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OER4BW Application Due 20 November 2022
by Arianna Cheveldave 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

This message is sent on behalf of the Open Education for a Better World (OER4BW) program<https://oe4bw.org/application/>, which is an international online mentoring program. >From their website: "The OE4BW has been developed to unlock the potential of open education in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals<https://www.un.org/en/sustainable-development-goals>. The programme provides an innovative approach to building Open Educational Resources (OER), connecting new developers of educational materials with experts who volunteer as their mentors. The aim of the programme is to build capacity in open education while producing concrete educational materials with the potential for high social impact." * Dear colleagues, We are happy to report that the calls for developers and mentors for the OER4BW program<https://oe4bw.org/> for 2022/23 are now published. Please find them here: * Call for Developers 2022/23<https://oe4bw.miteam.si/asset/tDsvckrL4ZuHJg8Ka> * Call for Mentors 2022/23<https://oe4bw.miteam.si/asset/XMGafuxv2tdEXz7mj> The deadline for application is 20 November 2022 (23:59 CET). Please note that this year we are looking for high quality applications where developers do any of the following: * develop new and original OERs (please avoid duplication of existing material) * update existing OERs * create auxiliary material to existing OERs (slides, quizzes, video lectures, etc.) * translate existing OERs We would kindly ask you to spread both OE4BW Calls 2022/23 so that we will receive many high quality and diverse applicants from all around the world. For additional information about timelines and criteria, visit the OER4BW application page<https://oe4bw.org/application/>. With kind regards, OE4BW team info(a)oe4bw.org

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FW: Extended!! Call for Authors: OER and Tenure and Promotion Case Studies
by Amanda Coolidge (she/her) 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

The Call for Authors has been extended to October 31, 2022. Dear Open Education Colleagues: The DOERS3 Collaborative<https://www.doers3.org/>, building on its previous work with the DOERS3 OER Contributions Matrix<https://www.doers3.org/tenure-and-promotion.html>, seeks authors for a book-length project<https://www.doers3.org/tandpcallforauthors.html> centered around valuing open education work in the tenure, promotion, and reappointment process. To that end, we are interested in case studies written by faculty, staff, and administrators detailing their experiences trying to appropriately value OER and open educational work in that process. A critical part of sustaining OER and open educational practices in higher education is recognizing the contributions by instructors who create and improve OER as part of their professional work. By collecting case studies from those who have experience, DOERS3 seeks to provide as many examples from as many types of institutions as possible so that those looking for answers to this problem can find solutions that speak to their particular issues. The goal of this project is to ultimately be the first stop for anyone asking, “How can I make open education work count toward the job security of myself and others?” DOERS3 seeks abstracts of no more than 250 words for potential case studies by 10/24/22. Case study authors will be compensated for their work and all accepted submissions will be peer reviewed. For more details and a link for abstract submission, see the full Call for Authors.<https://www.doers3.org/tandpcallforauthors.html> Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -------------- My working hours may be different to yours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of yours. Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/amandacoolidge> Executive Director (interim), BCcampus [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play. Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> -- If you have any questions about or technical difficulties with this email list, contact lizyata(a)oeglobal.org To find out more or be added to this list visit https://www.cccoer.org/community-email/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Community Email" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/YQBPR0101MB4966CA826D13BB…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/YQBPR0101MB4966CA826D13BB…>.

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November 4: Digital Literacy in Post Secondary Education
by Amanda Coolidge (she/her) 19 Oct '22

19 Oct '22

Hello All! Registration is now OPEN<https://events.eply.com/2022ETUGWorkshopNov4> for the Fall Educational Technology Users Group Event on November 4. This year’s theme is: Digital Literacy! [cid:image001.jpg(a)01D8E396.1E7DF380] Despite the recovery from the pandemic, the number of academic programs and courses delivered in hybrid or fully online formats will likely remain high. At the same time, an increasing number of instructors are trying out HyFlex delivery — giving students options about whether they come to class or learn online. Digital literacy, for both instructors and students, impacts effective use of these delivery modes. But how can digital literacy support teaching and learning for online, hybrid, and HyFlex courses? What does a student need to be digitally literate? What does an instructor need to be digitally literate? Hope to see you there Amanda -------------- My working hours may be different to yours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of yours. Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/amandacoolidge> Executive Director (interim), BCcampus BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play. Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>

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DOERS3 Call for Proposals
by Amanda Coolidge (she/her) 12 Oct '22

12 Oct '22

Dear Open Education Colleagues: The DOERS3 Collaborative<https://www.doers3.org/>, building on its previous work with the DOERS3 OER Contributions Matrix<https://www.doers3.org/tenure-and-promotion.html>, seeks authors for a book-length project<https://www.doers3.org/tandpcallforauthors.html> centered around valuing open education work in the tenure, promotion, and reappointment process. To that end, we are interested in case studies written by faculty, staff, and administrators detailing their experiences trying to appropriately value OER and open educational work in that process. A critical part of sustaining OER and open educational practices in higher education is recognizing the contributions by instructors who create and improve OER as part of their professional work. By collecting case studies from those who have experience, DOERS3 seeks to provide as many examples from as many types of institutions as possible so that those looking for answers to this problem can find solutions that speak to their particular issues. The goal of this project is to ultimately be the first stop for anyone asking, “How can I make open education work count toward the job security of myself and others?” DOERS3 seeks abstracts of no more than 250 words for potential case studies by 10/24/22. Case study authors will be compensated for their work and all accepted submissions will be peer reviewed. For more details and a link for abstract submission, see the full Call for Authors.<https://www.doers3.org/tandpcallforauthors.html> Thank you Amanda Coolidge (Chair of DOERS3) -------------- My working hours may be different to yours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of yours. Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/amandacoolidge> Executive Director (interim), BCcampus BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play. Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>

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CDLRA Fall National Survey
by Arianna Cheveldave 27 Sep '22

27 Sep '22

This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Nicole Johnson of the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association (CDLRA). ** Dear colleagues, We invite you to participate in the 2022 National Survey of Online and Digital Learning<https://bayviewanalytics.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Pz4N3ImseNwT4i> conducted by the Canadian Digital Learning Research Association. Administrators, teaching and learning leaders, and faculty at Canadian post-secondary institutions are all eligible to participate.<https://bayviewanalytics.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Pz4N3ImseNwT4i> The purpose of the 2022 National Survey of Online and Digital Learning is to explore key issues in digital learning and to assess the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on digital learning at publicly funded post-secondary institutions in Canada. Please complete and submit the survey no later than October 28, 2022. If you have any questions or would like more information about the changes we’ve made to our surveys for 2022, please contact Dr. Nicole Johnson, CDLRA Executive Director, at nicole.johnson(a)cdlra-acrfl.ca or 604-825-0582. Sincerely, Dr. Nicole Johnson Executive Director Canadian Digital Learning Research Association nicole.johnson(a)cdlra-acrfl.ca 604-825-0582 P.S. All of our responses are kept confidential, and we are not able to share information about other individuals at your institution who have completed the survey or who have been sent invitations to participate. Read more here: Information on the 2022 Fall National Survey of Online and Digital Learning [PDF]<http://www.cdlra-acrfl.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/CDLRA-2022-Fall-Nation…>.

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Notice: Pressbooks versions of OpenStax books to be archived
by Josie Gray 14 Jul '22

14 Jul '22

Dear Open Community, I am writing to let you know that BCcampus will be archiving the Pressbooks versions of OpenStax books that we have hosted in our Pressbooks instance since 2019. They will be taken down officially on July 29, 2022. Right now, all of these books have notices at the top of the webbook that points people to the up to date version of the book by OpenStax. (The date on the notice says July 6, but we have extended the availability of these Pressbooks copies it to the end of the month). We have decided to archive these versions for two reasons: 1. A number of formatting errors were introduced during the original import from OpenStax. As such, a lot of clean up work is needed to make these books usable. 2. The books are now quite out of date and we are unable to update them. In addition, OpenStax has published new editions for a number of them. We want to make sure people are referring to the most up to date versions in their courses. If you would like to copy any of these books into your own Pressbooks instance, you are welcome to clone them. They will be available until July 29. You can find all of the books at the following link: Pressbooks Versions of OpenStax books – Hosted by opentextbc.ca<https://pressbooks.directory/?net=BCcampus%20Open%20Publishing&pub=OpenStax> Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Josie Josie Gray, MDes [she/her/hers] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/josiegray> Manager, Production & Publishing, BCcampus Cell: 778-584-7808<mailto:778-584-7808> • Email: jgray(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:jgray(a)bccampus.ca> • Twitter: @josiea_g<https://twitter.com/josiea_g> My schedule is Tuesday through Friday. [cid:image002.jpg(a)01D880D4.EFD7F7C0] Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> As a settler, I am grateful to live, work, and study on the unceded lands of the Lkwungen-speaking Peoples of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. I am also grateful for the time I spent on unceded Tsimshian lands, where I grew up, and Treaty 6 territory, where much of my extended family lives.

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The New B.C. Open Collection
by Arianna Cheveldave 29 Jun '22

29 Jun '22

Dear colleagues, As of June 2022, the new B.C. Open Collection site<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> has officially launched. The B.C. Open Collection can be found at collection.bccampus.ca, which is a site that initially held open course packs first released by BCcampus in 2020. This site now contains both these open course packs and the contents of the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/> hosted at open.bccampus.ca. The old collection on the open.bccampus.ca site will remain online for the time being, but will eventually be retired at an undetermined date. A notice to users has been placed on open.bccampus.ca redirecting them to collection.bccampus.ca. To learn more about the functionality of our new collection site, read the blog post Creating a Better User Experience for the B.C. Open Collection<https://bccampus.ca/2022/06/16/creating-a-better-user-experience-for-the-b-…>. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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BCcampus OER Production Webinar Series: July and August 2022
by Arianna Cheveldave 22 Jun '22

22 Jun '22

Dear colleagues, This summer, the BCcampus OER Production team is hosting an OER Production webinar series<https://bccampus.ca/calendar-3/tag_ids~859/> on using and creating open educational resources (OER). The same series was held in November 2021. The five webinars in the series are as follows: 1. Find, Use, Share OER on July 21. Are you new to open education and not sure where to start? Are you just starting your own OER project and wondering where to find other openly licensed materials and what to do with them? This webinar will answer all these questions by providing an introduction to open education and OER, discussing copyright and Creative Commons licenses, and going over how you can find, use, and properly attribute OER. 2. Introduction to Pressbooks on July 28. This is part one of two that will discuss how to use Pressbooks to create and share open educational resources (OER). We will introduce Pressbooks and show you how to create and share OER with students and fellow educators. Topics include an introduction to Pressbooks, how to create an account, how to create a book in Pressbooks, and an overview of the Pressbooks editor. The webinar will also introduce such topics as creating math equations using MathJax, importing content, H5P, and sharing books in multiple formats. 3. Technical Accessibility on August 11. This is part one of our exploration of accessibility and Universal Design for Learning in open educational resources (OER). In this webinar, we will introduce how to design OER so they meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). We describe the principles behind WCAG, introduce some different assistive technologies, and explain how to create accessible tables, images, videos, audio, links, and math equations. By creating educational materials with accessibility in mind, we can ensure these resources are more useful, powerful, and accessible to all. This session will include lots of concrete examples and opportunities to apply learning. 4. Applying UDL for Learning to OER on August 16. This is part two of our exploration of accessibility and Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in open educational resources (OER). In this session we build on what we know about technical accessibility to explore how we can go beyond minimum accessibility requirements. We dig into concepts like the social model of disability and how UDL can be applied in the design of OER. We explore multimodality as well as the benefits, challenges, and considerations of digital vs. print formats. This session will include lots of concrete examples and opportunities to apply learning. 5. Advanced Pressbooks on August 25. This webinar is a continuation of the introductory Pressbooks webinar, where we taught the basics of the platform. Here, we will explore various advanced features of Pressbooks. You will see a Pressbooks demonstration in real-time and learn complex Pressbooks topics in a hands-on way. Topics included are basic H5P, LaTeX, adding users and user roles, internal links and anchors, footnotes, the glossary tool, importing content, and custom styles. All webinars are scheduled for 10 a.m. Pacific. We hope that you will be able to attend and that you will pass on this information to any colleagues who may be interested. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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Survey about institutional policies on Open Education
by Arianna Cheveldave 21 Jun '22

21 Jun '22

Dear colleagues, I would like to share with you a message that was originally sent to canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca by Danielle Dubien. *** Hi everyone, A doctoral researcher in open education named Leo Havemann is seeking respondents for a survey about institutional policies as they relate to Open Education. He explains his work in this Twitter thread<https://twitter.com/leohavemann/status/1536281979460673536>: https://twitter.com/leohavemann/status/1536281979460673536 The survey is linked in the first tweet of the thread, but I'll share it here too: https://tinyurl.com/openedpolicy<https://t.co/4LAE85vgf4> Please consider filling out the survey or forwarding it to someone in your institution who might be interested. Please also share this survey among your global networks in Open Ed. Thank you, Danielle Dubien, B.Sc., M.Sc., B.Ed., MET, PhD Curriculum Developer Saskatchewan Polytechnic│Moose Jaw Campus Treaty 4 Territory and Homeland of the Métis people Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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Webinar: Indigenous Open Educational Resources: Respectfully Uplifting Community Voices
by Amanda Coolidge (she/her) 26 Apr '22

26 Apr '22

Hope you will join us for this webinar: Indigenous Open Educational Resources: Respectfully Uplifting Community Voices May 24, 2022 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am Open education is grounded in Western understandings of ownership, protocol, and accessibility. Often open education has a goal of making all knowledges available for all peoples. Within Canadian copyright law is tension with Indigenous knowledges and Indigenous ways of knowing and being. The open education community must carefully consider Indigenous knowledges and self-determination, which are deeply rooted in community-defined ethics and protocols and do not fit into ordinary academic contexts. This session will explore some of the concerns around open educational resources (OER) and Indigenous knowledges while using Indigenous worldviews to better understand how Indigenous knowledges can be respectfully incorporated into OER. Facilitator Kayla Lar-Son is of Métis and Ukranian settler ancestry, originally from Treaty Six territory, Tofield, Alberta. She currently resides on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. At UBC Kayla is the Indigenous programs and services librarian at the Xwi7xwa Library and the program manager librarian for the Indigitization program. Kayla is also a co-host of masinahikan iskwêwak: the Book Women Podcast. Register now!<https://events.eply.com/2022IndigenousOERMay24> Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -------------- My working hours may be different to yours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of yours. Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/amandacoolidge> Director of Open Education, BCcampus [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play. Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>

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