We are excited to announce that the second international conference of the Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) will be held ONLINE at the Congress of the Humanities and the Social Sciences between May 16-19, 2022 with co-chairs: Aras Bozkurt (Anadolu University, Turkey), Terry Greene (TrentU, Canada), and Kathy Snow (UPEI, Canada).

Please visit otessa.org for more information. We welcome submissions pertaining to educational technology, online learning, blended or hybrid learning, multi-access learning, open education, digital and open scholarship, and intersections where technology and openness intersect with education, society, or scholarship.

We were pleased to receive approximately 100 participants last year and thank BCcampus, eCampusOntario, LearnQuebec, University of Victoria  for supporting OTESSA as we build and grow. We are already on a growth trajectory this year and are excited to welcome more into our community!

CALL FOR PROPOSALS & visit our SUBMISSION PORTAL - Submission deadline is February 15, 2022.

• Session submission only: 500 words maximum

• OPTIONAL: Short papers: 1000-2000 words due Feb 15

• OPTIONAL: Invitations for Full papers: 4000-7000 words due April 1

We support both research-oriented and practice-oriented sessions with only 500 words maximum required for a submission. Although not required, we have options for short papers to be published in our proceedings (see 2021 Proceedings Issue) or full papers for publication in our new OTESSA Journal. Please check out Volume 1 Issue 1 and Volume 1 Issue 2 from 2021.

Visit our OTESSA 2022 Conference Website to learn more about our emerging program and wonderful line-up of speakers:

Keynote speakers: Martin Weller (Open University, UK), Sherri Spelic (American International School Vienna), Maha Bali (American University in Cairo), Brenna Clarke Gray (Thomson Rivers University). 

Invited speakers: Enilda Romero-Hall (UTampa, USA), Jess Mitchell (OCAD, Canada), Beyhan Farhadi (York University, Canada), sava saheli singh (University of Ottawa/QueensU, Canada), Verena Roberts (TRU/UCalgary, Canada), Terry Anderson (Athabasca University, Canada), Tony Bates (Ryerson & CDLRA, Canada), Stephanie Moore (University of New Mexico, USA), Matt Bower (Macquarie University, Australia), Nadia Naffi (Université Laval) and more

Our social program includes Gurdeep Pandher of the Yukon running an online Bhangra dance class, Jon Dron of Athabasca University performing music with song, Kendra Coupland facilitating a mindfulness session, and more!

You can see our welcome videos coming out on the @OTESSA_org Twitter account on #OTESSA22 hashtag with early ones found here:

Martin Weller’s Welcome Video,

Maha Bali's Welcome Video, and 

Gurdeep Pandher's Welcome Video!

JOIN US!  Sign up today on our Member Info page. Please also check out our Call for Reviewers and Call for Copyeditors. Please note volunteer copyeditors will be offered free membership with OTESSA. We also support all Black or Indigenous persons with free registration for both Congress and OTESSA. We are also happy to work with any person for whom fees are too much. 

We also have reciprocal partnerships with CSSE, CSSHE, and CASAE at Congress, so if you register with OTESSA, you will be able to attend any session of those three association conferences as well.

We look forward to seeing you at #OTESSA22!

The OTESSA Conference Team

Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association

Join us at http://otessa.org

conference@otessa.org

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