Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning and research resources that have been shown to have a positive impact on student learning and institutional outcomes. Interest in OER has grown at the international, national, and provincial levels as governments and organizations realize the high rate of return on this investment in student learning.
The Foundations of Open Educational Resources program will provide SAIT faculty and staff with the necessary skills to find, adapt, and evaluate these open licensed materials. Through this program, you will develop an appreciation of the benefits of OER and the confidence to incorporate OER into their instructional practices. Upon completion of program, you will earn a certificate on your PeopleNOW profile.
This program is designed to be flexible with hybrid learning that involves completing online learning modules before attending a workshop. During the multi-course curriculum, learners will create a personalized action plan to locate, adapt, or create OER for their courses.
1. Foundations of OER: What is OER?
2. Foundations of OER: Copyright & Licensing
3. Foundations of OER: Finding OER
4. Foundations of OER: Using OER at SAIT
5. Foundations of OER: Teaching with OER
6. Foundations of OER: Creating OER
Workshops will be held in November 2024, as well as March, May, and June 2025. Sessions will be available both in online and in-person formats. Access information such as dates, times, and locations on the PeopleNow system (see Register Now links below). Registration will close one week before the workshop date.
Description: In this course, you will relate the concepts of “open” and “open educational resources” to your personal instructional practices.
Duration: 1.5-hour self-directed learning, plus workshop (Please note: running time varies)
Dates: November 5, 8:00am-9:50am, Teams (1 hour & 50 mins.)
March 3, 12:00pm-1:00pm, on-campus (1 hour)
May 5, 8:30am-10:30am, on-campus (2 hours)
June 2, 12:30:pm-2:00pm, Teams (1.5 hours)
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Description: This course will explore how copyright and open licensing is related, and how to identify the appropriate open license for different educational scenarios.
Duration: 1-2 hours self-directed learning, workshop (Please note: running time varies)
Dates: November 12, 8:00am-9:50am, Teams (1 hour & 50 mins.)
March 10 Part 1, 12:00pm-1:00pm, on-campus (1 hour)
March 17 Part 2, 12:00pm-1:00pm, on-campus (1 hour)
May 5, 10:00am-12:00am, on-campus (2 hours)
June 2, 2:00:pm-4:00pm, Teams (2 hours)
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Description: In this course, you will learn about the most popular OER repositories, as well as how to efficiently locate subject specific OER.
Duration: 1.5-hour self-directed learning, workshop (Please note: running time varies)
Dates: November 19, 8:00am-9:50am, Teams (1 hour & 50 mins.)
March 24, 12:00pm-1:00pm, on-campus (1 hour)
May 6, 8:30am-10:30am, on-campus (2 hours)
June 3, 12:30:pm-2:30pm, Teams (2 hours)
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Description: This course reviews the procedures and policies in place to use OER at SAIT.
Duration: 1.5-hour self-directed learning, workshop (Please note: running time varies)
Dates: November 26, 8:00am-9:50am, Teams (1 hour & 50 mins.)
March 31, 12:00pm-1:00pm, on-campus (1 hour)
May 6, 10:30am-12:30pm, on-campus (2 hours)
June 3, 2:30pm-4:00pm, Teams (1.5 hours)
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Description: In this course, you will learn of the benefits of using OER to teach and collaborate with students, as well as practical steps to implement OER in your instructional practices.
Duration: 1.5-hour self-directed learning, 1.5-hour workshop
Dates: May 9, 8:30am-10:00pm, on-campus
June 4, 9:00am-10:30am, on-campus
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Description: In this course, you will learn about SAIT’s OER publishing process, including the departments and resources available to support that work. Participants will leave the course will a draft workflow for their personal OER project.
Duration: 1-2 hours self-directed learning, 2-hour workshop
Dates: May 9, 10:00am-12:00pm, on campus
June 5, 9:00am-11:00am, Teams
Register Now On the new page, click the blue button to view the course content. Then select 'workshop' from the left hand side of the page to register for a specific date.
Participants in this course will be able to:
Interested in learning more about OER? Want to know what is covered in the workshops?
Good News!
Workshop concepts are included in the open licensed, publicly accessible ebook Foundations of OER
