BCIT OER Grants

• Business Around the World, short video series, Svitlana Kominko & Mark Nakamura
• Computers: Create an OER introduction to working with text files, paths, and file handling by the operating system and by parsing programs, Lynda Williams, Bryan Fair
• Computers/Engineering: develop a C programming for engineers interactive learning resource, including videos, David Stropky
• Construction training videos for LEEP NZ Wall Systems #1, #2 and #4, along with instructor and learning materials, Mary McWilliam, Vanesa Alzate-Restrepo, Alexandre Hebert
• Drone: create a practical, hands-on operational manual on how to use an enterpise remotely piloted aircraft system (RPAS, aka drone) to carry out general visual inspection of aircraft, Eric Saczuk
• Ecological design, online interactive manual, Ron Kato
• Entrepreneur podcast series, Chad Flinn
• Fish habitat/stream assessment and silviculture practices: series of interactive virtual reality training videos, Lauri Stott
• Geography: create inventory of data points and set of georeferenced PDF self-guided tour maps of parks with important plant species identified, Stacey Auld
• Indigenous Awareness: Create supplementary materials to help bridge Kory Wilson’s three Open Modules on Indigenous Awareness into credit-bearing courses such as diploma and degree courses, Shannon Kelly
• Internet of Things (IoT) to provide a comparison of some of the existing IoT technologies using practical use cases, textbook, John Dion
• Kongsberg’s Dual Fuel Steam Propulsion Plant software, student manual, Vadim Mikhailov
• Lighting: Create a textbook and question bank on lighting, Aaron Lee
• Marketing: Film an entrepreneurship events series on topics such as marketing, funding, and legal considerations, Laura Barreca & Chad Flinn
• Mechanical Engineering-System design (MECH 8230), textbook, Mehrzad Tabatabaian
• Microbiology, introductory: series of video tutorials and online assignments, Sabrina Cornish, Sarah McLeod, Supipi Duffy
• Millwright and Mechanic programs, interactive learning resource on fasteners, Andrey Murphy, Erick Medina
• Nursing: Develop a test bank and/or case studies for Nursing Knowledge and Nursing Practice courses, Amanda Egert
• Piping Trades: Create a small curriculum package for the Piping Trades covering a new addition to the Provincial Outline – “Using Communication Techniques” and “Using Mentoring Techniques”, Tim Carsen
• Plant anatomy and morphology image libraries, learning assessment(s), Carol Wenzel, student Horton Lai
• Plant identification textbook that focuses on winter identification of trees in the Pacific Northwest, with student involvement, Julia Alards-Tomalin
• Plant ID Video Library to identify 75+ local native plant species, Hélène Marcoux
• Plant Press identification playing card game: create a digital online game, Amy Miedzwiecki
• Podcasts: Create a series of entrepreneur podcasts, Chad Flinn
• Trades Access Common Core Safe Work Practices Line A: 1-5; Trades Common Core Line B Employability Skills: 1-4; and, Trades Access Common Core Tools and Equipment Line C: 1-4 – update, Tamara Pongracz
• Web server administration, interactive textbook, Quan (Frederic) Guo

Marketing OER 2020 (BCcampus)

• Mike Walmsley – Marketing Plan Development

Trades OER Development Grant 2020 (BCcampus)

• Aaron Lee – HVAC Electrical for Electrial Apprenticeship
• Mark Overgaard and Chad Flinn – Math for Trades: Volume 2
• Brian Messer, under the support the Millwright Articulation Committee – Millwright, Student resources for Level 1 Apprenticeship

OE Sustainability Grant

• Continue the small grants program at BCIT.
• Faculty Champion/Fellow.This work includes: expanding open education advocacy with faculty and students; liaising with the BCIT Student Association and other student groups; organizing and participating in events and workshops; and, conducting a small research project or survey focused on BCIT faculty or students and the use of OER/OEP. Grant recipient: Chad Flinn
• Convert the Tools for the Trades module to a sustainable format. Lead: Rosario Passos (on hold)
• Establish an Open Publishing Program which will convert suitable current digital content to PressBooks format, and support faculty to develop content in PressBooks. Lead: Lin Brander