The Open Educational Resources (OER) National Strategy – Stratégie nationale en matière de ressources éducatives libres (REL) group was formed in June 2021 and is facilitated by the the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) who began to engage diverse stakeholders, including national student groups, representatives from provincial open education organizations, scholars and advocates in open education, and individuals and groups representing institutions of higher education, to develop a strategy for open educational resources in Canada.
Institutional Members
- BCcampus
- Campus Books Canada
- Campus Manitoba
- Canadian Alliance of Student Associations (CASA)
- Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)
- Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT)
- Canadian Federation of Students (CFS)
- Colleges and Institutes Canada (CICan)
- Consortium national en développement de ressources pédagogiques en français au collégial
- Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique (CAAL / CBPA)
- eCampusOntario
- Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA)
- SPARC
- Student Union Étudiante
- Universities Canada
- Vice-Presidents Teaching & Learning Table Canada (VPTL Canada)
Reports and Other Documents
- OER Policy and Infrastructure Summit Report 2022 (2024)
- Francophone OER Summit Report (2023)
- National Advocacy Framework for Open Educational Resources in Canada (CARL, 2023)
Webinars and Events
- Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: A Question of Value – Indigenous Students’ Perspectives on Open Education (February 12, 2024) > Details > Recording
- Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: Indigenous Open Educational Resources in Practice (February 7, 2024) > Details > Recording
- Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources (January 29, 2024) > Details > Recording > Slides
- Open Education Cross Canada Coffee Chat: Focus on the National Advocacy Framework for Open Education in Canada (in French) (March 23, 2023) > Details
- Sommet REL francophone (Université d’Ottawa, 27 avril 2023) > Agenda
- OER Policy and Infrastructure Summit (York University, November 9-10, 2022) > Agenda > Plenary > Panel
- Toward a National Strategy for OER (J. Kirchner and A. Ludbrook, OLA Super Conference 2022) > Details
- How Can We Successfully Collaborate to Advance National Capacity for OER in Canada? (April 22, 2021) > Details