OER22: Open Education (OER) Conference Online and in person London, UK, April 26-28, 2022 |
Conference website | https://www.alt.ac.uk/events/open-education-conference |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oer22 |
Submission deadline | February 10, 2022 |
In 2021 the OER Conference, ALT's annual conference for Open Education research, practice and policy, will be co-chaired by the Global OER Graduate Network.
The Global OER Graduate Network (GO-GN) is a network of PhD and EdD candidates around the world whose research projects include a focus on open education (i.e. OER, OEP, MOOC). These doctoral researchers are at the core of the network; around them, over two hundred experts, supervisors, mentors and interested parties connect to form a community of practice.
GO-GN aims to raise the profile of research into open education and offers support for its members and alumni. The network also promotes equity and inclusion in the field of open education research and aims to develop openness as process of research.
The GO-GN team leading on this collaboration are: Rob Farrow, Francisco (Paco) Iniesto, Kylie Matthews, Beck Pitt and Martin Weller.
OER22 will be the first hybrid edition of this much-loved event, taking place over three days, 26-28 April 2022. The first day of the event will take place in London, UK, and the second and third day of the event will take place online.
Call for Proposals
We are inviting proposals for presentations, workshops and alternative formats.
Your proposal needs to show clearly how your session will address the conference title and one or more of the conference key questions and should include recent research, case studies, practice or learner perspectives from any educational context, including schools, colleges, universities, industry, training and skills, and/or community contexts.
Keep in mind that the proposal you submit for review now will, if accepted, be used for inclusion in the conference programme and is the primary way that participants will choose which sessions to attend.
Session formats
Reflective practice or research 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: 25 minutes (typically 15-minute presentation, 10 minutes Q+A)Abstract word limit: 500 |
Workshops |
Workshops may follow a variety of formats, but all are virtually hands-on, engaged and interactive. Due to the high demand for these sessions, we have to limit the number of workshop proposals to those who clearly demonstrate how participants will engage. Time: 60 minutesAbstract word limit: 500 |
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 hearts and minds. Time: 7 minutesAbstract word limit: 500 |
Open spaces |
Facilitate spaces for people to engage in emerging conversations. We invite experienced facilitators to create a space for participants to interact and engage with issues during the 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 minutesAbstract word limit: 500 |
Submission guidelines
The conference will put the spotlight on both the value and limitations of Open Education in a (post)pandemic world. We are particularly keen to hear from people who have an interest in the following indicative areas of practice:
- Theme 1: Pedagogy in a time of crisis - what does an ‘open’ response look like?
- Theme 2: Open textbooks: making the most of their potential;
- Theme 3: Open in Action: open teaching, educational practices and resources;
- Theme 4: Open research; scholarship or research around any aspect of open education;
- Theme 5: Wildcard proposals that demonstrate fun and creative practice in relation to openness are very welcome.
Submission, reviewing, and acceptance process
All submitted proposals will be double-blind peer-reviewed by members of the Conference Committee. After review and one cycle of revision and resubmission, the Conference Committee will select proposals for inclusion in the conference.
Submission criteria
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The maximum word count for proposal abstracts is 500 words. Proposals that exceed the word limit will not be accepted or reviewed.
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Presentation proposals should include references, which will be counted towards the 500-word limit. Ideally presentation proposals should include two or three references, and six at most. References should follow the Harvard System (parenthetical referencing – see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthetical_referencing).
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All proposals will be double-blind peer-reviewed, so abstracts should not include the names or affiliations of the authors.
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Contributions should not have appeared elsewhere in their entirety, although it is understood that earlier versions or portions of submitted contributions may have been openly published prior to the conference.
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To ensure a suitably diverse programme, no individual can be named as the main author or presenter of more than one proposal, though they may be named as co-authors.
Note for proposals with a commercial focus
We do not accept proposals with a primary focus on demonstrating services or products offered by a commercial provider and which do not explicitly address the conference theme(s) in a learning context. If you are unsure of how best to submit your proposal, we encourage you to attend our author webinars or contact us directly.
Review criteria
Proposals will be reviewed according to the following criteria:
- Relevance to one or more of the conference key themes
- Usefulness to conference participants globally, and from across all sectors of education
- Contribution to the provision of reliable evidence for scholarship and research into Open Education
- Demonstrated evidence of reflection, evaluation, and criticality
- Engagement of participants
- Creativity and innovation
- Openness
- Clarity, coherence and conformance to guidelines.
Education is considered broadly, incl. formal and informal learning settings in schools, colleges, universities, the workplace, homes and communities, at any stage in learners’ lives.
Submission process
Please submit your proposal in the following format:
- Title
- Abstract including chosen conference theme and preferred session format.
- Please include details of references and resources (and where possible specify how materials/activities related to the session will be shared openly before, during, and after the conference.
Deadline for submissions 10 February 2022. (All deadlines at 23:59 Anywhere on Earth time.)
Acceptance and conference registration
OER22 will be a hybrid event. We are planning to hold the conference in the following format:
Day 1 |
26 April 2022 |
In person in London, UK, with the sessions live streamed / recorded for online participants. |
Day 2 |
27 April 2022 |
Online programme, with recorded and community sessions |
Day 3 |
28 April 2022 |
Online programme, with live and community sessions |
During the submission process, we ask that you indicate whether you are making a submission for an in person, live online and recorded online session.
We understand that participants and organisers alike face uncertainty and we will do our best to provide clear and timely information to everyone involved in the event.
Scholarship support
The conference will be a paid for hybrid event and participants in need will also be able to apply for free scholarship places.
Increasing impact and widening dissemination
Resources and recordings from the event will be made available openly to all post-conference. If you are seeking to increase the impact of your work or looking to disseminate research beyond the conference, we encourage you to make a submission to the Research in Learning Technology journal. The journal is a Gold Open Access journal and we do not levy any charges to ensure researchers can disseminate new work in learning technology as widely as possible.