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AMS Announces Call for 2024 Nominations for OER Champions
By Kamil Kanji on February 6, 2024
The Alma Mater Society (AMS) is proud to announce a call for for students and other members of the UBC community to nominate UBC OER Champions — the faculty, staff, and administrators who dedicate their time contributing to the use of open educational resources (OER) at UBC. The significant costs associated with learning materials have […] Read More...
Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources
By Leila Malkin on January 26, 2024
The Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series is focused on building knowledge, supporting a space for discussion, and engaging both theoretically and practically on how open education (OE) and Indigenous Knowledges can intersect in a respectful way. Read More...
A Conversation on Open Educational Resources
By Will Engle on November 15, 2023
Watch a conversation between AMS Vice-President, Academic and University Affairs, Kamil Kanji and UBC Vancouver VP & AVP Teaching and Learning, pro tem, Dr. Christina Hendricks, about OER. Read More...
OER Excellence and Impact Award Call for Nominations
By Will Engle on October 31, 2023
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...
Call for Survey Participants – Canadian Indigenous Perspectives on OER
By Erin Fields on October 5, 2023
This research seeks to identify workflows, practices, and unique barriers involved in developing Canadian Indigenous OER. Read More...
Call for Proposals for OER Grants
By Will Engle on September 25, 2023
Faculty and staff at UBC Vancouver are invited to submit proposals for grants that support the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. OER are teaching and learning materials that are openly licensed to permit free access as well as adaptation and sharing. Since 2019, UBC has provided over $825,000 in OER […] Read More...
Open Access Week 2023
By Leila Malkin on September 18, 2023
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...
2023 OER Fund Fall Consulting Clinics and Studios
By Will Engle on September 18, 2023
Are interested in developing an OER Fund grant proposal and incorporating open educational resources (OER) into your teaching and learning? This fall, the CTLT will host a number of consulting clinics to provide more information about the OER Fund: Proposal Development Consultations The CTLT is offering weekly online drop-in sessions for applicants who are planning […] Read More...
What is Open Scholarship?
By Will Engle on July 19, 2023
Open scholarship is the application of open practices throughout the teaching, learning, and research environment with the goal to lower barriers to knowledge by making the processes and products of scholarship more distributed, transparent, and accessible. Read More...
Roundtable on Representing Open Education in Tenure & Promotion Processes
By Will Engle on July 13, 2023
Open pedagogies and resources are enabling faculty to reduce barriers to learning by opening their classrooms, developing new educational resources, and contributing their efforts to public knowledge. In this recorded round table discussion, UBC faculty members and open education leaders discussed their experiences, including challenges and successes, in representing their open education work for tenure and promotion. Read More...