open education

It’s almost the first week of March, which means Open Education Week!  Open Education is a movement that encourages sharing and collaboration through open licensing (licensing that permits free access or reuse) and accessible formats for course materials. It also promotes open pedagogical practices by encouraging the co-creation and customization of learning resources by students and faculty. One of the most exciting aspects of Open Education is the use of Open Educational…

This post was written by Joana Mazumder Let’s celebrate Open Education Week 2023 this March with a month-long event – the Open Education Talks series. Beginning on the 1st of March, Open Education Talks offers weekly lunch-hour lightning presentations about the role of open education in post secondary institutions. Building on the success of last year’s Open Pedagogy Talks, this series creates another chance to share and learn about recent projects, challenges…

By Sarah Shaughnessy Mark your calendars for the Open Education Symposium during the first week of March! The symposium is a week-long celebration of all things relating to Open Education, including creating, using and sharing open resources; exploring open pedagogical practices; and building community with other practitioners, educators and students. The event is free, virtual and open to all! Take the opportunity to learn some new skills with hands-on workshops, have informal…

Have you ever found yourself knee deep in researching a topic online when you come across something that sounds like a perfect fit, and then –BAM! –You run into a paywall? There is nothing worse than being so close yet so far from the information, or content, you need. Not everyone is able to, nor wants to, pay access fees or subscriptions, so what can you do? Good news intrepid learner! There…

The University of Alberta Library and the Alberta OER Technology and Infrastructure Working Group are pleased to announce the new Open Education Alberta program. This no-fee provincial program seeks to eliminate barriers to adopting, adapting and creating open textbooks by providing Alberta post-secondary institutions with easy-to-use online publishing software. The University of Alberta Library will host and maintain the Pressbooks publishing software, and partner institutions will establish workflows and service models that…

Alongside the University of Alberta’s mission of “For the Public Good” The University of Alberta Libraries is introducing an Open Educational Resources (OER) publishing program to increase access to and use of free and accessible textbooks and other learning resources. OER are teaching and learning materials that are accessible without cost and allow for free use, reuse and redistribution. OER often have a Creative Commons license that states specifically how the material may be…

We don’t know about you, but we are still riding on the wave of excitement from Open Education Week last week! If you weren’t able to make it, you missed some great presentations and the opportunity to join us in recognizing some of the great work that encompasses the values of openness on our campus. These individuals have exerted passion and effort in pushing forward open resources in the face of barriers…