Acknowledgements
Original Creators
This OER was developed for Olds College by JR Dingwall, Chuck Labrie, Trecia McLennon and Laura Underwood, in collaboration with the college’s Educational Technology and Curriculum team.
Instructors are encouraged to use, revise, remix, and redistribute the contents of this OER in part, or in its entirety, to fit their instructional needs. Instructors may decide to use particular lessons or assets from it, or expand on it using external resources. It is flexible enough to work within a face-to-face, blended or fully online teaching environment. Alternative formats for online-only content are provided wherever possible.
eCampusOntario and Niagara College Collaboration
In the summer of 2018, Professor Wendy Ward approached eCampusOntario to adapt an existing OER for use with her learners. The Pressbooks format provided a more beneficial platform for her teaching and learning environment. eCampusOntario collaborated with Wendy and Library staff, Bianca Parisi and Kent Reynolds over the summer to move the valuable learning and resources from Dingwall et al. original site into the Pressbooks format. The integration of H5P allowed for assessment and for the material to engage learners through interactivity.
We invite you to take what you need from this OER, clone and adapt it, or further extend the material.
Truth Pledge and Student Code of Conduct
Communication is based on the principles of trust: I trust you, you trust me. As individuals, we assume that commitment to each other exists every time we engage in writing, conversation, or other means of communication. The Pro-Truth Pledge provides guidelines to clarify what that commitment looks like and how we can fulfill it.
Pro-Truth Pledge https://www.protruthpledge.org/
As members of the Niagara College community, our respect for each other is embodied in the Code of Conduct.
Student Rights and Responsibilities Office – Student Code of Conduct https://www.niagaracollege.ca/srro/thecode/
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