Directory of Open Access Journals
An online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals.
Open Journals at UBC
Open access journals created by UBC faculty, staff, and students using the Open Journals System (OJS).
Funding
There are a number of grants and funding pathways to support open scholarship at UBC. Open Education | Open Access Open Education OER FUND (UBCV) The UBC Vancouver OER Fund supports affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through the use of open educational resources in UBCV credit courses. The fund contains two grant programs: ALT […]
OER in STEM: Opportunities & Challenges
Open resources can be an important tool for reducing student textbook costs. Dr. Agnes d’Entremont from UBC Mechanical Engineering explains why it’s harder to develop or adapt them for STEM — and the opportunities if we do.
Chatting with Champions Interview Series – Georg Rieger
Welcome back for another mini interview with one of the 2019 AMS OER Champions to hear more about their project(s), why Open is important to them, some of the challenges they faced along the way, and what advice they have to offer. These interviews were done via email, and this interview was conducted before the […]
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.”
