Call for Proposals: 2020 M.O.S.T. OER Grant Program
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2020 OER Grant Program.
M.O.S.T. Commons Names First Library Fellow
Colleen McKnight, FCC Director of Library Services, has been named the first Library Fellow for the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Commons, a digital library that allows faculty at institutions across the state to share, collaborate, and create Open Education Resources (OER).
Educators Learn to Teach With Technology
Educators from more than a dozen colleges and universities visited the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, Baltimore (UMB) for its first Teaching with Technology Day to explore effective ways technology can be used in higher education. Public and private higher education institutions attended the event, and MJ Bishop, Director of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Kirwan Center, provided the keynote address.
Cliff Kendall, Advisory Board Member for the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, Dies at 86
Clifford M. Kendall, former long-time Chair of the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø (ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø) Board of Regents and Advisory Board member for the Kirwan Center, passed away on March 28, 2018.
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Kendall’s impact on higher education in ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø is well known. He dedicated countless hours of service to both the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Board of Regents and the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Foundation, and his incredible generosity to his alma mater, the University of ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø, College Park, and to the Universities at Shady Grove has impacted the lives of countless students.
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M.O.S.T. Initiative Awards 29 OER Mini-Grants to 18 MD Public Higher Ed Institutions
The M.O.S.T. initiative announced the award of 29 mini-grants to faculty at 18 MD public higher education institutions to support the adoption, adaptation and scaling of open educational resources (OER), with the potential to save approximately 6,500 students over $1.2 million in Fall 2018 alone.
Call for Participation: ALT-Placement Project
The Kirwan Center is seeking institutional partners from across ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø to participate in a Kresge Foundation funded project starting in Spring 2018 that will pilot the efficacy and feasibility of replacing the high-stakes mathematics placement exam process currently in use with a process that empowers students to assess and remediate their mathematics knowledge using adaptive learning tools instead.
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation Awards Mini-Grants to Increase Use of Open Educational Resources at 12 ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Public Higher Education Institutions
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø and edX to Launch MicroMasters Programs
ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø and edX to Launch MicroMasters Programs, Which May Accelerate Path to Advanced Degrees. Non-Degree Programs in Bioinformatics, Cloud Computing, Instructional Design and Technology, and Software Testing and Verification, will be offered by national online education leader UMUC.
Call for Proposals: ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Open Source Textbook Initiative Mini-Grant Program
The ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for a new High-impact OER Mini-Grant program to strategically support ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø public institutions’ efforts to adopt/adapt Open Educational Resources (OERs) or scale OER adoption.
New Designs for Learning: Games & Gamification Symposium
New Designs for Learning: Games and GamificationÌýgathered instructional designers, faculty, and academic leaders from across the ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø to explore how games and gamification can reinvigorate courses, boost student engagement, and enhance student learning. The Symposium featured Dr. Karl Kapp as the keynote speaker, and wasÌýcosponsored byÌýUMUC’s Center for Innovation in Learning and Student SuccessÌýand ϡȱÁÔÆæÍø’s Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation.Ìý
