British Columbia
30 Vancouver Community College (VCC)
SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- McKenzie Young, Coordinator of Open Resources
Email: myoung@vcc.ca
Phone: 604-443-8346
Adoptions
If you are using an open textbook or other OER in a VCC course, please report it to:
- myoung@vcc.ca
USING OER
Canadian repositories
VCC Library
ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) programs
- CAD (Computer Aided Drafting) Technician: Short Certificate. (Also see Zero Textbook Costs for Computer Aided Drafting at Vancouver Community College.)
OER from VCC
Open textbooks – new
- Barbering Techniques for Hairstylists contributing author Gary Franceshini
- BC Reads series (6 course packs, 6 readers) by Shantel Ivits
- Professional Cook series contributing authors Fionna Chong, Philip Lie, Tobias Macdonald, Ysabel Sukic, Luzia Zemp
Open textbooks – revised and relicensed
- Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 2D
- Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 3D
- Introduction to Drafting and Autodesk Inventory
Open courses
- Education and Career Planning Open Course contributing author Allison Schubert
- Introduction to University Writing by Sandra McKay (ENSK 0902)
CREATING OER
VCC Open Resources Grant
Projects in progress
ABE OER Grant 2019 (BCcampus)
- Computer Studies, Provincial – contributor
- Computer Studies, Advanced – contributor
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by VCC faculty
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Students’ Union of Vancouver Community College
Working group
The members of VCC’s OER Working Group are:
- Andrew Dunn, Manager: Online Learning Strategy & Design
- Brianna Higgins, Department Head of Disability Services
- Shantel Ivits, OER author, Department Head for Basic Education
- Elena Kuzmina, Open Resources Coordinator & Librarian
- Tannis Morgan, AVP Academic and Innovation
Blogs and news
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Shantel Ivits – November 23, 2021 (BCcampus News)
- A First for STEM in B.C.: Zero Textbook Costs for Computer Aided Drafting at Vancouver Community College – March 22, 2021 (BCcampus News)
BEYOND VCC
BCcampus
Research Fellows
- Elle Ting (2020-2021)
BCcampus Open Education
ABE ZTC Programs Advisory Group
- Andrew Candela (2019-21)
Trades Advisory Group
- Robert Kunka (2019-21)
- Elena Kuzmina (2019-21)
BCOEL Membership
- Elena Kuzmina
Last update: Jan 29/24
