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<b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" lang="RU"><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>Call</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>Papers</span></span></span></span></b><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" lang="RU"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 3pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><b><span style="font-size: 11.5pt;" lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">OpenCourseWare Consortium Global 2011 Conference</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 4.5pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">May 4-6, 2011 • Cambridge, MA, USA</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 4.5pt; text-align: center;" align="center"><span lang="RU"><a href="http://conferences.ocwconsortium.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">conferences.ocwconsortium.org</span></a></span></p>
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<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The OpenCourseWare Consortium invites session proposals </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> its 2011 global conference, </span><i><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Celebrating 10 Years of OpenCourseWare</span></i><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a worldwide community of universities and organizations committed to advancing OpenCourseWare and its impact on global education. The OpenCourseWare movement has grown significantly over the last decade; today there are 13,000 courses published by 150 universities.</span></span></p>
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<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We encourage submissions </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> sessions that highlight the impact of OpenCourseWare, summarize research, showcase best practices, discuss issues facing the community, and encourage thinking about the future of “open” learning. In keeping with the theme of the conference, we particularly welcome proposals that integrate accounts of OpenCourseWare's evolution with next steps </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the movement.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></p><h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Tracks</span></span></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><b><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Impact of OpenCourseWare</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The number and use of open courses has grown significantly in the past few years. What can we learn from what's working? Sessions in this track might address:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How is OCW being used? Who is using it? </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>For</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> what are they using it?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What do analytics and evaluation say about OCW use?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What are innovative forms of OCW use? How might we better promote these new forms?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How does OCW, or open educational resources, integrate with traditional education systems?</span></span></p>
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<b><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Producing OpenCourseWare</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">OpenCourseWares continue to focus on making content available by putting course materials online. What are the challenges and solutions to the publication process? Sessions in this track might address:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What have we learned from a decade of publishing OCWs? What might we do differently with OCW production?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What have we learned about user interfaces and content navigation? How might we improve the user experience?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How do we increase usability of OCW?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How have OCWs used content management to support their publishing process?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What are the on-going challenges, and possible solutions, to continued production of OCWs?</span></span></p>
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<b><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Next Generation “Open” Learning</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What does the next generation of “Open” learning look like? How does OpenCourseWare evolve in this emerging ecosystem? Sessions in this track might address:</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How does OCW integrate into the ever-expanding landscape of “open” learning?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How do open textbooks and open educational resources impact OCW?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What are the impacts on institutional planning and administrative challenges with sustaining OCW?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">What are the impacts on and potential </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> next generation OCW management systems?</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Symbol;" lang="RU"><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">·</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span></span><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How does OCW fit into Education 2.0? How are OCWs transforming and evolving to support Education 2.0?</span></span></p>
<h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Timeline</span></span></span></h1></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.25in;">
<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Submissions Due:</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">December 31, 2010 (11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time)</span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Acceptance Announcements: </span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Week of January 17, 2011</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Final </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>Papers</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Due: </span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">February 22, 2011 (11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time)</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px; text-indent: 0.25in;"><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Speaker Registration Deadline:</span><span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">March 15, 2011</span></span> </p>
<h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Formats</span></span></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
<u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Presentation</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Presentations are traditional sessions by one or more authors that are designed to provide an in-depth examination of topic(s) of interest. Presentation proposals should include the intended audience and expected outcomes </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the session.</span></span></p>
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<u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Panel</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Panels are moderated sessions of experts discussing a topic that are designed to give the audience different perspectives on that topic. Panels can be organized as a series of expert presentations, or as a more interactive roundtable discussion. Panel proposals should include the topics each panelist plans on addressing, intended audience and expected outcomes </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the session.</span></span></p>
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<u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Demonstrations/Poster Session</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: Demonstrations/poster sessions are designed to provide opportunities </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> informal discussions with colleagues about specific projects, including interactive and hands-on use. Poster/demonstration session should provide information on the project or topic that would be easy to understand in 5-15 minutes. Demonstration/poster session proposals should include the type of session and expected outcomes </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the session.</span></span></p>
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<u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Pre-conference Workshop</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: This year we will have a limited number of pre-conference workshops. Workshops are interactive sessions designed to address issues, tools, or topics of interest to the OpenCourseWare community. They should educate or train participants in a particular area. Examples include workshops on technology, demonstrations of OpenCourseWare tools, or processes </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> working with intellectual property issues. Workshop session proposals should describe the workshop content, intended audience and expected outcomes </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the session. Workshop proposals should also indicate either whether the workshop is intended </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 3 or 6 hours.</span></span></p>
<h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Submission Information</span></span></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Session proposals will be submitted through the conference website, </span><a href="http://conference.ocwconsortium.org/" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">conference.ocwconsortium.org</span></a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. Submissions</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the OCWC GLobal 2011 conference must include a short description (140 characters) and an extended abstract (500 words) about the proposed session. </span><i><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If your proposal is accepted, you will have the opportunity to submit a full paper that will be published in the conference proceedings</span></i><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span></span></p>
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<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Session proposals will be accepted in either English or Spanish. Proposal submissions in Spanish may also include an optional English translation (those submissions without translations will be translated by OCW Consortium staff</span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> review by the program committee).</span></span></p>
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<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">All presenters are required to register </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> the conference.</span></span></p>
<h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;">Review Criteria</span></span></span></h1><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px;">
<span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We encourage proposals </span><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span>for</span></span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> sessions that are original, engaging, significant, clear and relevant.</span></span></p>
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<u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Original</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: the session explores a new idea, project or issue; discusses existing research with promise of new insight, discusses new research; or presents new ways of considering existing information</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Engaging</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: presentation format will involve the audience in some way, or has high potential to attract conference attendees by addressing needs of the community</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Significant</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: the session raises and discusses issues important to improving the effectiveness and/or sustainability of open education efforts, and its contents can be broadly disseminated and understood</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Quality</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: claims are supported by sufficient data; claims draw upon relevant literature; and limitations are described honestly</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Clear</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: the intended outcomes of the session are easily understood; the proposal is well written with a clear outline of the session</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0px 0px 0px 0.25in;"><u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Relevant</span></span></u><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">: the session addresses one or more of the themes of the conference</span></span><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></p>
<h1><span lang="RU"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">License</span></span></span></h1><h1><span lang="RU"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px;"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">All submissions and presentations must be licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License (</span><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 204);" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0</span></a><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">). By submitting a proposal you agree to these terms.</span></span><br>
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