Events

The Open Library at eCampusOntario has announced a series of virtual lunch and learns (12–1pm) focused on adopting openly licensed materials in their collection.

Webinars

• January 24, Media and Arts Open Education Resources
• February 16, Tabletop Roleplay as OER
• February 22, Games and Roleplay
• March 29, Open and Ouvert
• April 26, Indigenous Content

Drop-In Sessions (Q&A regarding the Open Library, associated platforms and services, and OER)

Speakers: Gillian Dabrowski (online learning consultant, CEL) and Mark Morton (senior educational developer, CTE)

1. What extended reality (XR) is and how it can benefit learning
2. Use-case examples of XR-OER apps in a range of disciplines
3. An overview of how to create XR content and experiences with various tools and platforms, touching on emerging 3D AI opportunities for creating content.
4. Q and A

Join on your computer, mobile app or room device

Speakers: Lauren Byl (copyright & licensing librarian) & Abbey Colucci (open education & instructional design librarian)

Making learning materials freely accessible and available to the Waterloo community is part of the Library's mission. Staebler Insurance is bolstering these efforts by donating $100,000 to the Library to support the update of open educational resources (OER) at Waterloo.

Moderator: Mark Morton, senior educational developer, CTE

Join us for a panel featuring OER Fellows 2022 recipients. Panelists will discuss their ongoing projects, the benefits of OER funding in supporting this work, and practical considerations in creating, adapting and sharing OERs.

Speaker: John W. Johnston (continuing lecturer, Earth and Environmental Sciences)

Speaker: Sandra Lopez Rocha (intercultural learning specialist, Student Success Office)

Intercultural competence (IC) is an area of personal development that informs and influences interactions across formal and informal contexts involving cultural difference. Although there are numerous programs aimed at supporting learners’ engagement with IC components, there is a limited availability of comprehensive programs offered as open access resources.  

Speakers: Rebecca MacAlpine (graduate educational developer, CTE), and Svitlana Taraban-Gordon (senior educational developer, CTE)

Speakers: Zoë Carbone (student), Sabrina Romano (student), James Skidmore (professor, Germanic & Slavic Studies)

This presentation will address this head on by shedding light on the adaptation process: the mechanics of going about it, the problems that sometimes arise, the editing decisions that need to be made.

Speaker: Kari Weaver (learning, teaching, & instructional design librarian)

Presented by Lauren Byl
Date: Tues Oct 24
Time: 10 – 11 am
Location: Dana Porter Library Room 329, Computer Lab

How do you choose a quality journal? What are predatory journals? How do you avoid publishing in a predatory journal?  By the end of this workshop, you will:

• Understand what makes a journal predatory
• Have tips and tricks to use to identify quality and predatory journals
• Know who to reach out to for help