Updates

The Possibility of New Futures: Dreaming with Open Education – March 20

The Possibility of New Futures: Dreaming with Open Education – March 20


Please join us virtually on March 6th at 4pm PST for the first of three talks related to the David Lam Chair in Multicultural Education. This session will focus on Open Education, exploring how you can use and create open educational materials for use in your classes.

Join us! Open Education Week 2024

Join us! Open Education Week 2024


Join us for Open Education Week 2024!

Icon on the Art + Feminism Edit-a-thon

Attend the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 12


A 2011 survey by the Wikimedia Foundation found that fewer than 10% of Wikipedia contributors identified as women. In 2014, Art + Feminism was launched by librarians, artists, curators, and educators to correct the gender imbalance in Wikipedia contributors and content. Since then, the project has grown worldwide. This year, the UBC Morris and Helen Belkin […]
Beyond the Classroom: Promoting and Supporting EDI in Health Care Education with Open Education

Beyond the Classroom: Promoting and Supporting EDI in Health Care Education with Open Education


Beyond the Classroom is a Q&A series where ALT-2040 project teams share their thoughts and experiences leading learning transformation at UBC Okanagan. This Q&A features: Lead Applicant: Dr. Zoë Soon Project: Development of Open Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology Instructor and Student Resources that Promote and Support EDI in Health Care Education
Image of UBC Campus with the words "OER Champions"

AMS Announces Call for 2024 Nominations for OER Champions


The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is proud to announce a call for for students and other members of the UBC community to nominate UBC OER Champions — the faculty, staff, and administrators who dedicate their time contributing to the use of open educational resources (OER) at UBC.  The significant costs associated with learning materials have […]
Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources

Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources


The Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series is focused on building knowledge, supporting a space for discussion, and engaging both theoretically and practically on how open education (OE) and Indigenous Knowledges can intersect in a respectful way.
Call for Survey Participants – Canadian Indigenous Perspectives on OER

Call for Survey Participants – Canadian Indigenous Perspectives on OER


This research seeks to identify workflows, practices, and unique barriers involved in developing Canadian Indigenous OER.   
Decorative (OER Fund Call for Proposals Icon)

Call for Proposals for OER Grants


Faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. OER are teaching and learning materials that are openly licensed to permit free access as well as adaptation and sharing. Since 2019, UBC has provided over $825,000 in OER […]