Event

Creating, Adopting, and Using Open Educational Resources

Tuesday, October 22, 2019 | F2F Workshop, Location TBA | 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (light refreshments will be served)

Quality in OERs

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | F2F Workshop, Location TBA | 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Facilitator: Diana Zilberman, Baltimore City Community College

Copyright and Creative Commons

Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Location TBA | 10:00 to 12:00

Teaching with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 | 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Facilitator: David Buck, Howard Community College

This session is an overview of the landscape of OER providers and tips for how to navigate and evaluate options.

Research has shown the importance of feedback for student learning. However, text-heavy feedback can present challenges for both students and instructors. Fortunately, providing video feedback to your online students using free screencasting tools is both achievable and effective. Attend this 90-minute webinar to learn the whys and hows of screencasting and come away with a plan to enhance your online or blended courses with video feedback right away.

The prevalence of students with mental health disorders has been on the rise for years. These individuals are on community college campuses and online, and many are not getting treatment because of stigma, financial concerns, or just not being able to recognize that what they are experiencing is a mental health disorder. This session will discuss how to recognize students who may be struggling with their mental health, how to respond appropriately, and how to refer them for additional support.

If you are new to online teaching or an experienced instructor who is creating or adapting a new online course, this webinar will be a fun and helpful session. John Bone, an experienced Allegany College of Maryland faculty member, will help you organize your course and save you stress during the semester. There will be ample time for questions and advice during the session.

Co-hosted by the Congress of Academic Library Directors (CALD) of Maryland, the second Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) State Summit on open educational resources (OER) built on the first M.O.S.T. Summit held in December 2017.  The focus was on strategically building capacity within and across Maryland higher education institutions to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students through the incorporation of OER into teaching practice.  This Summit was ideally suited for institutions wishing to send a team of individuals charged with making OER adoptions strategic, sustainable, and impactful at their institution.

Are you new to open educational resources 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 at the M.O.S.T. Regional OER Forum: Central Maryland to participate in interactive sessions, discussions, and hands-on workshops on OER in higher education. This regional conference is co-sponsored by the Faculty Academic Center of Excellence at Towson University and the University System of Maryland William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation.