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Call for faculty nominations: The Langara Open Student Scholar Prize

Instructors, did you receive an assignment this term that made you think or impressed you with its creativity? Consider nominating it for the fourth annual Langara Open Student Scholar Prize! The Langara Open Student Scholar Prize celebrates exemplary work being … Continue reading

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Seeking faculty fellows: The UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship

“Wicked problems” is a phrase used to describe complex societal issues that evade easy solutions. Pohl, Truffer, & Hirsch-Hadorn (2017) assert that interdisciplinary collaborations are neccessary if we are to find solutions to pressing global problems, such as poverty, inequality, … Continue reading

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The robots are here and our best defense is personal connection: An Open Education Week event recap

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has been on every educator’s mind since ChatGPT arrived on scene in November 2022. Many of us are experiencing ‘AI fatigue’ (can we talk about something – anything! – else, please?) and yet we can’t walk … Continue reading

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EVENT – Planes, trains, and generative AI: Recentering open education values in new technology adoption

Many educators have felt pressure to climb aboard the generative AI train since it came barreling down the tracks. But what happens when we leap into new technologies without first pausing to imagine harms, such as surveillance, bias, and discrimination? … Continue reading

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