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OER in Focus – Enhancing STEM learning
By remy corbet on February 6, 2025
Discover how OER can improve understanding in STEM while empowering students along the way. Read More...
Join us! Open Education Week 2025
By Leila Malkin on January 28, 2025
An annual celebration, Open Education Week (OE Week) is an opportunity for actively sharing and learning about the latest achievements in Open Education. As we head closer to Open Education Week, here’s what UBC has planned! OER Project Virtual Showcase and Poster Session Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pmLocation: Online The UBC OER […] Read More...
Open-Access Allard Research Portal Reaches One Million Downloads
By Heidi Wudrick on January 22, 2025
The Peter A. Allard School of Law’s open-access research portal, the Allard Research Commons, has reached a significant new milestone with one million downloads of its research papers by users worldwide. Launched in 2017 with the goal of making Allard Law research more accessible, the Allard Research Commons hosts a wide range of scholarly works, […] Read More...
OER in Focus – Bringing an Innovative Approach to Course Design
By remy corbet on December 2, 2024
Explore OER UBC-funded projects that integrate programming tools, immersive 3D models, and real-life datasets to enhance learning. Read More...
Call for Group Nominations for UBC OER Excellence and Impact Awards
By Wil Engle on November 7, 2024
The OER Excellence and Impact Awards consists of one individual and one team-based award of $5,000 per campus. Any member of the UBC community can nominate an individual faculty member or group for the award and self-nominations are welcome. Read More...
UBC Open Access Week 2024: Event Recordings Now Live!
By Leila Malkin on November 7, 2024
Couldn’t attend all of UBC Open Access Week events? Select event recordings are now available! Read More...
Open Access Week 2024
By Leila Malkin on September 25, 2024
Join UBC Vancouver Library, UBC Okanagan Library, the CTLT Vancouver, and the CTL Okanagan for sessions on various topics related to open access to research & education. Read More...
Call for Proposals for OER Grants
By Wil Engle on September 23, 2024
Faculty and staff in Vancouver are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC Vancouver credit courses. OER are freely accessible educational materials that permit open use, modification, and adaptation. Since 2019, over $991,000 in OER grant funding has been awarded to 96 projects across 12 […] Read More...
UBC Library Open Education Impact & Activity Report 2023/2024
By Leila Malkin on July 16, 2024
A highlight of UBC Library’s combined impact on open educational practices at UBC for 2023/2024. Read More...
OER Project Evaluation Workshop – August 8
By Wil Engle on July 4, 2024
Evaluation activities are important to think about throughout the life of an OER project as they allow grant holders project teams to monitor and refine the development of the project. Evaluation also allows reporting on the project impact, which will help project teams to engage others in better understanding the potential of the project for […] Read More...