{"id":2185,"date":"2022-05-24T16:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2185"},"modified":"2024-10-03T20:55:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T20:55:00","slug":"ucw","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/chapter\/ucw\/","title":{"raw":"University Canada West (UCW)","rendered":"University Canada West (UCW)"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\r\nFor assistance, please contact:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>oer@ucanwest.ca<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Information<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/students\/current-students\/library\/open-educational-resources\/\">Open Educational Resources<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>USING OER<\/h1>\r\n<h2>UCW Library<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/students\/current-students\/library\/open-educational-resources\">Open educational resources (OER)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>OER for courses<\/h2>\r\nStudents are required to purchase course textbooks, however, UCW has taken steps to support the addition of Open Educational Resources (OER) in courses across the institution. OERs act as a replacement to some of the textbooks and learning resources mentioned. The adoption of OERs in courses addresses issues around access, alleviates financial barriers and makes education more accessible for students.\r\n\r\nCourses that are fully OER, and require no purchasing of textbooks or resources, will be listed in the course description section with the below symbol.[footnote]From the UCW Academic Calendar, October 12, 2021\u2013October 2, 2022 (https:\/\/resources.finalsite.net\/images\/v1634342402\/uwoca\/q264o2rhae3vnrihhm8t\/Academic-Calendar-2021-2022.pdf)[\/footnote]\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2022\/05\/UCW-OER-course-marker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n\r\nZero Textbook Cost program\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/preparatory-programs\/mba-foundation\">MBA Foundation program<\/a> is the first fully OER program at UCW. All courses within this program have no textbook or resource fees.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yHBznbO5u60\r\n<h1>REVIEWING OER<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/review-textbook\/\">Apply to review an open textbook<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Open textbooks reviewed by UCW faculty<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/financial-empowerment-personal-finance-for-indigenous-and-non-indigenous-people-university-of-regina-124\/\">Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/forall-x\/\">forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond-saylor-academy-163\/\">Information Systems for Business and Beyond<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/introductory-statistics-saylor-academy-201\/\">Introductory Statistics (Saylor)<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/precalculus-3rd-corrected-edition-277\/\">Precalculus (Stitz-Zeager)<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1>OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION<\/h1>\r\n<h2><a id=\"ucwoewg\"><\/a>Working group<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>For information about the UCW Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee and to learn more about OER, UCW faculty and staff are asked to log into: https:\/\/www.myucwest.ca\/cms\/?p=334<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Blogs<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2023\/09\/13\/open-education-at-b-c-private-post-secondary-institutions\/\">Open Education at B.C. Private Post-Secondary Institutions<\/a> - Sept 13, 2023 (BCcampus News)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>BEYOND UCW<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">\r\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/bcoel.ca\/\">BCOEL<\/a> Membership<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Elizabeth Johnston<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Gavin Hayes (past)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Reba Ouimet (past)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">Last update: Oct 3\/24<\/div>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>SUPPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<h2>Contacts<\/h2>\n<p>For assistance, please contact:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>oer@ucanwest.ca<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/students\/current-students\/library\/open-educational-resources\/\">Open Educational Resources<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>USING OER<\/h1>\n<h2>UCW Library<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/students\/current-students\/library\/open-educational-resources\">Open educational resources (OER)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>OER for courses<\/h2>\n<p>Students are required to purchase course textbooks, however, UCW has taken steps to support the addition of Open Educational Resources (OER) in courses across the institution. OERs act as a replacement to some of the textbooks and learning resources mentioned. The adoption of OERs in courses addresses issues around access, alleviates financial barriers and makes education more accessible for students.<\/p>\n<p>Courses that are fully OER, and require no purchasing of textbooks or resources, will be listed in the course description section with the below symbol.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"From the UCW Academic Calendar, October 12, 2021\u2013October 2, 2022 (https:\/\/resources.finalsite.net\/images\/v1634342402\/uwoca\/q264o2rhae3vnrihhm8t\/Academic-Calendar-2021-2022.pdf)\" id=\"return-footnote-2185-1\" href=\"#footnote-2185-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2187 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2022\/05\/UCW-OER-course-marker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"172\" height=\"132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2022\/05\/UCW-OER-course-marker.png 172w, https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/255\/2022\/05\/UCW-OER-course-marker-65x50.png 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zero Textbook Cost program<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucanwest.ca\/preparatory-programs\/mba-foundation\">MBA Foundation program<\/a> is the first fully OER program at UCW. All courses within this program have no textbook or resource fees.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"A Brief Introduction to ZCT at UCW\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yHBznbO5u60?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h1>REVIEWING OER<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/review-textbook\/\">Apply to review an open textbook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--key-takeaways\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\"><strong>Open textbooks reviewed by UCW faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/financial-empowerment-personal-finance-for-indigenous-and-non-indigenous-people-university-of-regina-124\/\">Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/forall-x\/\">forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond-saylor-academy-163\/\">Information Systems for Business and Beyond<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/introductory-statistics-saylor-academy-201\/\">Introductory Statistics (Saylor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/precalculus-3rd-corrected-edition-277\/\">Precalculus (Stitz-Zeager)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1>OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION<\/h1>\n<h2><a id=\"ucwoewg\"><\/a>Working group<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>For information about the UCW Open Educational Resources (OER) Committee and to learn more about OER, UCW faculty and staff are asked to log into: https:\/\/www.myucwest.ca\/cms\/?p=334<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Blogs<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2023\/09\/13\/open-education-at-b-c-private-post-secondary-institutions\/\">Open Education at B.C. 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