Events and Workshops

In Person

Sept 9

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!

Through engaging in the activities and content of this workshop, you will have the opportunity to

• Locate OER repositories
• Identify permissions of OER licenses
• Choose OERs relevant for your teaching

In Person

Oct 16

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!

Through engaging in the activities and content of this workshop, you will have the opportunity to

• Experience the stages of the OER publishing process
• Choose appropriate tools and platforms for OER projects
• Create an OER infographic using templates
• Locate an OER Repository where you can share the OER you created

Virtual

Nov 7

2 pm - 3pm

In Person

Nov 25

2pm - 4pm

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!

Through engaging in the activities and content of this workshop, you will have the opportunity to

• Determine whether Pressbooks is an appropriate platform for an OER project
• Organize and structure content in Pressbooks
• Create content using the Pressbooks platform

In Person

Nov 21

2pm - 4pm

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!

Through engaging in the activities and content of this workshop, you will have the opportunity to

• Identify open pedagogy through common characteristics
• Integrate open pedagogy into sample teaching activities
• Modify one of your own teaching practices to include open pedagogy