The University of Regina provides funding for the development of open educational resources (OER) for use courses delivered across the University. The Government of Saskatchewan has been providing funding for this purpose since 2015. Since that time, a number of OER have been developed by faculty within the University of Regina. A listing of these can be found on the OER Publishing Program site. This page also includes the projects currently under development.
In August 2020, the OER Program started a subscription to the Pressbooks OER development platform. This platform allows any faculty or staff to search for and easily adapt OER created in Pressbooks. The Pressbooks Directory can be used to search for OER across a global Pressbooks network. Resources developed locally can also be shared across these same networks. Any faculty or staff member can get free access to the University of Regina’s Pressbooks instance by sending a request to open.textbooks@uregina.ca.
The following list provides some useful Pressbooks resources currently available for use by members of the University community. They are linked to their location in the University of Regina Pressbooks Catalogue.
This guide is designed to help University of Regina faculty easily discover open educational resources (OER) for their courses. It is primarily a list of open textbooks organized by faculty and department at the University of Regina, but other OER such as videos may also be included. The guide will be continuously updated as new resources are identified and created across the OER ecosystem.
This toolkit has been created to provide University of Regina instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education. The toolkit will be updated periodically as relevant information for inclusion is identified.
This handbook has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.
The Universal Design for Learning (UDL) for Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) project was a collaboration between 10 universities and colleges across Ontario to develop a 6-module open educational resource for post-secondary educators to help them understand their responsibilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). It will help instructors and others to incorporate principles of UDL and considerations of EDI and Indigenisation in their learning environments.
A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources. This is a first edition, compiled by Rebus Community, and we welcome feedback and ideas to expand the text.
The purpose of this course is to introduce and provide students a foundational understanding of the key concepts of sustainable development and sustainability.
This collaborative project between Seneca College, Humber College, Kenjgewin Teg, Trent University and Nipissing University provides learners with the knowledge and skills to design, develop and deliver high-quality, interactive, and engaging online learning experiences. This resource aims to support individual faculty members, as well as teaching and learning centres at colleges and universities with resources and guidance to meet the following outcomes:
The book examines the underlying principles that guide effective teaching in an age when all of us, and in particular the students we are teaching, are using technology. A framework for making decisions about your teaching is provided, while understanding that every subject is different, and every instructor has something unique and special to bring to their teaching. The book enables teachers and instructors to help students develop the knowledge and skills they will need in a digital age: not so much the IT skills, but the thinking and attitudes to learning that will bring them success. Book release date (final version): October 10, 2019. For subsequent updates, see Updates and Revisions in the front matter of the book.