We are thankful to be welcome on these lands in friendship. The lands we are situated on are covered by the Williams Treaties and are the traditional territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation, including Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi. These lands remain home to many Indigenous nations and peoples.

We acknowledge this land out of respect for the Indigenous nations who have cared for Turtle Island, also called North America, from before the arrival of settler peoples until this day. Most importantly, we acknowledge that the history of these lands has been tainted by poor treatment and a lack of friendship with the First Nations who call them home.

This history is something we are all affected by because we are all treaty people in Canada. We all have a shared history to reflect on, and each of us is affected by this history in different ways. Our past defines our present, but if we move forward as friends and allies, then it does not have to define our future.

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Resources and Repositories

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Rights and Licenses

Being well informed about Creative Commons licenses, permissions, and copyright can help you make informed decisions about using OER.

About the CC Licenses - Creative Commons
License Examples - Creative Commons
Comparing Copyright and Creative Commons - Creative Commons
OER Training: Copyright, Creative Commons, Public Domain - University of Hawaii

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Teaching with OER

Teaching with OER and embracing open educational practices is rewarding for both instructors and students.

Open Pedagogy - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
Open Pedagogy Notebook - OpenPedagogy.org
Ontario eXtend - eCampus Ontario

Finding OER

Finding suitable OER is the first step to embracing open education. These repositories can help you locate the right resource for your course.

Open Library Portal - eCampus Ontario
OpenEd Collection - BCcampus
MIT Open Courseware - MIT
OpenStax - Rice University
OER Repositories - An ongoing list of OER Repositories

Evaluating OER

Ensuring your selected OER is suitable for your course and is of high quality is essential. Approaching it the same way you would a traditional resource is one way. These other resources may be useful to you.

Curating OER - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
Evaluating OER - BCcampus
Does the OER Fit Quality Criteria - OERup!

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Creating and Editing OER

These resources can help you create an OER from scratch, collaborate on OER, and edit/adapt OER.

Pressbooks - eCampus Ontario
Rebus Community - Rebus
Scalar - The Alliance for Networking Visual Culture

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OER Training

Find training for curating, creating, and editing OER, whether you are a beginner or expert.

The Teaching and Learning Centre - Ontario Tech
Ontario Tech Library - Ontario Tech
Training - OER Commons

OER Events

International Open Education Week
Open Day - Ontario Tech

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OER Advocacy

Adoption of OER as a whole depends a lot on the advocacy of the campus community for openness. Here are a few resources that can be supportive in investigating what advocacy means to you and how you can take a meaningful role in the opening up of education.

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OER Advocacy - Ontario Tech Library Research Guide
Policy Paper - Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance

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