Introducing the Open Education LibGuide
Recently, UBC Library launched the new Open Education LibGuide, a guide for faculty and staff at UBC on how to find, create, and share Open Education Resources (OER), as well as providing information about various Open Communities and further reading. Home The home page provides some key definitions as well as directing readers towards the […]
Open, Equitable, Affordable, and Transparent: Progress on the Road to True Open Access: A Talk by Ginny Steel
On Friday, Sept 13, UBC had the pleasure of hosting Ginny Steel, University Librarian at UCLA, who presented a brief review of the history of the Open Access movement, the latest developments, the implications for libraries and the academy, and answered several questions from the audience. Earlier this year, Steel and her colleagues at the […]
SoTL Dissemination Fund
A UBC Office of the Provost sponsored grant to support dissemination of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning.
UBC Projects in the Open Science Framework
This is a list of the UBC faculty and staff using the Open Science Framework (OSF) to share their projects openly.
Open UBC Snapshot 2019: Significant Use and Support for Open Resources
In 2018, UBC published a new Strategic Plan that articulated the intention to expand the creation and dissemination of open educational resources as well as recognized the contributions that UBC faculty, student and staff have made in this area.In academic year 2018, an estimated 15,388 UBC students were impacted by courses using open resources in […]
Open UBC Snapshot: Significant Use and Support for Open Resources
In 2018, UBC published a new Strategic Plan that articulated the intention to expand the creation and dissemination of open educational resources as well as recognized the contributions that UBC faculty, student and staff have made in this area. These contributions have had a significant impact: in academic year 2018, an estimated 15,388 students were impacted by 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 $1.5 to $2.3 million dollars this academic year. The wide diversity of UBC open education initiatives and efforts, from strong AMS advocacy and innovative instructor efforts to increased strategic support and funding, is helping to ensure that the adoption and use of open resources continues to be a significant practice at UBC.
