E-CORE Quick Guides

These quick 2-page documents have been reviewed through the E-CORE / CIEL Network to ensure a high quality of information and a concise, easy-to-follow guide.

E-CORE Webinar Recordings

Click on the webinar of interest, from there each link will take you to a Google Drive folder containing the slides and an audio recording of the session. Visit our Events page to see upcoming Webinars, or check back here after each event to find the recordings.

NSERC Discovery Horizons Grant Brainstorming Session

Session Facilitators: Greg Evans (UofT) and Brian Frank (Queen’s University)

Tuesday, May 25th, 2021, 1:00PM – 2:00PM (EDT)

Oral Exams – Improved Learning and Cost-Effectiveness

Session Facilitators: Kristina Edström and Jakob Kuttenkeuler (KTH Royal Institute of Technology)

Monday, March 22, 2021, 11:00AM – 12:30PM (EDT)

You must request access to view these slides and the audio recording. To request access, please contact the E-CORE/CIEL Project at ecore@ceea-aceg.ca.

Managing Instructor Workload in Online Courses

Session Facilitators: Patti Dyjur and Patrick Kelly (Taylor Institute for Teaching and Learning, University of Calgary)

Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 11:00AM – 12:30PM (EST)

Supporting Student Mental Health in the Virtual Classroom

Session Facilitators: Melissa Fernandes (UofT) and Cori Hanson (UofT)

Thursday, September 3, 2020, 1:00 – 2:30pm (EDT)

Building Resilience Through Mindfulness: A Primer for Engineering

Session Facilitators: Janna Rosales (MUN) and Andrew Safer (Safer Mindfulness, Inc.)

Monday, August 31, 2020, 12:30 – 2:00pm (EDT)

Assessments 3 – Simple to Grade Approaches

Session Facilitators: Brian Frank (Queen’s), Carol Jaeger (UBC), and Pete Ostafichuk (UBC)

Thursday, August 27, 2020, 2:00 – 3:30pm (EDT)

E-CORE Course Materials Links

The tables below contain links to course material in the form of Open Educational Resources (OERs). These course materials have been developed with the intention to share broadly and are shared under Creative Commons Licensing. For more information, see the E-CORE Quick Guide on OERs and Creative Commons Licensing.

Click on the headings below to expand the table of relevant links. If you have suggestions for links to add to any of these sections, please contact the chair of OER, Claire Yan at yu.yan@ubc.ca.

E-CORE Guides

These resources do not necessarily follow the same Quick Guide format (e.g. longer or shorter than 2 pages, not reviewed through E-CORE Network, etc.), but they provide more detailed information on important topics related to online and remote education in a high-quality format.

E-CORE Checklists

Succinct checklists on important topics related to online instruction in engineering education that can be used by instructors across disciplines.