Open Learning News and Updates

Open Education Week Events

Open Learning invites you to mark Open Education Week at the beginning of March by attending bite-sized learning sessions about open educational practices.

Learn how OER can save students money.

In-person information booths.

Visit our in-person information booth run by the Open Learning co-op and work-study students. Get informed on the basics of OER and be entered to win prizes. This event is geared towards current students but welcomes faculty and staff. 

• Monday, March 3rd, 11 am - 1 pm at DTK campus 

• Tuesday, March 4th, 11 am - 1 pm at Doon campus 

• Wednesday, March 5, 11 am - 1 pm at Waterloo Campus

What are teaching ancillaries, and how are they developed?

Monday, March 3, 10 am - 11 am. Virtual (registration preferred). 

Discover how faculty, library support, and students from three institutions (Conestoga College, Georgian College, and Sheridan College) collaborated to share resources and develop supplementary materials.  

Join the authors behind the collaborative Building a Medical Terminology Foundation 2e OER to discover how simplifying processes and sharing resources can encourage OER adoption. 

What do students think about working on Open Educational Resources?

Monday, March 3, 12 pm - 1 pm. Virtual (registration preferred).

This panel discussion will include student OER Assistants from Fanshawe's Design Studio, Centennial's OER Hub, and Conestoga's Open Learning team.

OER Assistants will share perspectives on Open, the types of projects they work on, and what a day in the life of an OER assistant entails. There will be time for Q&A.

What is open educational practice, and how does it benefit student learning? 

Thursday, March 6th, 10 am - 11 am. Virtual (registration preferred).

Learn how the Conestoga Community is advancing SDG 4 Quality Education at Conestoga College by adopting open educational practices (OEP). By the end of this interactive session, you will be able to: 

• Identify which UNESCO-recommended actions for OER to meet SDG 4 the Conestoga community is actively engaged in. 

• Describe Conestoga's global impact on Quality Education through open education projects and micro-credentials. 

• Learn how you can get involved and where to find support.