Celebrate Open Education Week with eCampusOntario!
March 7-11, 2022
Celebrate Open Education Week (OE Week) with us! Open Education Global launched OE Week back in 2012, and has since become an annual open forum for sharing and learning about the latest achievements in Open Education. eCampusOntario is hosting a series of workshops and a webinar on tools to help facilitate the easy creation and adaptation of open educational resources. Check out the events below to learn more and sign-up.
Monday March 7
Workshop: Introduction to eCampusOntario H5P Studio – Watch recording
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
Want to create interactive content for your courses but not sure where to start? Join us for a free workshop on the eCampusOntario H5P Studio – a platform to create, share and discover interactive learning objects. This workshop will cover how to register for an account, navigate the user dashboard, adapt and reuse interactive content, and more!
Tuesday March 8
Webinar: Traditional Knowledge Labels: An Overview with Local Contexts – Watch recording
3:00 pm to 4:00 pm ET
This presentation will give an introduction to the Local Contexts initiative and demonstration of the newly launched Local Contexts Hub. The Local Contexts team will explore the Traditional Knowledge and Biocultural Labels and Notices and the practical implications for Indigenous communities, researchers, and institutions.
Wednesday March 9
Workshop: Introduction to Pressbooks – Watch recording
12:00 pm to 1:00 pm ET
Pressbooks is a platform that makes it easy to create interactive digital textbooks that can be shared in a variety of formats. This workshop will provide an overview of eCampusOntario PressbooksEDU instance and how you can use it to create open educational resources (OER) to meet your unique teaching and learning needs.
Canadian Association of Research Libraries: Panel on Canadian OER Platforms
11:00 am to 11:45 am ET.
Rama Kaba-Demanin, Program Lead from eCampusOntario, will share upcoming developments and new features of the eCampusOntario Open Library. Learn more.
In addition, Micro-Credential Forum 2022 will be taking place March 10-11. Don’t miss out on the virtual half-day sessions showcasing micro-credentials in action through real-world examples that address industry and learner needs! Register here.