A part of 2.3 Lightning Talk session

Sarah Shujah, Library Librarian, University of Toronto Scarborough
Bill McConkey Academic Director, New Venture Program, and Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, UTSC
Dave Fenton, Industry Partnerships, Innovation, and Work-Integrated Learning Lead, Department of Management, UTSC
Mariana Jardim, Liaison Librarian, Management & Economics, Entrepreneurship & Co-op, UTSC Library
Al Hearn, Educational Developer for Experiential Learning, The Centre for Teaching and Learning, UTSC
Danielle Moed, Experiential Learning Educational Developer, Office of Experiential Learning and Outreach Support, Faculty of Arts & Science
Shreyansh Banthia, Computer Science Graduate Student, International, St. George

Innovation is the bottom line at The BRIDGE, which is a unique collaboration between the Library, and the Department of Management at the University of Toronto Scarborough. As a campus-linked accelerator, it is where business, research and innovation converge, delivering extraordinary student experiences through entrepreneurship, research, advanced training programs, and work-integrated learning.

Hence, a project team made up of faculty, librarians, experiential learning experts, and instructional designers developed the Entrepreneurship Open Learning Series (EOLS). The series consists of self-paced open educational resource (OER) modules to help budding entrepreneurs in any library and from any program to develop their new ventures.

The project focuses on three pillars of accessible learning: (1) Content and Language (2) Reflection and Self-Pacing, and (3) H5P as an Engagement Tool to ensure equitable and inclusive access to learning opportunities. The content is developed for those without a business background to access entrepreneurship education. It considers Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and promotes others to access the instructional material for their own teaching. Furthermore, the EOLS leverages the eCampus Ontario’s H5P Studio, an open-source education technology platform. We used H5P as a pedagogical tool to engage learners in formative assessment such as multiple-choice quizzes and reflection exercises. Consequently, the learning series can be utilized in a multitude of ways by multiple stakeholders, such as the award-winning African Impact Initiative, as competency training modules for student startups locally and worldwide.

Join us to be inspired to build resilient learning opportunities with H5P and reimagine teaching and learning.