| Date |
Section |
Change |
| September 7, 2021 |
N/A |
Book published. |
| September 16, 2021 |
Licences and Permissions and Citation and Attribution |
Added information regarding public domain and CC0 content. |
| September 22, 2021 |
Workflow and Responsibilities |
Added an intro section. |
| September 22, 2021 |
Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER |
Made small edits throughout to clarify guidelines. Updated the link to the SFU resource. |
| September 22, 2021 |
Accessibility and UDL |
Clarified expectations around writing image descriptions for authors. |
| October 19, 2021 |
Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER |
Added links to three additional resources. |
| October 19, 2021 |
Upcoming Webinars: OER Production Series |
Added info about upcoming November webinars. |
| October 27, 2021 |
Multiple |
Made edits so content works for people working on open courses as well. |
| November 2, 2021 |
Licences and Permissions |
Added a section titled “Other Open Licences.” |
| November 2, 2021 |
Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER |
Added a link to the Trans Journalists Association’s style guide under “Terminology and Language.” |
| November 4, 2021 |
Supplementary Materials |
Added a new chapter on supplementary/ancillary materials. |
| November 4, 2021 |
Workflow and Responsibilities |
Added information specific to online courses and information about supplementary materials. |
| December 2, 2021 |
Multiple |
Embedded recordings from most recent webinars (replaced previous recordings). |
| December 9, 2021 |
Workflow and Responsibilities |
Added a resource for editing your own work. |
| December 9, 2021 |
Citation and Attribution |
Added links to APA and MLA style guides. |
| February 18, 2022 |
Accessibility and UDL |
Added content related to the UDL section that had not been inserted yet. |
| February 22, 2022 |
Licences and Permissions |
Added a template for asking permission to include all rights reserved content. |
| September 7, 2022 |
Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER |
Added a link to Enhancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Open Educational Resources (OER) |
| February 8, 2023 |
Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER |
Added a link to Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication. |
| March 14, 2023 |
Supplemental Materials |
Removed mention of restricted files from this page. |
| July 4, 2023 |
Licences and Permissions |
Changed the time for work to enter the public domain in Canada from 50 years after death of the author to 70 years after the death of the author (this change came into affect December 30, 2022). |
| October 31, 2023 |
N/A |
Updated cover image. |
| November 14, 2023 |
Generative Artificial Intelligence |
Added a new chapter on AI. |
| March 4, 2024 |
Licences and Permissions |
Added a link to the Code of Best Practices in Fair Dealing for Open Educational Resources. |
| September 5, 2024 |
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in OER |
Renamed “Diverse and Inclusive Representation in OER” to “Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in OER” and added the following sections: “Guideline Questions for Creating OER with Intention” and “OER Equity Rubric.” |
| September 6, 2024 |
Updated webinar recording links. |
Updated Webinars: OER Production Series to include links to the most recent iteration of the series, delivered in August 2024. |
| September 12, 2024 |
Accessibility and UDL |
Updated the Universal Design for Learning section to reflect the release of the UDL 3.0 Guidelines. |
