March 2-6, 2026 marks Open Education Week and UN SDG Action and Awareness Week. Join BCcampus, the BC Open Education Librarians, University Canada West, and Langara College for a celebration of both of these events with keynote speaker Dr. Karen Cangialosi. As global social and environmental problems grow ever more intractable, we need transformative pedagogies that support […]
Curious about bringing more open, flexible, and affordable learning materials into your courses? The Vancouver Community College Open Education Working Group invites you to OER from Creation to Classroom, a panel discussion designed to demystify adopting, adapting, and creating Open Educational Resources (OER). You’ll hear firsthand experiences from our panelists Julie Crouse (NSCC), Shantel Ivits (VCC), Venecia Williams (VCC), […]
Whether adapting an existing OER, transitioning your course materials into the Open, or creating an OER from scratch, you will likely be using materials created by others. Because Open doesn't just apply to the finished resource but all of the elements within the resource, it is important to ensure that everything you include in your […]
Zines are a self-published medium created by collaging existing materials (e.g. images, text, etc.) with self-created content. Zines are published in simple photocopied and digital formats for open sharing. The practice of remixing, revising, and redistribution has been a part of zine culture since its creation. Zines provide a space where information authority can be questioned […]
This Open Education Week online panel from the Commonwealth of Learning presents fresh insights into Open Educational Resource (OER) localisation across the Commonwealth. Facilitated by Professor Lynne Bowker (Laval University) and Dr Jako Olivier (Commonwealth of Learning), the session is linked to their forthcoming edited volume, Localisation of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education. Speakers […]
Pressbooks is a powerful and popular tool for creating open educational resources such as textbooks. Whether you are looking for training for yourself or your research assistants, this training will cover the basics of how to use Pressbooks to create and enhance content. By the end of this session participants will be familiar with: Overview […]
Does your project include work created by others? Do you have questions about Creative Commons licenses and how to incorporate licensed works into your project? This session will introduce you to copyright basics for your OER project and take you through licensing considerations to ensure that your work is reusable by others. Importantly it will […]
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. There are many tools that support open pedagogical practices […]
