OE Global 2024: Open Education Global 2024 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Brisbane, Australia, November 13-15, 2024

Conference website	https://conference.oeglobal.org/2024/
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=oeglobal2024
Conference program	https://easychair.org/smart-program/OEGlobal2024/
Submission deadline	May 20, 2024

OEGlobal Conference: 2024 Call for Proposals is Open!

Open Education Global, University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ), Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and State Library of Queensland, hosts of the Open Education Global (OE Global) 2024 Conference, invite proposals for conference sessions. The conference will take place in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, from 13-15 November 2023 with the theme Open Is Everyone’s Business.

The theme encapsulates the notion that openness is not only the domain of librarians, learning designers, and faculty. It extends across the entire institution and into the broader community. It includes the entire education sector, the GLAM (Gallery, Libraries, Archives, & Museums) sector, policymakers, citizen science groups, and more.  All have a role to play in creating a society where free and open access to knowledge is practised, normalised, and valued.

OE Global 2024 recognises the multifaceted nature of openness, and the maturing intersection between open and key societal concepts linked to inclusion, diversity, access, cultural representation, and social justice. Open is used in numerous contexts; from open data, open repositories, open source, open research, open science, open scholarship, open access, and open education.

We invite you to propose sessions in the following areas :

• Artificial Intelligence and its anticipated impact on open education (i.e ethics, practices)
• Data sovereignty and openness in education and research
• Digital competence in open education
• First Nations perspectives
• Free and open micro-credentialing 
• Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access to Open Education Resources (OER) and Open Education Practices (OEP)
• Lifelong, and informal learning
• Local Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing
• Open access publishing 
• Open data
• Open educational practices, including open assessment
• Open education policies and strategies
• Open licencing
• Open practitioners, identity, and space in education
• Open repositories
• Open source technical platforms in education - successes and challenges for open education 
• Open textbooks
• Social justice and OER and OEP
• Student perspectives on open education
• Sustainability in open education practice.

We look forward to offering a diverse, robust program that captures, communicates, and invites collaboration across the many facets  of open. We encourage submissions that provide creative solutions for attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals and submissions that focus on expanding the reach and understanding of open as everyone’s business. 

Proposals can be configured in a variety of formats, including presentations, lightning talks, workshops, panel discussions, or indeed, any other format you wish to suggest!

Find out more about the submission requirements here: add link 

Publication Opportunities

While OE Global does not currently produce conference proceedings, discussions are underway with potential journal partners around post-conference publication opportunities for OE Global presenters. More information will be made available as discussions progress.

OE Global 2024 Conference Submissions

The 2024 Conference features the following session formats:

1. Presentations

Conference presentations by one or more authors, followed by Questions and Answers (Q&A). 

Time allocation: 25 min per presentation (including Q&A).

2. Lightning Talks

10 minute presentations followed by Q&A.

Time allocation: 15 min per talk (including Q&A).

3. Workshops Downunder

Interactive sessions aimed at engaging directly with a limited number (up to 40) participants to actively learn, share, and develop new ideas, or produce artefacts.  Facilitators should include details of the proposed activities and ideal number of participants in the description.

Time allocation: 40 OR 90 minutes (facilitators should specify duration in their proposals).

4. Panel Discussions

Panels are moderated sessions discussing a topic that is designed to give the audience different perspectives. Panels should focus on an interactive discussion between the panel members and the audience. A proposal for a Panel should ideally include the topics to be discussed, panel members, how the audience will be engaged in the discussion, and the expected outcomes for the session.

Time allocation: 40 OR 60 minutes (authors should specify duration in their proposals).

5. Wildcard

Possibility to propose a format (in your proposal) that does not fit within the identified topics. Creative approaches are welcome.

Time allocation: 40 OR 60 minutes (authors should specify duration in their proposals).

SELECTION CRITERIA

Submissions will be reviewed based on the following criteria:

1. Relevance: Does the submission relate to the Conference Theme “Open is Everyone’s Business”?
2. Clarity and Coherence: Does the submission explain the aim(s) of the proposal in a clear and understandable way and in consistency with the requirement of the call?
3. Learning Outcomes: Does the submission explain what participants can expect to learn in the session or how the session will advance their understanding of Open Education?  
4. Balance: Does the submission contribute to the representation of  perspectives from usually under-represented viewpoints and voices? What specific sectors/practices does it cover outside of higher education? Are these practices transferable to other contexts?

SUBMISSION PROCESS

All proposals have to be submitted in English through EasyChair.

Proposals for the Open Education Global Conference 2024 must include an abstract with 3-5 keywords (minimum 400 and maximum 500 words), and a description of learning outcomes or key takeaways (100-200 words).  References are optional, and are not included in the word count. Authors should ensure that the conference theme “Open is Everyone’s Business” is addressed.

When you submit using EasyChair, you will receive an automated confirmation email. If you do not hear from us, please contact us at conference@oeglobal.org.

Selected sessions, including all keynote sessions, will be live-streamed and recorded. Abstracts and supporting materials will be available on the Open Education Global Connect platform.

All presenting authors must register for the conference, pay applicable registration fees and attend the in-person conference. Please note that we will not be able to support virtual presentations.    

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Please note – you will need to provide the following information during the submission process:

• Names, titles, and affiliations for all presenters and /or facilitators
• Sector (multiple may be selected): 
  • K-12 (Primary, Secondary) Education,
  • Tertiary and Vocational Education including Community Colleges, 
  • GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums), 
  • Government,
  • Not for Profit or Community organisations, 
• Format of session requested 
  • Presentation
  • Lightning Talk
  • Workshop Downunder
  • Panel Discussion
  • Wildcard
• Title of the session
• Abstract (400–500 words). Please specify the word count in your abstract.
• References if applicable
• At least 3 and up to 5 keywords to accompany the abstract (make this a list to select from)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Data sovereignty 
  • Digital competence 
  • First Nations perspectives
  • Inclusion, diversity, equity, and access
  • Lifelong, and informal learning
  • Local Indigenous cultures and ways of knowing
  • Micro-credentialing 
  • Open access publishing 
  • Open data
  • Open educational practices
  • Open education policies and strategies
  • Open licencing
  • Open practitioners
  • Open repositories
  • Open source technical platforms 
  • Open textbooks
  • Social justice 
  • Sustainability
• Learning Outcomes or Key Takeaways. What can participants expect to learn? How will they be engaged? How will the session advance their understanding of Open Education?  (100–200 words)
• To maximise the value of the program, please let us know if this proposal has been submitted and/or accepted elsewhere.
  • Not submitted elsewhere
  • Submitted but not yet accepted
  • Submitted and accepted