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Last update: Oct 27\/22<\/div>\r\n

<\/a>Access codes\/assessment platforms<\/h1>\r\nAlso see Homework systems<\/strong> on this page.<\/em>\r\n

Access code costs continue to burden students<\/a> - October 11, 2018 (BCcampus)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Accessibility<\/h1>\r\nAccessibility in open educational resources is resilience<\/a> - January 13, 2021 (Ksenia Cheinman, OER & Beyond)\r\n\r\nSome things I'm learning about accessibility & open textbooks<\/a> - January 11, 2020 (Christina Hendricks)\r\n\r\nTrans-inclusive design<\/a> - May 9, 2019 (Stephen Downes)\r\n

AI and OER<\/h1>\r\nAI from an Open Perspective<\/a> - August 10, 2023 (Paul Stacey)\r\n

<\/a>Collaboration<\/h1>\r\nCollaboration in hard times in higher education<\/a> - December 9, 2019 (University Affairs)\r\n

<\/a>Conferences<\/h1>\r\n2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit Summary<\/a> - May 10, 2019 (CCCOER, Dale Coleman)\r\n\r\nBeyond Textbooks and OER: reflecting on #OpenEd15\u00a0<\/a>- November 23, 2015 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)\r\n

<\/a>Copyright<\/h1>\r\nOur Response To Canada\u2019s Copyright Term Extension Consultation<\/a> - March 9, 2021 (Creative Commons blog)\r\n\r\nTwo histories<\/a> - May 19, 2020 (Fair Duty)\r\n\r\nFederal court of appeal deals Access Copyright huge blow as it overturns York University copyright decision<\/a> - April 23, 2020 (Michael Geist)\r\n\r\nThe authoritative Canadian copyright review: Industry committee issues balanced, forward-looking report on the future of Canadian Copyright Law<\/a> - June 3, 2019 (Michael Geist)\r\n\r\nWhat do trade agreements have to do with copyright? The Canada-US-Mexico Agreement and fair dealing<\/a> - February 25, 2019 (SFU Library, Jennifer Zerkee)\r\n\r\nFrom copyright term to Super Bowl commercials: Breaking down the digital NAFTA deal<\/a> - October 1, 2018 (Michael Geist)\r\n\r\nVideo: Michael Geist on the impact of copyright and fair use on innovation<\/a> - April 11, 2017 (Centre for International Governance Innovation)\r\n\r\nRichard C. Owens: Fix Canada's copyright law before it puts publishers out of business<\/a> - July 26, 2016 (Financial Post)\r\n\r\nCanadian judge says asking for a copy of a legally-obtained but paywalled article is circumvention<\/a> - October 29, 2015 (Tech Dirt)\r\n

Creative Commons<\/h1>\r\n

A Bug in Early Creative Commons Licenses Has Enabled a New Breed of Superpredator<\/a> - January 4, 2022<\/p>\r\n\r\n

<\/a>Debt<\/h1>\r\nOpinion: We need to rethink student loans across this country<\/a> - August 31, 2019 (National Post)\r\n

<\/a>Equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI)<\/h1>\r\nWhy open must be feminist<\/a> - July 11, 2019 (Rebus Blog)\r\n

\u2018Open\u2019 and \u2018Inclusive\u2019: what the heck are they?<\/a> - July 3, 2019 (Medium)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

<\/a>General<\/h1>\r\nThe Alberta government fires the \u2018non-compliant\u2019 members of Athabasca University\u2019s Board<\/a> - October 6, 2022 (Tony Bates)\r\n\r\nWho's Zoomin' Who?<\/a> - April 1, 2020 (Ed Tech Factotum)\r\n\r\nDigital Detox #1: EdTech and equity issues<\/a> - January 5, 2020 (Digital Detox 2020)\r\n\r\nMore needs to be done to support teaching online in Canada<\/a> - November 22, 2019 (Ed Tech Factotum)\r\n\r\nFrom Lost to Belonging by Amanda Coolidge: OpenEd 2019 Keynote<\/a> (transcript) and video<\/a> - October 28, 2019 (BCcampus)\r\n\r\nWhence the virtue of open<\/a> - June 19, 2019 (Stephen Downes)\r\n\r\n2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit wrap-up: 5 questions with the team<\/a> - June 5, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)\r\n\r\nWhat can open learn from blended learning initiatives?<\/a> - March 14, 2019 (homonym.ca)\r\n\r\n Beyond textbooks and OER: Reflecting on #OpenEd15 <\/span> <\/a> - November 23, 2015 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)<\/span>\r\n

<\/a>Homework systems<\/h1>\r\nThe UBC Engineering WebWorK Project<\/a> - November 27, 2019 (BCcampus)\r\n\r\nBCcampus homework system project (Clint Lalonde, EdTech Factotum):\r\n
    \r\n \t
  1. Early thoughts on my new homework systems project<\/a> - July 17, 2019<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. What is a homework system<\/a> - July 18, 2019<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Spitballing a definition of open homework systems<\/a> - July 19, 2019<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Some strategies for the open homework systems project<\/a> - September 6, 2019<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n

    <\/a>Journals<\/h1>\r\nThe realities of journal publishing: A view from Canada's not-for-profits<\/a> - May 28, 2019 (University Affairs)\r\n

    <\/a>Libraries\/librarians<\/h1>\r\nVoodoo categorisation and dynamic ontologies in the world of OER<\/a> - April 29, 2019 (MoodleNet)\r\n

    <\/a>Licences and subscriptions<\/h1>\r\nWhy does it cost millions to access publicly funded research papers? Blame the paywall<\/a> - March 9, 2019 (CBC, Second Opinion)\r\n\r\nNot a free for all: Canadian university libraries spending hundreds of millions on licensing<\/a>\u00a0- Sept 8\/16 (Michael Geist)\r\n

    <\/a>Open educational practices (OEP)\/pedagogy<\/h1>\r\nHow are we creating a safe space for open pedagogy?<\/a> - May 30, 2019 (McToonish)\r\n\r\n5Rs for open pedagogy<\/a> - April 11, 2019 (Rajiv Jhangiani)\r\n\r\n5 Things Alan Davis Wants you to Know About Open Learning<\/a> - Fall 2018 (eCampusOntario)\r\n\r\nDoes open pedagogy require OER?<\/a> - February 4, 2017 (ClintLalonde.net)\r\nEngaging students with OER<\/a> - June 13, 2015 (Christina Hendricks)\r\n

    <\/a>Open educational resources (OER)<\/h1>\r\nUSask academics channel \u2018content creators\u2019 to enhance student learning<\/a> - July 7, 2022\r\n\r\nThe pandemic spotlight on open educational resources and open access<\/a> - May 2021 (cAUt)\r\n\r\nInitiation<\/a> - July 2019 (the Guild - Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship)\r\n\r\nHow open educational resources fit within the future of education<\/a> - May 16, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)\r\n\r\nFrom idea to book: A Q&A on Manitoba's next OER<\/a> - April 23, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)\r\n\r\n10 things to know about open education in Manitoba<\/a> - March 8, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)\r\n\r\nSome myths about open educational resources<\/a> - November 27, 2015 (Contact North)\r\n

    <\/a>Open textbooks<\/h1>\r\nOpinion: Investing in textbook alternatives makes post-secondary education more affordable<\/a> - March 18, 2021 (Edmonton Journal)\r\n\r\nTextbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them<\/a> - November 6, 2019 (Phys Org)\r\n\r\nOpinion: Investing in open textbooks will ease burden on students<\/a> - November 13, 2019 (Edmonton Journal)\r\n

    <\/a>Policy<\/h1>\r\nEvaluation of CL\/4291 \"Draft text of the Recommendation concerning Open Educational Resources\", UNESCO<\/a> - December 5, 2019 (Stephen Downes)\r\n

    <\/a>Publishers\/publishing<\/h1>\r\nFor-profit, faux-pen, and critical conversations about the future of learning materials<\/a> - October 15, 2019 (Rajiv Jhangiani)\r\n\r\nPublishing as an act, not an industry<\/a> - November 18, 2018 (Zoe Wake Hyde)\r\n

    <\/a>Quality<\/h1>\r\nFreedom of access versus maintenance of quality<\/a> - April 5, 2019 (The Manitoban)\r\n\r\nWhat is academic quality?<\/a> - March 28, 2017 (Harvey P. Weingarten)\r\n

    <\/a>Reading: paper vs. screens<\/h1>\r\nThe business of textbooks or why do students prefer print?<\/a> - August 9, 2013 (ClintLalonde.net)\r\n

    <\/a>Student societies\/activities<\/h1>\r\n#TextbookBroke promotes open-access but ignores copyright issues<\/a> - January 8, 2019 (Hamilton Spectator)\r\nLetter to the Editor: Last week's column on the high cost of textbooks<\/a> - September 4, 2018 (The Crow's Nest)\r\n

    <\/a>Tenure<\/h1>\r\nThe tenure review process must evolve<\/a> - August 12, 2021 (Inside Higher Ed), by Andrew McKinney and Amanda Coolidge\r\n\r\nAcademic review promotion and tenure documents promote a view of open access that is at odds with the wider academic community<\/a> - July 17, 2019 (LSE Impact Blog)\r\n

    <\/a>Textbook costs<\/h1>\r\nIn defence of the university textbook<\/a> - September 23, 2020 (University Affairs)\r\n\r\nThe truth about textbooks<\/a> - January 14, 2020 (The Brock Press)\r\n\r\nSFU\u2019s \u201cSharing of Textbook PDFs Fact Sheet\u201d fails to consider students\u2019 constraints<\/a> - May 25, 2019 (The Peak)\r\n\r\nOpen textbooks vs. digital textbooks: How to make higher education more accessible in Manitoba<\/a> - January 22, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)\r\n\r\nFinance Committee recommends investment in open education resources to improve affordability of post-secondary<\/a> - November 16, 2018 (BCFS)\r\n\r\nTo combat soaring textbook costs, look to an open-source approach<\/a> - January 2, 2018 (Rajiv Jhangiani, The Globe and Mail\/Opinion)\r\n

    <\/a>Tuition<\/h1>\r\nOPINION:\u00a0 Let universities get back to academic work<\/a> - September 9, 2019 (The Chronicle Herald)","rendered":"
    Last update: Oct 27\/22<\/div>\n

    <\/a>Access codes\/assessment platforms<\/h1>\n

    Also see Homework systems<\/strong> on this page.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Access code costs continue to burden students<\/a> – October 11, 2018 (BCcampus)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Accessibility<\/h1>\n

    Accessibility in open educational resources is resilience<\/a> – January 13, 2021 (Ksenia Cheinman, OER & Beyond)<\/p>\n

    Some things I’m learning about accessibility & open textbooks<\/a> – January 11, 2020 (Christina Hendricks)<\/p>\n

    Trans-inclusive design<\/a> – May 9, 2019 (Stephen Downes)<\/p>\n

    AI and OER<\/h1>\n

    AI from an Open Perspective<\/a> – August 10, 2023 (Paul Stacey)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Collaboration<\/h1>\n

    Collaboration in hard times in higher education<\/a> – December 9, 2019 (University Affairs)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Conferences<\/h1>\n

    2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit Summary<\/a> – May 10, 2019 (CCCOER, Dale Coleman)<\/p>\n

    Beyond Textbooks and OER: reflecting on #OpenEd15\u00a0<\/a>– November 23, 2015 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Copyright<\/h1>\n

    Our Response To Canada\u2019s Copyright Term Extension Consultation<\/a> – March 9, 2021 (Creative Commons blog)<\/p>\n

    Two histories<\/a> – May 19, 2020 (Fair Duty)<\/p>\n

    Federal court of appeal deals Access Copyright huge blow as it overturns York University copyright decision<\/a> – April 23, 2020 (Michael Geist)<\/p>\n

    The authoritative Canadian copyright review: Industry committee issues balanced, forward-looking report on the future of Canadian Copyright Law<\/a> – June 3, 2019 (Michael Geist)<\/p>\n

    What do trade agreements have to do with copyright? The Canada-US-Mexico Agreement and fair dealing<\/a> – February 25, 2019 (SFU Library, Jennifer Zerkee)<\/p>\n

    From copyright term to Super Bowl commercials: Breaking down the digital NAFTA deal<\/a> – October 1, 2018 (Michael Geist)<\/p>\n

    Video: Michael Geist on the impact of copyright and fair use on innovation<\/a> – April 11, 2017 (Centre for International Governance Innovation)<\/p>\n

    Richard C. Owens: Fix Canada’s copyright law before it puts publishers out of business<\/a> – July 26, 2016 (Financial Post)<\/p>\n

    Canadian judge says asking for a copy of a legally-obtained but paywalled article is circumvention<\/a> – October 29, 2015 (Tech Dirt)<\/p>\n

    Creative Commons<\/h1>\n

    A Bug in Early Creative Commons Licenses Has Enabled a New Breed of Superpredator<\/a> – January 4, 2022<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Debt<\/h1>\n

    Opinion: We need to rethink student loans across this country<\/a> – August 31, 2019 (National Post)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>Equity, diversity, inclusion (EDI)<\/h1>\n

    Why open must be feminist<\/a> – July 11, 2019 (Rebus Blog)<\/p>\n

    \u2018Open\u2019 and \u2018Inclusive\u2019: what the heck are they?<\/a> – July 3, 2019 (Medium)<\/p>\n

    <\/a>General<\/h1>\n

    The Alberta government fires the \u2018non-compliant\u2019 members of Athabasca University\u2019s Board<\/a> – October 6, 2022 (Tony Bates)<\/p>\n

    Who’s Zoomin’ Who?<\/a> – April 1, 2020 (Ed Tech Factotum)<\/p>\n

    Digital Detox #1: EdTech and equity issues<\/a> – January 5, 2020 (Digital Detox 2020)<\/p>\n

    More needs to be done to support teaching online in Canada<\/a> – November 22, 2019 (Ed Tech Factotum)<\/p>\n

    From Lost to Belonging by Amanda Coolidge: OpenEd 2019 Keynote<\/a> (transcript) and video<\/a> – October 28, 2019 (BCcampus)<\/p>\n

    Whence the virtue of open<\/a> – June 19, 2019 (Stephen Downes)<\/p>\n

    2019 Cascadia Open Education Summit wrap-up: 5 questions with the team<\/a> – June 5, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)<\/p>\n

    What can open learn from blended learning initiatives?<\/a> – March 14, 2019 (homonym.ca)<\/p>\n

    Beyond textbooks and OER: Reflecting on #OpenEd15 <\/span> <\/a> – November 23, 2015 (The Chronicle of Higher Education)<\/span><\/p>\n

    <\/a>Homework systems<\/h1>\n

    The UBC Engineering WebWorK Project<\/a> – November 27, 2019 (BCcampus)<\/p>\n

    BCcampus homework system project (Clint Lalonde, EdTech Factotum):<\/p>\n

      \n
    1. Early thoughts on my new homework systems project<\/a> – July 17, 2019<\/li>\n
    2. What is a homework system<\/a> – July 18, 2019<\/li>\n
    3. Spitballing a definition of open homework systems<\/a> – July 19, 2019<\/li>\n
    4. Some strategies for the open homework systems project<\/a> – September 6, 2019<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      <\/a>Journals<\/h1>\n

      The realities of journal publishing: A view from Canada’s not-for-profits<\/a> – May 28, 2019 (University Affairs)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Libraries\/librarians<\/h1>\n

      Voodoo categorisation and dynamic ontologies in the world of OER<\/a> – April 29, 2019 (MoodleNet)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Licences and subscriptions<\/h1>\n

      Why does it cost millions to access publicly funded research papers? Blame the paywall<\/a> – March 9, 2019 (CBC, Second Opinion)<\/p>\n

      Not a free for all: Canadian university libraries spending hundreds of millions on licensing<\/a>\u00a0– Sept 8\/16 (Michael Geist)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Open educational practices (OEP)\/pedagogy<\/h1>\n

      How are we creating a safe space for open pedagogy?<\/a> – May 30, 2019 (McToonish)<\/p>\n

      5Rs for open pedagogy<\/a> – April 11, 2019 (Rajiv Jhangiani)<\/p>\n

      5 Things Alan Davis Wants you to Know About Open Learning<\/a> – Fall 2018 (eCampusOntario)<\/p>\n

      Does open pedagogy require OER?<\/a> – February 4, 2017 (ClintLalonde.net)
      \n      Engaging students with OER<\/a> – June 13, 2015 (Christina Hendricks)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Open educational resources (OER)<\/h1>\n

      USask academics channel \u2018content creators\u2019 to enhance student learning<\/a> – July 7, 2022<\/p>\n

      The pandemic spotlight on open educational resources and open access<\/a> – May 2021 (cAUt)<\/p>\n

      Initiation<\/a> – July 2019 (the Guild – Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship)<\/p>\n

      How open educational resources fit within the future of education<\/a> – May 16, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)<\/p>\n

      From idea to book: A Q&A on Manitoba’s next OER<\/a> – April 23, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)<\/p>\n

      10 things to know about open education in Manitoba<\/a> – March 8, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)<\/p>\n

      Some myths about open educational resources<\/a> – November 27, 2015 (Contact North)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Open textbooks<\/h1>\n

      Opinion: Investing in textbook alternatives makes post-secondary education more affordable<\/a> – March 18, 2021 (Edmonton Journal)<\/p>\n

      Textbooks could be free if universities rewarded professors for writing them<\/a> – November 6, 2019 (Phys Org)<\/p>\n

      Opinion: Investing in open textbooks will ease burden on students<\/a> – November 13, 2019 (Edmonton Journal)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Policy<\/h1>\n

      Evaluation of CL\/4291 “Draft text of the Recommendation concerning Open Educational Resources”, UNESCO<\/a> – December 5, 2019 (Stephen Downes)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Publishers\/publishing<\/h1>\n

      For-profit, faux-pen, and critical conversations about the future of learning materials<\/a> – October 15, 2019 (Rajiv Jhangiani)<\/p>\n

      Publishing as an act, not an industry<\/a> – November 18, 2018 (Zoe Wake Hyde)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Quality<\/h1>\n

      Freedom of access versus maintenance of quality<\/a> – April 5, 2019 (The Manitoban)<\/p>\n

      What is academic quality?<\/a> – March 28, 2017 (Harvey P. Weingarten)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Reading: paper vs. screens<\/h1>\n

      The business of textbooks or why do students prefer print?<\/a> – August 9, 2013 (ClintLalonde.net)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Student societies\/activities<\/h1>\n

      #TextbookBroke promotes open-access but ignores copyright issues<\/a> – January 8, 2019 (Hamilton Spectator)
      \n      Letter to the Editor: Last week’s column on the high cost of textbooks<\/a> – September 4, 2018 (The Crow’s Nest)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Tenure<\/h1>\n

      The tenure review process must evolve<\/a> – August 12, 2021 (Inside Higher Ed), by Andrew McKinney and Amanda Coolidge<\/p>\n

      Academic review promotion and tenure documents promote a view of open access that is at odds with the wider academic community<\/a> – July 17, 2019 (LSE Impact Blog)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Textbook costs<\/h1>\n

      In defence of the university textbook<\/a> – September 23, 2020 (University Affairs)<\/p>\n

      The truth about textbooks<\/a> – January 14, 2020 (The Brock Press)<\/p>\n

      SFU\u2019s \u201cSharing of Textbook PDFs Fact Sheet\u201d fails to consider students\u2019 constraints<\/a> – May 25, 2019 (The Peak)<\/p>\n

      Open textbooks vs. digital textbooks: How to make higher education more accessible in Manitoba<\/a> – January 22, 2019 (Campus Manitoba)<\/p>\n

      Finance Committee recommends investment in open education resources to improve affordability of post-secondary<\/a> – November 16, 2018 (BCFS)<\/p>\n

      To combat soaring textbook costs, look to an open-source approach<\/a> – January 2, 2018 (Rajiv Jhangiani, The Globe and Mail\/Opinion)<\/p>\n

      <\/a>Tuition<\/h1>\n

      OPINION:\u00a0 Let universities get back to academic work<\/a> – September 9, 2019 (The Chronicle Herald)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-80","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":57,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2261,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/80\/revisions\/2261"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/57"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/80\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/openedinfo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}