Join Kelsey Merkley as she interviews and facilitates a conversation with a few of the UnCommon Women (Kory Wilson, Surita Jhangiani, Gwen Bird, and Rosie Redfield) in the lower mainland, BC. This is a kick off event for Open Education week and we hope you join us! Find out more...
- Open in Action | Tuesday, March 6, 8:30 am - 2:00 pm | KPU Melville Centre for Dialgoue, Richmond Campus | coffee and lunch provided | Register Now
- 8:30-9:00am: Coffee & Networking (sponsored by BCIT)
- 9:00-9:10am: Welcome by Dr. Salvador Ferreras, Vice-President Academic & Provost, KPU
- 9:10-9:55am: Student perspectives on Open Education – BC Federation of Students panel
- 10:00-10:45am: Understanding Indigenous Practice in Open – Kory Wilson, Executive Director, Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships, BCIT
- 10:50-11:20am: Launching Canada’s first Zed Cred programs – Krista Lambert, Open Education Advisor, BCcampus/Instructional Designer, JIBC & Dr. Rajiv Jhangiani, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education, KPU
- 11:25-11:55am: Developing in-house OER training – Caroline Daniels, Systems Librarian, KPU & Lucas Wright, Open Education Advisor, BCcampus
- 12:00-1:00pm: Lunch sponsored by BCcampus and KPU
- 12:15pm: Spotlight on Open by SFU, KPU, BCIT, UBC, & BCcampus over lunch
- 1:00-1:30pm: Open Ed In Your Practice – Will Engle, Open Education Strategist, CTLT, UBC and Erin Fields, Liaison Librarian & Flexible Learning Coordinator, UBC Library
- 1:30-1:50pm: Updates & future plans – Amanda Coolidge, Senior Manager of Open Education, BCcampus
- 1:50-2:00pm: Closing comments - Todd Mundle, University Librarian
