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Starting points : A guide for learning strategists
No full textPart 1. What is a Learning Strategist?Part 2. Some Foundational InfluencesPart 3. Considerations of PracticePart 4. AssessmentA practitioner's guide for people working as Learning Strategists in higher education, or aspiring to, offering some preliminary thoughts on the question: what does a Learning Strategist need to know and be able to do in order to be effective in the job
Navigating HR : The art of problem-solving and conflict resolution
Full text linkChapter 1: It Comes with the TerritoryChapter 2: Approaches to Conflict ResolutionChapter 3: Collaboration: Let’s Work TogetherChapter 4: Interest-Based Conflict ResolutionChapter 5: HR’s Proactive ApproachChapter 6: Strengths for Effective Conflict ResolutionChapter 7: Generational and Cultural DimensionsChapter 8: HR’s Role in Problem SolvingChapter 9: Navigating Communication in ConflictChapter 10: The Role of Investigations in Workplace ConflictChapter 11: Psychological SafetyChapter 12: Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital Case StudyChapter 13: Wal-Mart Canada Corp Case StudyChapter 14: OC Transpo Case StudyNavigating HR: The Art of Problem-Solving and Conflict Resolution – First Edition is a practical guide for the Human Resources professional. With a hands-on approach to problem-solving and conflict resolution, this textbook focuses on the skills needed to resolve workplace conflict. Topics such as collaboration, impartiality and active listening are explored. Case studies, script writing and role-playing are utilized throughout the textbook, allowing readers to practice and apply their conflict resolution skills
Domains of AI-Awareness for Education
Full text linkDomain of AI-Awareness for EducationPart 1: Foundations of Generative AI (Knowledge)Part 2: Ethical Considerations of Generative AI (Ethics)Part 3: A Values-Based Approach to Generative AI (Values)Part 4: Emotional Considerations of Generative AI (Affect)Part 5: How to use Generative AI (Skill)Part 6: Teaching & Learning with Generative AI (Pedagogy)Part 7: InterconnectednessConclusionThis eBook provides an alternative to AI Literacy Frameworks by focusing on building AI-Awareness instead of AI competencies. It invites reflection on 7 discrete domains of awareness that everyone in higher education should build: Knowledge, Skill, Ethics, Values, Pedagogy, Affect, and Interconnectedness.There is a chapter dedicated to each domain, which provides an overview of the domain, key information, including its relevance to higher education, and reflective tools for readers to assess their own level of awareness and applicability to their own teaching and learning practices.This resource is unique as it does not assume that everyone must become an AI-user; instead, it honours the wide variety of values and perspectives that different readers may have
Digital Collages on Social Justice Issues in Education
Full text linkI. InclusionII. AccessibilityIII. EquityIn this e-book, you will find a collection of digital collages created as an assignment for the course Social Justice Issues in Education, a fourth-year course that I taught in the Winter of 2023 in the Bachelor of Arts in Educational Studies at Ontario Tech University. Through the creation of original digital collages and by writing essays to contextualize their work, students have shared their knowledge on a particular issue through a personal lens of lived experience. The topics on these pages vary, but there is a common thread that can be found woven into each digital collage: social justice in education
Shifting perspectives : Insights into mental health and homelessness
No full textChapter 1: Stigmatization Around Individuals Experiencing HomelessnessChapter 2: Compassion Fatigue in the Homelessness SectorChapter 3: Barriers to Accessing Community ResourcesChapter 4: Community Assets and Deficits and Gaps in Services and ResourcesChapter 5: Addiction, Mental Health & Homelessness Among Post-Secondary Students in CanadaThis open educational resource was developed by students enrolled in the Addictions and Mental Health graduate certificate program at Fanshawe College as a part of the Field Placement experience. It represents a culmination of their academic and practical learning, integrating research, analysis, and collaborative inquiry.
Created through a team-based approach, this resource explores the complex and interrelated issues of mental health and homelessness in Canada. Drawing on current data, real-world case studies, and evidence-informed practices, the resource offers a comprehensive examination of the challenges faced by individuals affected by homelessness and mental illness
Understanding business
Full text linkChapter 1: Habits for Business Success and TeamworkChapter 2: Business ConceptsChapter 3: Economics and BankingChapter 4: Global BusinessChapter 5: Ethics and Social ResponsibilityChapter 6: Entrepreneurship and Business StructureChapter 7: Management and LeadershipChapter 8: Marketing ManagementChapter 9: Human Resource ManagementChapter 10: Financial Management and AccountingChapter 11: Operations ManagementChapter 12: Information and Risk ManagementChapter 13: Managing Personal Finances"Understanding Business" is a comprehensive introduction to the dynamic world of business. Designed with first-year college and university students in mind, particularly those new to the subject, this textbook provides a solid starting point for learners aspiring to build a career in business.
This OER explores the core functions of business operations, demonstrating how various departments collaborate to drive sales, manage financial resources, innovate products and services, engage customers, and make strategic decisions. It also covers vital themes such as ethical business practices, corporate social responsibility, teamwork, risk management, and personal financial literacy. In addition, readers are introduced to the principles of entrepreneurship and the critical roles that managers and leaders play in organizational success.
With a focus on Canadian economic and banking systems, this resource offers localized insights while maintaining a global perspective through examples drawn from Canada, the U.S., and beyond
Gestion et société : Responsabilité, ethique et gouvernance dans les organisations contemporaines
Full text linkI. Introduction au manuelII. Chapitre 1 - Économie et sociétéIII. Chapitre 2 - La Responsabilité sociale des entreprisesIV. Chapitre 3 - Prise de décision et culture organisationnelleV. Chapitre 4 - L'État et le secteur publicVI. Chapitre 5 - Les relations humaines de l'entrepriseVII. Chapitre 6 - Gestion écologique mondialiséeVIII. Chapitre 7 - L'informatisation des entreprisesIX. Chapitre 8 - Partenariat et lobbyingX. Chapitre 9 - La gouvernance des sociétés humainesCe manuel explore l’éthique à la lumière de l’interstice des activités de gestion et des transformations socioéconomiques, technologiques et environnementales qui marquent notre époque. Il manuel met en loupe des portraits historiques et contemporaines de la distribution des responsabilités collectives pour le bien-être des populations afin de rendre manifeste comment l’éthique est susceptible d’appuyer les entrepreneurs et administrateurs. Les concepts pour problématiser les rapports existants entre organisations des secteurs public, privé et tiers y sont présentés et le manuel progresse vers l’élaboration d’un cadre de gouvernance où est négociée, cette distribution des responsabilités pour le maintien des sociétés. Le manuel porte sur des préoccupations de la gestion comme la prise de décision, la culture et l’environnement organisationnel, les relations avec les parties prenantes, l’écologie, l’informatisation des sociétés, les partenariats d’affaires et le lobbying
Funding Mechanisms in Postsecondary Education : A Catalogue of Ideas
No full textIntroductionMethodologyWhat This Catalogue Is. And What It Is Not.How to Work with this CatalogueThree Routes to ExploreRoute 3: Question 1Route 3: Question 2Model Funding CardsGuiding Assumptions and ConsiderationsTags DescriptionsHow can postsecondary education remain sustainable in a rapidly changing world? Created by the eCampusOntario Research and Foresight Team, this resource explores bold and imaginative approaches to funding in response to shifting policies, changing demographics, and evolving learner needs. Instead of offering fixed answers, it presents a curated collection of funding models, some proven, some emerging, and some still on the horizon, designed to spark conversation and inspire experimentation
Improving inclusivity and accessibility in the performing arts
No full textUniversity of Ottawa Library OER GrantModule 0: Knowing your AudienceModule 1: Inclusivity and Accessibility in the Performing ArtsModule 2: Adaptive Performances Part IModule 3: Adaptive Performances Part IIThis resource provides a comprehensive and practical toolkit to support inclusivity and accessibility in the performing arts, with a particular focus on music. Designed for undergraduate students, instructors, and independent learners, the resource addresses a significant gap in free, adaptable educational content that supports inclusive artistic practices for disability and neurodiverse communities. Structured as four modules, it covers foundational knowledge of disability and neurodiversity, broad inclusive and accessible practices, and in-depth approaches to adaptive performances in contexts such as dementia and palliative care. It incorporates diverse formats such as PowerPoint presentations, learning activities, quizzes, readings, videos, and case studies, enabling flexible use across disciplines and institutions
Ethical educational leadership : Untangling ethical dilemmas and imagining alternative futures
No full textIntroductionEducation, Ethics, and LeadershipLeadership LensesEthical DilemmasRoundtable SymposiumThis book focuses on contemporary ethical dilemmas, and explores multiple ethical leadership frameworks, including Indigenous leadership approaches and the ethics of care, community, critique, discomfort, justice, the profession, and self-care. Readers will investigate, analyze, and imagine alternative leadership approaches to addressing real-world cases by adopting a critical approach and multiple ethical leadership lenses