Browsing by Author "Bishop, M. J."

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    Open Education Symposium 2019 Keynote: Improving Access, Affordability, and Achievement with OER
    Bishop, M. J. (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2019-03-04)
    Despite the transformative power that technology has had in a whole range of businesses, the history of technology use in education over the last 100 years paints a rather bleak picture of the extent to which digital tools, in and of themselves, can lead to sustainable academic change. The issue is that we often miss the key affordances of the tools that can be employed to help solve learning problems. This presentation traces the lessons we can learn from the history of educational technology in order to explore the true promise of openly licensed educational resources and the future they may hold for teaching, learning, and student success. Dr. M. J. Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor, University System of Maryland is the inaugural director of the University System of Maryland's Center for Academic Innovation, which was established in 2013 to enhance and promote USM's position as a national leader in higher education academic innovations. The Center conducts research on best practices, disseminates findings, offers professional development opportunities for institutional faculty and administrators, and supports the 14 public institutions that are part of the system as they continue to expand innovative academic practices. Keywords: Open educational resources, OER, educational technology, instructional design
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    Open Education Symposium Panel: Facilitating Openness at the University: Connecting the Opens + Making Change Happen
    Bishop, M. J.; Corl, Benjamin A.; DePauw, Karen P.; Plummer, Ellen Wright; Franco Duran, Diana; Potter, Peter J.; Porter, Nathaniel D.; Walz, Anita R. (Virginia Tech. University Libraries, 2019-03-04)
    This panel discussion begins with brief presentations of several “core open practices”: Open Access, Open Education/Open Educational Resources, and Open Data by experts from the University Libraries at Virginia Tech. Faculty, administration, and student panelists from diverse disciplines will discuss their rationale for exploring and in some cases adopting and championing open practices -- including overlaps in philosophy and values between different types of open practices, perceptions of the value of open practices for individuals, disciplines, and institutions, and barriers and opportunities to becoming more open on individual, disciplinary, and institutional levels in higher education. Panelists include: MJ Bishop, Associate Vice Chancellor and Director of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation, University System of Maryland Benjamin Corl, Associate Professor and Interim Department Head, Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech Karen DePauw, Vice President and Dean for Graduate Education, Virginia Tech Diana Franco Duran, Doctoral Candidate, Civil Engineering, Virginia Tech Ellen Plummer, Associate Vice Provost for Academic Administration, Virginia Tech Peter Potter, Director of Publishing Strategy, University Libraries, Virginia Tech Nathaniel Porter, Social Science Data Consultant Data Education Coordinator, Virginia Tech Moderator: Anita Walz, Open Education, Copyright & Scholarly Communication Librarian, Virginia Tech This event is part of the Open Education Symposium at Virginia Tech. Further details: guides.lib.vt.edu/oer/oeweek.