15 OE Lab Quick Start Guide
About the OE Lab
The Open Education (OE) Lab at Ontario Tech, is a student-run, staff-managed group that brings content and technological expertise to the timely creation of high quality OER that will be used directly in an Ontario Tech course by Ontario Tech students. Students working with us gain valuable project management, content development (e.g., writing, editing, media creation) and communication skills which can be implemented in their coursework and on the job. OE Lab jobs are paid positions generously supported through the Ontario University Works program.
We (Sarah, Pranjal, and Rebecca) are three of the staff members who help manage the day-to-day operations of the OE Lab. We are excited to be facilitating this program this year.
What we do
Since 2018, we’ve saved our students over $900,000 by using OER at Ontario Tech! But sometimes the OER available online aren’t quite what faculty are looking for – they may be too broad, may not have enough examples or practice problems, or really need to be combined with another OER to make it the best it can be. However, finding the time and resources to modify or adapt available OER is difficult. The OE Lab provides support for faculty, staff, and students in developing OER and using open education practices to support technology enhanced teaching and learning.
OE Lab services
We provide services such as:
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Publishing plan support
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Curriculum alignment planning
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Figure/table generation and formatting
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APA or other appropriate style formatting
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Sourcing of images
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Question writing and answer checking
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Fact checking and/or research
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Multimedia creation
Read our Impact Report
The Open Education Lab Annual Impact Report for 2020-2021 is available now!
Click here to access the report.
Past projects
In the list below, you will find just a few selected OERs created by the Open Education Lab to showcase the variety of resources you can develop.
Textbooks
Case studies
Multi-Course Case Studies in Health Sciences
Guides and workbooks
Moon of the Crusted Snow: Reading Guide
Project Management Fundamentals: Student Workbook
Interactive activities
Interactive Activities for Human Anatomy and Physiology
Websites
Non-Violent Communication and Peace
Submitting a project
Please email us at OER@ontariotechu.ca for project intake or complete the Project Intake Form.