eCampusOntario funds five online open content initiatives
Photo: The Office of E-Learning coordinates technology-enhanced, blended and fully online learning initiatives, and encourages the use of new and diverse learning and teaching methods.
The Office of E-Learning has announced five new open content initiatives funded by eCampusOntario, which will expand on the university’s existing campus-wide e-learning strategy. The funding from eCampusOntario, totalling nearly $438,000, will support the development of open online modules and eTextbooks designed for students in Retail Management, Nursing, Early Childhood Studies, and English.
“Educators at Ryerson have always been innovators, pushing the boundaries of traditional instruction to provide students with rich, dynamic learning experiences,” said Wendy Freeman, director, Office of E-Learning, Ryerson University. “The university is proud of its continued commitment to provide ground-breaking open e-Learning materials to students thanks to eCampusOntario’s generous support.”
eCampusOntario.ca (external link, opens in new window) , (external link) Ontario’s open education resource portal for post-secondary students, (external link) was created in 2015 as a portal for learners to find online and mostly online post-secondary courses and learning resources.
The Office of E-Learning will manage the following five newly funded projects in collaboration with The G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education and Ryerson University Library and Archives:
- An open, interactive textbook on creating compelling pop-up retail spaces, spearheaded by Hong Yu, professor and director, Ted Rogers School of Retail Management, working with Ryerson’s Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Seneca College, George Brown College and the Downtown Yonge Business Improvement Area (BIA).
- An online guide and virtual gaming simulation designed to help nursing students effectively assess maternal and newborn health, led by Jennifer L. Lapum, professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing in collaboration with Daria Romaniuk, Oona St-Amant and Digital Education Strategies, Ryerson University, Marg Verkuyl, Michelle Hughes and Behi Nikain, Centennial College, and Lorraine Betts and Paula Mastrilli, George Brown College.
- An online learning module, spearheaded by Nancy Purdy, professor, Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, that will teach nursing students patient safety, and provide quality improvement (QI) methods and tools. The project is a collaboration with Patrick Neumann, professor, Ryerson University, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, as well as Queen’s University, Trent University, the Arthur Labatt School of Nursing at Western University, Centennial College School of Community Health Studies, and the Sally Horsfall Eaton School of Nursing at George Brown College.
- An interactive module, spearheaded by Kathryn Underwood, professor, School of Early Childhood Studies, to support inclusion and consultation approaches for students in early childhood studies with a focus on supporting children and families with disabilities. Underwood will be collaborating with the Faculty of Education, York University, and the College of Early Childhood Educators (Ontario).
- An open-source, interactive textbook based on the flipped classroom designed to teach first year students how to write effective post-secondary argumentative essays, led by Paul Chafe and Aaron Tucker of Ryerson’s Department of English, with contributions from Stuart Murray, Carleton University.
Previous Ryerson open learning projects are featured on Ryerson’s Open Learning site (opens in new window) , which were funded under the same program. To learn more about e-learning at Ryerson, please contact elearning@torontomu.ca (opens in new window) .