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SUMMARY:Pressbooks 101
DESCRIPTION:Did you know the Ontario post-secondary community has free access to Pressbooks\, an easy-to-use open content publishing platform for creating (or adapting) online resources such as textbooks\, guidebooks\, modules\, lab manuals\, student-generated assignments\, and more? \nThis session will provide an overview of Pressbooks and the dynamic features that are natively baked in – including H5P interactivity\, Hypothes.is annotation and embedded multimedia. If you’re looking to self-publish content of any length\, and want a simple tool that enables customization\, flexibility and accessible\, varied publishing formats with web-hosting options\, Pressbooks may be right for you. We’ll look at examples of instructor-created and student-created content and get you started on using Pressbooks for your teaching and learning.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/pressbooks-101/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:Designing Learner Assessments Using Open Practices and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
DESCRIPTION:Approximately 2.2 million learners were enrolled in post-secondary institutions in Canada in the 2021/22 academic year (Statistics Canada\, 2023). That number is likely relatively similar for 2023/24. If each of those learners were enrolled in 3 courses per semester\, and each course required one hour of homework and assignment time per week (over 15 weeks) that’s a total of 90 million hours of potential learner co-creation of knowledge. Just in Canada\, just in one semester. Using David Wiley’s idea of reducing “throw away assignments” (Wiley\, 2013)\, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) present a fantastic opportunity to create globally relevant and experiential projects as part of post-secondary learning experiences. \nThe purpose of this interactive workshop is for participants to learn about the SDGs (if they have not yet heard of them) or refresh their knowledge (UNESCO\, n.d.)\, and explore with each other and the facilitator how to use the topics\, targets\, and indicators to develop an open assignment and rubric for learners. The exploration and design of assessments should highlight use of open educational resources (OER)\, focus on real-world examples\, be relevant to your discipline\, and include conversations with colleagues for inspiration and feedback. \nThe output of the workshop will be a participant-designed assessment (assignment details and a rubric if needed) based on one or more of the SDGs that may be explored in partnership with students in an upcoming course. \nBoxed lunches will be provided for in-person registrants. \nAbout the facilitator: Dr. Jenni Hayman is an experienced and active higher education administrator\, researcher\, and faculty member at Royal Roads University in Canada. Her expertise is in the design and delivery of online and hybrid post-secondary programs\, including partnership with faculty on the use of open educational resources\, technology in their teaching practice\, and scholarly research (scholarship of teaching and learning). Recent roles include Associate Faculty at Royal Roads; Chair\, School of Business\, Online at Conestoga College; and Dean\, Academic Excellence and Innovation at Cambrian College. Jenni provides guidance and support for faculty and administrators on emerging regional\, national\, and global education practices related to open education\, quality assurance\, program review and development\, and evidence-based teaching models. Her current research and explorations focus on the use of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals as a foundation for post-secondary curriculum.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/designing-assessments-open-practices-and-sdgs/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:Finding and Using OER
DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest barriers to OER adoption and use is finding the right resource. In this session\, we will look at some McMaster-specific resources that will help you in your search (including McMaster’s OER by Discipline Guide version 2.0)\, explore some OER repositories\, and consider some strategies to fine tune your results. We will also look at how you can evaluate the OER you’ve found for possible inclusion in your teaching.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/finding-using-oer/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250303T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051440
CREATED:20250303T183946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T210035Z
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SUMMARY:McMaster University OER Grant & Lightning Talks
DESCRIPTION:This event features McMaster faculty and instructors who are incorporating open education into their teaching. Hear from some of the 2024-2025 OER Grantees as they update us on their awarded projects. Learn about the open resources being created for McMaster courses and hear about experiences in creating open and accessible content. \nGather ideas for possible OER projects of your own. Find out more about the McMaster OER Grant which will be offered again in Spring 2025.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/mcmaster-university-oer-grant-lightning-talks/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
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SUMMARY:Curation as a Teaching Strategy
DESCRIPTION:We typically associate the word “curation” with art galleries and museums\, but with the burgeoning availability of open education resources\, it can also be part of a content creation strategy. \nSifting through the vast amounts of relevant content online can be challenging\, but also presents opportunities to selectively collect astonishing and high-quality pieces\, carefully authored by others and potentially of great value to your learners. Curating existing online materials can also offset resource-intensive media productions\, such as filming and creating videos that are normally included in content-focused designs. This presentation will focus on the process of finding\, evaluating\, selecting\, arranging\, annotating and contextualizing existing and quite often\, freely-available\, online learning materials in order to create a rich learning experience. \nWhether you plan to curate all of the content\, or also want to create some your own\, we will explore what mix is right for you\, and look at a few tools that can help make the process easier.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/curation-teaching-strategy/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Educational Practices
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GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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SUMMARY:H5P Workshop at McMaster University
DESCRIPTION:eCampusOntario offers free access to H5P\, a powerful tool for creating interactive learning elements? H5P allows you to design engaging activities—such as quizzes\, drag-and-drop exercises\, interactive videos\, and more—that can be seamlessly embedded into Avenue to Learn.\n\nThis session will provide an overview of H5P and showcase a variety of interactive elements that instructors can use to enhance student engagement in online courses. Whether you’re looking to create dynamic learning experiences or explore innovative ways to present content\, H5P offers an intuitive and flexible solution.\n\nJoin us to see real-world examples\, learn how to integrate H5P into your course\, and get started with designing interactive activities for your teaching and learning.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/h5p-workshop-at-mcmaster-university/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Digital Skills
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ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250306T133000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T205920Z
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SUMMARY:Finding and Using OER
DESCRIPTION:One of the biggest barriers to OER adoption and use is finding the right resource. In this session\, we will look at some McMaster-specific resources that will help you in your search (including McMaster’s OER by Discipline Guide version 2.0 and the OER Finding Service)\, explore some OER repositories\, and consider some strategies to fine tune your results. We will also look at how you can evaluate the OER you’ve found for possible use in your teaching.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/finding-and-using-oer/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250307T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250307T133000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051440
CREATED:20250303T184225Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250313T205918Z
UID:10003304-1741350600-1741354200@oeweek.oeglobal.org
SUMMARY:Pressbooks 101
DESCRIPTION:Pressbooks is an easy-to-use open content publishing platform for creating (or adapting) online resources such as textbooks\, guidebooks\, modules\, lab manuals\, student-generated assignments\, and more! \nThis session will provide an overview of Pressbooks and the dynamic features that are natively baked in – including H5P interactivity\, Hypothes.is annotation and embedded multimedia. If you’re looking to self-publish content of any length\, and want a simple tool that enables customization\, flexibility and accessible\, varied publishing formats with web-hosting options\, Pressbooks may be right for you. \nWe’ll look at examples of instructor-created and student-created content and get you started on using Pressbooks for your teaching and learning.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/pressbooks-101-2/
LOCATION:McMaster University\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Digital Skills,Open Education Resources
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ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260302T150000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051440
CREATED:20260225T154458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T154458Z
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SUMMARY:OER Grant Lightning Talks & Grant Information Session
DESCRIPTION:This event features McMaster faculty and instructors who are incorporating open education into their teaching. \nHear from some of the 2025-2026 OER Grantees as they update us on their awarded projects. Learn about the open resources being created for McMaster courses and hear about experiences in creating open and accessible content. Gather ideas for possible OER projects of your own. Find out more about the McMaster OER Grant which will be offered again in Spring 2026.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oer-grant-lightning-talks/
LOCATION:Hamilton\, Canada\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T113000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260303T130000
DTSTAMP:20260505T051440
CREATED:20260225T155244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260225T163304Z
UID:10003594-1772537400-1772542800@oeweek.oeglobal.org
SUMMARY:Creating Open Content with Pressbooks and H5P
DESCRIPTION:Did you know McMaster has single-sign on to Pressbooks\, an easy-to-use open content publishing platform for creating (or adapting) online resources such as textbooks\, guidebooks\, modules\, lab manuals\, student-generated assignments\, and more? This session will provide an overview of Pressbooks and the dynamic features that are natively baked in – including H5P interactivity\, Hypothes.is annotation and embedded multimedia. If you’re looking to self-publish content of any length\, and want a simple tool that enables customization\, flexibility and accessible\, varied publishing formats with web-hosting options\, Pressbooks may be right for you. We’ll look at examples of instructor-created and student-created content and get you started on using Pressbooks for your teaching and learning.\n\neCampusOntario offers free access to H5P\, a powerful tool for creating interactive learning elements. H5P allows you to design engaging activities—such as quizzes\, drag-and-drop exercises\, interactive videos\, and more—that can be seamlessly embedded into Avenue to Learn. This session will provide an overview of H5P and showcase a variety of interactive elements that instructors can use to enhance student engagement in online courses. Whether you’re looking to create dynamic learning experiences or explore innovative ways to present content\, H5P offers an intuitive and flexible solution. Join us to see real-world examples\, learn how to integrate H5P into your course\, and get started with designing interactive activities for your teaching and learning.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/creating-pressbooks-h5p/
LOCATION:Hamilton\, Canada\, Hamilton\, Ontario\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices,Tools and Techniques
ORGANIZER;CN="McMaster University":MAILTO:oer@mcmaster.ca
GEO:43.2557206;-79.8711024
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