition, that seed is a nomination. I hope that many on this list will be interested in planting one (more more!) seeds. Get started and spread the word to others via the 2026 OEAwards guide <https://awards.oeglobal.org/about/2026-guide/>. Thanks for planting seeds with us! Alan Levine, OEGlobal -- Heather Blicher (she/her) Director, Community College Consortium for OER heather@oeglobal.org| CCCOER.org <https://cccoer.org/> | OEGlobal.org <https://oeglobal.org/> Schedule a Meeting with Me <https://calendar.app.google/HHrJ1AmRgqHsFGyb9>