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 Studio – October 10, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 10, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Online Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible to all learners? Do you have specific questions about formatting Open Educational Resources (OER) or course content to ensure accessibility? Drop in to the Accessibility Studio for one-on-one guidance from specialists about designing course materials and OER so they are more accessible for all (more…)

TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions – October 10, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 10, 2024
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Online Starting in October, the CTLT will host a series of online drop-in sessions for applicants planning on submitting Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) or Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund project proposals. Applicants can register for any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such (more…)

Tools for Designing Interactive Courses: H5P


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    October 16, 2024
    11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Event Description

Student engagement is a critical factor known to significantly enhance student learning outcomes. Learning technologies can play an important role in fostering this engagement. H5P, a free and open-source tool, empowers users to create a wide array of interactive elements designed to enrich student engagement within learning management systems like Canvas. Recently launched by UBC, (more…)

2024 Fall Learning Analytics Hackathon


Event Date & Time

  • IN-PERSON
    October 19, 2024
    9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Event Description

In-person Join us for the 2024 Fall Learning Analytics Hackathon on October 19, 2024! This one day event (9:00am – 7:00pm) will give you a chance to build and showcase your analytics and data skills. The goal for this year’s hackathon is for you to find creative ways to use Canvas discussion data to improve (more…)

OER Fund General Info & Grant Proposal Consulting Session


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 21, 2024
    12:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Event Description

The UBC OER Fund was established to support affordable and inclusive access to learning materials through the use of open educational resources (OER) in UBC credit courses. The OER Fund has two grant streams and provides grants of up to $25,000 for UBC Vancouver faculty who wish to incorporate open educational resources as required materials into (more…)

Accessibility and OER Studio – October 22, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 22, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Online Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible to all learners? Do you have specific questions about formatting Open Educational Resources (OER) or course content to ensure accessibility? Drop in to the Accessibility Studio for one-on-one guidance from specialists about designing course materials and OER so they are more accessible for all (more…)

OER and GenAI – October 23, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 23, 2024
    11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Event Description

Online Join us for an interactive online workshop where we will explore the challenges, contradictions, and opportunities at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Open Educational Resources (OER). In this session we will discuss the potential of AI in generating dynamic content, including interactive textbooks, and its potential in developing open educational resources and (more…)

Open UBC Working Group – October Meeting


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 28, 2024
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Event Description

Online The Open UBC Working Group, which is composed of faculty, students, and staff, meets regularly to advise, communicate, and partner on open 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 events (more…)

TLEF-OER Fund Online Proposal Consultation Sessions – October 31, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    October 31, 2024
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Event Description

Online Starting in October, the CTLT will host a series of online drop-in sessions for applicants planning on submitting Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) or Open Educational Resources (OER) Fund project proposals. Applicants can register for any of these online sessions to discuss their project ideas and receive feedback and advice on topics such (more…)

Accessibility Studio – November 7, 2024


Event Date & Time

  • ONLINE
    November 7, 2024
    12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Event Description

Online Are you interested in making your course materials more accessible to all learners? Do you have specific questions about formatting Open Educational Resources (OER) or course content to ensure accessibility? Drop in to the Accessibility Studio for one-on-one guidance from specialists about designing course materials and OER so they are more accessible for all (more…)