2022

Discussion Panel on Teaching with OER/OA

The OEP Program facilitated a panel discussion on teaching using open access (OA) /open educational resources (OER). Two panelists, Dr. Karla McManus and Laura Ambrose, shared how they incorporate OA/OER into their teaching practice.

The recording is available below.

The following are the presentation handouts from the two panelists:

1. Dr. Karla McManus Art History presentation [PDF]
2. Laura Ambrose Biology presentation [PPT] and handout [PDF]

 

Open Pedagogy discussion: Decolonization and Justice

The OEP Program facilitated a panel discussion on a Department of Justice Studies Open Pedagogy project. In Winter 2021, Dr. Muhammad Asadullah and his undergraduate students in JS-419, co-created the OER, Decolonization and Justice: An Introductory Overview. This resource was published in January 2022 and made available through the University of Regina Pressbooks instance to the global community. In this panel discussion, a teaching circle approach was used as Dr. Asadullah and 5 of his students shared their experiences working on this project. The recording of the event is provided below.

Discussion Panel on Universal Design for Learning as an Inclusive Teaching Strategy

The OEP Program and CTL facilitated a panel discussion on Universal Design for Learning (UDL)as it relates to inclusion at the University of Regina.The panelist were:

1. Dr. Alec Couros
2. Dr. Jenn de Lugt
3. Dr. Scott Thompson

The session was the beginning of a conversations about UDL as a strategy for inclusive course design and teaching. It fits in with the focus on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) at the University of Regina. In addition, UDL is one of the themese from the CTL Strategic Plan.

 

 

The presentation handouts from each of the panelists can be downloaded below.

1. Dr. Alec Couros presentation [PDF]
2. Dr. Jenn de Lugt Power Point [PPTX]
3. Dr. Scott Thompson presentation [PDF]

Finding and Evaluating Open Educational Resources (OER)

The OER Publishing Program and the Dr. John Archer Library facilitated this session. Cara Bradley, the Research and Scholarship Librarian was the presenter. The recording of the session is available below.

 

2021

Tools for Creating OER Part I

The OEP Program facilitated a session on open-source tools for creating open educational resources. The session was presented by Dr. Robert Petry from Campion College, University of Regina, who has been using open-source tools to create open educational resources for many years. His session surveyed the following plain text open source tools for OER development:

• Advantage of a plain text format (as opposed to Wysiwyg) for writing a textbook.
• Separating content from presentation: The power of LaTeX but its limitations with regard to web-based books.
• Pandoc for format conversion and Pandoc Markdown as a simple readable source for PDF, web, and other document outputs.
• PreTeXt - an XML markup language for creating web and print textbooks.
• Future directions: Creating a PreTeXT markdown language.

The recording for the Zoom session is shown below.

The presentation file can be downloaded from the link: assets/open_textbook_presentation.pdf

OER Showcase of Projects I

The OEP Program hosted a session showcasing current and completed open educational resource projects. Presenters from across the University community gave brief glimpses into their projects. The following were the scheduled presenters with their projects:

1. Canada Speeches from the Throne, Professor Raymond Blake, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies, Faculty of Arts, Department of History
2. Geosciences Virtual Field Trip, Monica Cliveti, Department of Geology
3. Instructor Guide, Gilbert Niyoyita, CCE Flexible Learning
4. OER by Discipline Resource Guide: University of Regina, Arlysse Quiring, Dr. John Archer Library

The session recording is shown below.

 The presentation files are available from the links below.

1. Monica Cliveti assets/GeoScienceVirtualFieldTrip.pdf
2. Gilbert Niyoyita assets/InstructorGuidePresentationGilbertNFLD.pptx
3. Arlysse Quiring assets/ArcherLibraryPressbooksProjectPresentation2021.pptx

Creative Commons Licensing

As part of Open Education Week (March 1 - 5), the OEP Program and the Dr. John Archer Library facilitated a workshop on Creative Commons Licensing, presented by Christina Winter and Brad Doerksen from the Dr. John Archer Library. The topics included:

1. Understanding Creative Commons licenses when creating and sharing your own learning resources
2. Finding and using existing resources that have been published with a CC license
3. Implications and considerations when including existing CC licensed resources in a resource you are creating.

The link to the session recording is shown below.

The presentation file is available at the link CC Licenses presentation [PDF]. To complement this session, CARL-ABRC has created short self-directed bilingual instructional modules on Copyright Open Educational Resource for University Instructors and Staff [HTML].

Adding interactivity with H5P

The OEP Program facilitated a session on adding interactivity to open educational resources created in Pressbooks. The presenter of this session was Michelle vanGinneken, an Instructional Designer in the Flexible Learning Division. The session covered the topics:

1. What is an H5P
2. Content options
3. Pressbook integration
4. Uses
5. U of R examples
6. Considerations

The link to the session recording is shown below.

The presentation file H5P Presentation [PPT] is available and can be downloaded.

OER Showcase of Projects II

The OEP Program hosted a showcase of current and completed projects. Presenters from across the University of Regina community  gave brief glimpses into their projects. The following is a list of the scheduled presenters and their projects:

1. Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People, Dr. Bettina Schneider, Associate Dean, Community, Research & Graduate Programs, First Nations University
2. Economics Slide Deck, Dr. Iryna Khovrenkov, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
3. Introductory Physical Geology Laboratory Manual – First Canadian Edition, Dr. Joyce McBeth, Department of Geology
4. Computer Programming textbook, Alireza Manashty, Director of Data Science Laboratory, Department of Computer Science
5. Flexible Learning and LIVE-streamed Courses, Michelle vanGinneken, CCE Flexible Learning

The link to the recording is shown below.

The presentation files are available from the links below.

1. Dr. Joyce McBeth Showcase presentation [PDF]
2. Dr. Alireza Manashty Book presentation [PPT]

The University of Regina OER by Subject Directory

The OER Program and the Dr. John Archer Library launched a new resource listing available OER by discipline. This resource lists a wide range of available open educational resources organized by discipline and will be updated regularly as new resources are identified and completed.

The link to the recording is shown below.

 

Book Building and Library Resources

The OEP Program and the Dr. John Archer Library delivered this session for faculty and staff. The presenter for this session was Arlysse Quiring from the Dr. John Archer Library. Topics covered in the session were:

1. Part 1: How to Create a Digital Book in Seven Steps
   • Basic book building
   • Troubleshooting
   • Quick notes on tools and tricks
2. Part 2: Library Resources and More
   • Pressbooks Directory
   • Connecting Library Resources
   • Library Support Team

The link to the recording is provided below.

Book Launch

The editors of the text, Global Femicide: Indigenous Women and Girls Torn from our Midst, will be hosting a roundtable discussion today, Tuesday October 12 at 2:00 pm SK time. This roundtable discussion served as a launch of the book.

The session was facilitated by Dr. Brenda Anderson and featured editors and authors of the text. The following panelists were in attendance

1. Elder Betty McKenna
2. Shauneen Pete
3. Judy Hughes
4. Lorenzo Barreno

The link to the recording is provided below.

The interested reader can access the text at the link https://opentextbooks.uregina.ca/femicide/. Options exist to download various formats of this openly licensed book.

Finding and Evaluating Open Educational Resources

The OER Publishing Program and Dr. John Archer Library provided a workshop on Finding and Evaluating Open Educational Resources (OER). Cara Bradley, the Research & Scholarship Librarian put the session together. The following sessions resources are available for download:

• Session presentation[PDF]
• OER checklist[PDF]

 

Computer Science Lab Updates Project

 

 

2020

OER in the Higher Education

This session covered the following topics:

• What is the definition of OER?
• Iron triangle: Cost, Quality and Access
• How are OER used in teaching?
• How are OER developed in higher education?
• What are the licensing options for OER?
• What are common search sites for OER?
• What is Open Courseware – examples?

The presentation file can be downloaded: assets/OER-in-higher-Education.pdf

Adopting OER for courses

• How to evaluate OER for your course
• Sources for OER and OCW
• Refinement of OER – options available
• Creating reusable content - OCW
• Benefits of collaborations – OER & OCW

The presentation file can be downloaded: assets/Adopting-OER-for-courses.pdf

OER Roundtable Discussion

 The panel consisted of four presenters for the following topics:

• Open Educational Practices - Dr. Alec Couros
• The faculty experience with OER - Dr. Amber Fletcher
• The student experience with OER - Brenden Lahaye
• Collaborative Development of OER - Dr. Joan Wagner

The recording for the Zoom session is shown below.

There are two presentations files available for two of the sessions:

• Dr. Alec Couros: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jl7lacykhppreuu/OEPs-2020DrAlecCouros.pdf?dl=0
• Dr. Joan Wagner: assets/CollaborationDrJoanWagner.pdf

2019

Using Open Textbooks in Your Teaching

 

Workshops from other OER Programs

 

Open Education Global Conference

The OEGlobal23 conference was held October 15 - 19 in Edmonton, Alberta. Preseentations are available for viewing, sharing and discussing at the OE Global YouTube Channel.

The OE Global Conference 2020 was held virtually from November 9th to 13th. The presentations are available for viewing, sharing and discussing. Currently, more than 120 of the sessions have archives available fo viewing. You can explore the full session archive along with OEG and YouTube archive web addresses.

 

Open Education Conference: USG Presentations

At the online Open Education Conference 2020, 36 USG faculty and staff had accepted proposals for conference presentations, panels, showcases, and 10 minute lightning talks. Below are all of the recorded presentations by these USG presenters, including Jeff and Tiffani, ALG Champions, and ALG grantees. The link to the site where one can view the video presentation is https://www.affordablelearninggeorgia.org/events/opened20. The list of presentation titles are:

1. Accessibility in OER Design
2. Collaboratively Building an Inclusive OER Music Appreciation Textbook
3. Discovering Physical Science Concepts from Everyday Materials
4. Ethical Dilemmas in an Open Technical Communication Textbook: Lessons in Audience Awareness
5. Faculty, Librarians and Designers, Oh My!: Rounding Out a System-Wide Advocacy Team
6. Journeys through OER: Past, Present and Future Adventures and Understandings
7. Our Powers Combined: An Open Ed Collaboration Between a Librarian and a Professor
8. Redesigning an Open Textbook by Levergaing Media, Pedagogy and Student Collaboration
9. Reimagining Inclusive design/Policies with OER & Open Pedagogy: Going Beyond Affordability
10. Renewable Texts/Renewable Assignments: Interrogating Race, Gender and Class Assumptions in OER
11. Write Once, Publish Everywhere: Developing an Efficient Workflow for Multiplatform OER Publishing

 

CCCOER Workshops

1. Culture  Shift to Academic Freedom: Open Education gives faculty the academic freedom to find, adapt, and create materials that are focused on how and what their students need to learn and be successful in their courses.  It takes time and a different approach to your teaching practice. No longer limited by a commercial textbook’s outline of topic materials and lack of access by a significant percentage of their students, a faculty member can engage their students in more meaningful and effective learning experiences. Hear from faculty, an administrator, and a student who are engaged in this sometimes challenging culture shift to reduce inequity and grow our pedagogical practices. Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/october-14-culture-shift-to-academic-freedom/
2. Decolonizing the course: We’re starting the academic year with a critical discussion that so many educators are struggling with right now. How can we use OER to advance inclusion, address systemic racism, and give a voice to the life experiences of underrepresented people? 

   Join us for this webinar to find out about emerging practices for transforming your instructional materials and practices featuring a librarian, an instructional coach, and a faculty member. Topics range from sourcing images to reflect your students’ culture and identity, reforming your syllabus towards inclusion, and converting your classes to include viewpoints that reflect varied cultural and gendered identities. The video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/decolonizing-the-course/
   

3. User Friendly OER Course Design for Remote & Face-to-Face: When faculty start using OER, one of the most exciting opportunities that the open license affords is for faculty to customize their courses to fit the needs of their students. In this discussion, we will explore some of the theory and practice around designing engaging, accessible, and inclusive OER courses. We will discuss how using OER can enable faculty to embrace good design principles for student-centered instruction in fully online courses or face-to-face courses, augmented with online components. We’ll discuss the advantages of this approach in our current, COVID-19 world. Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/june-3-user-friendly-oer-course-design-for-remote-face-to-face/
4. Open Pedagogy with Faculty and Students: Open Pedagogy is a collection of open practices in the classroom made possible by replacing commercial textbooks with open educational resources. These emerging practices enabled by open content licensing (and an open mindset) involve students in making decisions about their own learning experiences and contributing directly to global knowledge to impact not only other students but generate renewable value outside of the classroom. 

   Join us to hear about the learning benefits from faculty and students who have participated in open pedagogy projects that were enabled through the adoption of open education resources and open practices. Learn how students working with instructional designers and librarians have begun to help faculty adopt, create and implement open content across their campus. Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/april-8-open-pedagogy-with-faculty-students/
   

5. Attributions, Authoring, Platforms: Remixing openly licensed materials from different sources is a hallmark of OER but can make for complicated attributions. The webinar will start with best practices for attribution of curated openly licensed works. Three faculty will then share their experiences authoring and providing attributions of remixed OER in the Pressbooks and Libretexts platforms. Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/attributions-authoring-platforms/
6. Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in OER: The OER movement is deeply rooted in ensuring equitable access to information; but there is more we can do to help increase equity, diversity, and inclusion in our resources and practices. Join us for this webinar to learn about the ways in which colleges can consider issues of equity when designing and delivering OER courses and degree programs.  Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/equity-diversity-and-inclusion-in-oer/
7. Copyright and Licensing with OER: No matter how long you’ve been an advocate of OER, you may sometimes feel like you need a (fun and nuanced) refresher on the nuts and bolts of “open.”  This webinar will engage a panel of experts in a discussion ranging from the basics of copyright and Creative Commons licensing to the tough questions we inevitably encounter when working with open resources. Video and slides for this event are available at the link https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/sept-18-copyright-and-licensing-with-oer/