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Community Pass Option for OTESSA Online June 8 Camp; 9, 2026
This year, we will be offering a $50 Community Pass option for non-presenters at our online conference next week (June 8 & 9). We understand the economic shifts happening across sectors, while noting that being informed about emerging research and practice is more important than ever in order to enact positive change. —-> Register for […]
Final Call for Proposals – OTESSA Online
This is the Final Call for Proposals for the Online OTESSA Conference Proposals Due MAY 6, 2026 Online Conference, June 8-9, 2026 OTESSA invites you to share your research and innovation as part of OTESSA 2026! Note: Non-presenters will be welcome to join the online site with a $50 community pass. What to Submit Proposal: Maximum 300 words. […]
President’s Note
Feeling Our Present While Working Toward Better Futures I acknowledge the strain of all the events both globally and close to home and have felt these with you. I hope you take good care of yourself both personally and in the workplace. We need to support each other through these times, and I have […]
OTESSA 2027 and AERA in Toronto
We wanted to share with you that the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting will be held in Toronto, Canada, next year on April 14-18, 2027. We will be exploring hosting one of the sites for the OTESSA conference in Toronto to be adjacent to the AERA event. Given the AERA 2027 deadline for […]
We were Awarded SSHRC Funding!
$156,000 Government of Canada SSHRC Grant Awarded for the OTESSA Journal! We are pleased to announce that after a few long years of starting up and operating an open access journal, we are now funded by the Government of Canada Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council’s Aid for Scholarly Journals grant in the amount […]
Provincial and Federal Government Advocacy
The Fall has been a busy time with grant applications and government advocacy, the latter of which continues to this day. I have been in conversations with individuals within and around government systems advocating for our field. Understandably, these are difficult times financially for educational institutions and many members of our community have faced […]
UPDATE – Call for Proposals Extended to April 15, 2025
The deadline for session proposals, optional proceedings, and/or short papers is now April 15, 2025, 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time. The Open/Technology, Education, Scholarship, and Society Association (OTESSA) is thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the upcoming #OTESSA25 Conference, taking place from May 30 – June 6, 2025. Choose your preferred way to attend: […]
Call for Proposals: #OTESSA25 – Final Deadline – now March 1, 2025
The deadline for session proposals, optional proceedings, and/or short papers is now March 1, 2025, 11:59 p.m., Pacific Time. The Open/Technology, Education, Scholarship, and Society Association (OTESSA) is thrilled to announce the Call for Proposals for the upcoming #OTESSA25 Conference, taking place from May 30 – June 6, 2025. Choose your preferred way to attend: […]
Expression of Interest: Journal Editor of Indigenous Content, Conference Proceedings, and Co-Chair
The Open/Technology for Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) is now accepting applications for these three positions: Editor of Indigenous Content for the OTESSA Journal Indigenous Conference Proceedings Editor for OTESSA Indigenous Co-Chair for OTESSA The OTESSA Journal publishes open-access articles in English and French, and we are open to expanding publishing to be inclusive […]
