Strategies for Adopting Open Educational Resources... from small steps to giant leaps

Lian Dumouchel

The decision to adopt Open Educational Resources (OERs) can be overwhelming. Where to start? 

Learn about the wide range of approaches, from small steps to giant leaps that faculty can use to incorporate OERs into their teaching and learning activities.

Learn about the path one instructor took to adopt OERs gradually over the past two decades, building both knowledge and confidence.

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Lian Dumouchel has been a faculty member at Thompson Rivers University (TRU) since 1994 and taken on a variety of roles including Program Coordinator, Chair, and International Academic Coordinator in the Tourism Management Department.
She received a Teaching Excellence Award in 2010, the President's Distinguished Teacher Award in 2019, and has extensive experience in curriculum development and international initiatives.

Mental Health Stigma and Ableism in the Classroom: Towards Ameliorative Strategies

Jenna Woodrow

This workshop will critique the standard categorical model of mental health/illness and the standard accommodation policies for insufficiently promoting access to, or engagement with, course material, and for placing additional burdens on members of equity-seeking groups.

Jenna Woodrow will offer an alternative continuum model, and an accompanying access+ policy which, together, are better-suited to meeting the goal of equitable, inclusive, and diverse classrooms.

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Dr. Jenna Woodrow is a Lecturer in Philosophy in the department of Philosophy, History, and Politics. Originally from Kuujjuaq, Québéc.