About the SERT Initiative

In 2023, the British Columbia Ministry of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills began to implement the Digital Learning Strategy, which was developed in collaboration with the Digital Learning Advisory Committee. The Digital Learning Strategy identified three strategic priorities to support the post-secondary system with digital learning in B.C. One of these priorities is system collaboration.

To address this priority, the ministry created the Shared Educational Resources and Technology (SERT) Initiative to identify models for delivering and sustaining shared educational technology and curriculum initiatives in the B.C. post-secondary system.​ The SERT initiative looks at how the B.C. post-secondary system can share resources and collaborate in order to support digital learning opportunities for students, create opportunities for innovation, and reduce costs for institutions. SERT is managed by BCcampus and guided by the SERT Advisory Committee, which is comprised of people with experience supporting system-wide collaboration, open education, educational technologies, and educational resources.

This case study collection is one of the key deliverables of the SERT Initiative. It aims to synthesize the experiences, successes, and learnings of existing collaborative curriculum and technology initiatives, and provides concrete examples that can inform the work of people working on similar projects.