Acknowledgments
This open resource has been written, compiled, and edited by Quality Partnerships in collaboration with the OER Design Studio and the Library Learning Commons at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. This work is part of the FanshaweOpen learning initiative and is made available through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence unless otherwise noted.
Note: the Fanshawe College NorthStar logos, pathways logo, and email icons that appear throughout this guide have been used with permission from Fanshawe College, and are licensed as All Rights Reserved; they may not be shared, remixed, or reproduced without prior permission.
The development and publication of this resource was supported through the Credit Transfer Institutional Grant (CTIG). The CTIG initiative provides funding to post-secondary institutions to undertake credit transfer activities that enhance students’ ability to navigate Ontario’s publicly assisted postsecondary education system, improve learning pathways for students at all stages of their postsecondary education and help students become highly skilled workers who can adapt rapidly to changing employment conditions as well as compete in the innovation economy.
Team Acknowledgement
The following individuals contributed to the content of this handbook:
- Gabriela Kongkham-Fernandez, Pathways Coordinator, Quality Partnerships
- Christine Spicer, Manager, Quality Partnerships
- Dee Morrissey, Curriculum Consultant, Quality Partnerships
Collaborators
This project was a collaboration between the contributors (listed above) and the team in the OER Design Studio at Fanshawe. The following staff were involved in the creation of this project:
- Andrew Stracuzzi, Faculty Lead and Instructional Design
- Freddy Vale Zerpa, Graphic Design
- Shauna Roch, OER Project Lead
Land Acknowledgement
We acknowledge and honour the Anishinaabe, Lotinuhsyuní and Lenape people of southwestern Ontario as the traditional owners and custodians of the lands and waterways where Fanshawe College is located. Fanshawe celebrates the continuous living cultures of original inhabitants of Canada and acknowledges the important contributions Indigenous people have and continue to make in Canadian society.
About this Handbook
This handbook is a resource for Academic Schools to use when developing, implementing, and maintaining internal and external program pathways.
Accessibility Statement
We are actively committed to increasing the accessibility and usability of the resources we produce. Every attempt has been made to make this OER accessible to all learners and is compatible with assistive and adaptive technologies. We have attempted to provide closed captions, alternative text, or multiple formats for on-screen and offline access.
The web version of this resource has been designed to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, level AA. In addition, it follows all guidelines in Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility of the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition.
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