Call for Proposals Open: 2021 Open Education Conference
Hosted by Maryland Open Source Textbook (MOST) Initiative
As this year’s virtual “host” of the 2021 Open Education Conference (October 18-22, 2021), the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is excited to announce the
call for proposals is now open!
Deadline: Friday June 18th at 11:59pm PDT
The theme of the 2021 Open Education Conference is “Making Open for All.” This theme puts action for equity and inclusion at the center of this year’s event, building on last year’s focus on reimagining open education as a solution to urgent challenges.
The idea of “all” has always been at the heart of open education. Openness is about enabling everyone, everywhere to participate in sharing knowledge, recognizing that education is a universal human right. There are many ways that open education has succeeded at breaking down barriers and expanding participation, yet there is much work ahead to reach the ideal of all.
“Making Open for All” is not a destination. It is a process that involves ongoing, intentional action to build resources, practices, and systems that are open for all people, languages, cultures, and contexts. It also involves understanding the limits to openness, such as its intersections with privacy and Indigenous knowledge. This year’s conference seeks to inspire the open education field to work together toward a more equitable and inclusive future.
Proposals are enthusiastically welcomed from everyone with an interest in sharing information about open education, especially from students. Since many topics overlap, proposals may list up to three relevant topics.
VIRTUAL SESSION TYPES
- 10 min Lightning Talk (pre-recorded video with live viewing)
- 25 min Presentation (pre-recorded video with live viewing)
- 40 min Presentation (live presentation that will be recorded)
- 40 min Discussion (live interactive session that will not be recorded)
- 55 min Panel (live panel discussion that will be recorded)
- Open Space (propose your own session type)
PROGRAM TOPICS
- Open Education 101: The Basics and How to Get Started
- The Meaning of “All”: Examinations of Equity, Anti-Racism, Indigenization, Decolonization, and Social Justice
- Ethical Education: Issues of Agency, Labor, Privacy, and Consent
- Designing for Inclusion and Accessibility: How to Build and Create for All
- Exchanging Knowledge Across Borders: Open Education Around the World
- Teaching and Learning Through Open: Open Pedagogy and Practices
- Open Education in K-12: Approaches in Primary and Secondary Education
- Understanding Open: Sharing Case Studies and Contributing to the Body of Literature
- Building and Sustaining a Culture of Open: Strategies, Policies, Best Practices, and Advocacy
- The Joy of Open: Celebrating Community, Care, and Collaboration
TIMELINE
- June 18, 2021: Submission Deadline
- July 31, 2021: Acceptance Notifications
- August 30, 2021: Program Published
- September 24, 2021: Pre-Record Deadline (Tentative)
- October 18-22, 2021: Conference
View the full call for proposals for additional information on the topics, submission requirements, review criteria, session formats, and how to submit a proposal through EasyChair. Follow along on social media with with #OpenEd21!
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Registration Open for 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit
Open Educational Resources for Advancing Equity & Inclusion
The theme of the 2021 conference is Using OER to Advance Equity and Inclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic and continuing patterns of racialized violence have brought to the forefront inequities in educational access, preparation, and experiences on our campuses. How might the use of open educational resources (OER) advance equity and inclusion at our postsecondary institutions and statewide?
Attendees will have an opportunity to hear from presenters from across Maryland on how they are tackling these issues and building, growing, evaluating, and sustaining their OER initiatives. Keynote presentations will feature Angela Debarger, Program Officer, William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Maha Bali, Associate Professor of Practice at the Center for Learning and Teaching at the American University in Cairo.
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Call for Proposals MOST Open Educational Resources Grants
Engage, create, revise, research
The Call for Proposals for the 2021 Faculty OER Mini-grants is now open. The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative has several grant opportunities for faculty who are interested in unique opportunities to engage in communities of practice related to teaching with OER, creation/revision and publication of OER in high-need areas, and evaluation of OER use in relation to student success.
Available grants in 2021 include:
- Adopt/Adapt OER ($1,000 grant + Participation in the Lumen Circles Community of Practice);
- Create/Revise and Publish OER ($2,000 grant + Participation in the Rebus Textbook Success Program); and
- Evaluate OER ($3,000 grant + Dedicated Coaching)
Proposals are due March 1, 2021.
Join the
(M.O.S.T.) Initiative on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. ET for an Informational Webinar to learn more about the grant requirements and expectations for successful grants. They will also answer any questions about the grants at that time.
The theme of the 2021 conference is Using OER to Advance Equity and Inclusion. The COVID-19 pandemic and continuing patterns of racialized violence have brought to the forefront inequities in educational access, preparation, and experiences on our campuses. How might the use of open educational resources (OER) advance equity and inclusion at our postsecondary institutions and statewide?
This call invites proposals for short concurrent presentations, birds of a feather sessions, and panel discussions related to this theme.
We are especially interested in proposals that:
- Demonstrate how institutions, units, and groups have been reflective about their use of OER and how they are exploring the contours of equity and inclusion in relation to OER;
- Share strategies to modify, remix, and curate additional resources to diversify and extend the cultural relevance of OER materials;
- Describe concrete strategies for reducing and eliminating barriers to engaging with OER for faculty, students, and/or staff;
- Showcase faculty and student work with open education in Maryland, and highlight resources created and adapted by Maryland faculty and staff; and
- Examine the relationship between OER, pedagogical innovation, and student success.
The submission deadline is February 5, 2021, with notifications sent out by February 19, 2021.
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Join the M.O.S.T. Regional Open Educational Resource Forum
Discuss OER accessibility, quality, student success
Are you new to open educational resources (OER) and interested in learning how to adopt or scale OER in your course or across your institution?
Register to join the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative on September 20th at the M.O.S.T. Regional OER Forum: Central Maryland to participate in interactive sessions and discussions on OER in higher education.
This day-long regional forum is targeted to higher education faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and administrators interested in getting an introduction to openly licensed materials, finding resources to support OER adoption, and joining discussions on OER accessibility, quality, and impact on student success. Attendees will have an opportunity to network, learn, and collaborate with colleagues from across Maryland’s 2- and 4-year higher education institutions.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Central Maryland
REGISTER
9:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Towson University
Unable to attend the Central Maryland Regional OER Forum? M.O.S.T. is also holding a Regional OER Forum in Eastern Maryland on August 15th. Register for the Eastern Maryland Regional OER Forum here.
Call for Proposals - Central Maryland Poster Showcase
We are inviting faculty, staff, and administrators from Maryland higher education institutions to present their OER stories at a poster showcase at the Central Maryland Regional OER Forum. Are you passionate about the use of OER and interested in engaging others in adopting OER by sharing your experiences – both what has worked and what hasn’t? Have you created new open content within your field or discipline? Do you have OER content adoption strategies to share? Has the use of OER led to broader redesigns of courses, changes to pedagogy, greater student engagement, or increased student learning? Share your story at the M.O.S.T. Regional OER Forum: Central Maryland!
Submit your project for a poster showcase.
If you have any questions about the M.O.S.T. Regional OER Forums or the poster showcase, please contact most@usmd.edu.
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Save the Date: USM Events on Open Education Resources
Learn more about in HED
Mark your calendar to attend one of FOUR upcoming events across Maryland on the topic of open educational resources (OER) in higher education, hosted by the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative.
Three Regional OER Forums will provide attendees with an introduction to openly licensed materials, resources to support OER adoption, and discussions on OER accessibility, quality, and impact on student success.
Thursday, April 11, 2019
Eastern Maryland
9:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD
Friday, April 26, 2019
Western Maryland
9:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Garrett College
McHenry, MD
August, 2019 (Date TBA)
Central Maryland
9:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maritime Conference Center
Linthicum Heights, MD
These day-long regional forums will bring together Maryland higher education faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and administrators interested in exploring the potential of OER. Attendees will have an opportunity to network, learn, and collaborate with colleagues from across Maryland’s 2- and 4-year higher education institutions.
The second Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) State Summit will focus on building capacity within and across institutions to make OER adoptions strategic, sustainable, and impactful.
May 28, 2019
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Maritime Conference Center
Linthicum Heights, MD
Sessions will include topics such as:
- Communicating about the affordances of OER and the potential of OER to positively impact affordability, access, and achievement.
- Strategies to support course redesign, pedagogical innovation, and continuous quality improvement.
- Creating support structures for digital rights and accessibility compliance, OER curation and discoverability, and OER quality review processes.
- Measuring the return on investment of OER initiatives for students and institutions.
- Understanding how various policies and contracts impact OER adoptions.
Registration will open in mid-February 2019 for all events. Please visit www.usmd.edu/cai/most for more information and to register.
As the Request for Proposals states, the Open Textbooks Pilot program “supports projects at institutions of higher education (IHEs) that create new open textbooks or expand their use of open textbooks while maintaining or improving instruction and student learning outcomes.” The RFP outlines three absolute priorities:- Improving collaboration and dissemination through consortia arrangements;
- Addressing gaps in the open textbook marketplace and bringing solutions to scale; and
- Promoting degree completion by creating OERs across multiple courses in a program sequence.
A competitive preference priority involves using technology-based strategies for personalized learning and continuous improvement, which the Kirwan Center plans to address as well.
The Kirwan Center's initial aim through this proposal will be to identify and organize partners—two-year and four-year institutions of higher education as well as relevant industry and non-profit partners—to contribute to the curation, creation, and vetting of openly licensed, fully accessible instructional materials for healthcare programs (such as pharmacy, nursing, and the like)
where little OER exists currently and, by so doing, also stand up a more systematic and sustainable development process for other high-demand, low-OER fields.
Watch a recording of the High-impact OER Mini-Grant informational webinar to learn more about the program.
The Kirwan Center is excited to pursue this opportunity. If there are individuals or groups that might be interested in the proposed project, or if you have any concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Dr. MJ Bishop, Director of the Kirwan Center, at mjbishop@usmd.edu.
NOTE: Per the federal registry for this grant, the deadline for proposals is August 29, 2019.