British Columbia
8 College of the Rockies (CotR)
SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- Scott Gerrity, Instructional Specialist, Education Technology Centre
Email: sgerrity@cotr.bc.ca
Phone: 250-489-2751 local 3289
OR
- COTROnline Moodle Help Desk
Email: cotronline@cotr.bc.ca
Phone: 250-489-2751 local 3737
Information
USING OER
Canadian repositories
OER from CotR
Open textbooks – new
- Mastering Strategic Management – 1st Canadian Edition by co-author Janice Edwards
- Calculus: Early Transcendentals contributing author Jim Bailey
- Laboratory Manual for Introduction to Physical Geography, Second Edition contributing author Katie Burles
- Professional Cook series (10 books) contributing author Tim Curnow
Open textbooks – adapted
- Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition contributing authors Becky Pelkonen, Don Webster
- Provincial English by Allison Kilgannon
- Student Success by Mary Shier
Open course
Education and Career Planning Open Course by co-author Mary Shier
- Instructor assignment guide for EDCP course by Mary Shier
Supplemental materials
- BC Schools of Nursing Virtual Simulation Games (in collaboration with Selkirk College)
Videos
- Personal Care – HCA videos (in collaboration with Selkirk College)
On-campus OE Sustainability
- 2020 Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions (with Selkirk College)
CREATING OER
Projects in Progress
ABE OER Grant 2019 (BCcampus)
- Computer Studies, Provincial – contributor
- Computer Studies, Advanced – contributor
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by CotR faculty
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Working group
- CotR has formed a joint open education working group with Selkirk College. For more information, contact Scott Gerrity at sgerrity@cotr.bc.ca
Blogs and news
- Pivoting to Inclusion: Designing Ancillary OER in a Collaborative Cross-Institutional Environment – May 17, 2021 (BCcampus News)
- College of the Rockies instructor collaborates on open education resource project: Geography laboratory manual available free to students across the province this fall – Sept 2, 2020 (CotR News)
- Announcing BCcampus’ 2020 Open Education Grant Recipients: Laying Foundations and Sustaining Futures – June 25, 2020 (BCcampus)
- Collaboration in the Interior opens new doors – April 28, 2020 (BCcampus News)
- Award for Excellence in Open Education: Mary Shier – March 30, 2020 (BCcampus)
Research and presentations
- The Effect of Gamification Elements on Engagement and Achievement in Calculus 1 and 2 – Leslie Molnar
Molnar, L. (2019). The effect of gamification elements on engagement and achievement in Calculus 1 and 2. The IAFOR International Conference on Education – Hawaii 2019 Official Conference Proceedings. https://papers.iafor.org/submission45096/
BEYOND CotR
BCcampus Open Education
Health ZTC Programs Advisory Group
- Heather Hepworth (2019-21)
ABE ZTC Programs Advisory Group
- Leanne Caillier-Smith (2019-21)
- Mary Shier (2019-21)
BCcampus Scholarly Teaching Fellows
- Leslie Molnar (2018-19)
Last update: Jun 21/24
