Hi all,
Just wanted to share links to the videos and presentation materials from [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 | The Failure Of Access: Rethinking Open Education ] event during Open Education Week at SFU Vancouver (details below).
- Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education - Keynote Presentation : http://summit.sfu.ca/item/17141
- Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education - Panel Discussion : http://summit.sfu.ca/item/17140
Thanks very much, Hope
on behalf of the organizing team from
SFU Library, UBC Library, BCcampus, Public Knowledge Project & BC Research Libraries Group
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Teaching & Learning Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby)
Simon Fraser University
hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359
The BC Research Libraries Group, is proud to co-present
The Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education
March 28 2017, 5:30pm-8:30pm
Room 1430, Harbour Centre (SFU Vancouver)
515 W Hastings St, Vancouver
This special event is presented in collaboration with SFU Library, UBC Library, BCcampus, and the Public Knowledge Project as part of Open Education Week 2017
The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register visit: [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 | http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 ]
The use of open re-use licenses and Internet technologies have long promised to reduce barriers to education by making it more distributed, equitable, and open. Indeed, the promise of open education can trace its roots to the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations 1948, which states “everyone has a right to education.” There is little formal evidence, however, that open education has an impact on increasing access to learning or making education more equitable.
This event will explore the goals, failures, and successes of open education. Join us in exploring such questions as: is open education succeeding in being a transformative movement that makes learning more accessible? What are the criteria and successes that should be used to measure if the open education movement is a success? What more needs to be done?
Our discussion will be led by keynote speaker Dr. Ishan Abeywardena (Advisor - Open Education Resources) from the [ https://www.col.org/ | Commonwealth of Learning ] and panelists from [ https://www.sfu.ca/ | SFU ] , [ https://www.ubc.ca/ | UBC ] , [ http://caperbc.ca/ | CAPER-BC ] , and [ https://sparcopen.org/ | SPARC ] .
For more information and to register, please visit: [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 | http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 ]
Hi Friends
We have decided to wait a couple of weeks on doing the webinar as we are curious to see how other universities and institutions also react to the case. As well we are aware that there may be implications to your institutions/universities should you speak out about this now, vs. at a later date.
I do really want to do this webinar, so will be in touch in a couple of weeks as more information trickles in re: Access and York, etc.
Thanks for the understanding
Amanda
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Twitter: @acoolidge
BCcampus’ Open Education Grants program is supported by both the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Hewlett Foundation. The grants are intended to achieve the strategic goals of the BCcampus Open Education team:
* To increase access to higher education,
* To improve student learning outcomes,
* To increase flexible teaching and learning options for educators.
This year, BCcampus distributed three types of grants for Open Education. They are: The Zed Cred, Open Education Resource Grant, and Ancillary Resources Grant. [ https://bccampus.ca/2017/07/13/bccampus-is-pleased-to-announce-the-2017-ope… | Read more.... ]
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120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2
Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ]
Skype: coolidge.amanda
Twitter: @acoolidge
Hello,
If you want to review all the myths out there about OER , you can answer the very quick, short survey.
See email below.
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>
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From: Brady Yano <brady(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:brady@sparcopen.org>>
Date: Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 11:59 AM
Subject: [LibOER] Are you aware of common OER myths?
To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <sparc-liboer(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer@arl.org>>
Cc: Jeff Gallant <Jeff.Gallant(a)usg.edu<mailto:Jeff.Gallant@usg.edu>>, "Fruin, Christine" <christine.ross(a)ufl.edu<mailto:christine.ross@ufl.edu>>, Rowena McKernan <rmckernan(a)whatcom.edu<mailto:rmckernan@whatcom.edu>>, Nicole Allen <nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole@sparcopen.org>>
Hi all,
Stemming from our May LibOER call, a working group was struck to develop an OER myth busting resource. We have selected faculty at North American, higher education institutions as our primary audience and could use your help to identify what myths are worth debunking. You can access the Google form with a list of proposed myths here<https://docs.google.com/a/sparcopen.org/forms/d/1gF2VhhO4cYwe-jaI8yEehcDZyZ…>.
We look forward to reviewing your feedback!
Thanks,
Brady
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Subject: Call for Proposals: The Open Education Global 2018 Conference
Dear Members,
The Open Education Consortium and Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), hosts of the Open Education Global 2018 Conference, invite proposals for conference sessions to take place in Delft, The Netherlands, from 24-26 April 2018 . The Open Education Consortium is a global network of educational institutions, individuals and organizations that support an approach to education based on openness, collaboration, innovation and collective development and use of open educational materials. TU Delft is one of the leading universities in The Netherlands. Founded in 1842, TU Delft is a forward-thinking institution with a global mindset. TU Delft was an early innovator with open practices, and continues to be a leader in open education, open science and open publishing.
The theme of the Open Education Global 2018 Conference is Transforming Education through Open Approaches . Conference tracks include:
* Open Connections
* Open Education Research
* Innovation through opening traditional practices
* Policies & strategies for Open Education
* Institutionalizing Open Education
* Tools & Technologies for Open Education
* Open Educational Practices/Open Pedagogy
* Connecting Open Education to formal education
* Student perspectives
Timeline
* Submissions Due: 23 October 2017
* Acceptance Announcements: 1 December 2017
For the full Call for Proposals and more information about the Open Education Global Conference, please visit: [ http://conference.oeconsortium.org/2018/call-for-proposals/ | http://conference.oeconsortium.org/2018/call-for-proposals/ ]
We look forward to welcoming many of you in Delft!
Conference Planning Committee
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Email: [ mailto:conference@oeconsortium.org | conference(a)oeconsortium.org ]
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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
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Hi Everyone,
A new book has been added to the BC Open Textbook Collection called [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=408ae05b-5867-4478-ab84-… | Mechanics ] . In addition, three new ancillary resources have been created for this textbook by UBC and are posted by the book. These resources are:
- Instructor Resource: Learning Logs
- Instructor Resource: Learning Evaluation
- Student Resource: Tutorials
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Hi there everyone,
As I have mentioned to some of you, BCIT is hosting a Learning and
Teaching Summit on June 14 and 15. The event is free and open to all who
want to attend, so I thought I'd share some information with you.
Attached you will see a poster for the event as well as a copy of the
program.
To register, please call Sally McKinstry @ 604 432-8406
The event is also listed in the BCcampus calendar:
https://bccampus.ca/event/hosted-by-bcit-learning-and-teaching-summit-2017/
Hope to see some of you at BCIT next week.
Cheers,
Rosario
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Cascadia Interactive Solutions Ltd.
Tel: 604 469 3595
M: 236 888 8599
Skype: portuguese_woman
Call for Proposals Announced
With the support of both the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Hewlett Foundation, BCcampus will distribute the following grants in support of Open Education:
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/zed-credz-degree-grants/ | Zed Cred/Z-Degree ]
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-materials-development-grant/ | Ancillary Resources ]
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant/ | OER Grants ]
New this year
We are excited to announce the newest grant for this year- the Zed Cred/Z-Degree grant. A Zed Cred/Z-Degree is a set of courses in a specific program area that allows a student to earn a credential, such as an associate degree or certificate program, with zero textbook costs by way of using open educational resources and/or free library materials.
Successful Open Educational Resources Zed Cred/Z Degree implementations will empower faculty to lead the work, develop broad-based support across the institution for using open educational resources, and promote the benefits of enrolling in an open educational resources degree programs to students. The process of developing an open educational resources degree will build institutional capacity for designing clearer and more efficient pathways to credentials and better connecting student learning outcomes to curriculum and pedagogy.
BCcampus will distribute two grants (maximum $35,000.00) to BC Institutions committed to the development of a “Zed Cred” (Z Degree) Program. With the funds, Institutions will not only develop pathways to credential by adopting and adapting pre-existing OER, the funds may also be used to create new OER necessary for the program. The Institutions will also be required to package and publish their degree paths such that other Institutions from BC and beyond can borrow from their progress. Any learning materials created under the Zed Cred program will hold a [ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ | Creative Commons BY license ] and must be fully editable.
As this initiative is new to British Columbia, we welcome any questions you may have about the grant program, the outcomes, and expectations. Please feel free to connect with our Open Education Team at [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | opentext(a)bccampus.ca ]
Ancillary Resources and OER Grants
In addition to the Zed Cred/Z-degree grants, we are distributing two other types of grants (Ancillary Resources and OER Grants). Changes have been made to the grants based on recommendations from last year.
The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-materials-development-grant/ | ancillary resources call for proposals ] is to support inter-institutional initiatives to create ancillary support material for existing open textbooks in the [ http://open.bccampus.ca/ | BC Open Textbook Collection ] that could assist faculty in adopting the open textbook. This material can include:
* Testbanks of questions based on an existing open textbook.
* Presentations (PowerPoint, Open Office, Prezi, etc)
* Multimedia content, such as audio or video, that could further enhance the textbook.
* Simulations.
* Instructor and student manuals.
* Additional learning activities.
Ancillary Resource Development Proposals can not exceed $2,500.00 provided by BCcampus. A maximum of four Ancillary Resource Grants will be awarded.
The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant/ | OER Grants call for proposals ] is for institutions or their representatives (e.g. Articulation Committees, Teaching and Learning Centres, Libraries, OER Working Groups) in British Columbia and Yukon to provide small open educational resource grants, funded by BCcampus and matched by the institution. Open Educational Resource grants may be used for, but are not limited to:
* Adaptation of Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources
* Creation of Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources
* Course redesign using Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources
* Workshops, training, and institutional support for OER infrastructure (e.g. Open Policy, Awareness, How to Adopt, How to Adapt, Pressbooks Support)
OER Grant Proposals can not exceed $10,000.00 provided by BCcampus. A maximum of four OER Grants will be awarded.
Should you have questions about the changes and/or the outcomes, expectations of these grants please fee free to connect with our Open Education Team at [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | opentext(a)bccampus.ca ]
Thank you!
Amanda Coolidge
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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
Good morning/afternoon all!
It is contest time here at BCcampus!!
Enter the #OTSummit17 contest for your chance to win a printed ‘Made with Creative Commons’ book. Contest closes May 17 at 4pm PST. Good luck! [ http://ow.ly/3byn30bDZHd | Enter here. ]
Thanks
Amanda
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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
Hi Everyone,
Amanda and I attended the Creative Commons Global Summit last week in Toronto. During this event, I had the opportunity to listen to a speaker from the World Bank talk about their open access policy and Open Knowledge Repository ( [ https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ | https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ ] ) which houses over 23,000 books, journal articles, working papers, and other resources on economic development around the world. I asked the speaker if she was aware of any post-secondary institutions using this collection; she didn't know.
Are any of you aware of or using these resources?
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
From: "Una Daly" <unatdaly(a)oeconsortium.org>
To: "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 9:50:43 AM
Subject: [SPARC] Theme of 2017 Open Access Week to be "Open in order to..."
FYI … Open Access Week 2017 Theme announced
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Open Education Consortium
(408)348-4346
Check out our new website [ http://cccoer.org/ | http://cccoer.org ]
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From: Nick Shockey < [ mailto:nick@sparcopen.org | nick(a)sparcopen.org ] >
Date: April 24, 2017 at 11:43:44 EDT
To: [ mailto:sparc-members@sparcopen.org | sparc-members(a)sparcopen.org ]
Subject: [SPARC] Theme of 2017 Open Access Week to be "Open in order to..."
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In conjunction with this year’s Open Access Week Advisory Committee, SPARC today announces the theme for this year’s 10th International Open Access Week, to be held October 23-29, will be “Open in order to…”.
This year’s theme is an invitation to answer the question of what concrete benefits can be realized by making scholarly outputs openly available. “Open in order to…” serves as a prompt to move beyond talking about openness in itself and focus on what openness enables—in an individual discipline, at a particular institution, or in a specific context; then to take action to realize these benefits.
Open in order to increase the impact of my scholarship. Open in order to enable more equitable participation in research. Open in order to improve public health. These are just a few examples of how this question can be answered.
Established by SPARC and partners in the student community in 2008, International Open Access Week is an opportunity to take action in making openness the default for research—to raise the visibility of scholarship, accelerate research, and turn breakthroughs into better lives. This year’s Open Access Week will be held from October 23rd through the 29th; however, those celebrating the week are encouraged to schedule local events whenever is most suitable during the year and to utilize themes that are most effective locally.
This year’s theme of “Open in order to…” also recognizes the diverse contexts and communities within which the shift to Open Access is occurring and encourages specific discussion that will be most effective locally. We invite the community to help us translate this prompt into new languages at [ http://bit.ly/translateoaweek | bit.ly/translateoaweek ]
“Effectively communicating the tangible benefits that Open Access provides is essential for open to become the default in both policy and practice,” said Heather Joseph, Executive Director of SPARC. “This year’s theme will help focus discussions during Open Access Week on those benefits of openness that are most compelling locally—whether that’s increasing citation counts, enabling anyone to learn from the latest scholarship, or accelerating the translation of research into economic gains—and encourage action to realize these benefits.
Last year’s “Open in action” theme encouraged all stakeholders to take concrete steps to make their own work more openly available and encourage others to do the same—from posting pre-prints in a repository to pledging to educate colleagues about Open Access. The 2017 theme will help build on that emphasis on action by identifying the end goals Open Access can enable and encouraging individuals and institutions to take steps to achieve those goals.
International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions and organizations across the world. The official hashtag of Open Access Week is #OAweek. We also invite the community to use the hashtag #OpenInOrderTo to start an online conversation about the benefits of an open system of communicating scholarship.
For more information about International Open Access Week, please visit [ http://www.openaccessweek.org/ | www.openaccessweek.org ] .
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About SPARC
SPARC®, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, is a global coalition committed to making Open the default for research and education. SPARC empowers people to solve big problems and make new discoveries though the adoption of policies and practices that advance Open Access, Open Data, and Open Education. Learn more at [ http://sparcopen.org/ | sparcopen.org ] .
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Hello OER Friends!
Are you looking for an amazing Open Education experience- one that will inform you on open pedagogy, open innovation, open textbooks AND enhance your own open educational practice?
...I'm assuming you are now nodding your head and thinking- YES, what is this experience you speak of?
That experience is the amazing [ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ | Open Textbook Summit in Vancouver, B.C. May 24-25, 2017. ]
You can review the schedule here: [ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-schedule/ | https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-schedule/ ]
...and register here: [ https://www.eply.com/OTSummit2017 | https://www.eply.com/OTSummit2017 ] . Registration deadline is May 17th !
Join us! Any questions - contact Amanda Coolidge ( [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] )
Kind regards,
Amanda Coolidge and Lauri Aesoph
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
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Hi there,
Wondering if anyone might know of BC faculty who've adopted open textbooks/OER for Anthropology courses? If so, I have a faculty member at SFU who'd be interested in speaking with them further about their experiences.
Thanks in advance for any leads!
Best wishes, Hope
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Hope Power
Teaching & Learning Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby)
Simon Fraser University
hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359
Hi all,
One of our faculty members is very interested in starting to use OERs after attending Robin DeRosa's talk , but he doesn't know whether they are available for his topics (see below). I will recommend BCCampus, since I saw some resources there that look relevant. Any other suggestions of places to look or specific resources you know of?
Thanks!
Karen
Ps. Please let me know if this list is not the right place to ask this :)
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I teach ENGQ (English qualifying) courses, especially the higher-end courses, 1099 (essay writing), 1089 (paragraph writing), 1091 (Gr. 12 equivalent), and 1092 (business writing).
I am also aware of the OER book:
https://opentextbc.ca/writingforsuccess/
I was wondering if you are aware of other OER resources that are specifically related to English writing upgrading skills, particularly essay-writing focused and sentence grammar skills related, but not too much geared toward a first- or second-year English level, as that might be beyond the scope of our curricula and student levels.
Thanks for any resources you can point me toward.
Hello,
Leading up to Open Education Week we had Robin DeRosa come and speak at Douglas College. If you aren't familiar with Robin, here is her blog https://robinderosa.net/my-blog/ and here is a link to her presentation - http://admin.video.ubc.ca/tiny/b23oo
She is very passionate and inspiring and I hope you enjoy listening to her.
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
Douglas College
Hi there everyone,
This event is tomorrow at noon, and I thought some of you might be
interested:
This call brings together all librarians working with, or learning
about, all things Open--and gives folks an opportunity to connect with
each other to better their work and librarianship.
Please share the invitation to participate in this call with any
librarians on your campus who may be interested.
http://www.opencon2017.org/april_2017_librarian_call
Cheers,
Rosario
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Cascadia Interactive Solutions Ltd.
Tel: 604 469 3595
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Skype: portuguese_woman
Good morning!
In an ongoing effort to sustain and build the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | BC Open Textbook Collection ] , BCcampus asks for your help to identify subject areas within this collection that are missing open textbooks either entirely or in specific categories and/or course levels. As an overview, there are currently 180 textbooks in this collection covering eight main subject areas (Sciences, Trades, Business and Management, Liberal Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, Upgrading Programs, Health Related, and Recreation, Tourism, Hospitality and Service). Within these eight areas are 36 secondary subject areas. For a summary of these subject areas and links to specific books, go to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-stats/ | Open Textbook Stats ] page and click on the "Subjects" tab.
We ask that you please send us suggestions for subject areas that are missing open textbooks, those subject areas where you have heard from faculty "I would adopt an open textbook, but there isn't one in my subject area". Additionally, it would be helpful to have the following information for each identified subject area.
Textbook Subject
1. Subject
2. Course level
3. Specific topic with the subject (if applicable)
We will be reviewing these suggestions as we publish a new call for proposals in the coming months- proposals for creation, adaptation, adoption of open textbooks- preferably with a targeted approach based on the needs of the system.
Thank you for your time and attention to this request-
Amanda Coolidge, Lauri Aesoph
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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
Hey everyone,
Has anyone developed Terms of Reference for the OER Working groups at
your institutions, and would you be able to share?
Please and thanks!
Rosario
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Instructional Designer
Cascadia Interactive Solutions Ltd.
Tel: 604 469 3595
M: 236 888 8599
Skype: portuguese_woman
Hello OER Friends!
Are you looking for an amazing Open Education experience- one that will inform you on open pedagogy, open innovation, open textbooks AND enhance your own open educational practice?
...I'm assuming you are now nodding your head and thinking- YES, what is this experience you speak of?
That experience is the amazing [ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ | Open Textbook Summit in Vancouver, B.C. May 24-25, 2017. ]
You can review the schedule here: https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-schedule/
...and register here: https://www.eply.com/OTSummit2017
Join us!
Any questions - you can send them directly my way: Amanda Coolidge (acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca)
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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
Hello Everyone,
I'm please to announce the following 5 new additions to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | BC Open Textbook Collection: ]
A First Course in Linear Algebra
Macroeconomics: Theory, Models, and Policy
Microeconomics: Markets, Methods, and Models
Principles of Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
We also new editions for two current books in our repository:
I [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0370418e-be7d-4541-b0d1-… | ntroduction to Financial Accounting - Second Edition ]
This book has been updated to version 2.2. Files for the previous version are still posted, but will be removed on June 1.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=662054ef-3b43-4e62-a509-… | Calculus: Early Transcendentals ] has been updated with the Lyryx version
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Hi everyone,
Some of you may want to attend this EdTech Demo:
Using Open Journal System and Open Monograph for Open Pedagogy: EdTech
Demo
<https://edtech.bccampus.ca/2017/03/30/using-open-journal-system-and-open-mo…>
Cheers,
Rosario
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Hello Everyone,
The Open Ed team has opened up registration for another Pressbooks Training Webinar on Tuesday, May 9, 2017 from 10-11am Pacific time: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ]
Please spread the word.
Thanks,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Cel 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
FYI - https://bccampus.ca/2017/03/30/funding-boosts-the-bc-open-textbook-project/
"The next phase is to encourage greater uptake of open textbooks so that students can continue to benefit and save money."
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>
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Hi everyone,
This is a very tight notice - the webinar is at 10a, today, but I thought of sharing just in case some of you have time and are interested.
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
From: "Una Daly" <unatdaly(a)oeconsortium.org>
To: "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 1:58:28 PM
Subject: Tomorrow's webinar: Developing OER Degrees at Austin Community College, TX and Montgomery College, MD.
Please join us tomorrow and invite your colleagues for our free webinar in honor of OPEN EDUCATION WEEK! Details and registration info below.
Also, check out the list of other [ https://www.cccoer.org/2017/01/09/open-education-week-march-27-31-2017/ | community college webinars ] , and the [ https://www.openeducationweek.org/schedule/online | full list of OEW webinars ] .
Best Regards,
Una
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From: Una Daly < [ mailto:unatdaly@oeconsortium.org | unatdaly(a)oeconsortium.org ] >
Subject: Wed, Mar 29: Developing OER Degrees at Community Colleges
Date: March 23, 2017 at 1:45:36 PM PDT
To: [ mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com | cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com ]
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Please join us on for a free webinar on [ https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/mar-29-oer-degrees-emerging-in-maryland-and-… | Developing OER Degrees at Community College ] . Registration link below:
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Leaders of the OER Degree projects at Austin Community College, TX and Montgomery College, MD including a head librarian, faculty department chair, and two vice-presidents will share their work over the last 9 months to engage faculty and staff in adopting OER for creation of a General Studies degree where students do not have to pay for instructional materials. Both the successes and challenges including topics such as the role of the library, faculty development, marketing oer courses to students, and working with your bookstore will be discussed.
When: Wed, March 29, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
Featured Speakers:
>From Austin Community College, Texas
* Dr. Gaye Lynn Scott, Associate Vice President, Academic Transfer Programs
*
Carrie Gits, Head Librarian/Associate Professor
>From Montgomery College, Maryland:
* Samantha Streamer Veneruso, Professor of English; Chair, General Studies Program
*
Michael A. Mills, Vice President, Office of E-Learning, Innovation, and Teaching Excellence (ELITE)
Registration Link:
Please use the following link to register for the webinar
[ https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8610872972006543107 | https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8610872972006543107 ]
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar on March 29.
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Open Education Consortium
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Check out our new website [ http://cccoer.org/ | http://cccoer.org ]
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Hi everyone,
And here is a report that was just published which focuses on the future of education and possibilities for systemic changes.
I initially read it in the Tyee as they were comparing the Finish and Canadian Post-secondary educational systems.
I thought some of you might be interested in reading the report:
https://www.policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/…
And the article:
https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2017/03/23/Fixing-Post-Secondary-Education/
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
Hi everyone,
I thought this was an interesting read, so I am sharing:
https://spokeandhub.wordpress.com/2017/03/25/adapt-adopt-build-hospitality-…
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
Hello,
Along with the events happening here in B.C. for Open Education Week - https://bccampus.ca/calendar/, you might also want to check out these events online https://openeducationweek.org/schedule/online
Debra Flewelling
Open Education Librarian
Douglas College
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Hi everyone,
I read this article today and thought some of you might be interested.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/03/24/arizona-state-u-library-reor…
Cheers
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
Hi there everyone,
Looks like the Alberta OER Summit will be streamed / livecast, so some of you may be interested in checking some of the presentations out. See the link to the program below:
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
From: "Krysta McNutt" <krystam(a)ualberta.ca>
To: "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 22, 2017 1:53:04 PM
Subject: [Canadaoer] May 11 Alberta OER Summit - Schedule
Hi Everyone,
Great to hear all your voices on the call this morning!
[ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBt3v5tRR6evuvBJJN63fuhwJKYQMS6RFhGb31q… | Here ] is the schedule for the Alberta OER Summit on May 11. We are working toward having both live streaming and recording of all sessions.
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[ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/albertaoer | Click here ] to join the conversation: Alberta OER Community of Practice
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Hi everyone,
Some of you may be interested in hearing from Grant Potter, about hos they implemented OER Grants at UNBC and the results they are getting. So, mark your calendars for March 29. Here is the link with info:
https://open.bccampus.ca/2017/02/28/webinar-series-open-education-stories-f…
Cheers and have a great weekend.
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
Hello,
You are invited to join us in our upcoming OER event with Dr. Robin DeRosa at 1:30 on March 22nd titled "Beyond OER: The promises, pitfalls, and potential of open education." If interested, please click the green REGISTER<https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/beyond-oer-with-dr-robin-derosa-the-promises-pi…> button.
This session will also be available for live streaming<https://mediasite.douglascollege.ca/DouglasMediasite/Catalog/Full/cfa2264b4…>.
Hope to see you 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>
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Hello Everyone,
The Open Ed team has opened up registration for another Pressbooks Training Webinar on Tuesday, May 9 , 2017 from 10-11am Pacific time:
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ]
Spread the word!
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
FYI -
In celebration of Open Education Week 2017<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, Simon Fraser University<http://www.sfu.ca>, University of British Columbia<https://www.ubc.ca>, B<http://bccampus.ca/>Ccampus<http://bccampus.ca/>, Public Knowledge Project<https://pkp.sfu.ca/>, and British Columbia Research Libraries Group<http://blogs.ubc.ca/bcrlglectures/> are pleased to host a discussion on The Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education.
Please join us on Tuesday, March 28th at SFU Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC) from 5:30pm-8:30pm. This event is open to all and free, but seating is limited and registration<http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099> is required.
The Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education
The use of open re-use licenses and Internet technologies have long promised to reduce barriers to education by making it more distributed, equitable, and open. Indeed, the promise of open education can trace its roots to the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations 1948, which states "everyone has a right to education." There is little formal evidence, however, that open education has an impact on increasing access to learning or making education more equitable.
This event will explore the goals, failures, and successes of open education. Join us in exploring such questions as: is open education succeeding in being a transformative movement that makes learning more accessible? What are the criteria and successes that should be used to measure if the open education movement is a success? What more needs to be done?
Our discussion will be led by keynote speaker Dr. Ishan Abeywardena (Advisor - Open Education Resources) from the Commonwealth of Learning<https://www.col.org/> and panelists from SFU<https://www.sfu.ca/>, UBC<https://www.ubc.ca/>, CAPER-BC<http://caperbc.ca/>, and SPARC<https://sparcopen.org/>.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099
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Please join us on March 28, 12:30-1:30, in room 303 at the BCIT Burnaby Campus Library, to celebrate our 2016/17 open grant recipients (see attached poster for more details).
Grant recipients will tell you about their projects and you will have a chance to talk to them about their work.
Bring your lunch; coffee and tea provided. Let me know if you are planning to come so that we have enough caffeine for everyone.
More information here: http://commons.bcit.ca/library/2017/03/09/celebrating-bcits-201617-open-gra…
Rosario - could you please post on the BCcampus calendar - thanks!
Also, here is the video from The Future is Open Event last week:
1) Keynote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbcI3Ufr0EM (Dr Arthur "Gill" Green)
2) Rosario: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ozo2xmS7qU
3) Last panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kOXx6aOAMQ
Hello Everyone,
I'm pleased to announce that BCcampus has added the final chapters of OpenStax' College Physics to Pressbooks, and that both the Pressbooks and WordPress XML files of the entire book have been uploaded to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0cd5405-a301-4940-ab3a-… | BC Open Textbook Collection ] . I will notify all BC faculty, on record, who have adopted this textbook about this latest development.
I'd also like to offer a hearty thank you to our open education support, Joey Ma who, along with Brendan Lane, were the driving force behind this long project. Without Joey's tenacity, this task would not have been completed. Thank you Joey!
This news has been updated in our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | Pressbooks Guide ] in the section describing our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/why/ | ongoing work adding OpenStax books to Pressbooks ] .
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Hi there everyone,
Some of you may be interested in attending some of these sessions, and you may want to promote the virtual conference at your own institutions.
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
From: "Kim Grewe" <kgrewe65(a)gmail.com>
To: "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 8:05:46 AM
Subject: Fwd: FW: OEW: Ready to send!
Join Northern Virginia Community College’s Extended Learning Institute in recognizing Open Education Week, March 27 – 31, 2017, by attending NOVA Opens Up, a virtual conference. All are welcome to attend 20 minute power talks relating to best practices, strategies, resources for the use of Open Educational Resources (OER) in your courses. Network with colleagues and start conversations.
For complete information and to register: [ http://libguides.nvcc.edu/oer/openedweek |
libguides.nvcc.edu/oer/openedweek ]
Or go directly to the [ https://goo.gl/forms/ZzycBDJuNGfmFK262 |
registration form ] .
[ http://libguides.nvcc.edu/oer/openedweek ]
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Hi everyone,
In case you know of someone looking for OER on Geography, these folks put together a Google doc consolidating links to OER in this subject area.
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
[ https://bccampus.ca/otsummit-2017/ ]
From: "Corrie Bergeron" <CBergeron(a)lakelandcc.edu>
To: "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 7, 2017 7:44:36 AM
Subject: World and Regional Geography
We've created a Google doc with links to OERs on this topic. Because we're using it for a course development project, we've limited edit access to our team for now. Thanks, all, for sharing. Larry, feel free to add this to your list.
[ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1citMnTrg2TBTMBukXUeG74XdBITA_a7izQRaNgH… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1citMnTrg2TBTMBukXUeG74XdBITA_a7izQRaNgH… ]
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Hi all,
I hope that some of you may be available to attend the following event (details below). A video recording of the keynote speech and panel discussion will also be made and shared after the event. Please feel free to forward this information to any colleagues who may be interested as well.
Thanks, Hope
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Simon Fraser University
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In celebration of [ https://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week 2017 ] , [ http://www.sfu.ca/ | Simon Fraser University ] , [ https://www.ubc.ca/ | University of British Columbia ] , [ http://bccampus.ca/ | B ] [ http://bccampus.ca/ ] [ http://bccampus.ca/ | Ccampus ] , [ https://pkp.sfu.ca/ | Public Knowledge Project ] , and [ http://blogs.ubc.ca/bcrlglectures/ | British Columbia Research Libraries Group ] are pleased to host a discussion on The Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education.
Please join us on Tuesday , March 28th at SFU Harbour Centre (515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC) from 5:30pm-8:30pm. This event is open to all and free, but seating is limited and [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 | registration ] is required.
The Failure of Access: Rethinking Open Education
The use of open re-use licenses and Internet technologies have long promised to reduce barriers to education by making it more distributed, equitable, and open. Indeed, the promise of open education can trace its roots to the the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adopted by the United Nations 1948, which states “everyone has a right to education.” There is little formal evidence, however, that open education has an impact on increasing access to learning or making education more equitable.
This event will explore the goals, failures, and successes of open education. Join us in exploring such questions as: is open education succeeding in being a transformative movement that makes learning more accessible? What are the criteria and successes that should be used to measure if the open education movement is a success? What more needs to be done?
Our discussion will be led by keynote speaker Dr. Ishan Abeywardena (Advisor - Open Education Resources) from the [ https://www.col.org/ | Commonwealth of Learning ] and panelists from [ https://www.sfu.ca/ | SFU ] , [ https://www.ubc.ca/ | UBC ] , [ http://caperbc.ca/ | CAPER-BC ] , and [ https://sparcopen.org/ | SPARC ] .
For more information and to register, please visit: [ http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 | http://www.lib.sfu.ca/about/branches-depts/rc/32099 ]
Hi everyone,
Here are some ways that you can promote OEW at your institution:
Cheers,
Rosario
Three ways that PSE institutions can participate in [ https://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] (OEW March 27-31 )
1. Organize one or more local activities (speaker, workshop, student reception) on campus during OEW to create open education awareness. There are promotional materials that can be downloaded and customized from the OEW site (banners, posters, slide templates). Optional but recommended: submit these local events to the OEW site and let your colleagues around the country know what you are doing. (Organizers might include library, prof dev dept, teaching & learning centers, student services)
2. Share the OEW online activities and resources with your campus . Organize a brown bag lunch or faculty meet-up around a webinar submitted to the Open Education Week calendar. Facilitate informal discussions on open education before and after.
3. Submit resources to the OEW site from your college e.g. short videos, infographs, case studies that showcase your OER adoptions and degrees (due end-of-February). Colleges can also submit their own branded webinars to the OEW site and present about their OER programs/pilots.
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
Hello,
Webinar on March 13th - Effectively encouraging the use of OER on your campus
http://openoregon.org/events/event/effectively-encouraging-the-use-of-oer-o…
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>
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Hi there,
I thought some of you may be interested in this:
Someone who participates in the Google group for the Community College Consortium for Open Education Resources (CCCOER) has indexed all the links to OER that have been discussed in the group, by subject matter. He created a webpage with the links:
[ http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/oer/oerlistfromlistserve.htm | http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/oer/oerlistfromlistserve.htm ]
This is a great resource if you are looking for subject matter related resources.
Cheers,
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
Open textbooks: open to change, free to use
Over 200 B.C. Faculty are learning how to customize textbooks that also save their students money. Search the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | BC Open Textbook Collection ] for a peer-reviewed book in your discipline. See the Resources and Contact dropdown links on [ x-msg://64/open.bccampus.ca | open.bccampus.ca ] for the help you need.
Hi there everyone,
Some of you may be interested in attending these events. They will be listed in the BCcampus calendar as well.
Rosario Passos
Advisor, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ]
200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6
[ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman
Open textbooks: open to change, free to use
Over 200 B.C. Faculty are learning how to customize textbooks that also save their students money. Search the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | BC Open Textbook Collection ] for a peer-reviewed book in your discipline. See the Resources and Contact dropdown links on [ x-msg://64/open.bccampus.ca | open.bccampus.ca ] for the help you need.
From: "Stephanie Chu" <Stephanie.Chu(a)kpu.ca>
To: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca>
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 6:04:31 AM
Subject: Invitation to two March OER Sessions
KPU is pleased to invite educators at your institution to attend two upcoming sessions in March. Please register:
[ http://www.kpu.ca/events/beyond-oer-dr-robin-derosa-promises-pitfalls-and-p… | Beyond OER with Dr. Robin DeRosa: The Promises, Pitfalls, and Potential of Open Education ]
In this presentation, Dr. Robin DeRosa, Professor of English and Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies at Plymouth State University, will introduce the basic definition of Open Educational Resources and explore some ways that faculty have been using OERs to drive down and even eliminate the cost
[ http://www.kpu.ca/events/open-technology-3rd-pillar-open-education | Open Technology - The 3rd Pillar of Open Education ]
Clint Lalonde, Manager, Education Technology, BCcampus will lead a workshop for faculty on open source educational technology tools.
Hold the Date: Our first Teaching, Learning & Research Symposium will take place at KPU Surrey from June 7 to 9. All are welcome to attend as well. More information to come.
Have a nice weekend.
Stephanie
Stephanie T.L. Chu , PhD
Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning
and Interim Associate Vice President, Research
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.3447 c 604.842.4023 e [ mailto:Stephanie.Chu@kpu.ca | Stephanie.Chu(a)kpu.ca ]
[ http://www.kpu.ca/tlcommons | www.kpu.ca/tlcommons ]
[ http://www.kpu.ca/research | www.kpu.ca/research ]
This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the
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Good afternoon Librarians!
I am looking for a systems librarian for a technical consultation. To be more specific, we are moving our repository from Equella to DSpace and want to have permanent identifiers for the collection. DSpace is capable of working with handles and we need verification that there are no Canadian instances of handle registries and if that is correct, we need verification that a long term relationship with Handle.net (via USA) is in our interest.
Please reply to Brad Payne (bpayne(a)bccampus.ca) and I (acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca)
Thanks!
Amanda
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
In case any of you have not seen this notification. Registration for in-person attendance is $15-$20 and includes lunch. Streaming participation is free.
Dear colleagues,
Are you interested in learning more about open education, open pedagogy, and what roles are librarians are playing in promoting and supporting open education at their campuses?
Please consider joining the BCLA Academic Librarians Section, the BC Open Education Librarians group (BCOEL), BCcampus, and BCIT on Thursday, March 2nd 2017 for "The Future is Open: Libraries and Open Education." We will be gathering in downtown Vancouver from 8:30am to 2:00pm in the BCIT Atrium (Rm 825 - 555 Seymour St, Vancouver, BC V6B 3H6).
We are very excited to welcome keynote speaker Dr. Arthur "Gill" Green, who is a passionate advocate for and trailblazing creator of open education resources (OERs). Dr. Green teaches geographic information science and environmental geography as a faculty member at both the University of British Columbia and at Okanagan College. He believes that OER is a core component of responsible, open pedagogical approaches. He is an open textbook author and developer of open source educational software. He is also a 2016 BCcampus Open Textbook Faculty Fellow and a 2016-2017 Hewlett Foundation Open Education Research Fellow. His research on property rights issues in Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and North America has been featured in several international conferences including the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). His current research program examines textbook costs for students in British Columbia, develops best practices for open pedagogy, and creates virtual reality OERs for environmental education.
Here is our full program<http://bit.ly/FutureIsOpen>:
Time
Session
Speaker
8:30 am to 9:00 am
Registration
9:00 am to 10:00 am
Keynote
Dr. Arthur "Gill" Green
10:00 am to 10:30 am
Keynote reaction panel, Q & A
Dr. Arthur "Gill" Green
Rosario Passos, BCcampus
James Rout, BCIT
Caroline Daniels, KPU
Kevin Stranack, SFU/PKP
10:30 am to 10:45 am
Coffee, courtesy of BCcampus
10:45 am to 11:00 am
BCcampus supports for Open Education
Rosario Passos, BCcampus
11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Librarians and Open Education
Debra Flewelling, Douglas College
Brenda Smith, TRU
Lin Brander, BCIT
12:00 pm to 12:45 pm
Lunch, courtesy of BCcampus
12:45 pm to 2:00 pm
BCLA ALS meeting
Adam Farrell, NVDL
2:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Wrap up
2:30 pm onwards
Social (nearby pub)
Please note that there is a registration fee charged for this event. In order to keep registration costs down, we can only accept payment by CASH at the door, but you must register online in advance to save your seat.
Registration fees:
Students: $15
BCLA members: $20
Non-BCLA members: $25
Livestream: $0
Registration fees include morning coffee and lunch. This event will adjourn to a nearby pub around 2pm.
Click here to register.<https://goo.gl/forms/jzR5TXQT6z6Ptens1> Spaces are limited, so please register early. If you must later cancel, please email Ali Moore (ajm30(a)sfu.ca<mailto:ajm30@sfu.ca>) so we can offer your space to those on the wait-list. The registration deadline is Friday, February 24th, 2017.
Everyone is welcome to attend this event. Please feel free to contact me with any questions.
Looking forward to seeing you all on March 2nd!
Lin Brander| Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems; Collections Coordinator; 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/>
Webinar presenter: Christina Hendricks, University of British Columbia
Webinar title: Faculty and Students working together to create OER: the Open Case Studies Project at UBC
Webinar date: February 22 from 10 am- 11 am
Link to Webinar <https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?password=M.9716A481E77FC1D4085E27F9A85CF8…>
Presentation Description:
The Open Case Studies project <http://cases.open.ubc.ca/> at the University of British Columbia brings together faculty and students to create and edit case studies as open educational resources. We have started by focusing on courses that have to do with sustainability because there are many courses across our campus that address issues in sustainability in some way and that use case studies to do so.
However, we are interested in any courses that use case studies and that want to make them open and available for others to revise and reuse. We have a small number of case studies so far, but hope the numbers will grow in the coming years as more faculty and students become involved. So far all of our cases are from courses at UBC, but we are investigating ways to include contributions from people around BC or beyond. Christina Hendricks, the lead faculty member on the project, will discuss how the project has worked so far, how courses have involved students in reading, adding to, or creating case studies, and how others can get involved.
Christina Hendricks is a Professor of Teaching in Philosophy at the University of British Columbia-Vancouver, who is also an advocate for open education generally, including the use and creation of open textbooks and other open educational resources. From 2014-2015 she was a Faculty Fellow with the BCcampus Open Textbook project, and from 2015-2017 she was an OER Research Fellow with the Open Education Group. <http://openedgroup.org/>
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
Open textbooks: open to change, free to use
Over 200 B.C. Faculty are learning how to customize textbooks that also save their students money. Search the BC Open Textbook Collection <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/> for a peer-reviewed book in your discipline. See the Resources and Contact dropdown links on open.bccampus.ca <x-msg://64/open.bccampus.ca> for the help you need.