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SUMMARY:Science Education for a Just and Sustainable World
DESCRIPTION: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. \n  \nAs global social and environmental problems grow ever more intractable\, we need transformative pedagogies that support our students to become critical\, creative social agents capable of building a more sustainable and just world. \nOpen Pedagogy has the potential to shift our traditional modes of teaching and learning towards practices that nurture students to be creators of knowledge focused on the global good. These hopes could be realized if we are responsive to the dual upheavals caused by AI and the attacks on higher education. We can educate our STEM students to become scientists\, and all of our students\, to become citizens that are cognizant of an uncertain and challenging future\, and work from non-traditional frameworks–those that resist competitive\, hierarchical\, exploitative models of science. \nKey to achieving this vision is teaching undergraduates how to center Open Science as the default for how science is practiced by deeply integrating Open Pedagogical practices that support students to address inherent inequities\, problems with data-sharing\, and other barriers to the adoption of Open Science. To that end\, the OCTOPUS project was developed to support higher education faculty and staff to create openly licensed materials that may eventually constitute a comprehensive undergraduate Open Science-Open Pedagogy program. \n  \nSpeaker bio\nDr. Karen Cangialosi is a passionate change agent\, dedicated educator\, and student advocate with national recognition in open education\, STEM ed\, and digital pedagogy. As a Professor of Biology at Keene State College (now emeritus)\, she brought open education into the biology curriculum and led campus-wide initiatives to make science education more affordable and inclusive. She now serves as Director of Open Education & Open Science at the RIOS Institute which promotes racial justice and openness in STEM education. Her work centers on transforming higher ed systems to better serve students\, especially marginalized students. Her Educause article\, An AI-Driven Optimism for Transforming Higher Education (It’s Not What You Think) considers the juxtaposition of AI in education. She continues to advocate for integrating Open Science and Open Education to reimagine how we teach\, learn\, and collaborate in STEM\, always with a focus on transparency\, justice\, and meaningful change. To that end\, she is project director for the OCTOPUS project (Open Collaboration for Transformative Open Pedagogy to support Undergraduate Open Science Education) a collaborative effort between the BioQUEST Curriculum Consortium and the RIOS Institute.
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/science-education-just-and-sustainable-world/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Educational Practices,Open Science
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260303T120000
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SUMMARY:OER from Creation to Classroom
DESCRIPTION:Curious about bringing more open\, flexible\, and affordable learning materials into your courses? \nThe 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). \nYou’ll hear firsthand experiences from our panelists Julie Crouse (NSCC)\, Shantel Ivits (VCC)\, Venecia Williams (VCC)\, and Cheryl Wright (VCC). This session will include lessons learned from our panelists who have created\, adopted or interacted with OER in their classrooms.  \nThis event is possible due to the financial support of BCcampus and is being held as a part of Open Education Week (OEWeek)\, an annual global celebration dedicated to sharing and promoting achievements in Open Education. \n\nWe look forward to having you attend the event!
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/oer-from-creation-to-classroom/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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SUMMARY:Finding\, Using\, and Creating Open Educational Resources
DESCRIPTION: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 OER respects licensing requirements. In this session we will walk you through some strategies for finding open content to adapt\, or include within your learning resources\, as well as best practices for attribution. We will also provide you with guidance for developing your own search plan and documentation\, including a workflow and templates for curating resource details. \nThis session will cover: \n\nIdentifying open educational resource repositories and online spaces for finding content\nDeveloping a search plan for finding resources across platforms\nDeveloping a workflow for curating resource details for use in an open educational resource project\nIdentifying terms of use and licensing of resources and attribution practice
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/finding-using-creating-oer/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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ORGANIZER;CN="University of British Columbia":MAILTO:open.ubc@ubc.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260304T110000
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SUMMARY:Participatory Publishing - Zine Assignments as Open Pedagogy
DESCRIPTION: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 by building knowledge within communities regardless of the level of perceived expertise. This session will address how zine culture aligns with open pedagogical practices and how you can integrate zine-making into your course. \nParticipants at this session will be introduced to: \n\nA brief history of zine-making and open culture\nAn overview of how zines align with open pedagogical practices\nMethodologies to engage students in zine creation and culture\nResources to integrate zine-making into course assignments
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/zines-open-pedagogy/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Educational Practices
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SUMMARY:Global to Local: Reimagining OER Localisation in Higher Education
DESCRIPTION:This Open Education Week online panel from the Commonwealth of Learning presents fresh insights into Open Educational Resource (OER) localisation across the Commonwealth. \nFacilitated 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 from Canada\, India and South Africa will share brief presentations on new research\, exploring themes such as generative AI\, multilingual and Indigenous knowledge integration\, student-centred localisation\, and policy-driven approaches to adapting OER for local contexts. \nProgramme\n1) Introduction – Jako Olivier & Lynne Bowker (5 minutes)\n2) Short presentations (40 minutes)\n– Reimagining OER Localisation through Generative AI: A Conceptual Framework for Higher Education (Adit Gupta\, Manas Ranjan Panigrahi\, Mool Raj & Aakriti Singh)\n– Ubuntu and Open Knowledge: A Theoretical Lens on Indigenous Knowledge Integration in Multilingual OERs (Napjadi Letsoalo)\n– Science is tough but so are you: localising resources and centering student experiences (Michelle Willmers\, Dale Taylor\, Bianca Masuku\, Glenda Cox & Mohammed Kajee)\n– From Global Openness to Local Flexibility: The Discursive Localization of OER in Ontario’s Virtual Learning Strategy (Mara Bordignon)\n3) Questions and answers (13 minutes)\n4) Closing remarks – Jako Olivier & Lynne Bowker (2 minutes)
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/global-to-local/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Artificial Intelligence,Equity and Access,Indigenous Ways of Knowing
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SUMMARY:Publishing a Book with Pressbooks - An Introduction
DESCRIPTION: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: \n\nOverview of Pressbooks functionality;\nThe layout of Pressbooks;\nCreating book chapters and parts;\nEmbedding images\, video\, and slides
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/publishing-with-pressbooks/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Tools and Techniques
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260311T110000
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SUMMARY:Copyright and Licensing in Open Educational Resources
DESCRIPTION: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 also provide you with a simple workflow to help you identify and respect Creative Commons licensed works. \nThis session will cover: \n\nCopyright basics including how copyright is assigned to a work\nRationale behind and purpose of open licenses\nIdentifying the 6 Creative Commons licenses and know how to assign them to OER\nApplying Creative Commons licenses and ensure compatibility among the CC licensed works
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/copyright-icensing-oer/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources
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SUMMARY:Students as Creators - Pressbook Enabled Assignments as Open Pedagogy
DESCRIPTION: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 and Pressbooks\, an open text publishing tool\, is one that supports students as creators of knowledge. \nThis session will explore practical approaches to using Pressbooks for open assignment and will include: \n\nGuidance on development of course assignments\, including skillsets needed by students to engage in publishing\nExamples of course assignments and published works by UBC students
URL:https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/activity/students-as-creators/
LOCATION:Vancouver\, Canada\, Vancouver\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Open Education Resources,Open Educational Practices
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