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Spring 2026 Generative AI Virtual Showcase

The Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation invites faculty, staff, and faculty/staff/student teams from accredited Maryland institutions of higher education to showcase innovative approaches to incorporating Generative AI into teaching and learning practices at our Spring 2026 Generative AI Virtual Showcase on Friday, April 24, 2026. This state-wide event will provide a platform to share promising practices, critical insights, and lessons learned as we continue to navigate the evolving landscape of AI in higher education.

Spring 2025 SoTL Showcase: Celebrating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning across USM Institutions

The Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation invites faculty, staff, and students across the University System of Maryland (USM) to participate in a spring 2025 showcase celebrating the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL), defined as the systematic investigation of student learning, instruction, and/or teaching innovations and the dissemination of findings so as to contribute to a broader knowledge community.

OER Publishing with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Core

OER Publishing with Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the Core
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
In this session, we'll discuss how Rebus' open publishing differs from traditional models by keeping diversity, equity, and inclusion in mind throughout the production cycle. Working with the principles of DEI is critical to creating valuable resources, and can have impacts beyond improving the quality of the OER. We'll highlight how creators in Maryland have adopted this approach in their projects.

Interactive Textbooks with H5P

Interactive Textbooks with H5P
Friday, April 1, 2022 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
With the shift to digital learning in online classrooms, we are reminded about the potential of OER to better engage with our students. This session will introduce H5P, a free tool that lets you create interactive content to embed in your textbooks. We'll look at the range of content types in H5P, see examples from published textbooks, and highlight other tools you can use to make dynamic OER.

OER and Accessibility

OER and Accessibility
Monday, November 15, 2021 | 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
One of the major goals of the open education movement is to ensure that learning materials are available and usable widely. Accessibility can be a barrier to widespread OER use and adoption, and is often an afterthought to many textbook publishers. In this session we'll explain what we mean by accessibility, remediation, and the work this entails. We'll provide a set of small but simple ways for you to ensure that your learning materials meet accessibility standards.

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