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Fwd: The Evolution of Librarians: Open Education Leadership

by Amanda Coolidge

Hi BC Librarians! Not sure if all of you receive the emails from WCET- thought I would forward this on regarding the SPARC Open Educational Leadership Program. Amanda From: "Lindsey Downs" <ldowns(a)WICHE.EDU> To: wcetnews(a)WCET.WICHE.EDU Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 8:06:21 AM Subject: The Evolution of Librarians: Open Education Leadership Good morning WCET, [ https://wcetfrontiers.org/2018/06/22/the-evolution-of-librarians-open-educa… | Today on WCET Frontiers ] we’re excited to welcome Tanya Spilovoy, our Director of Open Policy, visit to discuss the SPARC Open Educational Leadership Program. This program, launched in fall of 2017, is a professional development program for librarians focused on Open Educational Resources (OER). I enjoyed learning about Tanya’s role in launching this leadership program and about several of the outstanding graduates from the first class. What an exciting opportunities for these higher educational professionals! Enjoy the read and enjoy your Friday! ~Lindsey ________________________ Lindsey Downs Manager of Communication, WCET – WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies [ mailto:ldowns@wiche.edu | ldowns(a)wiche.edu ] | 303-541-0234 Follow us on Twitter [ https://twitter.com/wcet_info | @wcet_info ] and [ https://twitter.com/lindsey0427 | @lindsey0427 ] [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/wcet.wiche.edu | WCET ] 2018 – 30 years of serving Higher Ed in North America If you would like to remove yourself from this list, send the following message as the first and only line of text (no signatures either) to: listserv(a)wcet.wiche.edu signoff wcetnews -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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NEW DATE (July 11) - Pressbooks Training webinars: Introduction and Intermediate 1

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, We have just published the date (July 11) for the next [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] . This time, in addition to our Introduction session, we will also be offering an Intermediate 1 session focusing on how to import certain files into Pressbooks and exporting a variety of file types. For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day. For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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FW: Textbooks

by Brenda Smith

Hi all, Just thought I'd forward this news release from the provincial government about ABE and OER: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018AEST0072-001108?WT.cg_n=HootSuite Please let me know if you have any questions. Brenda ___________________________________________________________ Brenda Smith Open Education Librarian Liaison Librarian for: Architectural & Engineering Technology (ARET); Open Learning; Philosophy, History & Politics University Library Thompson Rivers University 805 TRU Way Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 Tel: (250) 828-5098 Fax: (250) 828-5313 Email: brsmith(a)tru.ca<mailto:brsmith@tru.ca> www.tru.ca/library<http://www.tru.ca/library>

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BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit- update and new version!

by Amanda Coolidge

Great news!! The BCcampus Open Education [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit ] has been revised and updated. Most significantly, this version includes step-by-step instructions on how to meet web accessibility guidelines when authoring books in Pressbooks. A full list of changes can be found in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/versioning-history/ | Versioning History ] page. Special thanks to Josie Gray for leading this initiative and keeping the Accessibility Toolkit up to date and with the latest information. On behalf of the BCcampus Open Education Team, Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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OER Toolkit from College Libraries Ontario

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, Just an FYI if you haven't seen this new OER Toolkit. http://tlp-lpa.ca/oer-toolkit Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian Douglas College P 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>

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Canadian post-secondary faculty: opportunity to review new OER for Open Choice

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, See the below opportunity for all Canadian post-secondary faculty. Open Choice invites Canadian faculty to review OER for their upcoming database Choice, a publishing unit at the Association of College and Research Libraries, plans to release a new online database of open educational resource (OER) reviews called Open Choice. The new service will feature a significant collection of critical reviews of OER targeted to teaching faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and university staff charged with acquiring digital tools for instruction (IT, instructional technologies, etc.). We are looking for active teaching faculty who be interested in reviewing open educational materials for Open Choice. The reviews are more substantive, averaging 2,000-2,500 words, and use a structured review rubric. The rubric provides consistency in reviews and makes them easier to write. All reviews go through a formal copyediting process. We are able to provide a honorarium of $200 for each review. If you are interested in reviewing, or have questions about Open Choice or the reviewing process, please email Melissa Karp at [ mailto:mkarp@ala-choice.org | mkarp(a)ala-choice.org ] . Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Join us for "Open Education: Transforming Teaching & Learning at SFU" (May 24, 10am-3pm, rm 2020 - Bennett Library, SFU Burnaby)

by Hope Power

Dear BCOEL colleagues, Just wanted to share an invitation to join us for Open Education: Transforming Teaching & Learning at SFU<https://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/services/workshops/transform…> at SFU Burnaby (rm 2020 - Bennett Library) from 10am-3pm on Thursday, May 24th. This event is targeted to instructors, students and staff interested in the potential of OER to enhance teaching and learning and will be an opportunity to find out more about open education initiatives and projects happening here at SFU. Please feel free to adapt and share the following event announcement and details (below) with any contacts who may also be interested. Thanks so much, Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359 Open Education: Transforming Teaching & Learning at SFU Open educational resources (OER)<https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/oer> are gaining momentum in higher education as a means of making learning more affordable and accessible for students and creating new opportunities for instructors to adapt and customize resources for their teaching practice and subject area. OER include any teaching and learning materials that have been made freely available and are openly licensed with legal permissions to use, adapt, and share their content. Examples include open textbooks, videos, lesson plans, learning modules, full-length courses ... and more! Are you interested in the potential of OER to enhance teaching and learning, but not sure how to get started? Join us on Thursday, May 24 from 10:00am to 3:00pm in Room 2020 at W.A.C. Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby) for a series of talks, panel discussions, and hands-on workshops featuring instructors, staff, and students leading open education initiatives and working on OER-related projects here at SFU. Coffee and lunch provided. Please register for each session you're planning to attend individually. Program Session 1: Opening Education: How OER Can Make Education More Accessible and Transformative Speaker: Lucas Wright (Open Education Advisor, BCcampus) Time: 10:00am to 11:00am Join special guest speaker Lucas Wright, an Open Education Advisor at BCcampus<https://bccampus.ca/open-education/>, for an overview and discussion of how open educational resources and practices are transforming post-secondary teaching and learning here in British Columbia and beyond: * How open educational resources (OER) can be adapted for different disciplines and teaching contexts * Ways that post-secondary institutions in British Columbia are using OER to make education more accessible * Avenues for finding, reusing and remixing OER * Approaches to engaging students as co-creators and partners in the classroom Register here.<https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/oer/33454> Session 2: Open Education and OER in Action at SFU Speakers: Diana Bedoya (Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology), Leith Davis (English), Parham Elmi (SFSS), Erin Hogg (Archaeology), Petra Menz (Mathematics), Brian Shannon (English) Time: 11:00am to 12:30pm Join us for a panel of students, instructors and staff leading OER initiatives here at SFU discussing: * Why and how they became interested in OER * What kinds of OER-related projects and/or initiatives they have been working on * How instructors have integrated open textbooks or other OER in to their courses and teaching practice * How the use of open textbooks or other OER impacts student learning Register here.<https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/oer/33455> Session 3: OER Tools & Platforms Showcase Speakers: Jason Toal (Teaching and Learning Centre), Lucas Wright (BCcampus), Kar-On Lee (Teaching and Learning Centre), Rebecca Dowson (Library) Time: 1:00pm to 3:00pm Ready to begin finding, using, remixing, or creating your own OER? This session will introduce you to Pressbooks,<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-support/> Canvas Commons<https://www.sfu.ca/canvas/instructors/add-content/what-is-canvas-commons.ht…>, and Omeka.net,<http://www.omeka.net/> three tools that you can use to get started. We'll kick things off with a brief overview of what each tool does, and then break out into groups for a hands-on deep dive into the tool of your choice. Register here. <https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/format-type/oer/33456>

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New Chair and Chair Elect for BCOEL Steering Committee

by Brenda Smith

Hello, I just wanted to let everyone on the BCOEL list know that there have been some changes to the BCOEL Steering Committee. I am the new Chair and Lin Brander from BCIT has agreed to take on the role of Chair Elect. I want to extend a huge thank you to Debra Flewelling from Douglas College, the outgoing Chair, for all her work as BCOEL's inaugural Chair of the Steering Committee. If you have any questions or are interested in learning more about the BCOEL Steering Committee, please let me know. Thanks, Brenda Smith ___________________________________________________________ Brenda Smith Open Education Librarian University Library Thompson Rivers University 805 TRU Way Kamloops, BC V2C 0C8 Tel: (250) 828-5098 Fax: (250) 828-5313 Email: brsmith(a)tru.ca<mailto:brsmith@tru.ca> www.tru.ca/library<http://www.tru.ca/library>

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PD OER opportunities for Librarians

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, In case you missed it, in this last week, there have been two professional development announcement for Librarians working in the OER area. They are: SPARC Open Education Leadership Program - https://sparcopen.org/our-work/open-education-leadership-program/ and a Creative Commons Certificate for Librarians - https://certificates.creativecommons.org/ I've register for the fall session for the CC Certificate course because it is priced reasonably at $300.00 while the Leadership Program is very expensive, especially after converting it to CDN dollars. Regards, Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian Douglas College P 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>

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BCcampus Open Education Info Sheet

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Please find attached a new information sheet from BCcampus Open Education. It includes details about: * Open education in B.C. such as the values, 5Rs, and strategic priorities * Current projects and initiatives at BCcampus Open Education including B.C.'s Zed Cred Programs, Awards for Excellence in Open Education, the 2018/19 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, and the B.C. Open Textbook Collection Feel free to share this document, in print form or digitally, with colleagues, students, and others. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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copyright question

by Lin Brander

Here are two scenarios that I need you help with: 1. We are building content for an open module. Can we paraphrase and cite copyrighted material, such as studies? 2. Online videos have been created with some ideas based on a book, which is referenced in the videos. Can we cc license these videos? My take is that copyrighted work is constantly cited in journal articles and other matter and then that new material is copyrighted to the new author or journal or whatever, so the above scenarios should be acceptable as long as the materials are not directly copied. Thanks for any advice you can provide! Lin Lin Brander| Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems; Open Education|British Columbia Institute of Technology T 604-432-8922<tel:604-432-8922>| E lbrander(a)bcit.ca<mailto:lbrander@bcit.ca>| W bcit.ca/library<http://www.bcit.ca/library/>

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Celebrating BCIT's Open Grant Recipients April 10

by Lin Brander

Please join us if you can. Poster attached. Lin Brander| Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems; Open Education|British Columbia Institute of Technology T 604-432-8922<tel:604-432-8922>| E lbrander(a)bcit.ca<mailto:lbrander@bcit.ca>| W bcit.ca/library<http://www.bcit.ca/library/>

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BCIT's Open Education Report

by Lin Brander

Please find BCIT's Open Education Report attached. Lin Brander| Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems; Open Education|British Columbia Institute of Technology T 604-432-8922<tel:604-432-8922>| E lbrander(a)bcit.ca<mailto:lbrander@bcit.ca>| W bcit.ca/library<http://www.bcit.ca/library/>

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Copyright ownership and peer reviews

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Librarians, Our open ed team has a question for you about who owns copyright for peer reviews. The reviewer? Or the organization that requests and pays for the review? Thanks, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus Pressbooks Major Release Scheduled: March 15-16

by Lauri Aesoph

Great news! Pressbooks has been making changes to the interface and functionality based on your feedback. The major release for the BCcampus Open Education Pressbooks instances is scheduled for later this month. Here’s a heads up of the changes that are on the way. Most of the improvements are under the hood. However, there are a few big changes we would like to call to your attention. First, a new look and feel is available for the network home page and catalog. The new standalone catalog page is sortable and filterable, for improved discovery. Pressbooks has also given the webbook a much-needed makeover, with some added functionality. A wider book layout, better scrolling and navigation are just some of the enhancements. We have also updated the Open Textbook theme at BCcampus. A big thanks to Ryerson University for supporting the development of these changes. The Luther theme will be retiring on the same day as the new release. In their place, Pressbooks is releasing two new themes, McLuhan and Jacobs. These two themes both offer expanded theme options, and both are designed with textbooks in mind. Their development has been generously funded by [ https://www.ecampusontario.ca/ | eCampus Ontario ] . We will be continuing to use the Open Textbooks as our default theme and the theme for the BCcampus open textbook collection. We are thoroughly testing the updated Pressbooks prior to the release and these improvements should not cause any issues with your existing books. But, if anything does come up, let us know right away at [ mailto:helpdesk@bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Other changes include: * Save Button: Pressbooks heard your pleas for a clearer way to save your chapters. It’s here! (In the past, the “save” button was named Update, Publish, or other variations based on the status of your post.) Note that when you create a new chapter, front or back matter section, you will first see a “Create” button, but subsequent changes can be saved by clicking on the new “Save” button. * Contributor Management: Pressbooks added a centralized contributor management tool where you can add contributors who can then be reused throughout your book as authors, editors, translators, reviewers, illustrators, and generic contributors. * Organize Page Improvements: Pressbooks revamped the Organize page, improving the display on mobile devices, and improving accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen reader users. * Chapter Importing: Now, you can import individual chapters from public, openly licensed Pressbooks webbooks using the Import tool. All you need to drop is drop in the URL to a book, begin the import process, then select the chapters you wish to add to your book. (Content that is private, All Rights Reserved or that carries any of the Creative Commons Non-Derivative licenses cannot be imported.) * Content Visibility: Pressbooks has made it more intuitive to manage the visibility of your content across web and exports. Now you can simply designate content visibility in web and exports on both the Organize page and the edit screen for individual front matter, chapters and back matter. * Import Files from URL: You can now import supported file formats hosted on remote (web based) sources via URL. If you have files hosted elsewhere (with the right permissions), you no longer need to download and upload files, but can import them directly with just the URL. * Ebook Start Point: Pressbooks has moved the ebook start point setting to the ebook Theme Options page to ensure that only one front matter, chapter, or back matter can be set as the ebook start point. (Note that Pressbooks tries to enforce the ebook start point you select. However, ereader devices may still override the start point you designate.) * Language Support Changes: Pressbooks has renamed the Language Support section in Theme Options to Language & Script Support to better reflect its functionality; we’ve also re-labelled Hindi support to Devanagari, to clarify that the Devanagari script supports Hindi, Sanskrit, and over 120 other languages. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or problems navigating the new features. You can contact us at [ mailto:helpdesk@bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Want to see how it looks? Our team put together a [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | screencast ] of the new interface and the changes that you will see when the release happens mid March. [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE ] Stay up to date Interested in staying in the know on Pressbooks updates? * Check [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] * Attend one of the webinars we will be hosting reviewing the changes to the Pressbooks UI- * Friday, March 9 from 10-11 am * Tuesday March 13 from 10-11 am * Thursday March 15 from 10-11 am * Friday March 16 from 10-11 am * Make sure to stay updated via our [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-news/ | Blog ] and on [ https://twitter.com/bccampus | Twitter ] * Sign up for the [ https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/97F887551C7932F2 | BCcampus Newsletter ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph, on behalf of the BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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UBC Library Open Education Week Events

by Fields, Erin

Hello All, Just a heads-up of the activities that will be happening at UBC for Open Education Week. You can see more information here: https://about.library.ubc.ca/open-access/ Freedom to Read Week Topic: Access to Information Date: March 7, 2018 Time: 12-2pm Location: IKBLC, Dodson Registration: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7258 Pixelating DH Mixer - OpenStreetMap Mapping Party Date: March 8, 2018 Time: 1-2:30pm Location: Rm 216 (Rm 217 overflow) Registration: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7257 Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-athon Date: March 10, 2018 Time: 12-5pm Location: Belkin Gallery Date: March 11, 2018 Time: 12-5pm Location: Western Front Registration: Vancouver Art+Feminism Editathon Event<https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/Belkin_Western_Front/Vancouve…> Learning Analytics & Open Data Hackathon Date: March 10 & 11, 2018 Time: 9am to 5pm Location: Sauder Learning Labs Registration: https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/learning-analytics-open-data-hackathon-3-… Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA Liaison Librarian, Flexible Learning Coordinator UBC Library | Koerner Library The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T1Z2 Canada Phone 604 822 0977 | Cell 604 822 0977 erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca> | @Emefie<http://twitter.com/@Emefie> http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798 UBC Vancouver is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people [UBC E-mail Signature]

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Join us! Open Education for Teaching & Learning with Kelsey Merkley - Mar. 7th, 11:00am, Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby)

by Hope Power

Dear colleagues, I wanted to share an invitation to an event about open education for teaching and learning at Bennett Library (SFU Burnaby). This is one of a [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… | handful of events ] happening in the Lower Mainland for [ https://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] (March 5-9). All are welcome to attend this free event. Find out more and [ https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/workshops-consultations/332… | register online here ] . -- In celebration of Open Education Week 2018 , join us for a talk with Kelsey Merkley from Creative Commons Canada. Open Education for Teaching and Learning Date : Wednesday, March 7 - 11:00am to 12:30pm Location : SFU Burnaby, Bennett Library, Rm 7200 Registration : [ https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/research-assistance/workshops-consultations/332… | Register online ] here Note: Coffee and light refreshments will be served Kelsey Merkley is the Public Lead for [ https://creativecommons.org/ | Creative Commons ] Canada after serving as Public Lead for Creative Commons South Africa for 4 years. Most recently, Kelsey has worked with Creative Commons HQ, and e-Campus Ontario. She has hosted events including the first African Open Textbook Summit and the Institute for Open Leadership. She founded Open Textbooks for Africa, a project designed to support the adaption and adoption of Open Textbooks across Africa. Kelsey’s talent is creating robust local and international partnerships and communities. She was named one of South Africa’s brightest young minds by Mail & Guardian in 2015 and was a speaker at 2015 TEDxCapeTown. -- We hope to see many of you there! And please feel free to share this event information with others you think may be interested as well. Thanks, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359

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NEW: BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, This morning we posted a new guide on a new topic: the BCcampus Open Education [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] : [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp ] Read more about it in this blog: [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co ] We hope you find value in this new resource, and will share it widely with your faculty, staff and students. Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Librarians should consider applying for the Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship - application deadline extended to Feb 22

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello BCOEL, I know you’ve already received this email about the extension but I wanted to encourage you to think about applying for the OER and Advocacy Fellowship if you are a faculty librarian. Debra, Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172] From: Bcoel [mailto:bcoel-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Lauri Aesoph Sent: Friday, February 16, 2018 8:18 AM To: bcoel <bcoel(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; bcoep <bcoep(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; bcoear <bcoear(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; bcoewg <bcoewg(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; allff <allff(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; openbcit <openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; opencapilano <opencapilano(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; opendouglas <opendouglas(a)mail.bccampus.ca>; openkpu <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Bcoel] UPDATE: Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship - application deadline extended to Feb 22 Hello Everyone, BCcampus Open Education has extended the deadline for the Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship to February 22! This opportunity is for open to faculty in British Columbia. For more information, please see: https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 BCcampus.ca<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=bccampus.ca&data=01%7C01…> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.c…>

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UPDATE: Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship - application deadline extended to Feb 22

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, BCcampus Open Education has extended the deadline for the Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship to February 22! This opportunity is for open to faculty in British Columbia. For more information, please see: https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Open Education Week Events: Calling Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Institutions!!!

by Amanda Coolidge

Please join us for the following FREE events to support Open Education Week! Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work, supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or looking for additional teaching resources. [ http://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] is taking place March 5-9th. [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus ] is supporting these activities through co-ordination, sponsorship, or co-promotion. These offerings are a rich combination of online and onsite events to help you learn more and celebrate Open Education Week 2018! We are hosting/sponsoring events in Vancouver, Richmond, and Victoria. Please join us for the following events. Details on each event can be found on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… | BCcampus Open Education Site ] . UnCommon Women Panel Date: Monday, March 5 Time: 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Segal Rooms 1400 & 1410 [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekUnCommonWomen18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Tuesday March 6 Time: 8:30 am- 2:00 pm Location: [ https://www.google.com/maps?q=8771+Lansdowne+Rd,+Richmond+BC&spn=0.015259,0… | Richmond Campus, KPU Melville Centre for Dialogue ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionKPU18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Thursday March 8 Time: 9:30 am- 3:00pm Location: [ http://camosun.ca/about/documents/iu_map.pdf | Babcock Canada Interaction Lab in the Jack White Building (#13 on Map) @ Interurban campus, Camosun College ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionCamosun18 | Free Registration ] If you have questions please contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus news: Call for 2018 Faculty Fellows AND Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches webinar

by Lauri Aesoph

Hi Everyone, Please see below for a couple of news items from BCcampus. Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowship - for 2018 BCcampus Open Education is taking applications for 2018 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowships. Post-secondary faculty in British Columbia are eligible to apply for one of three 1-year positions. Successful candidates will help raise awareness of open educational practices through advocacy and will conduct, present, and publish research on open educational practices at B.C. institutions. For more information and to apply see [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ | information posted on the BCcampus OpenEd website ] . Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches Date: February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: Collaborate Virtual Room Students are advocates and supporters of open education, creating, adapting and sharing resources, using open technologies and getting involved in projects to build awareness among their peers. In this webinar, we will be bringing together students from across the BC Post Secondary System who are supporting open education projects and together we’ll explore what we can learn as contributors to these projects. We’ll also explore varied practices and approaches for creating well-designed, accessible and open content. By attending this webinar you will learn and discuss: * How students in BC are supporting Open Education projects. * How open education supports learning * Ways of designing and developing content using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that is accessible and focused on the user experiences. * Approaches to making content open, findable and re-usable. Join Cindy Underhill Strategist, Learning Resource Design at the University of British Columbia Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor at BCcampus, and Josie Gray Open Resource Production Tuesday, February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Please r [ https://www.eply.com/DesigningOpenResources18 | egister using this link ] . Regards, Lauri and the Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

7 years, 4 months

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Embedding restricted videos in an open textbook or other OER

by Lauri Aesoph

Hi Everyone, Our Open Ed group has a question about the legality of embedding resources that are copyrighted with "all rights reserved" into an open textbook, or other OER. This would be done without obtaining permission from the creator of the resource. It is our understanding that [ http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2012/06/warman-v-fournier-copyright/ | linking to a "restricted" resource ] within an open textbook is permissible (and frequently practiced). However, does anyone know if embedding a a restricted video is also legally allowed? Thanks, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Cape Town Open Education Declaration 10th anniversary

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, Today, Jan. 22nd, the Open Education community is celebrating the 10th anniversary of the publication of the Cape Town Open Education Declaration, a global call to action that has helped inspire thousands of open education advocates across the world. Last March, a group of open education activists met in Cape Town and came up with recommendations which highlight 10 directions to move open education forward. Check those out at http://www.capetowndeclaration.org/cpt10/ and sign the Declaration while you're there. Debra, Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

7 years, 5 months

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BCcampus OpenEd: Jan 9/18 - new books and updates

by Lauri Aesoph

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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Recent Open Education articles of interest

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, Here are a few recent articles of interest in case you haven't seen them yet: In EdSurge by Jeffrey R. Young - As Campuses Move to Embrace OER, College Libraries Become Key Players<https://www.edsurge.com/news/2018-01-04-as-campuses-move-to-embrace-oer-col…> In the Globe & Mail, by Rajiv Jhangiani (KPU) To combat soaring textbook costs, look to an open-source approach<https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/to-combat-soaring-textbook-costs-lo…> Inside Higher Ed, by Christina Hendricks (UBC) Students' Vital Role in OER<https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2017/12/13/students-h…> Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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Survey shows OER on the rise in higher ed

by Amanda Coolidge

Hello! (Apologies for the cross-posting) The team at Babson Survey Research Group is out today with a report on the use of OER in higher education. The study is based on responses of over 2,700 faculty and there are a number of helpful findings. Inside Higher Ed also published a very positive piece about the findings here: [ https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/12/19/more-faculty-members-are-usi… | https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/12/19/more-faculty-members-are-usi… ] . And The Chronicle of Higher Education published a story on the findings: [ https://www.chronicle.com/article/Use-of-Free-Textbooks-Is/242086 | https://www.chronicle.com/article/Use-of-Free-Textbooks-Is/242086 ] Key Findings Include: * Faculty awareness of OER has increased, with 29 percent of faculty reporting that they were “Aware” or “Very Aware” of open educational resources, up from 25 percent last year and 20 percent the year before. * Graphic #1: Increase Awareness * Large enrollment introductory undergraduate courses have adopted openly licensed OpenStax College textbooks at a rate (16.5 percent) equivalent to that of commercial publication adoption. * Graphic #2: OER & Traditional Textbooks * A majority of faculty classify cost as "Very important" for their selection of required course materials. * OER can be as successful as commercial alternatives. * Faculty report equal levels of satisfaction with OER OpenStax materials and traditional textbooks. Thanks! Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

7 years, 6 months

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BCcampus Open Education: new books, new course

by Lauri Aesoph

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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Recordings of Open Access Week presentations

by Flewelling, Debra

Hi - in case you're interested and haven't seen yet ... Here is a recording of Christina Hendricks' talk, "What's Open about Open Pedagogy", that she gave here at Douglas College during Open Access Week. http://admin.video.ubc.ca/tiny/5iupf As well, here is the recording of an event that was put together by UBC, BCIT, SFU and BCcampus and the theme is exploring tension and risk in open scholarship. https://open.ubc.ca/exploring-tension-and-risk-in-open-scholarship/#OpenUBC Debra, Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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Open Textbook logo

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, The OpenEd team at BCcampus had a discussion this morning about possibly using an "Open Textbook" logo to help faculty learn more about or find open textbooks. One idea is that the logo would be hyperlinked to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . (This tactic was used for ApplyBC a few years ago and worked well as a visual identifier for students wanting to applying for admission online.) As far as where the logo would be placed, this could be up to each institution and something that can be discussed further. What are your thoughts? Thanks, 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 ]

7 years, 7 months

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New search engine for OER

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, I just came across this announcement on about George Mason University (GMU), in collaboration with Deep Web Technologies (DWT), developed a search engine called Mason OER Metafinder. https://www.deepwebtech.com/2017/10/george-mason-university-launches-search… I haven't played with it too much yet but I'm looking forward to trying out some searches - https://mason.deepwebaccess.com/mason__MasonLibrariesOpenEducationResources… Naturally (or happily), it includes BCcampus Open Ed collection. Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

7 years, 7 months

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Call for authors for Introduction to Philosophy open textbook

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Please see below a call for authors for a new Philosophy open textbook . Please contact [ mailto:%20zoe@rebus.community | Zoe Wake Hyde ] or [ mailto:%20apurva@rebus.foundation | Apurva Ashok ] if you have any questions about this project or the Rebus Community. Alternatively, you can contact the general editor for the book Christina Hendricks: christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca. 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 ] Hello, The [ https://forum.rebus.community/ | Rebus Community ] is looking for contributors to a new open textbook on Introduction to Philosophy. The book is targeted at 100-level college courses, and is being put together by Christina Hendricks of the University of British Columbia, with the support of The Rebus Community, a non-profit initiative, developing new collaborative models for publishing free/open textbooks and other academic works. We are seeking faculty interested in contributing to the book. Particularly, we are looking for: 1. Chapter authors for the following areas: 1. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/126/ethics-part-ed-george-matthews | Ethics ] 2. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/125/aesthetics-part-ed-w-scott-clifton?… | Aesthetics ] 3. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/206/logic-part-ed-benjamin-martin | Logic ] 4. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/210/social-and-political-philosophy-par… | Social and Political Philosophy ] 5. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/226/metaphysics-part-ed-adriano-palma | Metaphysics ] 6. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/213/philosophy-of-religion-part-ed-beau… | Philosophy of Religion ] 7. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/212/philosophy-of-mind-part-ed-heather-… | Philosophy of Mind ] We are looking for people with a PhD in philosophy, ideally with teaching experience at the first-year level. PhD students in philosophy may also be considered as authors, or can contribute in other ways to the book. Interested faculty or PhD students can sign-up using the links above . Each chapter will be around 3000 words. Alternatively, if you would like to write about a section that is not listed, we can discuss the possibility of additions. You can find more information about the project here: [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/204/project-summary | https://forum.rebus.community/topic/204/project-summary ] The Rebus Community is looking for forward-thinking academics, students, and citizens to come help us reimagine publishing and its impacts on education. We are currently working towards releasing the first few parts of the textbook, which will cover core concepts in Western philosophy and other traditions, with faculty joining us from institutions across North America, Africa, and Europe. The book will be freely available to students and faculty and openly licensed to enable reuse. Please contact [ mailto:%20zoe@rebus.community | Zoe Wake Hyde ] or [ mailto:%20apurva@rebus.foundation | Apurva Ashok ] if you have any questions about this project or the Rebus Community. Alternatively, you can contact the general editor for the book Christina Hendricks: christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca. ------------------------------------------------------- Christina Hendricks Professor of Teaching, Philosophy University of British Columbia-Vancouver [ http://philosophy.ubc.ca/ | http://philosophy.ubc.ca ] Deputy Academic Director Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology [ http://ctlt.ubc.ca/ | http://ctlt.ubc.ca ] Website: [ http://chendricks.org/ | http://chendricks.org ] Blog: [ http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks | http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks ] Email: [ mailto:christina.hendricks@ubc.ca | christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca ]

7 years, 7 months

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Festival of Learning and Open Education: Call for Proposals now open

by Lauri Aesoph

(apologies for cross posting...) Hello Everyone, The [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/call-for-proposals/ | call for proposals ] is now open for the [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/ | 2018 Festival of Learning ] . We encourage all of our open education and other higher ed colleagues from everywhere to submit a proposal. The deadline is [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/call-for-proposals/ | December 11 ] . There will be three topic areas: Open Education , Educational Technology, and Teaching & Learning. (This event is offered in place of the Open Textbook Summit for 2018.) Festival of Learning 2018 will take place May 28-20, 2018 in beautiful downtown Vancouver. Registration opens on February 1. Join 500 participants in an inclusive space designed to enable cross-pollination between educators and administration, thought leaders and faculty. No matter your role in post-secondary education, we want you to feel comfortable sharing your own experiences – successes as well as challenges. Best regards, Lauri Aesoph and the BCcampus OpenEd team 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 ]

7 years, 8 months

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Frequencies podcast through the UBC Okanagan Library

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, In case you haven't seen this post, this podcast series looks so interesting - see email below. I'm looking forward to listening ... Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian Douglas College ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rob Makinson <hreodbeorht(a)gmail.com<mailto:hreodbeorht@gmail.com>> Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 4:28 PM Subject: [LibOER] Frequencies podcast through the UBC Okanagan Library To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <sparc-liboer(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer@arl.org>> The University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBC-O) Library is proud to announce Frequencies<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.ok.…>, a new open access podcast series featuring UBC researchers, hosted and produced by the Library. Every season of Frequencies revolves around an emerging topic or current event, with each episode tackling the issue from a different perspective. Most episodes run approximately 20 minutes, and you can listen to them directly in your browser or by downloading and playing them from your favourite podcasting app. Season One launched in September to coincide with Science Literacy Week, discussing issues like the rise in medicinal psychoactive drug usage<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>, making science accessible through fiction<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>, and the science of soundscapes<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>. Season Two, launched this week as part of our celebrations for Open Access Week, considers the role of universities in the open access movement<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…> and knowledge sharing between the academy and indigenous groups<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>. We hope that these podcasts will help share the expertise of UBC researchers with the rest of the world and start meaningful conversations about the important issues facing us. Please dive into Frequencies and let us know what you discover! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SPARC Libraries & OER Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sparc-liboer+unsubscribe(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer+unsubscribe@arl.org>. To post to this group, send email to sparc-liboer(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer@arl.org>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/arl.org/group/sparc-liboer/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.goo…>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/arl.org/d/msgid/sparc-liboer/2fb02350-c702-4442…<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.goo…>.

7 years, 8 months

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BCcampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources, and other updates

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, It's been a busy fall for BCcampus Open Education. Please see below for a list of new open textbooks, ancillary resources, and other updates. An option to purchase print-on-demand copies through SFU's Document Solutions for Canadian faculty and students is available for all textbooks. Textbooks and supplementary resources that were created in B.C. are labelled as "Made in British Columbia". Other Canadian based materials are also marked. New Books CRIMINOLOGY Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0c9b47a1-9309-470c-b83c-… | Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking ] is a teaching text describing and segmenting criminal investigations into its component parts to illustrate the craft of criminal investigation. Published by the Justice Institute of BC and written by Rod Gehl (JIBC) and Darryl Plecas (University of the Fraser Valley), t he goal of this textbook is to assist the reader in forming their own structured mental map of investigative thinking practices. GEOGRAPHY [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3b660b21-097e-4ecf-8a8e-… | World Regional Geography ] presents an overview of the discipline by introducing students to key themes and concepts in geography through a study of the world’s regions. This recent addition, by Caitlin Finlayson from the University of Mary Washington, was evaluated by subject matter experts in B.C. MATH - Calculus Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c8c2b69f-5ff7-4b6d-a35a-… | Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences ] , by UBC Math professor Leah Edelstein-Keshet, is a high quality textbook designed with life sciences majors in mind. O ften calculus is taught as a technical subject with rules and formulas devoid of its connection to applications. In this textbook, the applications form an important focal point, with emphasis on life sciences. This places the techniques and concepts into practical context, as well as motivating quantitative approaches to biology taught to undergraduates. A two-volume set for an introductory calculus course has also been added, written by faculty authors at the Grand Valley State University in Michigan * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a78cdfc6-b5b6-45cb-9045-… | Active Calculus, 2017 edition ] can be used as a stand-alone textbook for a standard first semester college calculus course or as a supplement to a more traditional text. WeBWork files for a workbook and computer lab activities are available to instructors. * In [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3dcfe755-6534-4877-9c97-… | Active Calculus Multivariable ] the authors endeavor to actively engage students in learning the subject through an activity-driven approach in which the vast majority of the examples are completed by students. PSYCHOLOGY >From NOBA, we've added [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0100da6c-9753-42cf-a1f3-… | Together: The Science of Social Psychology ] in which several modules investigate the ways other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. SPANISH Two new textbooks on Spanish literature (and written in Spanish) are now available. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=17e2b614-b203-4491-8f39-… | Antologia Abierta de Literatura Hispana ] is a critical anthology of literary texts from the Spanish-speaking world. The focus is on canonical authors with an attempt to include voices that have been marginalized. Julie Ward, assistant professor of 20th and 21st-century Latin American literature at the University of Oklahoma, is the editor. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0613e2b4-5a51-4aec-8927-… | Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español, Segunda edición ] i s an introduction to nineteenth-century Spanish literature with a thematic focus on legends and archetypes. This textbook is by Robert Sanders, from Portland State University, who specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century peninsular Spanish literature. WEB LITERACY [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ccbb4e77-b20f-4dec-8a9f-… | Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers ] by Michael Caulfield, from Washington State University in Vancouver, WA, "will show you how to use date filters to find the source of viral content, how to assess the reputation of a scientific journal in less than five seconds, and how to see if a tweet is really from the famous person you think it is or from an impostor", amongst other skills. Textbook Updates Made in British Columbia PDF files and print-on-demand copies are now available for the two textbook set: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=4356bb1a-a2d9-4a3c-989e-… | Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=659957b9-b344-4f30-9f74-… | Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek ] . This series examines the systematic principles by which a large portion of English vocabulary has evolved from Latin and (to a lesser degree) from Greek. These open textbooks, by the late Peter Smith, were produced by the University of Victoria and funded, in part, from a BCcampus OER Grant. Canadian (Alberta) [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c6d0e9bd-ba6b-4548-82d6-… | Creative Clinical Teaching in the Health Professions ] has been updated with files for its 2016 edition. This peer reviewed e-book, from Athabasca University authors Sherri Melrose, Caroline Park, and Beth Perry, is a must-read for nurses and other health professionals who strive to teach with creativity and excellence in clinical settings. Each chapter presents current evidence informed educational practice knowledge. New Ancillary Resources HEALTH CARE Made in British Columbia [ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/healthcasestudies/ | Health Case Studies ] , th e work of Glynda Rees, Rob Kruger, and Janet Morrison from BCIT, is a set of eight original health case studies. Each case includes a patient story that models the best practice in healthcare settings along with a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation. These case studies align with the textbooks [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fbbb4840-eda5-4265-9f1c-… | Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] . This project was funded, in part, with funds from a BCcampus OER Grant. ACCOUNTING Canadian (Alberta) For [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0370418e-be7d-4541-b0d1-… | Introduction to Financial Accounting ] , we have added (from author, David Annand, Athabasca University) a comprehensive end-of-course assignment. Randomly-generated versions of this assignment are also available. ESL and ABE English Made in British Columbia Practice exercises, created by the University of Victoria, have been linked to two English as a Second Language (ESL) books in the collection ( [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3988a71f-654e-4c7c-b662-… | In the Community: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] and In the Workplace: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c071db23-acd5-4242-adcc-… | An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] ) and the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Academic/Basic%20Upgr… | BC R ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Academic/Basic%20Upgr… | eads series ] that focuses on Adult Literacy Fundamentals in English. Support Resources A new "Support Resources" category has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] with sub-categories for [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Guides | Guides ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | Toolkits ] . All BCcampus created guides and toolkits have been added. A new resource, [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f93fbf46-4f6f-44f2-87bd-… | A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students ] , produced through the Rebus Community, has been added to [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Guides | Guides ] in the B.C. Open Textbook collection. This handbook is for for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other open educational resources. Rajiv Jhangiani, from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, was a contributor. Other News BCcampus Open Education has posted an ongoing [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-nominations-awards-for-excellence-in-open… | Call for nominations for its new Awards for Excellence in Open Education ] . This monthly award will recognize outstanding contributions to the open education movement in British Columbia . For details, see the "Calls for Proposals" link at the top of the [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/open.bccampus.ca | BCcampus OpenEd website ] . Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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World Cat Database

by Amanda Coolidge

Hi All I had a Twitter conversation with an Alberta librarian last night who is asking, why the Open Texts are not in the WorldCat Knowledge Base. https://twitter.com/astrobri/status/915386485028933632 Apparently we need an OCLC institution to be able to maintain this? Does anyone know how to proceed? Thanks Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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limiting by license in Google Scholar

by Caroline Daniels

Did we lose the limit by license function in their recent interface reboot? It used to be that you could limit to openly licensed material but I can no longer see that filter in the advanced search screen. Any care to give it a fresh look and hopefully tell me that I'm wrong??? [cid:image001.gif@01D33D03.A7A2B1D0] Caroline Daniels, MLS Systems, Web and Interlibrary Loan Librarian Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3036 f 604.599.2532 e caroline.daniels(a)kpu.ca<mailto:firstname.lastname@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url's have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

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ACRL Webcast on Open Access

by Flewelling, Debra

FYI - in case you don't receive their newsletter. ACRL Presents Webcast - What We Talk About When We Talk About Open Access [http://ala.informz.net/ala/data/images/ACRL/ACRL%20Update/OpenAccessWeek_lo… ACRL for a free ACRL Presents webcast to kick-off Open Access Week. The webcast, “What We Talk About When We Talk About Open Access<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz…>” will be held Wednesday, October 25, from 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Central time. Open Access Week is an international event that celebrates the open movement. We work with colleagues to plan creative programs that spread awareness of open access. But what do we talk about when we talk about open access? How can we tailor our messages to communicate with a variety of audiences succinctly and persuasively? Join colleagues to reflect on our messages and see how peers have taught about openness. Free registration<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fala.informz…> is now available. The webcast will be recorded and the archive will be shared after the live event. Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian Douglas College P 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>

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Tension and Risk in Open Scholarship: A Conversation (Oct. 26, 5pm-8pm, BCIT downtown)

by Hope Power

Hi all, Just wanted to share an invitation to participate in [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/32773 | Tension and Risk in Open Scholarship: A Conversation ] : http://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/32773 Date : Thursday, October 26, 2017 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm Location : British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT), Downtown Campus, Atrium Room, 8th floor (Room 825) Registration: [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/node/32773/sfu_register | Register ] for this event here: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/node/32773/sfu_register Event details : Arrivals and appetizers: 5:00-6:00pm. Session from 6:00-8:00pm including coffee and dessert We use “open” as though it is free of ideology, ignoring how much “openness,” particularly as it’s used by technologists, is closely intertwined with “meritocracy” — this notion, a false one, that “open” wipes away inequalities, institutions, biases, history, that “open” “levels the playing field. ” -Audrey Waters, From Open to Justice Spurred by the need to make research and education accessible to all, the open movement has gained ground as the Internet evolved to enable easy sharing of different forms of media and scholarship. Open practices are enabling faculty, staff and students at educational institutions in British Columbia and beyond to reduce barriers to research and education by opening their classrooms, incorporating new resources and perspectives, broadly sharing their data, and contributing to public knowledge. But the adoption of open scholarship cannot be assumed to free of biases and conflicts, and the impacts of open practices can differ depending on the context of those practices. Unaddressed tensions caused by “openness” can lead scholars, students, and community members to feel alienated, exploited, or unheard. Unexamined risks can lead to unintended outcomes for any open endeavours. Within these intersections lies an opportunity for open scholarship: to directly examine and acknowledge the tensions and risks inherent in openness, and to thereby create a space in which dialogue is generated and understanding of openness is deepened. Please join BCcampus, BCIT, SFU and UBC in celebrating [ http://www.openaccessweek.org/ | International Open Access Week ] for a panel that examines the threads running through different tensions in the open movements, including: * Indigenous & Traditional Knowledge: Open scholarship may not be respectful of community authority, ownership, and norms of knowledge sharing. * Ethics and Privacy: Open scholarship may complicate the impacts of human participants in research, retrospective digitization, and students’ right to privacy. * Student-faculty relationships: Affordability conversations around open educational resources may lead to tensions around faculty motivation to provide the best learning resources. Open pedagogies can create risks for students: are they supported and what rights do they have in terms of their privacy, copyright, and consent? * Accessibility and inclusivity: Open practices may lead to digital redlining for individuals and communities and may not be truly accessible for everyone. * Instructor-Institution relationships: Open practices may allow the appropriation of instructors’ and adjuncts’ work putting their value at risk. Featured speakers include: * Amanda Coolidge (BCcampus) * Jessica Gallinger (SFU Library) * Christina Illnitichi (AMS, UBC) * David Gaertner (First Nations and Indigenous Studies, UBC) * Lisa Nathan (School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies, UBC) * Additional speakers TBA Hope to see you there! Thanks, Hope (on behalf of the BCIT/SFU/UBC event planning team) -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359

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Open Action Kit for Open Access Week

by Amanda Coolidge

Good morning Sharing this resource in preparation for any Open Access Week events you may be hosting/sponsoring: https://sparcopen.github.io/Open-Action-Kit/ Thanks Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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Economics - open-access, interactive ebook-based course

by Flewelling, Debra

FYI - looks very interesting - https://www.newyorker.com/news/john-cassidy/a-new-way-to-learn-economics http://www.core-econ.org/ Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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Wikipedia edit-a-thon document

by Lin Brander

Not totally sure this got through - I got a funny message back. Here it is again: Hello Everyone, Here is the document that Deirdre Grace has developed - it will likely be finalized and formatted very early next week. Please let Deirdre know if you have any feedback. Are there other BC people notable for their research and work on open education? Arthur 'Gill' Green Rajiv Jhangiani Lin Brander| Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems; Open Education|British Columbia Institute of Technology T 604-432-8922<tel:604-432-8922>| E lbrander(a)bcit.ca<mailto:lbrander@bcit.ca>| W bcit.ca/library<http://www.bcit.ca/library/>

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Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon

by Lin Brander

Hello Everyone, Here is the document that Deirdre Grace has developed - it will likely be finalized and formatted very early next week. Please let Deirdre know if you have any feedback. Are there other BC people notable for their research and work on open education? Arthur 'Gill' Green Rajiv Jhangiani

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New book on making open textbooks with students

by Flewelling, Debra

Hello, FYI - the following book looks very interesting: The Rebus Community<http://rebus.community/> has developed a new resource to support those interested in running an open textbook project in their classroom. The new collaboratively-created Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students<https://press.rebus.community/makingopentextbookswithstudents/> contains project ideas, case studies, resources, sample assignments and more. You can learn more about the project here<https://about.rebus.community/2017/08/new-resource-from-the-rebus-community…>. Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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Invitation to Join: Creative Commons Open Education Platform

by Amanda Coolidge

Greetings Open Education Colleagues: In early 2017, the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) completed a consultation process of renewing and reorganizing itself to support a strong and growing global movement. The year-long process resulted in the CCGN [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-strategy/ | Global Network Strategy ] . Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or “platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-platform… | Platforms ] are how we organize areas of work for the CC community, where individuals and institutions organize and coordinate themselves across the CC Global Network. In the spirit of openness and to effectively strategize, these platforms are open to all interested parties working in the platform area and adjacent spaces. That’s why Creative Commons invites you to join the CC Global Network Open Education Platform! WHY join? * Stay connected to global actions in open education resources, practice, and policy. * Identify, plan and coordinate multi-national open education, practices and policy projects to collaboratively solve education challenges with an amazing group of open education leaders from around the world. * Secure funding (from Creative Commons and other funding sources) for the open education projects we collectively select. * Contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen advocacy worldwide. * Connect your country / region to global open education initiatives. * Be on the forefront in implementing Creative Commons' global network strategy. * Meet annually, in-person, at the Creative Commons Summit with members of the CC Open Education Platform to celebrate successes, share best practices, and plan for the next year. * Explore, practice, and share innovative methods for inclusive and open engagement with educators, learners and governments around the world.. WHO should join? * Open education advocates working in the areas of open educational resources, open educational practices, and/or open education policy. WHAT are we working on right now? * Reaching the right people (you!) to build a strong open education platform. * Developing decision making and engagement structures. * Defining the goals and projects the CC Open Education Platform will pursue. Joining the CC Open Education Platform is easy and free: 1. Sign up for the email list: [ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu | https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu ] 2. Sign up for IM (Slack or IRC): * [ https://slack-signup.creativecommons.org/ | Slack: sign up ] : (it will send an invitation email), then sign up to the [ https://creativecommons.slack.com/messages/C2S2MFAJW | #cc-openedu channel ] * IRC: to join the #creativecommons-openedu IRC channel, connect via Freenode. 3. Review and contribute to the platform [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HPog_7pPUXrECzne1t6X7eKwo8TzpYBZ8iC8Ff… | draft working doc. ] 4. Attend and participate in the monthly meetings. * The next meeting is October 18: 8:00pm / October 19: 9:00am (PDT, UTC -7). * Note: every meeting has two different times - so everyone can attend one of the meetings during local daylight hours. Please join the e-mail list and IM channel, introduce yourself and we’ll see you at the next meeting! With gratitude, Amanda Coolidge CC Open Education Platform Member -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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Hosting an OpenCon Satellite Event

by Amanda Coolidge

For this interested http://www.opencon2017.org/satellite <http://www.opencon2017.org/satellite> Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca <http://www.bccampus.ca/> Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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Pressbooks 4.0 and 4.1 Updates

by Lucas Wright

Dear Pressbooks user Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca) and open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca) was upgraded to Pressbooks 4.0 this summer and has recently been upgraded to Pressbooks 4.1. We are sorry to get these changes to you after the update and all future notices will be sent to you before the updates occur. Below we have included Pressbooks updates that will be noticeable to users.For a complete list of changes, see [ https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master | https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master ] . Features 4.0 * LaTeX outputs are now at a sufficient resolution for print applications (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/819 | #819 ] ). * You can now change statuses in bulk on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/249 | #249 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/822 | #822 ] ). * Deleted content can now be restored from Text → Trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/tree/9283c26504007ba55259672c5cb9e… | 9283c26 ] ). 4.1 * Cloning! Clone any public, properly-licensed book from any Pressbooks 4.1 network including your own (super admins can clone any book from their own network, regardless of license) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/841 | #841 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/857 | #857 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/881 | #881 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/885 | #885 ] ). * Word count for the entire book and for content marked for export is now displayed on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/842 | #842 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/878 | #878 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/880 | #880 ] ). * Users can now delete their own books from the book menu (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/845 | #845 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/864 | #864 ] ). * Punjabi Gurmukhi support (props to [ https://github.com/alexpflores | @alexpflores ] ) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/877 | #877 ] ). Fixes 4.0 * DOCX and ODT files exported from Google Docs (which lack standard metadata) can now be imported without issue via the import module (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/837 | #837 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/838 | #838 ] ). * Images are now set to a prince-image-resolution of auto, normal rather than 300dpi for more reliably high-quality print PDF output (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/744 | #744 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/776 | #776 ] ). * Text suggesting that we offer printing services has been removed from the Publish page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/784 | #784 ] ). * Current privacy settings are now displayed properly when updating book privacy from the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/711 | #711 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/801 | #801 ] ). * The Search and Replace module no longer searches items in the trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/commit/697873425439be829abaeb077fb… | 6978734 ] ). * Fix: Miscellaneous improvements to improve performance and reduce unnecessary error output. 4.1 * The TOC endpoint in the Pressbooks REST API v2 now uses chapters and parts for consistency with the endpoints for these post types. * The EPUB importer now properly detects and handles optional whitespaces (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/554 | #554 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/874 | #874 ] ). * Image URLs with #fixme on the end will now be properly copied into EPUBs during export (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/887 | #887 ] ) Enhancements 4.0 * Expanded metadata is now hidden on the Book Information page unless needed (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/804 | #804 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/832 | #832 ] ) 4.1 * Book editors can now modify theme options and custom CSS (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/862 | #862 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/863 | #863 ] ). For questions, please ask the [ https://bccampus.mycusthelp.ca/webapp/_rs/(S(p5kmxhtjq0mru40nixjnzwck))/Req… | BCcampus Helpdesk. ] Thanks, Lucas Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca Skype: lucwrite Twitter: @lucwrite

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Re: [Bcoel] book lovers day and new books in the open textbook collection

by Lauri Aesoph

Hi Everyone, In addition to today being Book Lovers' Day, our project has added another four textbooks to the collection (from Open Oregon), noted below, bringing the total number to 200. [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/forest-measurements-an-applied-approach | Forest Measurements: An Applied Approach ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/environmental-biology | Environmental Biology ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/simple-book-production | Beginning Excel ] [ https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/ | The Word on College Reading and Writing ] Other new items include: - The ancillary resource [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/anatomy-physiology-lab-homework-and-refe… | Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials ] which has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] record page in the collection. - The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors ] , which is part of the new "Support Resources" category in the collection. Notice the sub-categories within this section entitled: guides, toolkits and tools. We are currently moving and adding resources to this new section. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph From: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> To: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca>, "communications" <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 8:27:48 AM Subject: book lovers day Hi there! Today is [ https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BookLoversDay | #BookLoversDay ] . Thanks Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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BC Open Textbook Collection - 5 new books

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, During the past couple of weeks, we have added the following five new books to the BC Open Textbook Collection. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=19892992-ae43-48c4-a832-… | Exploring Movie Construction and Production ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9f29a3d9-db42-4c49-95bb-… | Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 1) ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=74d3c256-ae2d-4551-b1f9-… | Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 2) ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a00b2496-dc06-40b4-aef2-… | Strategies for Academic Success ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=68486c3a-53e8-472d-914e-… | The History of Our Tribe: Hominini ] Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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Access Copyright and York, request for webinar participation

by Amanda Coolidge

Hi BCOEL! I am wondering if any of you would be interested in participating in a webinar (hosted by BCcampus) to discuss the background, implications, ruling of the following Access Copyright vs. York case. For background: York University opted out of the Access Copyright agreement a few years ago and decided to try to police it on their own within their university and push the new fair use clause of the Canadian Copyright act. Access Copyright sued them and appears they have won the case. [ http://www.michaelgeist.ca/2017/07/ignoring-supreme-court-trial-judge-hands… | Ignoring the Supreme Court: Federal Court Judge Hands Access Copyright Fair Dealing Victory - Michael Geist ] Let me know if you are interested and available and we can set something up for next week or the week after. I think this important for us to talk about to our community. Thanks Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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