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Can I Use This? Exploring Copyright & OER Workshop – August 21
By Rie Namba on July 17, 2018
If you are preparing resources for your teaching, from PowerPoint slides to online modules, chances are you’ll want to incorporate readings, images, video clips, problem sets, or other materials from different sources. This session will focus on the pragmatic elements of reuse, the essentials of copyright, and the basics of working with open educational resources that are licensed to allow revision and reuse. Such openly-licensed resources can impact teaching and learning through contextualization, time savings, and lowering student access barriers such as costs. Please bring your questions and join us in exploring UBC’s Copyright and Fair-Dealing guidelines and how copyright intersects with effective teaching practices.For more information, please visit the workshop registration page. Read More...
The TLEF 2019 funding round is now open
By Heather McCabe on June 11, 2018
Call for Letters of Intent for Undergraduate Program Evaluation and Renewal projects and Large Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund Transformation projects. Proposals that address the creation or integration of open educational resources to make education more affordable and accessible to students are especially welcome. Read More...
Open Scholarship in Practice Symposium Round-up
By Zachary Foote on June 6, 2018
During the 2018 Open Scholarship in Practice Symposium, held May 2 in the Irving K. Barber Learning Center, scholars from across UBC spoke to the current progress – and intimated the future possibilities – of open knowledge initiatives on campus. The morning keynote panelists took turns describing the respective roles researchers, instructors, and librarians play […] Read More...
Open UBC Snapshot: Open as a TLEF Priority Focus
By Will Engle on May 29, 2018
UBC-Vancouver's Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) was created in 1991 to enrich student learning by supporting innovative and effective educational enhancements. Starting in the 2017/2018 cycle, a priority focus on the development or integration of open educational resources (OER) was added to the criteria for new proposals. Read More...
Open Dialogues: Using wiki pages to advance student-created knowledge
By Abigail Saxton on April 9, 2018
Students in the Faculty of Forestry are no strangers to producing engaging content surrounding natural resources management — the medium is changing though. Janette Bulkan, Assistant Professor for Indigenous Studies in the Faculty of Forestry, is initiating student-led projects on the UBC Wiki, an open-source platform, to facilitate students as producers of knowledge. Read More...
2018 Open Scholarship In Practice – May 2, 2018
By Rie Namba on April 9, 2018
Open scholarship, which encompasses open science, open access, open data, open education, and all other forms of openness in the scholarly and research environment, is transforming how knowledge is created and shared. Join us for a full day of hands-on workshops. Read More...
New UBC Library Grant for Open Textbook and OER Creation and Use
By michelle blackwell on February 21, 2018
UBC Library to support faculty in creating open textbooks and open educational resources through 1-year grant project Read More...
2018 Open Education Week Events
By Rie Namba on February 16, 2018
Open Education Week, March 5-9, 2018, is an international event whose goal is to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in teaching and learning. Each year, as part of Open Education Week, UBC showcases diverse events highlighting areas of open teaching and learning. These events include discussion forums, lectures, seminars, workshops, […] Read More...
Open Dialogues: How to engage and support students in open pedagogies
By Wendy Chan on January 29, 2018
For David Gaertner, it is important that his students have the opportunity to create work with a broader impact, that can live beyond the classroom walls. “A big part of my pedagogy is getting students to think outside the limitations of the university,” explains Gaertner, an instructor in First Nations and Indigenous Studies. Rather […] Read More...
Open UBC Snapshot: Use of Open Resources Continues to Increase
By Will Engle on January 9, 2018
In 2017, the adoption and use of open resources at UBC continued to increase. Since 2011, more than 47,000 UBC students have enrolled in courses in which instructors used open or freely accessible resources instead of traditional textbooks. At least $4.7 to $6.7 million dollars have been saved by UBC students in these courses and […] Read More...