On April 26, 2019, faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and administrators from 2- and 4-year Maryland higher education institutions attended the M.O.S.T. Regional OER Forum: Western Maryland to participate in interactive sessions, discussions, and hands-on workshops on open educational resources (OER). Held at Garrett College, this day-long regional forum introduced attendees to openly licensed materials, provided resources to support OER adoption, and connected attendees through discussions on OER accessibility, quality, and impact on student success.
To find resources from the Western Maryland Regional OER Forum, click on the "Program" tab.
Many thanks to Garrett College and Allegany College of Maryland for co-hosting and MarylandOnline for supporting the Western Maryland event.
Location
Garrett College
687 Mosser Road
McHenry, MD 21541
Date
Friday, April 26, 2019
9:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cost
Free
Program Overview
To see the full program, click on "Download the Program." To see resources from the concurrent sessions or learn more about the poster showcase, scroll through the program below.
REGISTRATION AND POSTER SHOWCASE
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
*To see the showcase presenters, scroll down to the bottom of the webpage.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS | Richard Midcap, President, Garrett College
9:45 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
PLENARY ADDRESS | MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
What is the potential for open educational resources and open education to transform higher education for students, faculty, and institutions? Dr. MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland, will review the fundamentals of what constitutes OER, highlight its advantages for faculty and students, and set the stage for thinking about OER and open education as tools to increase access, affordability, and achievement.
Resources: M. Bishop PPT; M. Bishop video
CONCURRENT SESSION BLOCK 1
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Finding, Adopting, and Adapting High-Quality OER | Christa Bowser, Associate Professor of Biology, Garrett College, and Lea Messman-Mandicott, Library Director, Frostburg State University
Explore sources for high-quality OER and learn how to identify and address gaps in existing OER content and customize content to best meet your teaching objectives and your students’ learning goals.
Resource: C. Bowser PPT
Open Licensing and OER Accessibility | Deborah Dorsey, Director for Education, Wellness, and Community Engagement, Harford Community College, and Herbert E. “Buddy” Muse, Jr., Program Manager, E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence, Montgomery College
Gain an understanding about copyright, Creative Commons licenses, and accessibility standards that allow you to adopt and share learning materials that meet open licensing and accessibility standards.
Resources: H. Muse, Jr. PPT; H. Muse resource list; D. Dorsey PPT; D. Dorsey resource list
LUNCH
12:00 p.m. - 12:40 p.m.
CONCURRENT SESSION BLOCK 2
12:50 p.m. - 1:35 p.m.
Teaching with OER | Jessica Young, Assistant Director of Distributed Learning, Frederick Community College
Learn from expert faculty and instructional designers on how learning analytics can be combined with the 5Rs of OER to continuously improve course content.
Resources: J. Young PPT; J. Young resource list
Implementing, Scaling, and Sustaining OER | Peggy Biser, Professor, Chemistry; Shoshana Brassfield, Director/Chair, Center for Teaching Excellence Advisory Group, and Associate Professor, Philosophy; Deborah Devlin, Lecturer, Mathematics; Tracy Edwards, Lecturer, Geography; Lea Messman-Mandicott, Library Director; and Rita Thomas, Manager, Instructional Design & Technology, Office of Information Technology; all of Frostburg State University
Learn how institutions in Maryland have begun to scale OER, and build the capacity to sustain their OER initiatives.
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSIONS
1:45 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Discuss OER implementation, scaling, successes and challenges, and how M.O.S.T. can support your work with colleagues from across the state.
Faculty Roundtable Discussion I: Arts & Humanities | Facilitators: Anna James, Assistant Professor of English, and Jennifer Meslener, Interim Director of the Learning Commons, both of Garrett College
Faculty Roundtable Discussion II: Social Sciences, Education, and Business | Facilitator: Lucy Manley, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Garrett College
Faculty Roundtable Discussion III: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math | Facilitator: Christa Bowser, Associate Professor of Biology, Garrett College
Administrator Roundtable Discussion | Facilitator: Fred Stemple, Coordinator of Distance Learning & Instructional Design, Garrett College
CLOSING SESSION: REFLECTIONS FROM THE DAY AND NEXT STEPS | MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director,
William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland
3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m
After a day of learning about the evolving landscape of OER, the closing session will allow attendees the opportunity to move the conversation to next steps. Where are we along the continuum of OER adoption? What kinds of support will we need to move forward?
*POSTER SHOWCASE
General Biology I: Conversion to OER | Christa Bowser, Associate
Professor of Biology, Garrett College
Resource: C. Bowser poster
An Affordable Laboratory Science Course | Joyce Davis, Associate
Professor of Microbiology, Carroll Community College
Resource: J. Davis poster
Deborah Devlin, Lecturer, Mathematics, Frostburg State University
Resource: D. Devlin poster
Garrett College Learning Commons | Jennifer Meslener, Interim
Director of the Learning Commons, Garrett College
Resource: J. Meslener poster
