Brock University recognized faculty members, instructors and lab supervisors who advance the use of open education resources (OER) during a recent Open Education Week celebration.

The University’s Academic Plan pledges to support the creation, adaptation and adoption of OER. As part of that commitment, and with the financial support of the Brock University Students’ Union, the Office of the Provost established an OER Grant program in 2023. These grants help faculty members and instructors offset the cost of replacing commercial textbooks with free open learning materials or with the adaptation of existing open educational resources.

OER grant recipients honoured at the March 17 celebration include:

• Valerie Michaelson, Associate Professor of Health Sciences
• Eduardo Fernandez Cerna, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
• Scott Neufeld, Assistant Professor of Psychology
• Keri Cronin, Professor of Visual Arts
• Paul LeBlanc, Professor of Health Sciences
• Steven Khan, Associate Professor of Educational Studies
• Tim Dun, Associate Professor of Communications, Pop Culture, and Film
• Derek Foster, Associate Professor of Communications, Pop Culture, and Film
• Marilyne Carrey, Associate Professor of Environmental Sustainability
• Michelle Vine, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences
• Martin Dragan, Anatomy Lab Supervisor
• Shawn Beaudette, Associate Professor of Kinesiology
• Parker Holman, Anatomy Lab Supervisor
• Rebecca MacPherson, Associate Professor of Health Sciences
• Amanda Black, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology
• Samantha McAleese, Assistant Professor of Sociology
• Barak Shoshany, Assistant Professor of Physics
• Nota Klentrou, Professor Kinesiology
• Rozalia Kouvelioti, Kinesiology
• Kathryn Halverson, Assistant Professor of Nursing
• Dipanjan Chatterjee, Associate Professor of Information Systems
• Astride Silis, Earth Sciences Laboratory Supervisor
• Ruth Mcquirter, Professor of Educational Studies
• Anjali Khirwadkar, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
• Joyce Mgombelo, Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Student Services in the Faculty of Education
• Olga Fellus, Assistant Professor of Educational Studies
• Elizabeth Orr, Assistant Professor of Nursing
• Mariek Schmidt, Professor of Earth Sciences
• Diana Adubu-Birresborn, Nursing
• Lynn McCleary, Professor of Nursing

Also recognized for their roles as open education champions were Dolana Mogadime, Professor of Educational Studies; Kate Cassidy, Communications, Pop Culture, and Film; and Robert McGray, Associate Professor of Educational Studies.