by ikehoe | Apr 24, 2018 | Open access, Open education
Have you ever considered using open education resources for your course? Not only does it save the students money, it can give you more flexible control over the content. If you haven’t found the right resource – consider creating one! Contact the UVic...
by ylim | Mar 1, 2018 | Events, News, Open education, Publishing & research impact
The annual UVic Author Celebration is coming up as part of Ideafest. Join us as we celebrate books written by UVic authors, including an engaging panel discussion on issues facing First Nations communities. When: March 8, 2018 Where: University Bookstore Time:...
by ikehoe | Feb 16, 2018 | Open access, Open education
Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Thursday March 8 Time: 9:30 am- 3:00pm Location: Babcock Canada Interaction Lab in the Jack White Building (#13 on Map) @ Interurban campus, Camosun College Free Registration Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness...
by ikehoe | Jan 26, 2018 | Open education, Publishing
Molly Mclendon | Jan 23, 2018 Tech Library is a member of the Open Textbook Network and is spearheading a way to lower textbook costs for students. They release a call for proposals to gauge the interests of professors in this endeavour. The proposals are reviewed and...
by ikehoe | Dec 21, 2017 | Open access, Open education
Michael Geist Blog | December 20, 2017 Earlier this year, the Ontario government made a big commitment to open textbooks, investing millions of dollars to create new open texts in fields such as history, finance, politics, the environment, engineering, and the...
