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SUMMARY:Behind the Scenes OER (Open Educational Resources) Pressbooks Projects at Concordia
DESCRIPTION:Concordia University fosters open education to enhance access to quality educational resources. Part of Open Education Month at Concordia University\, Behind the Scenes offers insight into several open textbooks and open guidebook projects\, namely: \n\nDepartment of Art History\, Create Grant Project\, Creating the Modern: Intersections of Art and Society in the Nineteenth Century by Loren Lerner and Karine Antaki\, CC BY 4.0.\nDepartment of Journalism\, Create Grant Project\, JOUR 443: The Digital Magazine Open Textbook\, [OER CC Licence\, TBA]\nCentre for Teaching and Learning\, Active Learning: A Short Guidebook and Demystifying Inclusive Pedagogy by CTL\, CC BY 4.0.\n\nRegister and find out more
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/pressbooks-concordia/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Free Books: Open Publishing at Concordia
DESCRIPTION:To celebrate Open Education Month\, Concordia Library is pleased to present a new display highlighting open publishing at the Library and Concordia University Press (CUP). Together\, the Library and CUP collaborate to make scholarship and education free and accessible within and beyond the university. \nOpen Educational Resources (OER) are digital resources for teaching\, learning\, and research that are made available for use and re-purposing. They increase the variety of instructional resources in students’ learning experiences while lowering the financial barriers. OER in the form of open textbooks are a hallmark of Concordia’s OER program. Although open-access publications from university presses often do not permit repurposing in the same way that open textbooks do\, they are nonetheless free for students and can be adopted in courses. In parallel with open publishing\, Course Reserves also offer a free option for students. \nThis collaborative display illustrates how open education and open scholarship can nurture each other. As higher education becomes increasingly costly\, students stand to gain from the cost-saving benefits of viable alternatives to commercial textbooks. Meanwhile\, professors can choose to deepen their research and pedagogical impact by developing open-access and knowledge-mobilization plans to benefit students and the wider public. \nOrganized in six sections\, this display introduces students and faculty to the parallels between CUP and the Library’s OER program. In the vitrine and the digital counter\, you will find awareness efforts alongside physical and digital books from CUP and Concordia’s OER program. QR codes make these titles easily accessible\, while OER and CUP buttons and slogans promote the importance of open publishing. \nFinally\, the horizons of free course material options can be expanded through student advocacy and faculty pedagogy. We encourage students to nominate a course for open education and show their support for open publishing by wearing one of our buttons found at the Ask-Us Desk. We encourage faculty to consider open textbook grants\, course reserves\, and open-access university presses. \nLet’s reduce barriers to higher education together! \nCurated by the Library’s OER Team and Concordia University Press\, the exhibition will be on display from March 3 until April 30\, 2025. Special thanks to Zo Kopyna\, Chhayhee Sok\, Saelan Twerdy\, Meredith Carruthers and Rachel Harris. \nConcordia University Library supports open scholarship\, education\, and science. As part of this commitment\, the Library leads the University’s OER Program and continues to develop open scholarship initiatives and services\, such as our open guides and institutional repository. \nConcordia University Press is a non-profit publisher of peer-reviewed books. Concordia University Press is committed to barrier-free scholarship and our titles are available as free\, open-access e-books\, as well as for sale in thoughtfully designed print editions.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/free-books-open-publishing-at-concordia/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Libraries,Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T150000
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SUMMARY:Hunting for Open Educational Resources Suited to Your Discipline (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:Open Educational Resources (OER) are free learning materials for students\, which can easily be adapted or tailored for accessible\, course-specific learning. This workshop introduces OER basics such as renewable assignments and open textbooks and their place in the open ecosystem. You will learn to search for and discover OER relevant to your courses and disciplines. \n In an open document\, we will collaboratively search OER repositories for materials that can be added to Concordia’s OER By Discipline Resource Guide\, which you might find useful to your studies. Through collaborative small group discussions and guided practice\, you can benefit yourself and your fellow students\, and leave equipped to advocate more effectively for OER in your classrooms. \nLearning Objectives:\nUnderstand the basic differences between OER\, paywalled textbooks\, and pirated resources \nSearch OER repositories for OER suited to your courses \nCo-adapt Concordia’s OER By Discipline Resource Guide – 2nd edition \n  \nPart of Open Education Month at Concordia University Library  \n 
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/hunting-for-open-educational-resources-suited-to-your-discipline-in-person/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
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SUMMARY:Open Educational Resources (OER) Discovery Minute (In Person)
DESCRIPTION:OER Discovery Minute is an opportunity to discover what your student peers at Concordia are doing to help you find and access free textbooks and learning materials.  \nOnly have a minute\, no problem. Drop by at any time during our event for a minute\, two\, or the whole session.  \nActivities include: \n\nButton making\nTrivia\nSearching for OERs\, \nNominate a course\, and more\nFree snacks and refreshments.\n\nThis event is led by student leaders in the OER movement and supported by Concordia University Library.\n \nPart of Open Education Month at Concordia University Library 
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oer-discovery-minute/
LOCATION:Concordia University\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260318T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260318T163000
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SUMMARY:The Price is Wrong: Free or Low-Cost Alternatives in Higher Education (Concordia University)
DESCRIPTION:Sometimes\, the cost of academic publishing can feel very wrong. Costs might feel wrong for students facing higher living and tuition costs\, and for researchers seeking to make their work open access. \nTextbooks\, course packs\, journal articles\, academic books\, and related online resources carry various price tags; some of which are shockingly high or low. Uncover the publishing costs in academia and learn about for-profit publishing alternatives. Participants who guess the accurate price will win prizes as we reveal how pathways within open scholarship and open education can lessen the financial burdens on students\, educators\, and researchers. \nIn twelve spins\, our version of Price is Wrong features useful information\, several slices of humour\, and prizes for our winners. In this collaboration\, Rachel Harris and Zo Kopyna from the Concordia University Library’s Open Educational Resources Team\, Ryan Van Huijstee from Concordia University Press\, and Douglas Moffat from 4TH Space act as game-show hosts\, radio announcers\, and design magicians. Together\, we encourage students\, professors\, librarians\, and staff members to join us… as volunteer game-show contestants and audience members\, take your seats! \n… \nHow can you participate? Join us in person  [4TH SPACE in the J.W. McConnell Building] or online by registering for the Zoom Meeting or watching live on YouTube. \n  \n> Learn more  \n> Part of open education month at Concordia University
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/price-is-wrong-free/
LOCATION:Montreal\, Canada\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Equity and Access,Libraries,Open Access Publishing,Open Education Resources
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SUMMARY:Contemplative pedagogy and practices in the classroom launch
DESCRIPTION:In an increasingly fractured world\, how can we cultivate deeper\, more connected ways of learning? Contemplative practices and pedagogy (CP&P) offers a response by engaging the ‘whole person’ – mind\, body\, and spirit – in teaching and learning.  \nJoin Concordia University’s Centre for Teaching and Learning to launch the new open educational resource (OER) on Contemplative practices and pedagogies in the classroom. This collection was co-created with our faculty interest group in 2025 with contributions from faculty\, staff\, students and guest speakers. Contributors documented testimonials\, insights and practices that free to access and adapt for the Concordia community and beyond.  \nAgenda:  \n\nOpening remarks from Dr. Rosemary Reilly and Cristina Galofre Gomez\, co-facilitators of the faculty interest group \nProcess of co-creating the open-access resource with faculty and preview of the contents with Josephine Guan \nFraming this work as evidence of teaching excellence with Margo Echenberg\, CTL\, and Dr. Rachel Harris\, Scholarly Publishing Librarian  \nBreakout discussions on focused topics led by the speakers:  \n\nContemplative pedagogy in higher education led by Dr. Reilly   \nHands-on dossier workshop with Margo and Dr. Harris 
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/contemplative-pedagogy-and-practices-in-the-classroom-launch/
LOCATION:Montreal\, Canada\, Montreal\, Quebec\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Equity and Access,Open Education Resources
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