Open UBC

2021/22 Call for Applications for Open Educational Resource Grants
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBCV, is pleased to invite the UBC community to apply funding to support the use of OER in UBCV courses. Read More
AMS Announces Call for 2021 Nominations for OER Champions
The AMS is excited to announce a call to nominate and honour OER Champions — those members of the UBC community who foster open education at UBC. Read More
Open UBC Snapshot 2021: Open Strategies for Remote Teaching and Learning
In 2020/21, an estimated 19,152 UBC students enrolled in courses using OERs in place of paid textbooks or readings. Read More
UBC Library – 2020/2021 Open Education Impact & Activity Report
UBC Library’s open education supports play an active role in moving forward UBC Library’s Strategic Framework vision to be leaders and experts in open scholarship. Read More
Opening up a business analytics community
A Sauder School of Business Professor shares his open business analytics learning resource, through which he aims to build a business analytics community. Read More
Join the Open UBC Working Group
Are you looking to connect with others on campus who are engaging in open scholarship? The Open UBC Working Group is a great way to share and learn from others on the UBC campus and beyond. Read More
UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research
The UBC Open Access Fund for Humanities and Social Sciences Research will support open access charges for faculty researchers in SSHRC-aligned disciplines. Read More
OER Fund(ed): complex concepts, simple English
Georg Rieger is customizing an open physics textbook in such a way that it will be a great learning resource for anyone, but especially for international students. Read More
OER Fund(ed): real-world problems for biomechanics students
Robyn Newell is part of a group that received an OER Fund grant to create open biomechanics problems that are closer to real-world applications in order to help their students succeed. Read More
OER Fund(ed): diverse voices and ‘beyond the classroom’ projects
In 2020, Surita Jhangiani was awarded an OER Fund Grant and she explains the advantages of collaborating to create OER and why they’re moving away from commercial textbooks. Read More

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Open Champions

An annual event honouring faculty, students, and staff improving learning with open educational resources.