Mastering Open Ed Micro-Credential

Whether you are a faculty member, instructor, staff, or even graduate student, this course can help you build foundational knowledge to engage with open educational resources (OER) and help you expand your pedagogy through engaging with open publishing tools and open education concepts. This course provides insights into open licensing, sourcing quality OER, and using tools like Pressbooks and H5P to create engaging, accessible content. This course empowers educators to overcome financial barriers in education, contributing to a more accessible, equitable educational landscape.

By completing this program, you will:

• Understand the history and context of OER;
• Identify and apply common open licenses;
• Demonstrate understanding with the common accessibility concerns and standards that apply to OER;
• Select and create H5P activities applicable to your teaching context;
• Create Pressbooks and practice adaptation; and
• Assess the open education context of your own teaching practices and at your institution.

Modules include:

1. Open Education with Open Educational Resources 
2. Open Licensing 
3. Accessibility 
4. H5P 
5. Pressbooks 
6. Open Education Initiatives 

This program is designed for educators and administrators at all levels. No prior experience in open education or open educational resources is required and learners from all backgrounds are welcome. You'll build foundational knowledge to engage with open educational resources and expand your pedagogy through engaging with open publishing tools and open education concepts. Connect with peers and facilitators through facilitated sessions. Successful completion earns you the OER Foundations Micro-Credential, issued via BCdiploma.