By Justin Schellenberg, October 26 2017 —
The University of Calgary has awarded 10 courses with funding to develop open educational resources (OER) in an effort to replace traditional textbooks and lower costs for students. OER are free, openly-licensed learning … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, March 30 2017 —
On March 29, the University of Calgary announced a one-year pilot project to promote the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) on campus. The pilot project will officially start in July.
As part … Read the rest
By Saima Asad, March 4 2017 —
The three vice-president academic candidates for the 2017 Students’ Union election squared off at a forum in MacHall on March 3. The hour-long event was the fourth executive forum to be held this … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, February 3 2017 —
It won’t happen next year, but University of Calgary students could potentially enjoy a full week off in the 2018 fall semester.
The U of C is once again reviewing the possibility of … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, December 1 2016 —
A bitterly contested policy proposal from the Students’ Union Policy Development and Review Committee (PDRC) failed at Students’ Legislative Council on Nov. 29.
The proposal aimed to change the SU’s elected official reporting … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, October 31 2016 —
The University of Calgary Graduate Students’ Association has opted out of its annual $1,500 sponsorship for this year’s Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS).
The URS is an annual research competition for U of … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, October 18 2016 —
The University of Calgary Copyright Office is looking into the use of music at public events on campus to see if it breaches copyright law.
The U of C copyright committee last met … Read the rest
By Josh Harkema, October 18 2016 —
The University of Calgary registrar’s office will soon phase out Degree Navigator, replacing it with a software program called Academic Advisement.
Like Degree Navigator, Academic Advisement is a software module that tracks a … Read the rest
By Scott Strasser, September 13 2016 —
The University of Calgary Students’ Union’s social media awareness campaign for Open Educational Resources (OER) will take place from September 13–15.
OER are free, openly-licensed learning materials that can be downloaded online.
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By Claudia Wong, August 2 2016 —
This September, a University of Calgary Students’ Union campaign will try to create awareness of the high cost of textbooks and advocate for open educational resources (OER) on a provincial level.
Students leaving … Read the rest
