Creating collaborations with student advocates on university Open Education initiatives

Abstract
The costs of being a university student continue to climb, along with the financial pressure felt by libraries to provide learning resources. One path forward together is encouraging Open Education and Open Educational Resources (OER). How can academic libraries create momentum around OER on campus where there may not have been much before? How can libraries engage with student advocates on their campuses to continue pushing forward Open Education initiatives, such as open textbooks and educational resources? This session will describe recent initiatives at the University of Calgary collaborating with student leaders on Open Education, including a new library OER-finding and matching service for instructors, as well as campus promotion and awareness campaigns.
Description
BCLA Conference, 2022
Keywords
open educational resources, academic libraries, library outreach, student collaboration
Citation
Murphy, J. E., Vandermeulen, K., and Jessel, C. (2022, April 19). Creating collaborations with student advocates on university Open Education initiatives. [Conference presentation]. British Columbia Library Association Conference, online. https://pheedloop.com/bcla2022/site/sessions