CLOpen Podcast
Join host Gordana Vitez, Manager of Niagara College's Library + Learning Commons and chair of College Libraries Ontario's OER Committee, as she discusses the past, present, and future of Open Educational Resources at Ontario Colleges with a special focus on libraries.
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In Episode 6, Gordana speaks with Shawna Roch, Catherine Steeves and Melanie Mitchell Sparkes from Fanshawe College about their OER Design Studio.
This episode produced is produced on behalf of College Libraries Ontario (CLO) OER Committee. Learn more about the CLO OER Committee on our website.
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Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 6: Centennial College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
A quick message from CLOpen about our next season!
This episode produced is by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) on behalf of College Libraries Ontario (CLO) OER Committee. Learn more about the CLO OER Committee on our website.
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Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 6: Summer Hiatus by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Student supported OER lab? Faculty incubator course? Tell us more! In Episode 5, Gordana speaks with Joanna Blair, Shelby Thaysen, and William Chomrak about the brilliant OER initiatives at Centennial College.
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This episode produced is by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) on behalf of College Libraries Ontario (CLO) OER Committee.
Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 5: Centennial College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
In episode 4, Gordana chats with Amanda Quibell, Communications instructor from Georgian College, about the new OER she co-created with Emily Cramer and Jen Booth to support first-year Communications students with VLS (Virtual Learning Strategy) funding from eCampusOntario.
Take a look at the textbook featured in this episode, Communications Essentials for College Students.
Access the episode transcript.
This episode produced is by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) on behalf of College Libraries Ontario (CLO) OER Committee.
Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 4: Georgian College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Episode 3 puts the spotlight on the incredible OER work being done at Conestoga College by Holly Ashbourne, Library Technologist for e-Learning and Digital Skills, and Kim Carter, Open Educational Resource Projects Consultant (Secondment)/Professor, The Business School. Holly and Kim share how they have made the most of every opportunity available to encourage the growth of a successful OER culture at Conestoga.
More information on Conestoga College's OER adoptions, adaptations, and creations is available on the Conestoga Library OER guide.
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This episode produced is by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) on behalf of College Libraries Ontario OER Committee.
Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 3: Conestoga College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
We're finally back!
Our second episode features two OER champions from Loyalist College: Tricia Bonner, Open Education Strategist and Jennifer Dupuis, Reference and Collection Development Technician. Join Gordana, Tricia, and Jennifer as they discuss the benefits and challenges of OER at a small post-secondary institution.
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This episode produced is by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) on behalf of College Libraries Ontario OER Committee.
Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Mosey" by A. A. Aalto is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
CLOpen Episode 2: Loyalist College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
The first episode of this series features Niagara College's approach to OER through a discussion with Wendy Ward, Professor of Communications, and Jaclyn Chambers Page, Library Facilitator: Information Literacy.
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This episode produced by Jaclyn Chambers Page (Niagara College) and Liana Giovando (Seneca College).
Cover photo adapted from Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Music: "Aphelion" provided by Adobe Rush.
CLOpen Episode 1: Niagara College by College Libraries Ontario OER Committee is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.