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On October 23, 2019, Open Douglas welcomed Will Engle, Strategist of Open Education Initiatives from the University of British Columbia, to facilitate a workshop for instructors on how to rethink their assignments using open pedagogy. In other words, asking instructors… Continue Reading →
The following courses have replaced a commercial textbook with an open textbooks and/or open educational resources for the 2020 Winter term at Douglas College. This list does not include the courses that require no textbooks: ANTH 1100, sections 001, and… Continue Reading →
The following courses have replaced a commercial textbook with an open textbook and/or open educational resources for the Fall 2019 term at Douglas College. [This list does not include courses that require no textbooks.] ANTH 1100, sections 002, and 003… Continue Reading →
More great news from the Science & Technology faculty: Derek Turner, instructor in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and member of Open Douglas, has been appointed a BCcampus Educational Technology Fellow for 2019-20. Learn a little more about… Continue Reading →
A big congratulations to our Summer 2019 Douglas College OER Incentive Grant winners: Daryl Funk, Mathematics, Science & Technology Will Gunton, Physics, Science & Technology Irma Hoogendoorn, Mathematics & Science Teaching, Science & Technology Jennifer Kirkey, Mathematics & Science Teaching,… Continue Reading →
The following courses are using open textbooks and/or open educational resources for the Summer term at Douglas College: ANTH 1100, section 004 taught by Michelle Walks BIOL 2401, sections 001, 002, 003, and 004 taught by Shelley Weisser BIOL 2401,… Continue Reading →
Jennifer Kirkey–physics guru, astronomer, and OER champion and advocate–is now being formally recognized for her work in open education. Announced on April 30, 2019, Jennifer is the newest winner of the Award for Excellence in Open Education from BCcampus! A… Continue Reading →
A big congratulations to our Winter 2019 Douglas College Incentive Grant winners: Karine Hamm, Biology, Science & Technology Todd Harper, Biology, Science & Technology Sally Mennill, History, Humanities & Social Sciences Wesley Snider, Mathematics, Humanities & Social Sciences Marni Westerman,… Continue Reading →
Congratulations to Douglas College’s OER Incentive Grant winners for Fall 2018, spanning three of our faculties: Bruce Kadonoff, Mathematics, Science & Technology Kevin Staley, Terry Gideon, and Jeff McManus, Math Upgrading Team, Science & Technology Paul O’Connor, Chemistry, Science &… Continue Reading →
The BC Federation of Students (BCFS) has made a substantial contribution ($30,000!) to BCcampus’ Open Education fund to create open educational resources (OER), including textbooks and ancillary resources. Read all about here (reposted from BCcampus)…
