Updates

Open Access Week is an international event whose goal is to highlight how open scholarship can help people meet their goals in research, scholarly publishing, teaching and learning. Each year, as part of Open Access Week, Open UBC showcases diverse events highlighting areas of open scholarship that UBC’s faculty, students and staff participate in as […]

Faculty and staff are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC Vancouver credit courses. OER are freely accessible educational materials that permit open use, modification, and adaptation.  There will be a general information session on October 27, 2026, as well as ongoing grant proposal consultation […]

Are you interested in developing an OER Fund grant proposal and incorporating open educational resources (OER) into your teaching and learning? This fall, the CTLT will host a number of consulting clinics to provide more information about the OER Fund: Grant Proposal Development Consultations – Multiple Dates The CTLT is offering online drop-in sessions for […]

UBC Library’s Open Education services seek to support the UBC community in finding, adapting, and creating high-quality open educational resources, as well as planning and implementing innovative Open Education projects and Open Practices. UBC Library’s Open Education services play an active role in moving forward UBC Vancouver Library’s Strategic Framework vision of, …leading and collaborating to advance open scholarship… […]

This fall, UBC will be hosting a workshop and symposium that will explore the possibilities, politics, and practicalities of alternative grading. This event will provide an opportunity for those interested in alternative grading practices at UBC to compare notes and experiences, and to introduce alternative grading to the university community as a whole, to inspire […]

The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at UBC Vancouver recently announced the recipients of this year’s OER Excellence and Impact Awards. The OER Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding work by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC. Recipients were selected based on […]

UBC is committed to making education more affordable and accessible by supporting the integration of open educational resources (OER) into credit courses. This year, over $220,000 in OER Affordability Grants were awarded to support 10 projects across six Faculties, with the goal of lowering the cost of learning materials and improving access for UBC students. […]

Join us for Open Education Week 2026!

Note: Nominations are now closed. The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is pleased to announce that nominations are now open for the annual Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Champions Award and the Open Educational Resources (OER) Champions Award. UBC students and community members are invited to submit nominations recognizing faculty, staff, and administrators who demonstrate a […]

Nominations for the 2026 OER Excellence and Impact Awards are now open.There are four awards of $5,000 each - one individual and one group award at both UBCO and UBCV.