​Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants 
 Support KPU’s commitment to open education by applying to the OER Grant program. Regular faculty can apply for up to $4000 in funding to create OER or up to $2000 to adapt existing OER! In Spring 2020, Statistics Canada collected data from over 100,000 postsecondary students reporting on the impacts of COVID-19<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2020032-eng.htm>. Forty-eight percent of students with a job reported either losing their job or being temporarily laid off. Results from a 2017 study<http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3012/4206> of BC postsecondary institutions, including KPU, showed that 54% students did not purchase a required textbook at least once. Study after study, including at KPU<https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2018.1.5>.5>, has also shown that students have achieved the same or better outcomes when using OER. Join over 400 of your colleagues who actively engage with open education by saving students money and increasing accessibility to educational resources. Participating in the OER Grant program can enrich student learning and provide an opportunity to explore your pedagogical practice in a collaborative and supportive environment. Adapt OER by: * Updating or localizing existing textbooks 
<https://libguides.kpu.ca/opentextbooks> * Incorporating interactive components through H5P applications<https://h5p.org/content-types-and-applications> 
 * Developing ancillary resources (such as question banks), including collaborating with students through open pedagogical practices 
 Create OER by: * Authoring new open textbooks in areas of need 
 * Creating open courseware, including videos, lecture slides, learning activities, and more 
 * Establishing open access journals 
 To apply and for more information visit kpu.ca/open/grants <https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> Applications are now open and will be accepted until September 1, 2020. 🔗​<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+are+Open+Educational+ResourcesF/0_8zhj26kp>​ OER are materials that are freely accessible and openly available for ​anyone to use, re-mix, improve and redistribute. This could include images, videos, interactive simulations, worksheets, and of course textbooks. For more information or support with open educational practices and OER, please contact the Office of Open Education: www.kpu.ca/open/connect <https://www.kpu.ca/open/connect>