Conference Tracks
For the 2020 OE Global Conference, we invite proposals for the following tracks. Each track directly or indirectly addresses one or more areas in the UNESCO OER Recommendation. To build capacity of stakeholders to create, access, re-use, adapt and redistribute OER, we invite proposals related to technology, MOOCs, applications, or Primary & Secondary Education/K-12 perspectives. We also welcome proposals focusing on the development or creation of supportive policies or sustainability models. To encourage inclusive and equitable quality of open education, we invite proposals on practices or applications related to MOOCs, OERs, open research or open pedagogy. Proposals showcasing global collaboration strategies in the field are strongly encouraged as well.
Technologies for Open Education
Track includes topics on tools, open-source platforms for hosting, authoring, editing, remixing, and tagging OER. Adopting innovative technologies in open education, such as big data analysis, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR). Development of blockchain technology for open certification, open badges, and learning paths. Implementation of technology frameworks in open education. Open standards and interoperability.
Innovation Through MOOCs Practices
MOOCs as an accelerator for open & online education, openly licensed MOOCs as OER. Recognition and rewards mechanisms for open education adoption, alignment of MOOCs values to institutional mission, accreditation of MOOCs in open education. Effective learning interactions at large scale. Evaluating the impact and contribution of MOOCs. Creative approaches to blending MOOCs with other forms of learning. Lifelong learning and professional development through MOOCs.
Application of Open Education Practices/Open Pedagogy/Open Education Research
New approaches for open education research and practice to promote openness, personalized learning, OER-enhanced pedagogy, informal learning with OER, course redesign with a focus on open. Introduction and utilization of open textbooks. Research on practices to mainstream openness in education; evidence of impact, studies of educational transformation using open modalities.
Global Collaboration, Strategies, & Policies in Open Education
Setting priorities and conditions for mainstreaming open education. Designing effective policies and strategies for 1) connecting open education policies to larger policy movements such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UNESCO OER Recommendation; 2) connecting different worlds of Open, such as open access, open science, open-source software; 3) strengthening reach and increasing impact of OER through (global) collaboration. Regulations regarding support, funding, adoption, and use of OER. Intellectual property arrangements and reward/recognition systems at schools and universities. Institutional conventions and disciplinary norms. Types of in-service training for open education such as policy approaches to in-service training leveraging open education. Impact on hiring practices. Challenges and barriers to mainstreaming openness. Openness as a tool for community outreach, enhancing leadership in open education.
Connecting Open Education to Primary and Secondary (K-12) Education
Practical experiences and reports with implementation of open education in the context of primary and secondary education (K-12). Initiatives to advance open education and research in primary and secondary education (K-12). Impact of open education for primary and secondary education students. Needs analysis of openness in primary and secondary education. Primary and secondary education teachers as open education leaders. Global aspects of high-quality open education in primary and secondary education. Open Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).