From Syllabi to Textbooks- Institutional OER Accessibility Series of no-cost intensives designed to build OER capacity ISKME and CAST’s National AEM (Accessible Educational Materials) Center invite teams of faculty and staff to learn how to use accessible Open Educational Resources (OER) to make learning more equitable and bust the barriers to learning that millions of learners experience every day. 
 
Our Accessible OER Academy series is provided at no-cost to teams at Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and will introduce cohorts to how openly licensed resources are key levers for both adapting existing resources to increase digital accessibility and designing resources that are accessible for learners with disabilities from the start. Participants will also gain an understanding of how accessibility relates to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 
 
The series consists of six sessions -- three 90-minute webinars and three 90-minute implementation sessions as outlined below. All sessions will be from 2:00-3:30 pm ET.
  
For more information, please review the Information Flyer and the Application Form for the series. Teams should submit one application. Please contact Instructional Technology if you are interested in participating.

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Submit a proposal for a concurrent session at the upcoming 2023 Maryland OER Summit: Cultivating Agency through Open Educational Practices. Deadline Extended to October 9, 2023. 

At the core of our conference theme is the question: What happens when students and their collaborators—peers, faculty, community members, librarians, and more—drive knowledge creation?

We invite proposals that contribute to this conversation and showcase innovative approaches to open educational practices that empower learners to be active creators of knowledge and contributors to a more inclusive and equitable world. 

About the Summit:
Date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ET
Location: Salisbury University
Special Networking Reception: Thursday, November 30, 6:00 - 7:30 pm  

This one-day summit will bring together educators, students, librarians, instructional designers, and administrators from across Maryland postsecondary institutions to explore the dynamic world of open pedagogy. From philosophical discussions about power in the classroom to practical strategies for implementing open educational practices, this event aims to foster a deeper understanding of the transformative potential of open education. 
Call for Proposals - Due October 9, 2023
Session Formats:
Concurrent sessions are 45 minutes long and will have the following formats:  
  • “Lightning” Talks: 15 min presentation, 5 min Q & A each, 2 presenters per 45-minute session. clustered by theme or topic. Propose one talk and we’ll match you with another or join with a colleague to propose a set of two related 15-minute talks. 
  • Panel Discussion: 45-minute panels with 3-4 panelists speaking about a particular topic, issue, or instance of open pedagogy, Panel sessions will include at least 5 minutes for Q&A at the end and one panelist should plan on moderating the session.
  • Participatory Workshops: 45-minute workshops that include a plan for participant interaction.  
  • “Unconference” sessions: 45-minute sessions with a format and facilitation of your choice. 

Visit our event webpage for registration and more information
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Submit a proposal for a concurrent session at the upcoming 2023 Maryland OER Summit: Cultivating Agency through Open Educational Practices. 

At the core of our conference theme is the question: What happens when students and their collaborators -- peers, faculty, community members, librarians, and more -- drive knowledge creation? 

The event seeks proposals that contribute to this conversation and showcase innovative approaches to open educational practices that empower learners to be active creators of knowledge and contributors to a more inclusive and equitable world. 

Session Formats
  1. Concurrent sessions are 45 minutes long and will have the following formats:  
  2. "Lightning" Talks: 15 min presentation, 5 min Q & A each, 2 presenters per 45-minute session. clustered by theme or topic. Propose one talk and we'll match you with another or join with a colleague to propose a set of two related 15-minute talks. 
  3. Panel Discussion: 45-minute panels with 3-4 panelists speaking about a particular topic, issue, or instance of open pedagogy, Panel sessions will include at least 5 minutes for Q&A at the end and one panelist should plan on moderating the session.
  4. Participatory Workshops: 45-minute workshops that include a plan for participant interaction.  
  5. "Unconference" sessions: 45-minute sessions with a format and facilitation of your choice. 
Review the Call for Proposals (pdf).

About the Summit
Date: Friday, December 1, 2023
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm ET
Location: Salisbury University
Special Networking Reception: Thursday, November 30, 6:00 - 7:30 pm  

This one-day summit will bring together educators, students, librarians, instructional designers, and administrators from across Maryland postsecondary institutions to explore the dynamic world of open pedagogy. From philosophical discussions about power in the classroom to practical strategies for implementing open educational practices, this event aims to foster a deeper understanding of the transformative potential of open education. 

Visit the event webpage for registration and more information
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On Friday, May 5 from 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. we held our M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase and heard from faculty across the state who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials. 

Recordings from the Showcase are now available on the event webpage, along with links to the presenters’ OER.

The Showcase began with a keynote presentation, Using Open to Create More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Resources, presented by Apurva Ashok, Executive Director of the Rebus Foundation.

Following the keynote presentation, there were three concurrent Showcase blocks featuring Maryland faculty and the open educational resources they have created, including resources for courses such as data analytics, ESL, grant writing, Spanish, quantitative literacy, and engineering. 

We encourage you to check out their resources and listen to the recordings of their presentations!
 
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Dear OER Colleagues:
 
The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) invites you to participate in a survey designed to assess the landscape of course marking of open educational resources (OER) in postsecondary institutions and systems in the United States. The survey is a collaborative effort of the National Consortium of Open Educational Resources (NCOER), a partnership of the four higher education regional compacts - MHEC, NEBHE, SREB, and WICHE - focused on increasing access, affordability, and equity of OER.
 
By completing the survey, you will be contributing knowledge about promising practices related to the collection, sharing, and analysis of course marking related to OER. These practices will help institutions and students.
 
Take the Survey
The survey may take 15-20 minutes to complete fully, and a copy of the questions is available here.
 
Respondents to the survey can share their email addresses to receive a summary of the results. The survey will close at 11:59 pm MDT on Friday, June 16th. Please contact OER@mhec.org with any questions.
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From Syllabi to Textbooks - Accessibility in Open Educational Resources for Institutions of Higher Education

A series of 3 no-cost intensives designed to build capacity in IHE teams

ISKME and CAST’s National AEM Center invite teams of faculty to learn how to use accessible Open Educational Resources (OER) to make learning more equitable and bust the barriers to learning that millions of learners experience every day. 

The Accessible OER Academy series is provided at no-cost to faculty at Institutions of Higher Education (IHE) and will introduce cohorts to how openly licensed resources are key levers for both adapting existing resources to increase digital accessibility and designing resources that are accessible for learners with disabilities from the start. Participants will also gain an understanding of how accessibility relates to Universal Design for Learning (UDL). 

We invite educators from the same Institution to form a cohort. Throughout the six-week series, cohorts will receive access to a curated set of high quality resources to review and adapt for use in their own settings. Institution cohorts that complete all six sessions will be invited to present at a national summit alongside CAST and ISKME. Each individual participant of the Academy will receive a certificate of completion. Each team will submit one application.

We encourage cohorts of 3-5 faculty to represent a diversity of lived experiences, classroom expertise, and current educational roles. Consider building your team with representatives from full-time faculty, part-time faculty, disability services, ed tech, assistive technology, library media, and administration. Your team will produce resources that can be used with and to benefit all learners, so consider building a team that can collaborate for instructional purposes. The cohort will explore modifying a variety of resources - with a focus on syllabi and entire textbooks.

The series will consist of three 90-minute webinars with three 90-minute implementation sessions between each. All sessions will be at 1:00pm ET/10:00am PT.

Apply as a team by May 1st. If you have any questions, please contact Joanna Schimizzi (joanna@iskme.org) or Alison Driscoll (adriscoll@cast.org).

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Faculty, staff, and students who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials are invited to propose sessions for the M.O.S.T. OER Creation Virtual Showcase, taking place via Zoom on Friday, May 5, 2023, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. ET. We’d like to hear from individuals and teams that have OER works in progress or projects completed within the last 5 years. 

Review Call for Proposals

Submission Deadline: Friday, April 14, 2023, 11:59 p.m. ET

Presenters will have 10-15 minutes of presentation time followed by moderated Q&A, for a total of 20 minutes. We ask you to limit the number of presenters to no more than 3 people though additional collaborators are welcome to be in the session and be available for the Q&A portion of the presentation. 

We ask that the OER featured in the showcase be: 
  • openly licensed with a Creative Commons 4.0 International License,
  • accessible according to WCAG 2.0 and WCAG 2.1 Standards, and
  • openly and freely available outside their delivery platforms.
We strongly encourage creation projects that have/had as an aim increasing diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility for all learners as well as projects that include(d) the meaningful engagement of students as co-creators or contributors (development and/or feedback/review stages). Works in progress should be sufficiently far along to be able to address the proposal session outline (see Call for Proposals). 

Final selection of proposals for the showcase will be based on ensuring a diversity of presentations from different institution types across Maryland (2-year, 4-year, public, independent)  and from a variety of disciplines. 

Questions? Please contact most@usmd.edu 

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Do you aspire to launch, expand, or hasten adoption of open educational resources (OER) on your campus? AAC&U’s yearlong Institute on Open Educational Resources is designed to help teams of faculty, staff, and administrators develop and implement OER plans. Campuses pursuing affordability, student success, or student learning goals are ideally suited for participation in this Institute. The deadline for applying is March 31, 2023.
 
This Institute will begin with a virtual kick-off event on July 24–25. Participating teams will then engage in activities to facilitate the development and implementation of an OER plan with guided support from national experts through monthly webinars and cross-institutional planning meetings, as well as a day-long event on December 4 to prepare for the spring semester.

New to OER? OER are educational materials, from single lessons to entire textbooks, that are free for faculty and students to use, customize, and share. Use of OER has shown to result in a reduction in performance gaps, lower failure and withdrawal rates, and to be financially advantageous for students and institutions.
 
This Institute supports teams at any stage of implementing OER on campus. Whether you are looking to launch an OER program, accelerate implementation, or expand your current program, this Institute provides the guidance and leadership needed for success.
 
For additional information about the Institute on Open Educational Resources, please contact C. Edward Watson, associate vice president for curricular and pedagogical innovation, at watson@aacu.org.
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The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2023 OER Grant Program. For 2023, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant programs.  

Faculty OER Grant Program

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for its Faculty OER Grant Program, which supports faculty efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland's postsecondary institutions through the incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.

Available grants in 2023:

Institutional OER Grant Program

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for the Institutional OER Grant Program, which supports strategic institutional efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland's postsecondary institutions through more systemic incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.

For 2023, selected institutions will be awarded $20,000 grants to support significant advances in OER adoption, scaling, and sustainability in support of student success. In addition, grantees will receive strategic planning and implementation support for their projects from M.O.S.T. in the form of consultations and regular monthly check-ins.

All proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 1, 2023

All institutional grants and faculty grants awarded to UMBC must be routed to the Office of Sponsored Programs prior to submission. Contact your unit's business manager or proposal development staff to discuss your application.

Informational Webinar

Join M.O.S.T. on Monday, January 23, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. ET for an Informational Webinar to learn more about the grant requirements and expectations for successful grants. We will also answer any questions about the grants at that time. Register for the Informational Webinar.

If you have any questions, reach out to us at most@usmd.edu.

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Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success has announced a Call for Proposals seeking participants to pilot the Equity Through OER Rubric with postsecondary education partners across the United States.

Through a generous grant provided by the Hewlett Foundation, funding is available in the form (6) $10,000 block grants to participating postsecondary institutions, and one (1) grant of $18,000 available to postsecondary education systems or state postsecondary education coordinating organizations (SHEEOs). A total of seven (7) projects will be funded for one year. 

Proposals are due Monday, October 24, 2022, and participants will be announced Monday, November 28, 2022.

More information about the grant, including the Call for Proposals and Interest Application, can be found at: https://www.doers3.org/equitycfp.html.  

This opportunity is available to current DOERS3 member states and organizations. The University System of Maryland is a member. Please direct any questions to Annika Many at amany@edbridgepartners.com.

NOTE: Any applications must first be routed to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) -- before they are submitted. UMBC faculty should work with the grant staff in their units or College to prepare and route their applications.
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