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BCcampus OpenEd: Jan 9/18 - new books and updates
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Hello Everyone, We've added two new books and one new ancillary resource, as well as, a few updates. Please see below. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8af49997-4d25-43fe-b6fa-… | Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students ] This new textbook, published by the Rebus Community, is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=37d3b486-45ef-4e38-a764-… | The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy ] This collection of original source readings by philosophers who originated many of the issues we discuss today was written by TRU faculty member Jeff McLaughlin and was produced with funds from a BCcampus Open Education OER Grant. Major areas of philosophy covered are Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=75ab4802-42c4-4fb7-9051-… | Education and Career Planning Open Course ] This unique open course which is the result of a collaboration between seven colleges and BCcampus Open Education, and funded in part by an OER Grant. Authored by Mary Shier and Allison Schubert from College of the Rockies, it is at the provincial ABE level (grade 12 equivalent) and can be used as an elective course towards the BC Adult Grad Diploma. Three file formats are provided (D2L, Moodle, Common Cartridge) so the course can be downloaded into a learning management system. Other news We have added the following new categories to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection: * "Engineering" sub-category to the "Sciences" category * "Education" as a main category and "Early Childhood Education" as sub-category Pressbooks updates are now available on the BCcampus Open Ed website (open.bccampus.ca) under [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Draft nomination letter for Shifrah Gadamsetti for the OEC Student Award
by Rajiv Jhangiani 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Hello everyone, As promised, I have drafted the nomination letter for Shifrah for the OEC’s student award (see attached). Here is a link to the OEC awards page, which lists the criteria: http://www.oeconsortium.org/projects/open-education-awards-for-excellence/ And here is a link to Shifrah’s draft video to support the award (she will likely revise this a bit): https://youtu.be/gAmAeykObik Please feel free to suggest any revisions/additions to the letter by using tracked changes and sending it back to me. Please also let me know if you would like to co-sign the nomination letter. Many thanks, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Registration For Teaching and Learning Today Conference is Now Open
by Ross, Heather 08 Jan '18

08 Jan '18

Good morning all. I just want to let you know that registration is now open for the Teaching and Learning Today conference to be held here at the University of Saskatchewan May 1-2. If you plan to attend, please register early as space is limited. I am hoping to have a large contingent attend from the open community in Canada. http://teaching.usask.ca/tlt2018/ The focus of the conference will be on open and indigenization and how these two important initiatives in Canada may come together. Speakers for the conference include: Kory Wilson (Keynote) - Executive Director of Indigenous Initiatives and Partnerships for BCIT Mary Burgess - Executive Director at BCcampus Maria Campbell - Writer, director, and teacher, and currently the Cultural Advisor at the U of S Jacqueline Ottmann - Vice-Provost Indigenous Engagement at the U of S. David Porter - CEO of eCampus Ontario Concurrent sessions are still being reviewed. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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Op Ed in the Globe & Mail
by Rajiv Jhangiani 03 Jan '18

03 Jan '18

Happy New Year my friends. I wanted to share this Op Ed about open textbooks, which I just had published in the Globe & Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/to-combat-soaring-textbook-costs-lo… Onward together, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/> New Book: Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bbc)

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Re: [Canadaoer] Op Ed in the Globe & Mail
by Chris Fernlund 03 Jan '18

03 Jan '18

Fantastic article Rajiv! Great job ☺ Thank you for the eCampusOntario mention too! From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <Rajiv.Jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 10:15 AM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Op Ed in the Globe & Mail Happy New Year my friends. I wanted to share this Op Ed about open textbooks, which I just had published in the Globe & Mail: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/to-combat-soaring-textbook-costs-lo… Onward together, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/> New Book: Open: The philosophy and practices that are revolutionizing education and science (DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bbc)

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Happy Holidays
by Maureen Glynn 19 Dec '17

19 Dec '17

On behalf of Naza and the whole DES Team, just wanted to say thanks to the Canada OER community for your amazing inspiration and sharing of ideas throughout the year. May the holiday season bring you peace, hope and joy.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Athabasca University / Maryland University and OER
by Krysta McNutt 12 Dec '17

12 Dec '17

Hi Everyone, I just sent a message on to a contact I have in the Provost Office at Athabasca University to see if Dr. Matthew L. Prineas (Provost and Vice-president, Academic) might be available/interested in sharing his experience from University of Maryland with the Canada OER group. At a minimum, I'll pursue that he connect with you, Naza. :) -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Open Education Project Manager Centre for Teaching and Learning University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada krystam(a)ualberta.ca | 780-710-5674 | @mcnuttsays <http://www.twitter.com/mcnuttsays> Join the UA Open Education Interest Group, here <http://www.mailman.srv.ualberta.ca/mailman/listinfo/openeducation>. Learn more about Open Education at the UofA, here <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/teaching-developme…> . *The University of Alberta is located **o**n Treaty 6 territory, the territory of the Papaschase, and the homeland of the * *Métis Nation.*

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Canadian authors/reviewers and OpenStax books
by Lauri Aesoph 12 Dec '17

12 Dec '17

Hi Everyone, As promised, attached is a spreadsheet listing the Canadian authors/reviewers who have contributed to OpenStax books. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Invitation for your Physics & Psychology faculty
by Rajiv Jhangiani 12 Dec '17

12 Dec '17

Hello everyone, At BCcampus, we recently launched two COEPs (Communities of Open Education Practitioners), for Physics and Psychology. The idea behind creating these groups is to facilitate collaboration and sharing among like-minded disciplinary colleagues across different institutions, both within and beyond BC. This might, for example, involve proposing and peer reviewing revisions to within specific open textbooks, sharing ancillary teaching resources, or even helping identify the need for/collaboratively developing additional open educational resources. These groups are designed to be informal and, importantly, the level of involvement is entirely up to the individual. So, for example, an instructor may choose to draw on shared resources for their own teaching and assist colleagues by reviewing a newly-discovered open textbook. Or they may choose to propose the development of a question bank to support an open textbook, recruit collaborators, and apply to BCcampus for funding to support their project. In each case, we have created a Google Group to facilitate communication (this functions like a private listserv) and a private Hypothes.is group to facilitate sharing of annotations within specific open textbooks (click here if you are unfamiliar with social annotations). Anyone interested in joining a COEP should send an email to opentext(a)bccampus.ca. They will then be added to the Google Group and receive the link to join the private Hypothes.is group. Please feel free to share this email with interested colleagues. Thank you very much for your support of open education. On behalf of the BCcampus Open Education team, Rajiv Jhangiani Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 Email: rajiv(a)bccampus.ca | www.bccampus.ca Twitter: @thatpsychprof

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BCcampus Open Education: new books, new course
by Lauri Aesoph 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hello Everyone, We're very proud to bring you the latest new additions to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] . The majority of these books (and one course) are by authors in B.C.and Canada with several from the University of Victoria. EDUCATION Made in British Columbia [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7069 | Complexities, Capacities, Communities ] (English) [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7342 | Complexités, Capacités, Communautés ] (French) This book describes approaches to capacity promotion that respond to the complexities and possibilities of communities—at local and country levels. These initiatives challenge established developmental narratives in ECD and international development, and in so doing provide alternative ways for scholars and practitioners in ECD, education, and the broad international development field to enhance capacities. HEALTH Made in British Columbia [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7814 | Handbook of eHealth Evaluation: An Evidence-based Approach ] This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook describes different approaches used to evaluate the planning, design, implementation, use and impact of eHealth systems in different health settings. It also provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge on the consequences of opting for eHealth systems with respect to their effects and implications on provider performance and health outcomes. Made in British Columbia [ https://dementiavoiceandchoice.com/ | Living Well with Dementia ] This website-based course from Judith DeGroot and Sharon Leitch, Health Care Assistant Program instructors at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, explores how individuals can live a fully engaged, productive, and satisfying life with dementia. The course covers how to connect with afflicted individuals, learn about the disease itself, and discover useful tools. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Canadian (Alberta) [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=16301119-8ec4-4241-b0f7-… | Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook ] Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. This textbook covers taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; loans, lines of credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. It also discusses how to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business. There are two versions for this book: The "Basic Edition" and the "Premium Edition." While they cover the same content, the Premium Edition includes additional features such as Excel integration, Excel templates, Excel screenshots, along with lots of extra visuals and graphics to help student wrap their heads around the numbers, procedures, and concepts that they work with. The Basic Edition does not include Excel and those extra visuals and graphics in order to streamline the book. Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d4468c30-938d-4ba9-acd8-… | Principles of Microeconomics, adaptation, UVic ] This book is an adaptation of Principles of Microeconomics originally published by OpenStax. This adapted version has been reorganized into eight topics and expanded to include over 200 multiple choice questions, examples, eight case studies including questions and solutions, and over 200 editable figures. This adaptation is a work by Dr. Emma Hutchinson with assistance from Maxwell Nicholson. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus. A [ https://open.bccampus.ca/suggestion-for-the-collection/ | Suggestion for the Collection ] request [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=053bc0d1-fea6-44af-af18-… | Organizational Behavior ] This book is not be about giving students all the answers to every situation they may encounter when they start their first job or as they continue up the career ladder. Instead, this book gives students the vocabulary, framework, and critical thinking skills necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers received, and to act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics. Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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