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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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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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Reading lists: A new way to share resources with your students

A growing number of instructors are moving away from traditional textbooks and instead using “à la carte” resources (websites, journal articles, book chapters, videos, and more) to support learning outcomes. The Library and EdTech are implementing a new tool called … Continue reading

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Energize your teaching practice with the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship

Exciting news! snəw̓eyəɬ leləm̓ Langara College is participating in the 2023 UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship. This award-winning fellowship provides faculty with an opportunity to work with students and colleagues to impact change through community engagement and open … Continue reading

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A new year’s ‘diet’ for the public domain? Canada adds twenty years to term of copyright protection

During the winter break, Canada extended its term of copyright protection by twenty years. As of December 30, 2022, literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works are now protected for the life of the creator plus 70 years.

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New library resources

The Library has recently subscribed to two new resources that we’d like to let you know about! The Bibliography of Indigenous Peoples in North America is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of Indigenous Peoples in North American culture, history, … Continue reading

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