Sent on behalf of Hope Power
Dear BCOEL colleagues,
I'm forwarding an invitation (below) to participate in a brief survey on OER and Open Pedagogy at Your Institution from Reza Ghajar, a MLIS student from the UBC iSchool who is working on a professional experience project with SFU Library this summer.
Reza is copied on this message, and can be reached directly with any questions at: reza_davallow_ghajar(a)sfu.ca<mailto:reza_davallow_ghajar@sfu.ca>
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We're conducting a survey and your input would be appreciated. This survey from Simon Fraser University (SFU) Library<https://www.lib.sfu.ca/> seeks to identify some best practices that are advancing OER and open pedagogy at other institutions. We are particularly surveying librarians who are part of the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) group. This survey will be used by SFU Library to help shape our OER strategy and practices. The deadline for this survey is July 15th, 2020. If you would like to receive a summary of our findings, please provide your email address at the end of your responses.
Please click on the link below to start the survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/YC9SG82<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.surve…>
Thanks very much for your support with this.
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Hope Power
Teaching & Learning Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby)
Simon Fraser University
hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower@sfu.ca>
*Please note that I am away on Thursdays this semester.
I respectfully acknowledge that SFU Burnaby is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam and Kwikwetlem First Nations.
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has recently opened two different calls for proposals that are closing in July.
The first call for proposals is for the Identification, Evaluation, and Development of Open Online Courses and Open Education Resources<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-identific…>, which closes July 15, 2020. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received, rather than once the call closes, as the deliverables deadline is August 15.
From the call: "This call for proposals is to identify qualified institutions, departments, or individual educators to work with BCcampus on the identification, evaluation, and development of open online courses (OOCs) and other OERs."
Up to $10,000 will be awarded for the development of each course. Teams of applicants must include B.C. educators. For more information about the call and how to apply for funding, see the link to the call.
The second is the call for proposals for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant for Marketing Programs<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/zero-textbook-cost-ztc-grant…>, which closes July 24, 2020.
From the call: "BCcampus will award one grant (maximum $60,000) to a B.C. institution committed to the development of a Zero Cost Textbook (ZTC) Program (Diploma or Degree) in Marketing."
See the link to the call for more information about the grant and how to apply.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Hi All
Would anyone be interested and/or available do be in this webinar as a guest?
See below for details
Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her]
Director of Open Education, BCcampus
Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>
Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/>
Learning. Doing. Leading.
BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>
For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.
From: Bilan Jama <bjama(a)wcl.american.edu>
Date: Monday, May 4, 2020 at 10:35 AM
To: Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>
Cc: Meredith Jacob <mjacob(a)wcl.american.edu>, Jeselene Andrade <andrade(a)wcl.american.edu>, Peter Jaszi <pjaszi(a)wcl.american.edu>, "Prue Adler (padlerdc(a)gmail.com)" <padlerdc(a)gmail.com>, "William Cross (wmcross(a)ncsu.edu)" <wmcross(a)ncsu.edu>
Subject: PIJIP Webinar Series
Hi Amanda,
Thank you so much for participating in our webinar series last week! Our webinar session on May 15th is titled “Copyright in the U.S. and Canada compared – why taking advance of fair use for education doesn’t cause cross-border incompatibility”. We were wondering who you think would be the best person to discuss U.S./Canada collaboration projects during this webinar. We would be happy to have you on the panel, or if you have someone else in mind you could recommend to us we would greatly appreciate that as well! Thank you in advance.
Best,
Bilan Jama
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Bilan Jama
Education Policy Specialist
Creative Commons USA
American University Washington College of Law
Office: 202.274.4259
Dear Colleagues,
In light of COVID, we have extended the Call for Proposals deadline for the below two grants. For more information about these opportunities, please read our recent blog: Improving Access to Open Resources<https://bccampus.ca/2020/04/09/improving-access-to-open-resources/>.
NEW: Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions
This is grant is open to all post-secondary institutions in British Columbia for which open education is at the foundational stage. The purpose of this grant is to assist institutions that are launching or relaunching an open education initiative and require resources to maximize the impact of this effort. Find details here<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-education-foundation-gr…>.
Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions
This is the second year we have offered this grant. It is intended for British Columbia post-secondary institutions wishing to improve the sustainability of current open educational practices, resources, support, and training on their campuses. Find details here<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-open-education-sust…>.
If you have questions, please send them to laesoph(a)bccampus.ca.
Sent on behalf of,
Lauri Aesoph, Manager of Open Education
Hello,
I’ve been informed that the email address for the BCOEL listserv has changed from bcoel(a)mail.bccampus.ca to bcoel(a)lists.bccampus.ca effective immediately. Please update your address book with this updated information.
Thanks,
Debra Flewelling
Open Education Librarian
Douglas College
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to let you know about online office hours offered by BCcampus to educators in need of support shifting from face-to-face to online instruction. We are offering three sessions this week, the details of which are included below.
Working Together, Learning Together
Invitation: To educators and anyone doing the work of “pivoting online” who would like to drop in with questions, and/or to hear others’ challenges and solutions.
Who is hosting: BCcampus — a passionate group of instructional designers, learning technologists, administrators, and more!
And why… We feel the enormous challenge you are facing today and in the weeks to come. We want to offer support, particularly to institutions and educators without access to a large teaching and learning support team.
Topics include (but are not limited to):
* Human Support/Communications
* Exams Online
* Experiential Learning Online
Expectation setting: We cannot offer or replace institution-specific supports, but we CAN talk through challenges like:
* I have an in-class final exam worth 30% – what could I do instead?
* My students are freaking out and I can’t keep up with the messages – what can I try?
* I want to do a live online session but I’ve never done that before – what can I do?
* I have this assignment … I’m not sure how to do it online – do you have ideas?
Join us for one or both sessions:
* March 24, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6rg>
* March 27, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6rh>
Starting at ground zero?
Join us for the super-duper basics of online learning AKA no dumb questions session.This drop-in is for folx who are completely new to the online teaching world. There are no dumb questions. We will try and cover the basics of online learning while giving you the space to ask your questions. March 25, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6ri>
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
For those of you who are interested and did not see this notice.
From: Carla Graebner <cgraebne(a)sfu.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2020 10:07 AM
To: GOVINFO(a)YORKU.CA; 'govinfo-bc(a)sfu.ca' <govinfo-bc(a)sfu.ca>
Subject: Open Government Consultations
CAUTION: This email originated from outside of BCIT. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.
Hi,
This just popped up in my Twitter feed and I haven't seen it advertised elsewhere but the GoC is holding cross country consultations on open government:
"This is your chance to help shape the future of open government in Canada! Our goal is to hear what Canadians coast to coast to coast want to see in our next plan. Tell us your ideas, experiences, insights and stories on what open government means to you; what is or isn't working well so far and where you think open government needs to go."
More info here: https://canada-open-ouvert.ca/en/content/frequently-asked-questions#Q4<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcanada-op…>
Consultations in Vancouver & Victoria are up next.
Carla
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Carla Graebner
Librarian for Research Data Services and Government Information
W.A.C. Bennett Library, Simon Fraser University
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6 Canada
Email: cgraebne(a)sfu.ca<mailto:cgraebne@sfu.ca>
Tel: 778.782.6881
Fax: 778.782.6926
"Data that is mobile, visible and well-loved stands a better chance of surviving"
~ Kurt Bollacker
