This one-day summit brought together faculty, students, librarians, instructional designers, and administrators from across all of Maryland’s postsecondary institutions to explore the contours of open pedagogy, from philosophical questions it raises about power in the classroom to practical questions about how to jump into the practice. At the heart of the conference was the question: what happens when students and their collaborators—peers, faculty, community members, librarians, and more—drive knowledge creation?
The event framed open pedagogy as an approach to teaching and learning that emphasizes the use of open educational resources (OER) and practices that foster equity, inclusion, collaboration, and innovation, with the goal of learners exercising agency as creators of knowledge and contributors to the wider world. Through the conference sessions, the conference showcased what open pedagogy looks like in a range of contexts–undergraduate and graduate education, in different disciplinary and interdisciplinary settings, in the co-curriculum, and multi-institutionally.
Resources from the event are linked below.
Agenda
9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. Welcome & Introductory Remarks
9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Keynote: The Heart of Open Education: Rethinking the Place of Pedagogy
Presenter: Robin De Rosa, Director of Learning & Libraries, Plymouth State University
10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. Break and Transition to Concurrent Sessions
10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Concurrent Sessions
Using ChatGPT to Create 5HP Learning Objects - Paul Miller, Montgomery College
The Open Pedagogy Student Toolkit: A Resource for Students Engaging in Open Pedagogy - Jamie Witman, Open Education Network
An Open-Source Robotics and AI Kit to Co-Create Hardware and Software Engineering Skills and Explore Ethical Implications of Its Use for Diverse Communities - Mohammad Samarah, Melissa Morris and Kerrie Kephart, Universiry of Maryland, Baltimore County
Innovating First-Year Composition: OER and OEP at an HBCU - Mari-Jo Ulbricht, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Wiki How? Wiki Wow! - Jennifer Nyland
11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Lunch & Networking
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Featured Session: Leveraging the UN SDGs to Grow an International Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship
Presenters: Michael Mills and Shinta Hernandez, Montgomery College
1:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Break and Transition to Concurrent Sessions
1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Concurrent Sessions
Using Generative AI to Develop and Promote Open Educational Practices - Muhammad Ali Yousuf, Akbar Ali and Bennett Bashir, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Utilizing a Collaborative Process to Create Open Access Books - Becky Anthony, Salisbury University, Jayleen Galarza Patterson, Shippensburg University, and Alithia Zamantakis, Northwestern University
Student-Crafted Speech Resources: Building a Legacy for Future Public Speakers - Melanie Morris, Olivia Kuehner, Brent Bradford, and Alexa Blackman, Towson University
Exploring Open Education Pedagogy in a Research Methods Class - Michael Shochet Interim Dean, RLB Library Nusta Ko, University of Baltimore
Open Education Pedagogy in Public Health to Address the Global Challenges of Our Time - Negin Fouladi, Maryam Hashmi, and Duncan Coltharp, University of Maryland School of Public Health
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Break and Transition to Featured Session
2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. - Featured Session: Open Pedagogy in Action: Insights from SU’s Inaugural Open Pedagogy Fellows Cohort
Presenters: Dr. Jessica Clark, Dr. Charles Wight, Dr. Yuki Okubo, Dr. Jennifer Cox, and Dr. Brandye Nobiling Professor, Salisbury University
3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Concluding Remarks
Presenter: Nancy O’Neill Acting Director, William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland
Location
Salisbury University - 1101 Camden Ave, Salisbury, MD 21801
Select sessions were streamed concurrently via Zoom
Date
8:30 am-4:00 pm ET
Special Networking Reception on Thursday, November 30, 6:00-7:30 pm
Schedule at a Glance
| 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast | Perdue Hall Atrium |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks | Perdue Hall 156 and Online |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address - Robin DeRosa | Perdue Hall 156 and Online |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break | Perdue Hall Atrium |
| 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. | Concurrent Sessions | Perdue Hall 249, 251, 274, and 275 |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Networking Lunch | Perdue Hall 156 |
| 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Featured Session: Montgomery College | Perdue Hall 156 and Online |
| 1:30 p.m. - 1:45 p.m. | Break | Perdue Hall Atrium |
| 1:45 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions | Perdue Hall 249, 251, 274, and 275 |
| 2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Break | Perdue Hall Atrium |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. | Featured Session: Salisbury University | Perdue Hall 156 and Online |
| 3:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Wrap Up | Perdue Hall 156 |
Keynote Speaker: Robin DeRosa
Director of Learning & Libraries, Plymouth State University
A national leader in open pedagogy, Robin DeRosa is director of Learning & Libraries and the founder of the Open Learning & Teaching Collaborative at Plymouth State University, part of the University System of New Hampshire. The Open CoLab is a dynamic, praxis-powered hub dedicated to innovative teaching and learning and a community-driven approach to academic professional development with a focus on instructional design, open education, interdisciplinary learning, and increasing the public impact of the academy.
Dr. DeRosa was a professor in the English Department at Plymouth State for fifteen years prior to moving into interdisciplinary studies, where she helped to develop a radically student-centered pedagogy for Plymouth State’s customized major program.
An advocate for public infrastructures and institutions for higher education, Dr. DeRosa partnered with Plymouth State University students to create The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature and she has written numerous articles and thought pieces about open pedagogy, equity and access in higher education, and digital pedagogy.
Accommodations:
Hampton Inn & Suites Fruitland at 304 Prosperity Lane, Fruitland, Maryland, 21826
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