As we are on a steady growth curve with both the OTESSA Journal (we expect not one but two issues (October and December 2021!) and the OTESSA conference, plus a steady increase in membership, we need to find a solid base of volunteers to join our team. We are seeking reviewers (for journal articles and […]
We would like to recognize all the amazing graduate students who participated in the 2021 OTESSA conference at the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. Graduate students are the key to a healthy and innovative future in both research and practice. This year, we awarded three $500 graduate awards. They were selected based on […]
Thank you to all of our domestic and international members and allies who provided input on our pre-budget submission to the Government of Canada’s pre-budget submission. We have submitted it to the House of Commons Finance Committee [website], where it will be translated into French and both the English and French versions will be posted […]
In this blog post, we will add some of the contributions made to our previous invitation for broader community input for pre-budget recommendations to the Canadian federal government. Please note that these contributions are likely equally applicable to most federal governments, so feel free to bring these back to your respective contexts. All contributions posted […]
As OTESSA finds new opportunities to advocate for our field and members in different contexts, whether regional, national, or international, we want to ensure that we are incorporating the views of our members. We want OTESSA to be more than a conference or a journal, we want to build community and to advocate for meaningful […]
Our inaugural issue will be comprised of papers resulting from authors who were accepted to present in the OTESSA conference (from 2020 or 2021). All presenters have the option to submit either: a short paper (1000-2000 words, excluding references or appendices), or a full paper (4000-7000 words, including references, but not including appendices). Work to be […]
We have received a number of requests to extend our deadline to January. We are pleased to support you and have extended our deadline to Monday, January 11 at 11:59pm. Please remember that proposals are only a maximum of 500 words and those wishing to submit for review a short paper for proceedings publication or […]
The Open/Technology, Education, Scholarship and Society Association (OTESSA) is excited to announce the call for proposals for the upcoming #OTESSA21 online conference, with co-chairs Michele Jacobsen (University of Calgary) and Anne-Marie Scott (Athabasca University), to be held with the Canadian Congress of the Humanities and the Social Sciences between May 31-June 3, 2021, in collaboration […]
Quietly over the summer of 2020, OTESSA was approved as an official member association of the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences! This was announced in the May 2020 Comminiqué of the Federation. The Federation is a pan-Canadian organization to give voice to the Humanities and Social Sciences across Canada. Their vision and mission as […]
We are pleased to announce a new sponsor! The University of Victoria Faculty of Education (on Canada’s West Coast) has joined OTESSA as both an association member and a friend of OTESSA sponsor! Thank you so much for your support of our new association and of the #OTESSA20 conference! Our members can learn more about […]