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The Possibility of New Futures: Dreaming with Open Education - March 20
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.
Join us! Open Education Week 2024
February 29, 2024
Join us for Open Education Week 2024!
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Attend the Art + Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on March 12
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 […]
Beyond the Classroom: Promoting and Supporting EDI in Health Care Education with Open Education
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
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AMS Announces Call for 2024 Nominations for OER Champions
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 […]
Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources
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.
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A Conversation on Open Educational Resources
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.
OER Excellence and Impact Award Call for Nominations
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.
Call for Survey Participants - Canadian Indigenous Perspectives on OER
October 5, 2023
This research seeks to identify workflows, practices, and unique barriers involved in developing Canadian Indigenous OER.
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Call for Proposals for OER Grants
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 […]