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Registration Open for 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit

Open Educational Resources for Advancing Equity & Inclusion

Registration is now open for the 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit, which will take place virtually April 8-9, 2021. The theme of the 2021 conference is Using OER to Advance Equity and Inclusion. The...

Posted: February 12, 2021, 9:39 AM

Students favored OERs and would enroll in OER course

OERs met most student needs despite concerns with relevancy

Post by Susan Biro, Acting Manager of Online Learning, DoIT In a survey of more than 900 students from fall 2020 who completed courses that utilized no-cost or low-cost Open Educational Resources...

Posted: February 12, 2021, 9:34 AM

Registration Open for 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit

Open Educational Resources for Advancing Equity & Inclusion

Registration is now open for the 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit, which will take place virtually April 8-9, 2021. The theme of the 2021 conference is Using OER to Advance Equity and Inclusion. The...

Posted: February 11, 2021, 12:08 PM

GO Chat Recap: The Year of Open Ed - UMBC Alum Leads the Way

Here's what you missed from our Go Online Chat!

Last month, we kicked off our GO Chat series for 2021 with a dive into all-things-open, as in Open Educational Resources (OER), Open Pedagogy, and Open Science.  We started with a brief...

Posted: February 10, 2021, 4:47 PM

Students favored OERs and would enroll in OER courses again

OERs met most student needs despite concerns with relevancy

In a survey of more than 900 students from fall 2020 who completed courses that utilized no-cost or low-cost Open Educational Resources (OER), UMBC students said they appreciated saving money on...

Posted: February 8, 2021, 10:45 AM

How to Get Started with Open Educational Resources

Introductory workshop sponsored by the AOK Library

The AOK Library will offer an introductory workshop on Open Educational Resources: With the rising cost of textbooks, the use of open educational resources (OER) can significantly increase...

Posted: January 26, 2021, 10:24 AM

M.O.S.T. Open Educational Resources Workshop Series

By Maryland Open Source Textbook & Rebus Community

We are excited to offer you the opportunity to register for an upcoming series of webinars on high-demand topics in OER, hosted by the Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative in...

Posted: January 19, 2021, 9:54 AM

Call for Proposals MOST Open Educational Resources Grants

Engage, create, revise, research

The Call for Proposals for the 2021 Faculty OER Mini-grants is now open. The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative has several grant opportunities for faculty who are interested in...

Posted: January 15, 2021, 12:09 PM

2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit: Call for Session Proposals

Open Educational Resources for Advancing Equity & Inclusion

The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is now accepting session proposals for the 2021 M.O.S.T. State Summit, which will take place virtually April 8-9, 2021.  The theme of...

Posted: January 11, 2021, 10:08 AM

Lumen OHM & Waymaker Learning Communities for Faculty

Learn about a homework system to support OER resources

Hello! I want to make sure you’re aware of next week’s webinar about a unique professional development opportunity for Maryland faculty using Lumen’s Waymaker or OHM courseware. Here are the...

Posted: December 4, 2020, 9:48 AM