Creators
The Career Exploration website was created based on the learning goals in the Accessible Education and Training (AET) Program Guide and the Education and Career Planning chapter of the Guide to Upgrading in British Columbia’s Public Post-Secondary Institutions. The Career Exploration website was developed using reliable research from trusted institutions, making sure the content is accurate, up-to-date, and relevant for students. It also considers external factors to ensure the website is accessible, inclusive, and meets the needs of all learners.
The design of this website focuses on diversity and inclusion. It reflects different roles, genders, identities, and situations. The images used are meaningful and paired with a variety of formats like videos, text, downloadable resources, links, video transcripts, and interactive H5P activities. This provides a full and engaging learning experience.
This website follows an ethical approach, using trusted academic and institutional sources to make sure the information is reliable. The language used is respectful and inclusive, promoting clear communication and focusing on diversity and respect for all identities.
This website also uses artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies to improve the user experience. AI tools like ChatGPT help verify video scripts, NaturalReader generates voices, and tools like napkin.ai and markmap create graphics. Camtasia and Canva are used to edit visual content. These technologies make the website more accessible and interactive.
Following the idea of open access, the site uses TRU Open Press, a part of Thompson Rivers University (TRU) that supports free access to educational resources. TRU Open Press, founded in 2023 with help from a university grant, develops open educational resources (OER) and supports open educational practices (OEP) at TRU. This ensures that the site’s resources are available and reusable, allowing educators from many places to collaborate and use them. The images come from free image banks like Pexels, Pixabay, Unsplash, and The Nouns Project, which allow the sharing of high-quality content without restrictions.
The site is designed for many different audiences, including teachers, students in Accessible Education and Training (AET), Adult Basic Education (ABE), University Preparation (UPrep), and students from other programs. It’s also helpful for teaching or administrative staff who want to use the content in their work. This inclusive approach makes sure that all users can benefit from the site in ways that fit their needs and learning goals.
Authors
Christina Cederlof, MA
Associate Teaching Professor
Christina holds a master’s degree in leadership and training and has spent her career helping students who face challenges when trying to access post-secondary education and jobs. For the past 30 years at Thompson Rivers University, she has played an integral role in the Education and Skills Training (ESTR) program, helping guide it through the changes as the school grew from a regional college into a research university.
Project Role — Christina was the originator of the project proposal. She received an Open Press grant for this project and took on several roles, including curriculum analysis, project management, script editing, organizing information and sources, and revising text, video, and H5P content.
Jeisil Aguilar Santos, PhD
Learning Technologist
Jeisil has a PhD in philosophical sciences and a master’s in education. She is dedicated to postgraduate teaching and creating educational resources for adult education. Jeisil’s research areas include education, ideology and power relations, educational institutional standardization, discourse analysis, social research methodology, and other topics related to social and human sciences.
Project Role — Jeisil wrote the video scripts, created and edited the videos, wrote the text, and designed most of the H5Ps. She was also an integral part of the overall design of the website.
Production Team
Danielle Collins, MEd
TRU Open Press Publication Manager
Dani has provided invaluable support throughout the development and construction of this site. She ensured coherence with TRU Open Press parameters and standards, and assisted in editing, copyright, and text quality. Dani has been a unifying element between the TRU Open Press team and the OER authors. This project was made possible thanks to her efforts.
Jessica Obando Almache, BCS
E-Learning Support Specialist and Production Expert (Tech Guru)
Jessica designed and built the website in WordPress, handling the design, layout, structure and content editing. She prioritized inclusivity and high quality in all aspects of the site, including images, text, links, and accessibility. Thanks to her dedication, the site is not only visually appealing but also easy to access and use.
Kaitlyn Meyers, BA
Copyeditor and Copyright Auditor (Word Master)
Kaitlyn meticulously tracked and linked all sources used in the videos and written content. She ensured that the site respects copyright, licensing, and academic intellectual property standards. Thanks to her work, we know that the site meets the ethical requirements for this type of resource.
Yujin Mi, MEd student, TRU
Research Assistant
Yujin made significant contributions to the Workplace Safety modules by researching the WorkSafeBC and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) websites to identify and curate relevant resources. Yujin also developed several of the H5P activities featured in these modules.
Contributors
Carolyn Anderson, MEd
Assistant Teaching Professor (School of Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Thompson Rivers University)
The development of the Indigenous Peoples of British Columbia module would not have been possible without Carolyn’s knowledge, guidance, and generous contributions. We offer our heartfelt thanks to Carolyn for sharing her expertise, for her thoughtful guidance throughout the development process, and for facilitating meaningful consultation with the Office of Indigenous Education at Thompson Rivers University. Her contributions were essential in supporting the integrity and depth of the resources presented.
Marie Bartlett, MA
Instructional Designer (Open Learning, Thompson Rivers University)
We offer sincere thanks to Marie for her early and ongoing guidance and enthusiastic support during the conceptual stages of this OER, as well as her support at key strategic points throughout its development.
Henry Chan, BSc
Safety Advisor (Risk and Safety Services, Thompson Rivers University)
We gratefully acknowledge Henry for creating the TRU WHMIS Study Guide and for generously adapting and sharing it for inclusion in this OER. Henry also provided essential guidance during the development of the Interactive WHMIS Activities module. These resources were made possible thanks to his expertise and generous commitment to sharing knowledge.
Alana Hoare, EdD
Assistant Teaching Professor (School of Education, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Thompson Rivers University)
Alana was instrumental in recruiting the Master of Education research assistants who contributed to the OER team. Additionally, she provided valuable peer review feedback on the Your Workplace Rights in British Columbia and Canada module.
John O’Fee, K.C.
Associate Teaching Professor (Bob Gaglardi School of Business, Thompson Rivers University)
The development of the Your Workplace Rights in British Columbia and Canada module was developed from John’s expertise, guidance, and generous support. We sincerely thank him for sharing his knowledge and helping shape the module to ensure its depth and accuracy.
Brenda Smith, MLIS
Librarian (Open Education, Thompson Rivers University)
A big thank you to Brenda for her guidance in researching resources for inclusion and helping to determine appropriate copyright designation.
TRU Open Press Project Adjudication Subcommittee
Thank you to the TRU Open Press Adjudication Subcommittee for selecting this project as part of the 2024–2025 TRU Open Press Grant allocations and for their valuable guidance during the grant proposal process. This OER would not contain what it does today without the grant’s support in bringing this exceptional team together.
WHMIS 2015 OER Team
A warm thank you to the TRU team who created the WHMIS H5P activities as part of a conference Hack-a-thon initiative. This team includes Christina Cederlof, Tory Anchikoski, Eric Villeneuve, Sarah Martin, Carolyn Ives, Brenna Clarke Gray, Matthew Stranach, and Marie Bartlett.
We must consider that our students and fellow professors and instructors are also authors and collaborators of this content. The experience of interacting with them is what has allowed us to create this resource.