Summer Session for STEMM Open Educational Resources and Communities

For the past year and change I’ve had the privilege to work with BioQUEST’s Open Education Ecosystems RCN, an NSF-funded Research Coordination Network aiming to facilitate the adoption and adaptation of free and open-source tools in STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Medicine) education.

Coming up this summer is a great virtual opportunity for STEMM faculty to connect and present on their work sustaining and strengthening our teaching and learning communities: BIOME 2026, June 23-25:

• Keynote speaker to get you ready and excited for the work to come
• Informal discussions around keynote topics
• Workshops from a broad range of educational projects
• Formal, facilitated discussions on poster presentations and works-in-progress

Of course, I’m posting here at MathTech.org, and you might be clocking that the names “BioQUEST” and “BIOME” are both very life-sciences-coded, and you’re not wrong! But rest assured that while the origins of BIOME are in biology, BIOME 2026 will be a great experience for current and future faculty from all STEMM disciplines.

Head here to submit an abstract, or here to register. The fee is $<\span>1,000 if you have grant funding for professional development, but only $100 if you are not funded (and you can reach out if that’s a barrier to participation as well).