Open Education Week 2025
| Title | Hosted By | Date/Time | Description | Type | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship Information Session | T&L Commons | Online Feb 28 1pm - 1:30pm | Interested in designing meaningful assignments that take on some of the world’s most pressing sustainability needs? The UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship is for you! Work in interdisciplinary, inter-institutional teams this summer to create renewable assignments for one of your Fall courses with a focus on asking your students to consider and engage with one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Applications to join open Mar 1 - attend this information session to learn more! | Info Session | Register |
| Unlocking Potential: Finding OERs to Reduce Educational Barriers | Library | Online Mar 5 11am - 12pm | Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to equip you with the skills to locate and identify Open Educational Resources (OERs) that can reduce educational barriers and enhance learning experiences for your students. Come learn about the licensing of OERs, discover various OER repositories, and search for resources that are relevant for your students. By the end of this workshop, you will be well-prepared to integrate OERs into your courses, fostering an inclusive and equitable learning environment. Unlock the potential of OERs and transform your teaching practices! | Workshop | Register |
| Vectors of Trust: Practicing Reciprocal Values in Challenging Times | BC Open Education Librarians | Online Mar 6 2:30pm - 3:30pm | In eduspaces we talk about values in nebulous terms. We believe in open, we believe in barrier-free, we believe in social justice, we believe in student-focused pedagogies. But what are these values as praxis for those of us who support student-focused spaces? In this keynote, Dr. Ann Gagné will discuss how we are currently living through a crisis of trust in higher education, institutionally, governmentally, societally, and within our own communities. She will support reflection on how trust is a vector, with both magnitude and direction that impacts the work we do and the work we want to do. By highlighting broken reciprocal values and support systems, this talk defines the moral injury seen in our eduspaces and gives participants the opportunity to leave with tangible next steps to promote trust as reciprocal and etymologically radical. | Event | Register |
| Let's Do Some Open Pedagogy | T&L Commons | Online Mar 7 1pm - 3pm | Interested in engaging in open pedagogy but not sure where to start? You do not need to do it all at once! Open pedagogy is a practice that employs a social justice approach to education and builds on critical pedagogy to facilitate learners’ ownership of their own education. It can shift the emphasis away from simply consumption of knowledge or information to the creation and sharing of it. In this workshop, we will consider different components of a course (e.g., syllabi, assessment, assignments, etc.) and discuss how we can implement and apply the principles of open pedagogy to our practices. Explore ideas, ask questions, and practice making your courses more open! | Workshop | Register |
| Getting Started With Pressbooks | T&L Commons | Online Mar 18 2pm - 3:30pm | Whether you’re considering Pressbooks for a new project or looking to enhance your current teaching materials, this workshop will provide you with the skills and knowledge that you need. We’ll cover the basics: what Pressbooks is, its features, and how to get set up. From there, we’ll dive into creating and enhancing content, ensuring you’re equipped to produce high-quality, accessible resources for your students. This is a fantastic opportunity to explore how Pressbooks can support your commitment to open education and enhance your students’ learning experience. Let’s create, enhance, and share OER together! | Workshop | Register |
| Demystifying OER Creation: A Hands-On Workshop | T&L Commons | Online Apr 2 10am - 12pm | This workshop is designed to guide you through the process of creating your own Open Educational Resources (OER), making it less daunting and more accessible. Whether you’re looking to create a comprehensive textbook or a small, focused piece of educational material, this workshop will provide you with the necessary tools and guidance. You’ll gain firsthand experience of the OER publishing process, learn to choose the right tools and platforms for your project, and even create your own OER infographic using our provided templates. By the end of the workshop, you’ll not only have a finished OER to share but also the knowledge of where and how to share it in an OER Repository. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to the global educational community and enhance your teaching practice. Turn your expertise into accessible educational resources! | Workshop | Register |
Asynchronous Courses
What is Open?
This is a series of short modules (15 min each) introducing you to the core concepts behind Open Education, Open Educational Resources (OERs), and Open Pedagogy.
Through engaging with the content in this course, you will have the opportunity to learn
- the core principles behind the Open Education movement
- how to identify Open Educational Resources (OERs) vs free online resources
- how to incorporate characteristics of Open Pedagogy into teaching practices
Foundations in Open Education
This 7-hour asynchronous course invites participants to delve into the foundational principles of the Open Education movement. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to integrate Open Education principles into their courses. This integration is facilitated through the use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) and innovative teaching practices known as Open Pedagogy. This supports the ultimate goal of Open Education in fostering inclusivity, accessibility, and innovation in higher education. Join us on this journey to transform your teaching practices and create a more open and inclusive learning environment!
By the end of the course, participants will be able to have a better understanding of Open Education, Open Pedagogy, and Open Education Resources (OERs) and learn different ways of integrating Open Education principles into their teaching practices, fostering inclusivity, accessibility, and innovation in higher education.