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SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance with the library aspect of open educational resources and textbooks, please contact:
- Sabrina Wong, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Librarian
Email: sabrinawong2@capilanou.ca
Phone: 604-986-1911, ext 2103
OR
- Michel Castagne, Digital Services Librarian
Email: michelcastagne@capilanou.ca
Phone: 604-986-1911, ext 2143
For all other questions regarding open textbooks, OER, and open education, contact:
- Barry Magrill, Educational Developer, Centre for Teaching Excellence
Email: barrymagrill@capilanou.ca
Phone: 604-986-1911 ex. 2015
OR
- cte@capilanou.ca
Website
Information
- Open Education Resources
- Centre for Teaching Excellence: OER
- Annual Report 2019-2020: see page 17 – BCcampus Open Education Sustainability Grant
Adoptions
- See Open Ed Fast Facts.
USING OER
Canadian repositories
Capilano Library
OER from Capilano
Open textbooks – new
- Current & Emerging Computing Technology by Don Bentley
- Introduction to Criminology contributing author Sean Ashley
- Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC contributing author Don Webster
Open textbooks – adapted
- Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition contributing authors Mohna Baichoo, John Brouwer, Paolo Fresnoza, Tania Loken, Blake Rowsell, Graham Vaughan
- Principles of Social Psychology-1st International Edition by co-author Hammond Tarry
- Principles of Social Psychology-1st International H5P Edition by contributing author Hammond Tarry
Supplemental materials
- Discussion Guide for A Mind Spread Out onthe Ground by Eduardo Azmitia Pardo, Bettina Boyle, Trudi Diening, David Geary, Mary Giovannetti, Abigail Kinch, Barry Magrill, Jules Smith
- Psychology test bank, contributing author Hammond Tarry
Support resources
- The Capilano University – Indigenizing the Curriculum Guide by Matthew Michaud
On-campus OE Sustainability
CREATING OER
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by Capilano faculty
- Business Writing for Everyone
- Calculus-Based Physics I
- Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners
- Conservation Biology in Sub-Saharan Africa
- Introduction to Consumer Behaviour
- Introduction to Sociology – 3e (OpenStax)
- Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
- Media Studies 101
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology – 2nd Edition
- Principles of Social Psychology
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Understanding Media and Culture
- World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500
OER subject matter experts at Capilano
- Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in B.C. – Stephanie Wells
- Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology – Bob Muckle
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Capilano Students’ Union
- Make the Switch: an awareness campaign run by students to encourage instructors at Capilano University to start using free, open educational resources to help make education more affordable and accessible
Working group
Blogs and news
- Snapshot of open education at CapilanoU – April 5, 2022 (Capilano)
- Open Education Sustainability Grant Success – July 21, 2021 (BCcampus News)
- Helping students succeed without breaking the bank – November 26, 2020 (Cap CTE News)
- Be Open: Open Education at Capilano University – October 27, 2020 (Cap CTE News)
- CapU dives deep into open education – April 23, 2020 (BCcampus News)
- Capilano University receives Open Education Sustainability Grant – Sept 26, 2019
BEYOND CAPILANO
BCOEL Membership
- Michel Castagne
- Sabrina Wong
BCcampus Open Education
OE Sustainability Grant
- 2019 recipient
Last update: Nov 5/24