Will Engle
New Call for OER Fund Grant Applications
UBCV is pleased to announce the 2020/21 call for OER Fund grant applications to support the adoption, creation, and use of OER in UBC credit courses.
Call for Applications for Open Educational Resource Grants
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver is pleased to invite the UBC community to apply for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Rapid Innovation and Implementation Grants. The UBC Vancouver OER Fund, established through the UBC Academic Excellence Fund in 2019, aims to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through […]
Decolonizing Open?
According to Dr. Daniel Heath Justice, a professor in the Department of First Nations and Indigenous Studies, if people are interested in decolonizing open education, they have a lot of work to do.
Open Dialogues: Daniel Heath Justice on Decolonizing Open
Dr. Daniel Heath Justice, a professor in the Department of First Nations and Indigenous Studies and Canada Research Chair, states that if “people are interested in decolonizing open education, they have a lot of work to do. It’s not just a matter of inclusion; it’s questioning the very foundations of what knowledge is. [Not only] in the Academy, but also in society. And thinking very much about how power informs, influences, and limits the possibility of a much more humane and just approach to learning to knowledge and understanding.”
UBC OER Match Funding Available for UBCV Faculty Members
BCcampus recently announced a call for proposals targeting the development of formative activities for open homework systems. Successful proposals from faculty members at UBC Vancouver are eligible for match funding…
2020 Open UBC Webinars
Members of the Open UBC Working Group are offering bi-monthly open scholarship (open access, open data, open education, open research, etc.) webinars.
Significant Commitments to Open Educational Resources at UBC
In the 2019/20 academic year, an estimated 18,440 UBC students enrolled in courses using open resources in place of paid textbooks or readings.
Open UBC Snapshot 2020: Significant Commitments to Open Resources
In the 2019/20 academic year (September 2019 to April 2020), an estimated 18,440 students enrolled in courses using open resources in place of paid textbooks or readings. This replacement of traditional textbooks with open resources has potentially saved UBC students an estimated $1.8 to $2.5 million this academic year.
Announcing the 2019/20 Open Educational Resources Fund awarded projects
Over $220,050 has been awarded to support the development and implementation of a wide range of open projects.
The OER Fund
New funding to support affordable & inclusive access to learning materials through the integration of open educational resources within UBC credit courses.
