British Columbia
4 Camosun College
SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- Emily Schudel, Chair, Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning
Email: schudele@camosun.bc.ca
Website and information
Events
USING OER
Canadian repositories
OER from Camosun
Open textbooks – new
- Common Core Trades (23 books) by Rod Lidstone
- Composition and Literature: A Handbook and Anthology contributing author James Sexton
- Cross Connection Control for Plumbing and Piping Trades: Plumber Apprenticeship Program Level 3 by Richard V. Mawle (retired)
- English Literature: Victorians and Moderns by James Sexton
- Introduction to Food Microbiology [PDF] contributor
- Pattern Development: Sheet Metal Level 1 by Brian Coey
- Professional Cook series (10 books) contributing author Gilbert Noussitou
Open textbooks – adapted
- Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition by co-author Charles Molnar
Supplemental materials
- 3D images and videos by Rod Lidstone and Nanette Plant for Common Core Trades books
- Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition – contributed to the addition of 80 H5P activities to this book
- PowerPoint slides, instructional videos (YouTube) by Charles Molnar for Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition
- Lab manual, prep sheets, and 10 text-based assignments by Charles Molnar for Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition
Open courses
- Supporting Students with Disabilities in BC Postsecondary contributing author
Support resources
- Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition contributing author Sue Doner
- OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors by Sue Doner, Susan Chandler, Rod Lidstone, Josh Stull
- Pulling Together: A Guide for Leaders and Administrators contributing author Sybil Harrison
On-campus OE Sustainability
CREATING OER
Projects in progress
Trades OER Development Grant 2021 (BCcampus)
- Plumber Apprenticeship, Level 3 – contributor
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by Camosun faculty
- College Physics: OpenStax
- eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing
- English Literature: Victorians and Moderns
- Introduction to Psychology (archived on June 1, 2022)
- Introductory Algebra
- Principles of Marketing
- Supporting Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities & Mental Illness
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Camosun College Student Society
Blogs and news
- Camosun College Open Education Recognition Awards: A Reflection – April 2, 2024 (BCcampus News)
- Camosun College Open Education Recognition Awards – March 15, 2024 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Emily Schudel – Sept 26, 2022 (BCcampus News)
- Sarah and Patsy: The story of how one Student’s Open Education project can make a difference – June 21, 2022 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun College Open Sustainability Project: My Final Reflection – May 24, 2022 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- A Conversation with Brian Lamb about the Open Educational Technology Collaborative (OpenETC) – April 25, 2022 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun’s Open Education Survey and Conversation Cafe Takeaways – April 13, 2022 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #7 – March 2, 2022 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #6 – Dec 14, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #5 – Nov 3, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Centre for Teaching & Learning November Bulletin: Camosun’s Open Education Project – November 2, 2021 (Camosun CTL News)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #4 – Oct 15, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #3 – Oct 14, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Brian Coey – August 17, 2021 (BCcampus News)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #2 – March 25, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun Open Sustainability Project: Project Story #1 – March 15, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun College Open Sustainability Project Introduction – March 12, 2021 (eLearning at Camosun College)
- Camosun to establish open education initiative with grant money – October 23, 2019 (Nexus)
- Camosun to help advance the use of open textbooks – September 25, 2019 (BC Colleges)
- Supporting students with disabilities in BC postsecondary online course – September 11, 2019 (eLearning Camosun)
- Camosun trades students use free open textbooks in class – September 28, 2016 (Camosun News)
- Camosun students save over $115,000 with free open textbooks – September 27, 2016 (BC Gov News)
Slides and Videos
- Introduction to Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER)
- OpenEd21 Camosun College Project Presentation (Emily Schudel)
- Open Trades – Institutional Collaboration
BEYOND CAMOSUN
BCcampus Open Education
Faculty Fellow
- Rod Lidstone (2016-17)
OE Sustainability Grant
- 2019 recipient
Trades Advisory Group
- Brian Coey (2019-21)
- Olaf Nielsen (2019-21)
BCOEL Membership
- Gwenda Bryan
- Sybil Harrison
Last update: Apr 4/24
