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Congratulations to UPEI - OER Development Program
by Lauri Aesoph 14 Apr '20

14 Apr '20

I'll like to send my heartfelt congratulations to our colleagues at the University of Prince Edward Island regarding their (relatively) new Open Education Resource Development Program<https://library.upei.ca/oerprogram>. Read all about it here: https://www.journalpioneer.com/news/provincial/introducing-upeis-open-educa… Best regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education, BCcampus Cell: 250-893-0258<tel:250-893-0258> • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauriaesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriaesoph/> ____________________________________________________________ Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.

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Looking for Horse-related OER
by Jessica Norman 02 Apr '20

02 Apr '20

Hi All, Any chance that someone has a lead on OER that is related to training, husbandry, and riding of horses? I'm not even sure where I would begin looking for this type of content so any help is appreciated! Cheers, Jessica [663A4CA4] NOTICE: I am currently working remotely but you can contact me via my office phone and work email address. My response time may be delayed as I work an intermittent schedule throughout the day. Please use Outlook calendar or the booking link below to schedule phone calls & online meetings. Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> She/Hers/Her

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New listserv address
by Arianna Cheveldave 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Dear Canadaoer listserv members, We wish to inform you that the email address for the Canadaoer listserv has changed from canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca to canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca effective immediately. Please update your address book with this updated information. Best, Arianna Cheveldave 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 ________________________________ 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), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program!
by Michelle Brailey 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

Dear colleagues, The University of Alberta Library and the Alberta OER Technology and Infrastructure Working Group is pleased to announce the new Open Education Alberta <https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> program. This no-fee provincial program seeks to eliminate barriers to adopting, adapting and creating open textbooks by providing Alberta post-secondary institutions with easy-to-use online publishing software. The University of Alberta Library will host and maintain the Pressbooks publishing software, and partner institutions will establish workflows and service models that fit their unique community needs. Thank you to Mount Royal University, MacEwan University, University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology for their contributions to the development of this program. *Why do we need this program?* Many institutions are eager to pursue the development of Open Education initiatives on their campuses, but do not have access to the technical infrastructure or staff to host the tools and software required to adapt or create new content. The UofA, which already manages a local OER publishing program, is well-positioned to expand its hosting to support more content, while institutions with special expertise in content and course creation, open pedagogy, scholarly communications, and project management, can contribute to the program through the development of content and supporting materials. Because the published textbooks will be openly available to anyone, the entire post-secondary community in Alberta can benefit from this collaborative program. *What are OER?* Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that allow free use and reuse, without charge. OERs often have a Creative Commons license <https://creativecommons.org/> that states specifically how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared. *What is Pressbooks?* Pressbooks <https://pressbooks.com/> is a simple publishing software for the authoring and publication of multimedia-rich print books, ebooks, and webbooks. The published books are shareable in multiple formats including pdf, epub, and mobi and can easily be adapted and updated using the Pressbooks software. For more information, see https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca *Working Group Members* Initiative Co-Leads (2019-present): Michelle Brailey (University of Alberta) & Cari Merkley (Mount Royal University) Institutional Representatives and Contributors: Robyn Hall (MacEwan University), Christie Hurrell (University of Calgary), Jessica Norman (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Erika Smith (Mount Royal University), Joerdis Weilandt (University of Lethbridge) -- Michelle Brailey *Digital Initiatives Projects Librarian, University of Alberta * brailey(a)ualberta.ca *The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples.* Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton

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3 New OERs in Nursing
by Lena Patterson 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Dear Canada OER, I am so pleased to let you know that three new health and nursing related open education resources (OER) are now available for use. These resources were collaboratively authored by Ontario College and University faculty staff and students with added authoring expertise from health industry professionals, including Toronto Public Health. Please see the complete message below. Have a wonderful weekend, Lena ******* Access the OERs! · Vaccine Practice for Health Professionals: 1st Canadian Edition<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=eee4df35-4d54-4074…> · The Complete Subjective Health Assessment<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=df19b620-466b-4167…> · Interpreting Canada’s 2019 Food Guide and Food Labelling for Health Professionals<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=8d149a27-c5eb-49d2…> If you have any questions or comments about these OERs or require further OER support, please do not hesitate to contact Lindsay Woodside at lwoodside(a)ecampusontario.ca<mailto:lwoodside(a)ecampusontario.ca> // Lena Patterson Co Executive Director (Interim) eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St, 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9

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Re: [Canadaoer] Canadaoer Digest, Vol 41, Issue 9
by Amanda Wakaruk 28 Feb '20

28 Feb '20

Hi everyone. To add to the OER Funding conversations -- and this is really just brainstorming -- but what about a campaign to flood / pitch to bolster federal programs that provide publishing support? For example: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/book-fund/publi… Note that eligible publishers, in this program anyway, include university presses. Is it too far of a leap to make the case for library publishers to be included as well? As we all know, many libraries are now acting as OA publishers (for stats on that, see Sonya Betz and Doris Wagner. Exploring the Value of Canada’s Library Publishers. Building Community, Building Open. PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference. November 22, 2019. https://conference.pkp.sfu.ca/index.php/pkp2019/pkp2019/paper/viewFile/717/… ). *Amanda Wakaruk <https://amandawakaruk.ca>*, MLIS, MES Copyright Librarian, Copyright Office <http://www.copyright.ualberta.ca/> Learning Services, University of Alberta amanda.wakaruk(a)ualberta.ca > >

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FW: Join us at the Festival of Learning 2020
by Amanda Coolidge 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

I hope you will consider attending our event!! Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Director of Open Education, BCcampus 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> For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality. From: BCcampus <communications=bccampus.ca(a)cmail20.com> on behalf of BCcampus <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Reply-To: communications <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 at 11:57 AM To: core <core(a)bccampus.ca> Subject: Join us at the Festival of Learning 2020 Festival of Learning 2020 [BCcampus]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-r/> [Festival of Learning Disruption and Transformation]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-y/> Three is a magic number: Meet our keynotes [A photo of Tanysha Klassen]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-j/> Tanysha Klassen, Chairperson of the British Columbia Federation of Students, has years of experience in advocating for post-secondary students across British Columbia including campaigning against increased tuition fees, poor government funding of the post-secondary sector, and access to affordable and open-source textbooks. [A photo oj Jess Mitchell]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-t/> Jess Mitchell is Senior Manager, Research + Design at the Inclusive Design Research Centre<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-i/> at OCAD University in Toronto<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-d/> and is part of the Fluid design project<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-h/>. [cid:image002.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] [A photo of Kevin Lamoureux]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-u/> Kevin Lamoureux is a Faculty member at the University of Winnipeg and a well known public speaker. He has served as Associate Vice President for the University of Winnipeg, Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and as Scholar in Residence for several school divisions. Registration is OPEN This year, we explore disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. This year, we explore disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. We ask: How are we intentionally disrupting our work at an individual, institutional, or societal level? What prompts us to transform practices, policies, or processes? Join us for one, two or all three days! [cid:image003.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] [A list of our sponsors]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-b/> Through collaboration, anything is possible We are immensely grateful for the contributions made by the individuals, institutions, and organizations that help us make the Festival of Learning possible and accessible to all. Through the generosity of our sponsors, we can bring beneficial change to the instructors, learners, faculty, and support teams of British Columbia. There are still opportunities available and all contributions are welcome. [cid:image004.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] BCcampus - Vancouver, B.C. | Victoria, B.C. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the BCcampus newsletter. If you have received this email in error, please unsubscribe. Unsubscribe<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-u-mchutk-jhgotyiy-p/>

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FW: [OpenEd] OpenEd Conference Update & Steering Committee Nominations
by Amanda Coolidge 21 Feb '20

21 Feb '20

FYI From: Nicole Allen (SPARC) <nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org>> Subject: [OpenEd] OpenEd Conference Update & Steering Committee Nominations Date: February 18, 2020 at 12:44:46 PM EST To: community(a)openeducationconference.org<mailto:community(a)openeducationconference.org> Dear colleagues, On behalf of the partners who have stepped forward to provide interim support for the OpenEd conference—OpenStax<http://openstax.org/>, SPARC<http://sparcopen.org/>, the Colorado OER Council<http://masterplan.highered.colorado.gov/oer-in-colorado/>, and USM's Kirwan Center<https://www.usmd.edu/cai/>—we’d like to to express our thanks to all who took the time to read, comment on, and show support for our Proposal for #OpenEd20 and Beyond<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k15VwfREQI1eWUNpxEudA-LHow0I7C12E7ZBhvs…>. We look forward to working together with you over the next two years to organize OpenEd and transition the conference toward community ownership. Now that there’s been a little time to get our collaboration up and running, we’re writing with a few initial steps. Please feel free to pass this email along anyone who may be interested. OpenEd Community Email List First, everyone who would like to participate in shaping the future of the OpenEd conference is welcome to join the community email discussion list<https://groups.google.com/a/openeducationconference.org/forum/#!forum/commu…>. This list will be used as an open communication channel for updates, planning discussions, and opportunities to join committees. You can subscribe and manage your preferences here<https://groups.google.com/a/openeducationconference.org/forum/#!forum/commu…> or complete this form<https://forms.gle/U3QPoMbh2apjyvh88>. (If you received this message directly, you're already subscribed!) Call for Steering Committee Candidates As outlined in the proposal, a key first step is to establish a Steering Committee to provide high-level guidance for conference organizing and long-term planning. A full description of the committee is available here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbGQKTQsrL5X3ZA0B1IjsUrmHX8c8SBuUtrJ9pm…>, and there is an open form to submit candidate nominations/sign-ups here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxsgnMfrh4KaXdap-nqJ_r8UoiQ1_FRFb…>. Deadline: Tuesday February 25 11:59pm your local time. It is important to establish the Steering Committee quickly, since it will help set up additional committees and channels for community participation with more opportunities to come. Timeline for 2020 Date & Location We have begun exploring options in Denver, Colorado as the proposed location for #OpenEd20 this fall. The goal is to have a venue secured and dates announced by the first half of March. Updates will be sent to the community discussion list, and there is a sign up to receive announcements only here<https://forms.gle/UTvFnRWqpyPkFHKY7>. -- Look forward to working together with you all, and wishing everyone a great week! Cheers, Nicole, Daniel, MJ and Spencer Nicole Starr Allen SPARC<http://www.sparcopen.org/> | Director of Open Education 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 USA +1 (202) 750-1637 nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org> @txtbks<http://www.twitter.com/txtbks>

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OER About Evolution
by Ross, Heather 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

An instructor in Biology teaches a course on evolution and is looking for open materials to replace the current commercial textbook. So far I found this: https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/module/15028/overview - Biology, Evolutionary Processes, Evolution and the Origin of Species, Understanding Evolution | OER Commons Does anyone know of anything else I should point her toward? Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca [cidimage003.png(a)01D592FE.59426690]

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TopHat
by Ross, Heather 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of how TopHat’s textbook authoring works? We may be renewing our contract with them and TopHat wants instructors having access to do that to be part of a new contract. I need whatever I can find out to have evidence as to why this is probably a bad idea. Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca [cid:E5455CFC821E4B27BA26041F56DFDC1C]

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