An exciting week of activities to celebrate Open Education Week awaits the campus March 7 to 11.
Open Education Week is a global event showcasing open educational activities around the world, and the Office of Open Learning and Leddy Library are joining forces to highlight some of the work UWindsor is doing in this area.
“We have a full slate of activities scheduled for the week, so I’m sure there will be something for everyone,” says Nick Baker, director of the Office of Open Learning.
The Office of Open Learning has launched a greatly expanded program of support for faculty interested in developing online courses, says director Nick Baker. A new workshop series, an intensive two-day Online Course Design Institute, a community of practice, and a non-credit Certificate in Online and Open Learning are all in the works.
A two-hour workshop Friday, October 30, will introduce participants to Blackboard Collaborate.
eCampus Ontario portal provides access to more than 13,000 online courses offered by Ontario universities and colleges.
Conferences of undergraduate research are the subject of the University’s first free, open online course.
Conferences of undergraduate research are the subject of the University’s first free, open online course.
The Office of Open Learning presents workshops to introduce instructors to tools to record and stream lectures.
The Ministry for Training, Colleges and Universities has issued a call for the $4.5 million Shared Online Course Fund.
Tools available to UWindsor instructors can make learning materials available to students on a range of devices.
A workshop Wednesday will provide faculty with an introduction to technologies for recording lectures and other multimedia learning materials.
The Office of Open Learning has issued a call for applications for Open and Online Learning Strategic Development Grants, with this year’s theme “Blending the Learning Environment.”
The grants, which were offered for the first time in 2013, provide assistance to departments who want to expand their online and blended learning offerings.
A video produced by Community Partners for Applied Research and Consultation (CPARC) and the Office of Open Learning offers effective study habits for students.
With final examinations beginning Wednesday, the timing couldn’t be better, says producer Amanda Hutnik, an intern with CPARC.
“We want it to be available for students to access while they are studying for final exams,” she says.
Besides students discussing their experiences, the video features Beth Oakley of the Student Success Centre and social work professor Dana Levin.
