About
What is the Open Press?
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History of Open at TRU
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Why Open?
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Open Press: Your One-Stop Shop
The Open Press is your all-inclusive provider for open education resources (OERs). We provide expertise in a variety of areas, including:
- Web-first publishing (PressBooks)
- Open pedagogy & Open scholarship (WordPress)
- Student voice & Scholarly knowledge mobilization (podcasting, blogging, videos)
- Interactive media for homework systems (H5P)
Open Education for Everyone
The Open Press seeks to provide support in:
Research
Supporting faculty and students in developing and executing open research plans and robust knowledge mobilization strategies that are aligned with Tri-Council agency goals
Learning Materials
Assisting faculty, students, and staff in publishing open learning materials to eliminate achievement gaps.
In a moment where academic presses struggle to remain relevant to a changing market, TRU Open Press is digital-first, differentiated by a commitment to unique and compelling knowledge mobilization strategies and expertise in the development of interactive media.
No one else in Canada – or beyond – has the in-house expertise of TRU in all of these areas. It’s time to reframe and invest in our assets, especially as TRU looks to a research-focused future.
Open Press & Integrated Strategic Planning
The Open Press addresses TRU’s Integrated Strategic Planning Objectives in the following ways:
Objective 1:
Student success and research innovation through inclusive excellence in research faculty and staff recruitment
Cheerful multiethnic students having high five with teacher by Kampus Production is used under the Pexels license.
Objective 2:
Eliminate achievement gaps across different groups of learners, and honour, truth, reconciliation, and rights.
Man and Woman Holding Each Other’s Hands As A Team by Thirdman is used under the Pexels license.
Objective 3:
To be recognized provincially, nationally, and internationally for our unique academic and trades programs that provide students with flexible learning pathways, experiential opportunities, and community research.
Person Writing on Notebook by Julia M Cameron is used under the Pexels license.
