Faculty and staff from across Maryland participated in the M.O.S.T. OER Creation Showcase, which took place on Friday, May 5, 2023 via Zoom. The Showcase highlighted faculty who have created openly licensed instructional and learning materials.
The Showcase started 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, three concurrent Showcase blocks featuried Maryland faculty and the open educational resources they have created. Presenters had 10-15 minutes of presentation time followed by moderated Q&A, for a total of 20 minutes per Showcase.
The agenda and resources from the event can be found below.
Agenda
11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Welcome and Overview
11:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Keynote: Using Open to Create More Diverse, Equitable, and Inclusive Resources
Presenter: Apurva Ashok, Executive Director, Rebus Foudation
12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. Break
12:10 p.m. - 12:30 p.m. Showcase 1
- Room A: Learning of open science using R - Tracy Tomlinson and Amanda Chicoli, University of Maryland, College Park - Recording
- Room B: Math for the People - Mark Branson, Stevenson University - Recording
- Room C: ¡Todos unidos! MC Elementary Spanish I - Paul Miller, Montgomery College - Recording
12:30 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. Transition
12:40 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Showcase 2
- Room A: Numbers Don't Lie (but People do) Introduction to (Ethical) Statistics - Tracy Tomlinson and Benjamin Jones, University of Maryland, College Park - Recording
- Room B: Python Programming - Mark Dencler and Shaune Pyle, Harford Community College - Recording
- Room C: Introduction to Engineering for Engineers and Scientists - Scott Johnson, Joshua Halpern, and Scott Sinex, Prince George's Community College - Recording
1:00 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Transition
1:10 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. Showcase 3
- Room A: The Path to Funding: The Artist’s Guide to Building Your Audience, Generating Income, and Realizing Career Sustainability - Zane Forshee, Christina Manceor, and Robin McGinness, Johns Hopkins University - Recording
- Room B: ESL Academic Writing - Kristi McGhee, Sevtap Franz, Brenan Swartz, & Tanya Greenfeld, Prince George's Community College - Recording
Date
Friday, May 5, 2023
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. via Zoom
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Showcase 3Apurva Ashok
Executive Director, Rebus Foundation
https://twitter.com/rebusfdn
Apurva leads The Rebus Foundation and brings a tireless determination for systemic change in education at Rebus and through collaborative partnerships. She helps educational institutions build human capacity in OER publishing through professional development offerings such as the Textbook Success Program. Apurva studied literature and marketing at McGill University and completed the Master of Publishing program at Simon Fraser University. Her experience ranges across academic publishing, media, social justice, and volunteerism. In 2020, Apurva received an Open Education Award for Excellence from Open Education Global in recognition of her contributions to the field. She strongly believes in translating knowledge among communities and regions, and in the value of greater critical thinking for all.
