We are delighted to announce that the #oer19: Recentering Open Call for Proposals has now been published. The Open Educational Resources Conference, OER19: Recentering Open, will be held from 10 to 11 April in Galway, Ireland. The conference themes for submission this year are:
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Back to basics - asking difficult questions about open education:
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Why open?
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Open for whom?
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Whose interests are served?
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In what ways has the open agenda been appropriated, and what are the implications of this?
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The geopolitics of open education, bringing open in from the periphery
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The open ecosystem: How is open education part of the broader ecosystem of “opens”?
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What does it mean to illuminate open by considering context?
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How can historical perspectives contribute to understanding the issues faced in the open education movement today?
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Links between critical digital literacies, critical data literacies, and open
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What open business models are emerging? What are the paths to sustainability?
There differing submission formats include:
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Reflective practice presentations |
Reflective practice presentations offer a contribution towards the practice of open education, e.g. case studies, descriptive accounts, etc., but with a reflective and critical component. Time: 20 minutes (typically 15-minute presentation, 5 minutes Q+A) |
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Research presentations |
Research presentations offer a theoretical and/or empirical contribution towards open education; located clearly in the field through, for example, a literature review. Time: 20 minutes (typically 15-minute presentation, 5 minutes Q+A) |
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Workshops and panels |
Workshops may follow a variety of formats, but all are hands-on, engaged and interactive. Panels may consist of a panel discussion, interview, etc. Due to the high demand for these sessions, we have to limit the number of workshop/panel proposals to those who clearly demonstrate how participants will engage. In both cases, please specify the topic, format, chair of the session, and all participating as facilitators/panel members. Time: 60 minutes (with optional extension to 90 minutes for workshops). |
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Alt-format |
[7 minutes maximum] Alternative short formats are very welcome, e.g. demos, Pecha Kucha, spoken word, TED-style talk, multimodal presentations, performance, improvisation, screening a digital story, web content, etc. This format asks you to be creative, to share an idea in a way that speaks to heart and mind. Time: 7 minutes |
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Open spaces |
We’d like also to facilitate spaces for people to engage in emerging conversations. We invite experienced facilitators to offer to create a space for participants to interact and engage with issues during conference. Please provide as much information as possible regarding suggested topic/question, format, anticipated time requirements, anticipated number of participants, how participants will engage, etc. Time: 30 minutes or 60 minutes |
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Posters and videos |
Posters will be displayed online and in the conference area and videos will be displayed online. These should clearly address one or more of the conference questions. Abstract word limit: 250 |
Deadline for submissions is 01 December 2018.