Maskwacis Cultural College's continuing education program offered 58 learning opportunities, 296 instruction hours, and trained 1151 learners in 2018. Next steps: Noncredit policy approved. Prepare process guidelines. MCC’s 7th annual ATCO BBQ story in numbers 5000 books distributed, 1200 people participated, 775 school students, 15 partners, 8 vendors, 9 Cree language activities, 12 door prizes given away, 46 volunteers; practicum students from ECD 100, CS1102, EDPSY 1500 earned experiential learning credits, 1200 people enjoyed the BBQ (includes take outs by head starts), 28 classes attended; Schools from Maskwacis, Wetaskiwin, Ponoka participated; 11,625 minutes read recorded by participants, 193 hours of reading time recorded by participants, and 196 minutes read aloud to children by volunteer readers. Next steps: Prepare a toolkit based on May 29, 2019 event. Present at ATALM in October 2019. MCC’s 7th annual book giveaway: 35,090 books given away across 35 occasions in 2018. Next steps: Giveaway at the Awasisak conference on July 18 and Samson Powwow. Replicate MCC model in another community.

1. .
RESPECTFULLY PREPARED
BY MANISHA KHETARPAL &
JERILEE BUFFALO
Maskwacis Cultural
College
2 Saddleback Rd. N
Maskwacis, AB
T0C 1N0
Phone (780) 585-3925
Fax (780) 585-2080
www.mccedu.ca
JULY 10, 2019
Library and
Information
Services
Date of publication
INSTRUCTION
& COURSES
 PAS 97
 IDS 100
 RSWR 1900
(co teach)
 ANTH 1550
 SOCI 2550
 FAMI 1500
LEARNING SUPPORT
SERVICES FOR STUDENTS
MENTORING YOUTH. MEET
JERILEE.

2. OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OERS)
SAVES TEXTBOOK COSTS FOR OUR FIRST
NATIONS AND CUSTOMIZES RESOURCES
TO MATCH OUR STUDENTS LEARNING
STYLES
 EART 1500 - Introduction to Physical
Earth Science.
 EART 2500 - Environment Earth - An
Introduction to Global Change.
 These courses have a website that
provides access to all OER PowerPoint
lecture notes, OER textbook, course
outline, acts as a communication portal
for the instructor and/or students, ability to
receive announcements/submit
assignments and links to any additional
materials.
 The OER text and PowerPoint lecture
notes are available on the website,
campus library or personal USB.
 The majority of the students preferred the
digital OER text and course website over
a hard copy text. Main positive points
were that it saves them money, enjoyed
the flexibility of having access to online
materials and ability to download course
materials to use and add their own notes;
liked the communication portal to
instructor and other students, reduces
paper use and the cost savings in texts
may help fund other students
 $25,000 savings in text book costs
between the two courses.
 The main challenge was the lack of
computers at off campus locations. Some
students did not have access to
computers or encountered slow Wi-Fi at
home
 Feedback provided by Earth Sciences
instructor Kevin Skaret on April 18, 2019
 ... Engaging youth and mental health
service mentor providers
 ... Sustainable partnerships with BBQ
and book giveaways
 ... Reconciliation presentations
 ... Truth and memory with library and
archives Canada gatherings
 ... Creating access and discovery tools
for reconciliation mined indigenous
data
 … Resources for students, instructors
and stakeholders
 ... MCC is part of advisory committees is
developing friendships
ACCOUNTABILITY IN
NUMBERS
 Maskwacis Cultural College's
continuing education program
offered 58 learning opportunities,
296 instruction hours, and trained
1151 learners in 2018.
Next steps: Noncredit policy approved.
Prepare process guidelines.
 MCC’s 7th annual ATCO BBQ story
in numbers 5000 books distributed,
1200 people participated, 775
school students, 15 partners, 8
vendors, 9 Cree language activities,
12 door prizes given away, 46
volunteers; practicum students from
ECD 100, CS1102, EDPSY1500
earned experiential learning credits,
1200 people enjoyed the BBQ
(includes take outs by head starts),
28 classes attended; Schools from
Maskwacis, Wetaskiwin, Ponoka
participated; 11,625 minutes read
recorded by participants, 193 hours
of reading time recorded by
participants, and 196 minutes read
aloud to children by volunteer
readers.
Next steps: Prepare a toolkit based on
May 29, 2019 event. Present at ATALM
in October 2019.
 MCC’s 7th annual book giveaway:
35,090 books given away across 35
occasions in 2018.
Next steps: Giveaway at the Awasisak
conference on July 18 and Samson
powwow. Replicate MCC model in
another community.
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION
SERVICES ARE BUILDING...