Open Education Week 2023 is March 6th to 10th! Here is what’s happening at Camosun College and Beyond
Visit our Open Education tables at both Lansdowne (March 6th) and Interurban (March 7th) where we will share information about Open Education, have people available to answer your questions, and showcase some of the open education work already being done at the college.
- Monday the 6th you will find us in the foyer of the Fisher Building from 10am-2pm
- Tuesday the 7th we will start in the main foyer of the CHW Building from 9-11am, and then head over to the Trades (CTEI) Building foyer from 11:30am-2pm.
At all three locations, you will find CETL folks, librarians, faculty, and even students ready to talk to you about Open Education, the importance of Open Educational Resources/Open Textbooks, and how you can get on board.
For the first two weeks of March, both campus libraries will be displaying Camosun-authored and used open textbooks so you can see what Camosun faculty members are using to support students in their classes. And speaking of the library, Gwenda Bryan and I have been working on a new and improved Open Education LibGuide (with thanks to Okanagan College whose CC-licenced LibGuide we are adapting). You will be able to see the new Guide at our Open Ed tables, and we will be sharing out the link in as many ways as possible during Open Ed Week and beyond.
Open Education will be taking over the regular Teaching and Learning Community of Practice with an Open Education Conversation Café on Thursday, March 9 at 2:30pm in Teams. This is a drop-in session so, no need to register.
Open Classroom Weeks (last two weeks of March): Celebrate Open Education at Camosun by opening your classroom to colleagues or by visiting another instructor’s class! Contact Derek Murray for details. Info Session: March 10, 12-1pm in LLC 151 & MS Teams Register for Open Classroom Weeks Info Session.
There are also virtual events happening during Open Education Week around BC, Canada, and the world:
- BCcampus is curating Open Education Week events from around the province, and you will find those being added to their Events Calendar over the next few weeks.
- Visit OE Global’s Open Education Week site to check out what will be happening around the world, much of it virtual.
Finally, Open Education Week is not the only time to find out more about Open Education. Register for any of our Open Education-related workshops taking place in May and June.
Share the joy! Using or looking to adopt an Open Textbook? Want to know more about Open Education? Want to talk about a potential Open Education project? CETL is available to come talk to you and your department/program about Open Education or about your open textbook experiences – shoot me an email for more OE information.