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Call for Proposals for OER Grants
By Will 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 Will 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...
Enshittification: How the Internet Went Bad and How to Get it Back
By Leila Malkin on April 12, 2024
Missed Dr. Cory Doctorow's Open Education Week talk, Enshittification: How the Internet Went Bad and How to Get it Back? A video recording is now available. Read More...
UBC OER Excellence and Impact Award Recipients Announced
By Will Engle on April 3, 2024
The Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, at UBC Vancouver recently announced the recipients of the inaugural UBC Open Education Resources (OER) Excellence and Impact Awards. These awards recognize outstanding work by faculty who materially advance the use and impact of open educational resources in credit courses at UBC. Recipients were selected based on […] Read More...
Open Education Practices – Free Virtual Conference – OEP2024
By Erin Fields on April 2, 2024
Registration is open for OEP@TWU 2024! Read More...
The Possibility of New Futures: Dreaming with Open Education – March 20
By Will Engle on February 29, 2024
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. Read More...
Join us! Open Education Week 2024
By Leila Malkin on February 29, 2024
Join us for Open Education Week 2024! Read More...
Attend the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 12
By Will Engle on February 27, 2024
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 […] Read More...
Beyond the Classroom: Promoting and Supporting EDI in Health Care Education with Open Education
By Leila Malkin on February 13, 2024
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 Read More...