Open Education Week Featuring Why Write? English 135 Textbook Online
Presenters: Dr. Sara Humphreys & Dr. Erin Kelly
Why Write? is an Open Education Resource (OER) textbook created primarily for students enrolled in UVic’s largest Academic Writing Requirement course, ATWP135: Academic Reading and Writing. What makes this OER special is not just that it’s specifically designed for first-year composition courses; it explicitly takes into account anti-racist pedagogy, needs of Indigenous students, and Canadian perspectives while building upon the latest research and developments in the field of writing studies. Not simply a style handbook, documentation guide, or introduction to rhetoric, this text offers a holistic perspective on what it means to be a writer in the context of Canadian higher education institutions. The holistic, organic content of the textbook is a result of the equally holistic, organic working relationship between the Academic and Technical Writing Program, the Centre for Academic Communication, and Learning and Teaching Innovation Support and Innovation. Our presentation will discuss the working and learning communities Open Education projects build both in terms of our own experience and more broadly. We argue that the Open Source projects break down institutional barriers and siloing, producing rich resources and relationships.
- Date:
- Tuesday, March 2, 2021
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
- Library/Gallery:
- Mearns Centre for Learning - McPherson Library (LIB)
- Online:
- This is an online event. Event URL will be sent via registration email.
- Audience:
- Faculty General public Graduate students Undergraduate students UVic staff