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=Introduction=
Information and links on this page are used for orientation discussion and later reference by new instructional designers in the intitial meeting with the Director, Curriculum Development --[[User:Idevries|Idevries]] ([[User talk:Idevries|talk]]) 16:11, 10 December 2014 (PST).

==About TRU==
*History of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Learning_Agency Open Learning] and [http://www.tru.ca/about/history.html TRU] 
*[http://www.tru.ca/about/governance.html Academic governance and policies] at TRU 
*[http://www.tru.ca/president/reports/strategicpriorities.html Strategic Priorities]
*[http://www.tru.ca/distance/about.html About TRU Open Learning]

==What do we mean by "open"?==
*open learning
*open educational practices
*open educational resources
*open textbooks 
*PLAR
*The [http://wikieducator.org/Oeru OERu (Open Educational Resource universitas)]

==Working in Instructional Design==
*[http://www.tru.ca/__shared/assets/OL-Chart-3786.pdf Curriculum development departments]
**Instructional design
**Curriculum media development
**Editing
**Intellectual property
**Production
**Curriculum assistants
*Related departments
**Delivery
**Strategic Partnerships
**Marketing
*Tracking database D4P
*Workload and allocation
*Vacations
*Chair-Director roles
*Mentoring
*Professional allowance
*Follow up meetings (arranged by Chair)
**Library
**Curriculum Services/D4P, Copyright, Production, Delivery
*Open Learning tour and introductions (with Chair)