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<Title>M.O.S.T. 2024 OER Grant Program: Submit a Proposal</Title>
<Tagline>Proposal deadline: March 1, 2024</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><span>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a <a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=ea674b176c&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program</a>.</span></span><p><br><span>For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant programs. Learn more below. Note that all institutional and faculty grants awarded to UMBC must be routed to the Office of Sponsored Programs prior to submission. Contact your unit's business manager or proposal development staff to discuss your application.</span></p><p><span>CAHSS faculty can request assistance from <a href="https://carat.umbc.edu/request-assistance/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CARAT </a>(Creative Achievement and Research Administration Team). </span></p><p><span><a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=2c2c5f7afb&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Faculty OER Grant Program</strong></a><br>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for its Faculty OER Grant Program, which supports faculty efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland’s postsecondary institutions through the incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.<br><br>Available grants in 2024:</span></p><ul><li><span>Adopt/Adapt OER ($1,000 grant + Participation in the Lumen Circles Community of Practice)</span></li><li><span>Create/Revise and Publish OER ($2,000 grant + Participation in the Rebus Textbook Success Program)</span></li><li><span>OLI STEM Courseware Grant - Use &amp; Evaluate Track ($1,500 grant + Participation in the NSF-Funded Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative (OLI) STEM Courseware Project) <span><em>NOTE: Available for 2-year colleges only</em></span></span></li><li><span>OLI STEM Courseware Grant - Use &amp; Improve Track ($5,000 grant + Participation in the NSF-Funded Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative (OLI) STEM Courseware Project) <span><em>NOTE: Available for 2-year colleges only</em></span></span></li></ul><hr><p><span><a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=6c410d231c&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Institutional OER Grant Program</strong></a><br>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for the Institutional OER Grant Program, which supports strategic institutional efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland’s postsecondary institutions through more systemic incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.<br><br>For 2024, selected institutions will be awarded $20,000 grants to support significant advances in OER adoption, scaling, and sustainability in support of student success. In addition, grantees will receive strategic planning and implementation support for their projects from M.O.S.T. in the form of consultations and regular monthly check-ins.</span><br> </p><hr><p><br><em><strong><a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=4b13cfc014&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>All proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, March 1, 2024</span></a></strong></em><br> </p><hr><p><br><span><strong>Informational Webinar</strong><br>Join us on Monday, January 22, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET for an Informational Webinar to learn more about the grant requirements and expectations for successful grants. We will also answer any questions about the grants at that time. <a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=9f18227fe4&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Informational Webinar</a></span><br> </p><hr><p><span>Please feel free to share this information with interested faculty and staff. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:most@usmd.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">most@usmd.edu</a> <br><br>Thank you for your support in increasing access, affordability, and achievement for all Maryland higher education students through open educational resources (OER).</span><br> </p><div><span>Nancy</span></div><div> <div><span>Nancy O’Neill, Ed.D.<br>Acting Director, William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation<br>University System of Maryland</span></div></div><div><span><br></span></div></div>
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<Summary>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for the 2024 OER Grant Program.  For 2024, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant...</Summary>
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<Title>CFP - Incorporating Generative AI into Learning Experiences</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><span>Faculty, staff, and faculty/staff/student teams who have engaged in the use of Generative AI as part of assignments and learning activities are invited to propose sessions for the <strong><a href="https://www.usmd.edu/cai/incorporating-generative-ai-learning-experiences-virtual-showcase" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Incorporating Generative AI into Learning Experiences Virtual Showcase</a></strong>, taking place via Zoom on Friday, April 26, 2024, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm ET. </span></div><div><br></div><div>We welcome proposals for brief showcase presentations from faculty, staff, and faculty/staff/student teams from accredited Maryland institutions of higher education related to their development and use of assignments and learning activities that incorporate Generative AI. Learning experiences may reside inside or outside of the classroom and across different modalities.</div><div><br></div><div>Presenters will have 10-15 minutes of presentation time followed by moderated Q&amp;A, for a total of 20 minutes. We ask you to limit the number of presenters to no more than 3 people, though additional collaborators are welcome to be in the session and be available for the Q&amp;A portion of the presentation. </div><div><br></div><div>Showcase presentation topics can include: </div><div><ul><li><span>the use of Generative AI in the development of assignments and learning activities, </span></li><li><span>engaging students in the use of Generative AI as part of the assignment/learning activity, </span></li><li><span>student learning outcomes related to Generative AI and assignments/learning activities,</span></li><li><span>assignments and learning activities that invite students to critically examine the use of Generative AI in society, in education, and in their own learning, </span></li><li><span>the ways in which faculty, staff, and students are navigating appropriate and responsible use of Generative AI, </span></li><li><span>approaches to the use of Generative AI aimed at increasing relevance in learning, mitigating bias in learning materials/generated output, and other dimensions of diversity, equity, and inclusion,</span></li><li><span>the use of Generative AI to enhance course materials, including open educational resources.</span></li></ul></div><div><span>Works in progress should be sufficiently far along to be able to address the proposal session outline. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Final selection of proposals for the showcase will be based on ensuring a diversity of presentations from different institution types across Maryland (2-year, 4-year, public, independent) and from a variety of disciplines. </div><div><br></div><div>Please carefully review <a href="https://www.usmd.edu/cai/sites/default/files/Call%20for%20Proposals%20-%20Generative%20AI%20into%20Learning%20Experiences.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">the Call for Proposals (pdf)</a> before submitting a proposal. </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1nm8uIh4rzz6vn8sX8B_BqRjopaW4vBZa5PMbwkZCs1I/viewform?edit_requested=true" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Submit Your Proposal</a> by February 12, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET.</div><div><br></div><div>This event is sponsored by MarylandOnline, Montgomery College, the University System of Maryland William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, and the USM Council of University System Faculty. Please pardon any cross-posting by the event sponsors. </div><div><br></div><div>Please contact <a href="mailto:cai@usmd.edu">cai@usmd.edu</a> if you have any questions.</div></div>
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<Title>Call for Proposals: 2023 Maryland OER Summit</Title>
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<Title>Call for Participation: M.O.S.T. OER Virtual Showcase</Title>
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<Title>Submit a Proposal for the 2023 M.O.S.T. OER Grant Program</Title>
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<Title>2022 OER Grant Proposals from the USM M.O.S.T. initiative</Title>
<Tagline>Apply for funding for OER adoption, adaption or creation!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>See below for information about upcoming 2022 grant funding for OER projects!</span><div><span><br></span></div><div><p>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) Initiative is pleased to announce a <a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=bd2f8d8b78&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Request for Proposals for the 2022 OER Grant Program</a>.<br><br>For 2022, M.O.S.T. is seeking proposals for two grant programs. Learn more below. <strong><br></strong></p><p><span><strong>Faculty OER Mini-Grant Program</strong></span></p><p>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for its Faculty OER Mini-Grant Program, which supports faculty efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland’s postsecondary institutions through the incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.<br><br>The 2022 M.O.S.T. faculty mini-grants are for those faculty interested in unique opportunities to engage in communities of practice related to teaching with OER and the creation and publication of OER in high-need areas.<br><br>Available grants in 2022:</p><ul><li>Adopt/Adapt OER ($1,000 grant + Participation in the Lumen Circles Community of Practice)</li><li>Create/Revise and Publish OER ($2,000 grant + Participation in the Rebus Textbook Success Program)</li></ul><p><strong><a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=ec3bc4e311&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Download 2022 M.O.S.T. Faculty OER Mini-Grant Program Request for Proposals </a></strong><br></p><p><strong>Institutional OER Grant Program</strong></p><p>The Maryland Open Source Textbook (M.O.S.T.) initiative is seeking proposals for the Institutional OER Grant Program, which supports strategic institutional efforts to increase access, affordability, and achievement for students at Maryland’s postsecondary institutions through more systemic incorporation of open educational resources (OER) into teaching practice.<br><br>For 2022, selected institutions will be awarded $20,000 grants to support significant advances in OER adoption, scaling, and sustainability in support of student success. In addition, grantees will receive strategic planning and implementation support for their projects from M.O.S.T. in the form of consultations and regular monthly check-ins.<br><br><strong><a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=01eb7edb8a&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Download 2022 M.O.S.T. Institutional OER Grant Program Request for Proposals </a></strong></p><p><strong><span>All proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. </span> NOTE: A</strong><span><strong>ny applications must first be routed to the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) — before they are submitted. UMBC faculty should work with the grant staff in their units or College to prepare and route their applications.</strong></span></p><hr><p><strong>Informational Webinar</strong><br>Join us on Friday, January 21, 2022 from 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET for an Informational Webinar to learn more about the grant requirements and expectations for successful grants. We will also answer any questions about the grants at that time. <a href="https://oer-maryland.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=4ce992e3f6db63c7af9c28afd&amp;id=f328bbc81c&amp;e=b54e6989f4" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the Informational Webinar</a><br></p><hr><p>Please feel free to share this information with interested faculty and staff. If you have any questions, please reach out to us at <a href="mailto:most@usmd.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">most@usmd.edu</a> <br><br>Thank you for your support in increasing access, affordability, and achievement for all Maryland higher education students through open educational resources (OER).</p></div></div>
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