Floor Warden Scenario
Overview Health and Safety at a Canadian post-secondary institution requested an online floor warden training course. The course guides staff floor wardens through essential concepts for response and evacuations. It included didactic content, interactive learning aids, and quizzes. A key innovation in this course was a decision-based evacuation scenario where the staff member takes on…
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Peace Studies Facilitator Guide
Overview This project began as a request to design course materials for INTS 112: Introduction to Peace Studies. A project scoping discussion revealed that the client was not interested in either a full course development or review. Through conversation and assessing the context and needs of the client, I identified and recommended a course template…
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TeleOralHealth Modules
Overview The TeleOralHealth instructional modules are four interactive digital resources for teaching and learning about TeleOralHealth. Created using an open-source e-learning authoring tool (Lumi Education), they are editable by educators in Ontario and beyond under the conditions of the Ontario Commons License. The modules work as a package or stand-alone; therefore, some content is repeated in each module.…
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Professional Communications OER
Overview In 2015, the Government of Alberta issued grants for Open Educational Resource developments, focusing on open textbooks. Alberta OER granted Olds College funding to develop a curriculum for first- and second-year students in their programs and other higher education institutions or independent learners. Titled Professional Communication, this resource is helpful for instructors whose courses cover…
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