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a group of people working to improve the Wikipedia at the Art and Feminism event

Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-athon

By Erin Fields on March 9, 2022

The Belkin, UBC Art History Students Association, UBC Visual Arts Students Association, and Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory invites participants of all genders and expressions to join us and help balance representational imbalances at this year’s Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon taking place from 11 am to 2 pm on Thursday, 24 March 2022. Each spring, […] Read More...

Join Us! Open Education Week 2022

By Erin Fields on March 7, 2022

An annual celebration, Open Education Week (OE Week) is an opportunity for actively sharing and learning about the latest achievements in Open Education worldwide. Read More...

The UBC OER Collection Challenge

By Erin Fields on March 2, 2022

Kicking off Open Education Week at UBC, the Alma Mater Society, Student’s Union UBC Okanagan and Open UBC invite UBC faculty, staff, and students to contribute open educational resources (OER) to the newly launched UBC OER Collection as part of a multi-campus challenge, starting March 7. Read More...

H5P Symposium: Feb 22-23

By Will Engle on February 2, 2022

In this multi-day H5P symposium, we will introduce you to H5P, demonstrate its strengths and limitations, and highlight successful examples of implementation and course integration for various content types (e.g. multiple choice question sets, auto-graded essays, drag and drop, and interactive videos). Read More...

Join Us! Fair Dealing Week

By Erin Fields on January 26, 2022

Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the important doctrines of fair use and fair dealing. It is designed to highlight and promote the opportunities presented by fair use and fair dealing, celebrate successful stories, and explain these doctrines. Read More...
OER Fund - Decorative image of students studying

Live Now! Open Scholarship in Practice Recordings

By Erin Fields on November 12, 2021

Missed Open Scholarship in Practice? Catch-up with video recordings of the sessions. Read More...

Registration for POSE is now Open!

By Rie Namba on November 9, 2021

We are excited to announce that the next session of POSE will run again from January to April 2022. Please register to join us! Read More...
Figure of a centre of gravity on a foot from OER Mechanics project (CC BY UBC Engineering.

OER in STEM: Opportunities & Challenges

By Dr. Agnes d’Entremont on November 8, 2021

Open resources can be an important tool for reducing student textbook costs. Dr. Agnes d’Entremont from UBC Mechanical Engineering explains why it’s harder to develop or adapt them for STEM — and the opportunities if we do. Read More...

OER Fund(ed): Using Open Educational Resources to Support Student Learning Inside and Outside of Class

By Will Engle on November 1, 2021

Jonathan Verret received a 2019/20 OER Implementation Grant for a project that resulted in the creation of a “Foundations of Chemical and Biological Engineering” open textbook. This resource, which provides an introduction to foundational topics of chemical engineering... Read More...