{"id":99,"date":"2015-07-01T06:49:22","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T06:49:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.oeconsortium.org\/2016\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2015-11-17T10:02:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-17T10:02:55","slug":"call-for-proposals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conference.oeconsortium.org\/2016\/call-for-proposals\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Open Education Consortium and the AGH University of Science and Technology, organizers of the Open Education Global Conference 2016, invite proposals for conference sessions to take place in Krak\u00f3w, Poland April 12-14. The theme of the Open Education Global Conference 2016 is<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Convergence Through Collaboration<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The conference will feature five tracks with <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Convergence through Collaboration<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as the cross-cutting theme:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Integration of Open Practices<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Explores the ways that open educational practices are meeting the needs of 21st century education, including formal and informal sectors. \u00a0Sessions could include innovative approaches to openness in teaching and learning, continuous improvement using open education, degrees built on OER, etc. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Collaboration<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlights the ways that collaboration enhances efforts in openness. Topics could provide examples of collaborations between institutions and organizations that amplified outcomes, or plans for a collaborative, open future. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposals discussing synergies and collaborations between and across open access, open source software, open data, open government, open education and other movements are encouraged.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Open Education as Strategy<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Focuses on the ways that open practices contribute to solving greater problems in education. \u00a0Sessions may examine ways that institutions use openness to make educational delivery more efficient, relevant and affordable; open education as a strategy to solve social needs, such as inequality, workforce development and lifelong learning; or how openness supports institutional mission and outreach.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Research to Advance Open Education:<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This track will include research on all aspects of open education, including usage, effectiveness, policy, learning outcomes, data management and analysis, surveys and impact studies. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b><i>Open Education Initiatives in Europe:<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each year at the Global Conference, we devote time to showcasing local and regional initiatives in open education. This year, we invite presentations that focus on European open education efforts, including emerging practices, project showcases, EU-funded programs, and national and regional initiatives.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Session Formats<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your proposal should indicate the type of session you are requesting:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Presentation<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Traditional conference presentations by one or more authors, followed by Q&amp;A. Presentations must provide an in-depth examination of the topic(s) of interest. Presentation proposals should include a full description of what will be presented. Each presentation, including Q&amp;A, lasts 30 minutes. Presenters have the option to prepare a paper for inclusion in the conference proceedings, which should be submitted by February 15, 2016. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panel<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Panels are moderated sessions of experts discussing a topic, designed to give the audience different perspectives. Panels should be organized as short introductory (10 minute) presentations by panel members followed by interactive discussion with the audience. Panel proposals should include the topics each panelist plans on addressing, intended audience and expected outcomes for the session. Panel discussions will last 60 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Open Education Action Lab<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Action Labs are action-oriented, hands-on sessions. These sessions could take the form of a workshop, a brainstorming discussion, a demonstration, or a participatory <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">how-to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> session. \u00a0The Open Education Action Lab is intended to train participants, engage them in thoughtful discussion, provide the opportunities for feedback, and incubate new projects and ideas. \u00a0Action Lab proposals should describe the intended content, goals of the session, and forms of interaction with participants. \u00a0Action Lab sessions can range in length from 30 minutes to 3 hours (please indicate your desired length in your proposal).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrations\/Poster Session<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Demonstrations\/poster sessions are designed to provide opportunities for informal discussions with colleagues about specific projects, including interactive and hands-on use. Poster\/demonstration session should provide information on the project or topic that would be easy to understand in 5-15 minutes. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*** All presenters are required to register for the conference by February 10, 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Review Criteria<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We encourage proposals that are original, engaging, significant, of high quality, clear and relevant.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Original<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the proposal explores a new idea, project or issue; discusses new research; or presents new ways of considering existing information<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Engaging<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: presentation format will involve the audience in some way, or has high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing needs of the community<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Significant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the proposal raises and discusses issues important to improving the effectiveness and\/or sustainability of open education efforts, and its contents can be broadly disseminated and understood<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>High Quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: claims are supported by sufficient data; claims draw upon relevant literature; and limitations are described honestly<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Clear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the intended outcomes of the session are easily understood<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Relevant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: the proposal addresses one or more conference tracks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Timeline<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submissions Due: extended to November 27th<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Acceptance Announcements: week of December 14, 2015<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaker Registration Deadline: February 10, 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Final Papers Due (optional, for inclusion in conference proceedings): February 15, 2016<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you submit your proposal, you will receive an automated confirmation email. If you do not hear from us please contact us at conference@oeconsortium.org.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=oeglobal2016\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Submit your proposal on EasyChair site<\/span><\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"\/2016\/call-for-proposals\/submission-guidelines\/\">Submission Guidelines<\/a> <a class=\"btn btn-info\" href=\"\/2016\/call-for-proposals\/journal-publication-opportunity\/\">Journal Publication Opportunity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Publication in Proceedings and Filming<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The accepted extended abstracts will be made available on the conference website.\u00a0Different talks may be filmed during the conference\u00a0and made available online afterwards. Presentation slides \u00a0will also be available after the conference. Full papers are optional, and the papers will be available as a part of the Conference e-proceedings.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>License<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All submissions and presentations must be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">). By submitting a proposal you agree to these terms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call for Proposals in <a href=\"http:\/\/tocwc.blogspot.tw\/2015\/09\/201620151116.html\">Chinese (Traditional)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>* Thanks to the Taiwan Open Course Consortium in translating the CFP and reaching out to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>**If you have the CFP translated into your language, please let us know at conference@oeconsortium.org. We will link your page from the conference website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Open Education Consortium and the AGH University of Science and Technology, organizers of the Open Education Global Conference 2016, invite proposals for conference sessions to take place in Krak\u00f3w, Poland April 12-14. 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