Call for Proposals
Exploring OER: Access, Adoption, and Application
April 17, 2020
Lincoln Land Community College
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

A Call for Proposals is now available with two options for participation. We are seeking faculty and staff experienced with OER to moderate discipline oriented roundtable discussions. This includes transfer and career & technical education programs. We are also seeking participants for a round robin/poster session event where faculty and staff can share their experience, showcase OER use in their courses, or discuss other initiatives or topics.

Please submit your proposals at https://form.jotform.com/193503425357155

Deadline for submissions is Friday, January 17, 2020.

The Keynote Speaker for the conference is Abbey Elder. Abbey is the Open Access & Scholarly Communication Librarian at Iowa State University. Abbey has worked to expand access to affordable course content by empowering instructors to find, adopt, or create open educational resources (OER) for their courses. Her handbook for instructors, The OER Starter Kit, has been used in professional development programs around the United States and is being adapted into an interactive workbook. Apart from her outreach work, Abbey also helps manage a mini-grant program at Iowa State University to support instructors who need funding to complete their OER projects.

NILRC Director

July 30, 2019

announcement

Presentation Scholarship Application

NILRC Director

July 30, 2019

announcement

Network of Illinois Learning Resources in Community Colleges Annual Conference

Presentation Scholarship Application

Held at the Allerton Park & Retreat Center in Monticello IL, this year's conference will take place October 3-4, 2019. With a theme of Progress through Persuasion & Perseverance, presentations will focus on:

Recognizing key stakeholders and understanding what appeals to them
Recovering and re-envisioning your project after an unsuccessful proposal
Assessing progress and success
Presenting unpopular topics in an impactful way
Conquering criticism
Overcoming obstacles big or small to achieve success

NILRC invites a graduate student pursuing their Master's Degree in Library or Information Science to apply for a presentation scholarship. This scholarship will provide one graduate student's accommodations and registration fees at our annual conference in Allerton, IL. This will include a one night stay at the Allerton Park and Retreat Center https://allerton.illinois.edu/ on October 3, the cost of registration and food and beverages for conference hosted meals (this does not include alcohol at the cash bar event). The conference runs from October 3 through October 4. The selected student will be required to present their research that aligns to this year's theme or community college librarianship in general. This scholarship is valued at $250 dollars.

Applications are accepted through this Google form https://forms.gle/86DtyDEgJYgWuXz28 or via email by editing and emailing the word document application to jacobsont6@morainevalley.edu