Browsing by Author "Adams, Sarah"

Now showing 1 - 15 of 15
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Foundations in Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop Presentation
    (2022-09-02) Adams, Sarah
    This workshop will provide learners with an understanding about what OERs are, approaches for integrating them into teaching and learning practices, and ways for accessing and assessing OER resources and tools. The workshop will consist of key learnings, helpful resources, and activities to equip participants with the skills they need to achieve their goals for teaching with OER. Means for continuing the discussion on creating OERs will be provided at the end of the session. At the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Define open educational resources (OER), copyright, and open licenses; Understand the implications copyright and open licensing have on the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER; Describe the key considerations for assessing and adopting an OER; Identify ways of incorporating OER into their teaching and learning practices; Conduct a preliminary search using key search tools for finding OER, openly licensed media, and ancillary content.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Foundations in Open Educational Resources Workshop
    (2023-08-30) Adams, Sarah
    This workshop held August 30, 2023 during Block Week provided learners with an understanding about what OERs are, approaches for integrating them into teaching and learning practices, and ways for accessing and assessing OER resources and tools. The workshop will consist of key learnings, helpful resources, and activities to equip participants with the skills they need to achieve their goals for teaching with OER. Means for continuing the discussion on creating OERs will be provided at the end of the session. At the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Define open educational resources (OER), copyright, and open licenses; Understand the implications copyright and open licensing have on the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER; Describe the key considerations for assessing and adopting an OER; Identify ways of incorporating OER into their teaching and learning practices; Conduct a preliminary search using key search tools for finding OER, openly licensed media, and ancillary content.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Foundations in Open Educational Resources Workshop, University of Calgary Block Week Winter 2023
    (2023-01-06) Adams, Sarah
    This workshop held January 6, 2023 during Block Week provided learners with an understanding about what OERs are, approaches for integrating them into teaching and learning practices, and ways for accessing and assessing OER resources and tools. The workshop will consist of key learnings, helpful resources, and activities to equip participants with the skills they need to achieve their goals for teaching with OER. Means for continuing the discussion on creating OERs will be provided at the end of the session. At the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Define open educational resources (OER), copyright, and open licenses; Understand the implications copyright and open licensing have on the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER; Describe the key considerations for assessing and adopting an OER; Identify ways of incorporating OER into their teaching and learning practices; Conduct a preliminary search using key search tools for finding OER, openly licensed media, and ancillary content.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    A Journey in OER: Growing Awareness, Discovery, and Use of OER at the University of Calgary
    (2022-10-19) Adams, Sarah; Murphy, James
    Conference Presentation at the Open Education Conference 2022. At this session attendees will learn about the University of Calgary's Libraries and Cultural Resources' journey in open educational resources. We'll share our recent initiatives and strategies for expanding capacity in our journey to building a community around OER on campus. More specifically we'll discuss expanding roles within the library to support OER, OER discovery initiatives, awareness and learning opportunities, grant funding, and the development of a new Open Course Materials Matching Service (OCoMMS). Attendees will gain insight into UCalgary's journey and practices in the early stages of OER advocacy. By attending this session, attendees will be able to: Understand UCalgary Libraries and Cultural Resources' journey in Open Educational Resource advocacy; Consider how to apply UCalgary's OER initiatives and resources within their own institution; Identify ways to engage with and support campus partners and other OER advocates.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER by Discipline Guide: Reducing Barriers and Building Sustainability for OER Adoption
    (2023-10-18) Adams, Sarah; Sillito, Savannah
    Open Education Global Conference 2023 (Edmonton, Alberta) session description. Are you looking for a new approach to supporting educators in finding OER to adopt into their courses? In this lightning talk (15 minutes), learn about the development of an OER by Discipline Guide introduced by a Canadian research institution as a service to help reduce hurdles faculty and instructors face when adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) into their courses. We will first highlight some of the barriers educators experience when starting their journey in finding OER to adopt, followed by outlining how the OER by Discipline Guide developed by staff at the University of Calgary’s Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) reduces these barriers for educators. The OER by Discipline Guide is an ongoing curated resource guide of OER organized by discipline for educators who prefer to independently review previously evaluated OER within their subject area. Similar guides are commonly used across Canadian higher education institutions to curate potential OER organized according to their institution with access provided through Pressbooks. Pressbooks is a publishing platform based on WordPress used by many higher education institutions globally for developing, adapting, and hosting dynamic, interactive Open Education Resources. During this talk, we will discuss what the OER by Discipline Guide is, how it was created, and the process for updating the guide over time. Library staff supporting this service utilize OER recommendations, adoptions, and newly developed OER from the university and open education community, including subject librarians, educators, and other relevant discipline experts for inclusion into the guide. We will also highlight the benefits of having our support staff assist with the sustainability of the OER by Discipline Guide, managed by the Open Education Librarian, along with our current service workflow. At the University of Calgary, this staffing model is a crucial piece in supporting the sustainability and growth of our OER services as interest in OER adoption continues to increase at our institution.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER by Discipline Guide: University of Calgary
    (University of Calgary, 2022-07-18) Adams, Sarah; Mukundan, Ramina
    The OER by Discipline Guide: University of Calgary developed by Libraries and Cultural Resources staff supports faculty locate quality open educational resources in their subject area by providing curated lists of OER organized according to the faculties, departments, and subjects at UCalgary. The Open Educational Resources within this guide have been evaluated by faculty, librarians, and other relevant parties prior to inclusion. The lists of OER in each discipline are not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a sample of the key resources available. This guide will be updated periodically as new resources are identified, evaluated, and adopted. This book is a cloned version of OER by Discipline: University of Manitoba edited by University of Manitoba Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. It has been adapted from the original source. This is a static version of the text; the live Pressbooks version can be accessed via https://openeducationalberta.ca/oerguideucalgary/
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER Workshop Series: Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources
    (2022-03) Johnson, Rowena; Adams, Sarah
    Understanding the basics of copyright, open licensing, and their implications for adopting, adapting, or creating OERs is essential. This session will give learners the tools they need to lawfully and ethically adopt, adapt, and create OERs. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Define copyright and open licenses; Describe the four different Creative Commons License components; Explain why some CC-licensed content might not be considered OER. OER Workshop Series developed by Christie Hurrell, Sarah Adams, Alexandra Alisauskas, Rowena Johnson, and Kate Cawthorn.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER Workshop Series: Finding Open Educational Resources
    (2022-03) Alisauskas, Alexandra; Adams, Sarah
    Existing OERs are housed in many different locations, meaning that they can sometimes be difficult to find. In this session, we will provide an overview of how to begin a systematic search for an OER appropriate to your course needs, and outline supports available to instructors for finding and evaluating OER. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Describe key aspects of an OER that should be assessed before use; Conduct a preliminary search for OER; Identify key search tools for finding OER, openly licensed media, and ancillary content. OER Workshop Series developed by Christie Hurrell, Sarah Adams, Alexandra Alisauskas, Rowena Johnson, and Kate Cawthorn.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER Workshop Series: Getting Started on Creating Open Educational Resources
    (2022-03) Hurrell, Christie; Adams, Sarah
    Creating a new OER, either by starting from scratch or by adapting an existing resource, can be a labour intensive process. This session will break down the steps associated with OER creation to give instructors some step-by-step guidance. We will also discuss tools and platforms that are available to instructors for hosting OER materials, and discuss key accessibility and universal design principles. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Identify the five main steps of the OER creation process; Provide examples of tools for creating OER; Describe which OER tools/platforms are supported by UCalgary, and which are “DIY”; Explain the importance of assessing OERs for accessibility. OER Workshop Series developed by Christie Hurrell, Sarah Adams, Alexandra Alisauskas, Rowena Johnson, and Kate Cawthorn.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER Workshop Series: Introduction to Open Educational Resources
    (2022-03) Adams, Sarah; Cawthorn, Kate
    Are you curious about integrating Open Educational Resources (OERs) into your teaching practice, but don’t know where to start? This session is intended for those new to OER and will provide learners with a basic introduction and a foundation for future learning. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Provide a definition of open educational resources (OER); Explain the difference between OER and other free educational materials; Understand ways to incorporate OER into teaching and learning; Describe the challenges and benefits of using OER in class; Assess their teaching materials for the potential to release as OER; List 3 considerations to keep in mind before adopting an OER. OER Workshop Series developed by Christie Hurrell, Sarah Adams, Alexandra Alisauskas, Rowena Johnson, and Kate Cawthorn.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    OER Workshop Series: Open Educational Resources Handout
    (2022-03) Hurrell, Christie; Alisauskas, Alexandra; Cawthorn, Kate; Johnson, Rowena; Adams, Sarah
    Handout of resources developed for the Open Educational Resources (OER) Workshop Series. Includes resources related to the University of Calgary, copyright, Creative Commons open licensing, finding OER, OER adaptation and creation projects, and OER-enabled and open pedagogy.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Open Course Materials Matching Service (OCoMMS): Reducing Barriers and Building Sustainability for OER Adoption
    (2023-10-16) Adams, Sarah; Sillito, Savannah
    Open Education Global Conference 2023 (Edmonton, Alberta) session description. Are you looking for a new approach to supporting educators in finding OER to adopt into their courses? In this lightning talk (15 minutes), learn about an Open Course Materials Matching Service (OCoMMS) model a Canadian research institution has introduced to help reduce hurdles faculty and instructors face when adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) into their courses. We will first highlight some of the barriers educators experience when starting their journey in finding OER to adopt, followed by outlining the Open Course Materials Matching Service provided by Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) staff at the University of Calgary. We will discuss what OCoMMS is, the service’s workflow, and the staffing model used within this service. Library staff supporting this service utilize a course’s outline or syllabus as a guide in conducting a targeted search for finding relevant OER which is provided to educators through a curated list they then evaluate for potential adoption. In order to support these services at LCR, we utilize the strengths and experience of our support staff as the strategies and practices for providing reference services are also similarly applied within the Open Course Materials Matching Service. We will highlight the benefits of having our support staff assist with searches within the Open Course Materials Matching Service managed by the Open Education Librarian and our current service workflows. At the University of Calgary, this staffing model is a crucial piece in supporting the sustainability and growth of our OER services as interest in OER adoption continues to increase at our institution.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Open Education Alberta: Creating with Pressbooks Workshop
    (2023-08-31) Adams, Sarah
    Open Education Alberta is a grassroots collaborative, no-fee publishing service for open educational resources (OER), including open textbooks, toolkits, guides, and more. Educators from the University of Calgary and other partnered institutions can use this service to develop and host OER in a Pressbooks platform. In this session, attendees will learn about this OER publishing service offered by Libraries and Cultural Resources and how to get started with their own OER project. Attendees will be introduced to developing open educational resources in Pressbooks, see behind the scenes of what Pressbooks has to offer for creating open educational resources, examples of published Pressbooks OERs, and supports for creating OER at UCalgary. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to: (1) Understand to use the Open Education Alberta publishing service, (2) Consider how they can use the service to create openly licensed teaching and learning materials, (3) Identify supports for creating open educational resources at UCalgary.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Open Education Alberta: Creating with Pressbooks Workshop, Block Week Winter 2023
    (2023-01-06) Adams, Sarah
    Open Education Alberta is a grassroots collaborative, no-fee publishing service for open educational resources (OER), including open textbooks, toolkits, guides, and more. Educators from the University of Calgary can use this service to develop and host OER in a Pressbooks platform. In this session, attendees will learn about this OER publishing service offered by Libraries and Cultural Resources and how to get started with their own OER project. Attendees will be introduced to developing open educational resources in Pressbooks, see behind the scenes of what Pressbooks has to offer for creating open educational resources, examples of published Pressbooks OERs, and supports for creating OER at UCalgary. By the end of this session, attendees will be able to: (1) Understand to use the Open Education Alberta publishing service, (2) Consider how they can use the service to create openly licensed teaching and learning materials, (3) Identify supports for creating open educational resources at UCalgary.
  • Thumbnail Image
    ItemOpen Access
    Sustainable Problem Solving: Reducing Barriers for OER Adoption
    (2023-10-18) Adams, Sarah; Sillito, Savannah
    Open Education Global Conference 2023 (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) session description. Are you thinking about new strategies or service models for helping educators find OER for their courses? At this presentation session (25 minutes), come learn about one approach a Canadian research institution has taken to help reduce hurdles faculty and instructors face when adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) into their courses. We will first highlight some of these barriers, followed by strategic services we provide at the University of Calgary’s Libraries and Cultural Resources (LCR) to reduce these barriers for educators. The first service we will discuss is providing an OER by Discipline Guide, an ongoing curated resource guide of OER organized by discipline for faculty who prefer to independently review previously evaluated OER within their subject area. Similar guides are commonly used across Canadian higher education institutions to curate potential OER organized according to their institution with access provided through Pressbooks. Pressbooks is a publishing platform based on WordPress used by many higher education institutions globally for developing, adapting, and hosting dynamic, interactive Open Education Resources. The second service strategy for supporting educators to adopt OER is the Open Course Materials Matching Service (OCoMMS). This service can be used by faculty who have either reviewed the OER by Discipline Guide and not found relevant OER on their subject, or by those who would prefer a more targeted service where library staff search for and curate potential OER relevant to their specific course. In order to support these services at LCR, we utilize the strengths and experience of our support staff as the strategies and practices for providing reference services are also similarly applied within the Open Course Materials Matching Service. We will highlight the benefits of having our support staff assist with OER finding services managed by the Open Education Librarian and our current service workflows. At the University of Calgary, this staffing model is a crucial piece in supporting the sustainability and growth of our OER services as interest in OER adoption continues to increase at our institution.