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

Open UBC Working Group

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

  • Online
    July 27, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Online
    September 28, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Online
    October 26, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  • Online
    November 30, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Facilitators

  • Will Engle
    Strategist, Open Education Initiatives, CTLT
  • Erin Fields
    Open Education and Scholarly Communications Librarian, UBC Library
  • Rie Namba
    Educational Resource Developer – Open Resources

Accessibility Drop-Ins

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

  • Online
    July 28, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    August 11, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Online
    August 25, 2026
    1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Facilitators

Accessibility in Academic Events: Strategies for Making Lectures, Workshops, Poster Sessions, Symposiums, and Other Academic Events Inclusive for All Attendees

Series:

Are you planning a lecture, poster session, workshop, symposium, or other academic event? UBC recently published the UBC Accessible Events Guide to support event planners in creating welcoming and inclusive events of all sizes. By incorporating accessibility needs into the planning for your event and responding to accommodation requests, you can help ensure everyone can fully participate. This session will highlight practical strategies from the Guide to help make your teaching (more…)


Upcoming Dates

  • Online
    August 11, 2026
    12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Facilitators

Can I Use This? Working with Copyright and Open Educational Resources (OER)

In-person
Series:

This session will focus on the pragmatic elements of reuse, the essentials of copyright, and the basics of working with open educational resources that are licensed to allow revision and reuse. Such openly-licensed resources can impact teaching and learning through contextualization, time savings, and lowering student access barriers such as costs.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    August 19, 2026
    3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Facilitators

Increasing Accessibility for Video

In-person
Series:

Explore strategies and solutions, including a variety of tools and supports, from free and do-it-yourself options to professional services. You’ll find practical tips, guidance and best practices for reaching students that experience barriers with video. Join us as we examine both the challenges and opportunities of applying universal design principles in video production.


Upcoming Dates

  • In-person
    August 20, 2026
    1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Facilitators