What is Open UBC?
Open UBC is a curated collection of resources for faculty and students to learn about open scholarship and what it means to teaching, learning, and research at UBC. Learn More.
Call for Applications for Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
New funding to support affordable & inclusive access to learning materials through the integration of OER within UBC credit courses. Read More
AMS Calls for Nominations for OER Champions
The AMS has issued an open call to nominate OER Champions — the faculty, staff, and administrators who dedicate so much of their time to fostering accessible education at UBC. Read More
New Open UBC site
The new Open UBC site has launched today on Aug 26, Monday. There were three goals for the site relaunch. Read More
UBC Senate Endorses Principles for Learning Materials for Assessment
The UBC Senate has endorsed principles for digital learning materials used for assessment that address affordability and support open resources and platforms. Read More
Embedding Empathy into Open Learning
For Cindy Underhill, empathy supports open learning. Read More
Significant Use and Support for Open Resources at UBC
In academic year 2018, an estimated 15,388 UBC students were impacted by courses using open resources in place of paid textbooks or readings. Read More
2018 Open Access Week at UBC
As part of Open Access Week in late October, UBC will be hosting diverse events highlighting areas of open scholarship in which UBC’s faculty, students and staff participate. Read More
Expanding Learning Spaces Beyond Classroom Walls
UBC geography professor Siobhán McPhee is using technology to expand traditional learning spaces and make education accessible and relevant to more students. Read More
Open as a TLEF Focus
UBC's Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund was created in 1991 to enrich student learning by supporting innovative educational enhancements. Starting in the 2017/2018 cycle, a focus on open educational resources (OER) was added to the criteria for new proposals. Read More
Fostering Student-Created Knowledge
Janette Bulkan, Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Forestry, is initiating student-led projects on the UBC Wiki, an open-source platform, to facilitate students as producers of knowledge. Read More
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