British Columbia
25 University of the Fraser Valley (UFV)
SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- Janelle Sztuhar, On-Call Reference & Instruction Librarian
Email: Janelle.Sztuhar@ufv.ca
OR
- Martin Warkentin, Copyright Librarian
Email: Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca
OR
- Claire Hay, Teaching & Learning Specialist
Email: Claire.Hay@ufv.ca
Events
USING OER
UFV
Canadian repositories
UFV Library
OER from UFV
Open Education Faculty Fellows (OEFF) Projects (2020)
Open textbooks – new
- British Columbia in a Global Context contributing author Aviv Ettya
- Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry by Anna Kuczynska
- Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking by co-author Darryl Plecas
- Professional Cook series contributing author David Bensmiller
Open textbooks – adapted
- Advanced English by Alison Kilgannon
- Le français interactif contributing author
- Provincial English by Alison Kilgannon
Open homework
- Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan – 2nd Cdn Ed (featuring over 120 interactive activities) contributing institution
Support resources
- OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors (aligned with Common Core Trades series) contributing author
CREATING OER
Publishing
Grants and projects
Projects in progress
BCcampus Open Education funding 2020
- Create an Introductory Criminology open textbook (KPU lead institution) – contributor
OE Foundation Grant 2020 (BCcampus)
- Establish an Open Education Faculty Fellows program, in which each fellow will run a project. To maximize institutional representation, applicants will be chosen from a variety of academic divisions.
- Establish a program of Open Education Student Assistants that support and are paired with Faculty Fellows and their projects. Student Assistants will also liaise with other UFV student groups, such as the Student Union Society.
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by UFV faculty
- BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English – Reader 6
- College Algebra (OpenStax)
- Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models (replaced by new edition)
- Writing for Success
- Writing for Success – 1st Canadian Edition
- Writing in College: From Competence to Excellence
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Working group
- Open Education Working Group Meeting
- For more information, contact claire.hay@ufv.ca
Blogs and news
- Open Education Faculty Fellows: Congratulations to Dr. Kseniya Garaschuk and Dr. Shaun Sun! – December 16, 2020 (UFV Faculty of Science News and Events)
- Announcing BCcampus’ 2020 Open Education Grant Recipients: Laying Foundations and Sustaining Futures – June 25, 2020 (BCcampus)
- A MOOC about the evolution of open education – October 1, 2017 (UFV Teaching and Learning)
- Wide open textbooks: The burdening costs of educational resources – September 6, 2017 (The Cascade)
- UFV forum addresses the future of textbooks and online resources – October 28, 2015 (The Cascade)
BEYOND UFV
BCcampus Advisory Group
- Claire Hay (2017-2019)
BCcampus Open Education
ABE ZTC Programs Advisory Group
- Allison Kilgannon (2019-21)
- Michelle Vandepol (2019-21)
BCOEL Membership
- Martin Warkentin
Last update: Jul 22/22
