Open Education
Open practices enable faculty to open their classrooms, incorporate new resources and perspectives in their learning environments, and contribute to students’ learning beyond the classroom. The Open Education series explores the necessary ingredients for authentic learning activities as well as different approaches to effectively re-using, contextualizing and creating openly-licensed educational resources. The series will include hands-on workshops, seminars with practitioners, and events that bring together the community to explore and discuss open learning. For more info visit https://open.ubc.ca
Accessibility Drop-Ins
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- Online
- Series:
Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible and barrier free for all learners? Join us for an informal drop-in where you can chat with accessibility consultants, educational designers, and colleagues about accessibility. The accessibility drop-ins are for anyone who is developing course content or open educational resources (OER) and who is curious (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Accessibility Drop-Ins"
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- Online
- Date
- February 10, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- February 24, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- March 10, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- March 24, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- April 7, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- April 21, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- May 5, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- May 19, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT -
Bosung Kim
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT -
AC Deger
OER Support Pilot Strategist; UBC Centre for Accessibility
2026 H5P Symposium
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
In 2026, the UBC H5P Symposium will be exploring the theme: Designing the Future of Interactive Learning: H5P, OER, and GenAI. Visit the UBC H5P Symposium website for more information. Active learning techniques are now seen as the gold standard in many classrooms (Freeman et al., 2014; Shi et al., 2019; Tutal & Yazar, 2022). (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "2026 H5P Symposium"
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- Online
- Date
- February 18, 2026 - February 19, 2026
- Time
- 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT
Open UBC Working Group
- Session Format:
- Online
- Series:
The Open UBC Working Group, which is composed of faculty, students, and staff, meets regularly to advise, communicate, and partner on open education and scholarship activities and projects happening at UBC. In addition to serving as a place of community for those interested in various areas of open scholarship, the working group develops projects and (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Open UBC Working Group"
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- Online
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- February 23, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- March 30, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- April 27, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- May 25, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- June 29, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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- Online
- Date
- July 27, 2026
- Time
- 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT -
Erin Fields
Open Education and Scholarly Communications Librarian, UBC Library -
Rie Namba
Educational Resource Developer – Open Resources
Designing Interactive OER and Course Content with H5P
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Interactive content is one way to encourage learners to engage more deeply with the materials. This is where H5P comes in, providing a simple way to build that interactivity into your existing resources. H5P is a free, open-source tool that enables users to create a wide array of interactive teaching and learning elements to increase engagement (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Designing Interactive OER and Course Content with H5P"
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- Date/Time
- Date
- March 2, 2026
- Time
- 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Facilitators
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Manuel Dias
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT -
John Cheng
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT -
Bosung Kim
Learning Design Consultant, CTLT
Creating Accessible OER and Course Materials
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Are you updating your course content or developing and incorporating open educational resources (OER) into your teaching and learning? Join us for a workshop about how to design or adapt OER and other learning materials so they are more accessible for all learners. We’ll start with a demonstration of different content styles and formats, explore (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Creating Accessible OER and Course Materials"
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- Date/Time
- Date
- March 5, 2026
- Time
- 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT -
AC Deger
OER Support Pilot Strategist; UBC Centre for Accessibility
Enhancing Student Learning through Open Assignments
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Open pedagogy applies the principles of openness to teaching and learning, giving students greater control and agency in their own education as well as aligning their work with the academic mission of the University. It combines strategies and technologies that support collaboration, co-creation, and shared knowledge. UBC Blogs and the UBC Wiki are powerful platforms (more…)
Upcoming Dates - "Enhancing Student Learning through Open Assignments"
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- Date/Time
- Date
- March 6, 2026
- Time
- 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Facilitators
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Will Engle
Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT -
Rie Namba
Educational Resource Developer – Open Resources