This message is sent on behalf of Nicole Allen, SPARC.
Dear colleagues,
I’m thrilled to announce the launch of InclusiveAccess.org<https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/>: a community-driven initiative to raise awareness of the facts about automatic textbook billing.
Little known five years ago, Inclusive Access has taken off as a sales model that automatically adds the cost of digital textbooks into students’ tuition and fees. While this model is intended to address some of the challenges with high textbook costs, it is also creating new challenges for students and faculty.
How exactly does Inclusive Access work? Does it really save students money? What about this kind of program is “inclusive”? Straightforward answers to these questions aren’t always easy to find.
InclusiveAccess.org is a one-stop-shop for information, tools, and other resources to help administrators, faculty, students, and policymakers make informed decisions about Inclusive Access and its implications for the campus community.
InclusiveAccess.org was developed by SPARC with generous support from the Michelson 20MM Foundation<http://20mm.org/>. Partners<http://inclusiveaccess.org/about-us> include AAC&U, Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, Creative Commons, DigiTex, Student PIRGs, Open Education Global, and OpenStax. Other mission-aligned organizations are encouraged to join.
If conversations about Inclusive Access are happening in your campus or state, we hope you will consider sharing this resource far and wide! To stay in the loop, sign up for emails<https://www.inclusiveaccess.org/subscribe> and follow @TextbookBilling<https://twitter.com/textbookbilling> on Twitter.
Cheers,
Nicole Starr Allen
SPARC<http://www.sparcopen.org/> | Director of Open Education
1201 Connecticut Ave NW, #608
Washington, DC 20036 USA
+1 (202) 750-1637
nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole@sparcopen.org>
@txtbks<http://twitter.com/txtbks>
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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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Lin!!
This is so exciting to see the Open Education Librarian as a position!!
YAY
Amanda
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Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/amandacoolidge>
Director of Open Education, BCcampus
BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play.
Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>
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Learning. Doing. Leading.
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From: Bcoel <bcoel-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Lin Brander <Lin_Brander(a)bcit.ca>
Date: Tuesday, October 5, 2021 at 9:21 AM
To: "bcoel(a)lists.bccampus.ca" <bcoel(a)lists.bccampus.ca>
Subject: [Bcoel] Librarian postings at BCIT
Hello Everyone,
BCIT has posted for two permanent 80% positions (closing Nov. 1):
Emerging Technology and Open Education: https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/4729
Data and Graduate Studies: https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/4730
Best, 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/> | O https://www.bcit.ca/open/
Hello Everyone,
BCIT has posted for two permanent 80% positions (closing Nov. 1):
Emerging Technology and Open Education: https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/4729
Data and Graduate Studies: https://careers.bcit.ca/postings/4730
Best, 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/> | O https://www.bcit.ca/open/
Dear colleagues,
The Community College Consortium for OER is offering a webinar on Wednesday, October 13 at 12 p.m. PDT/3 p.m. EDT called OER Funding and Impact Measurements<https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/oer-funding-and-impact-measurements/>.
The event description says, "Let’s be honest: the questions every institution or organization interested in embarking on an OER project has to ask at some point are 'Where’s the money, and how do I get it?' There are lots of ways these questions can be answered, so we’ll be discussing various OER funding streams and examine ways in which the work is measured to justify sustainability and scalability. Hear from funders and fundees alike, from across the U.S."
Register for this Zoom meeting online<https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYlduuprT8rE9zqwyPU-F2ss81q6ZkbFu…>.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear colleagues,
This message is sent on behalf of Cailyn Nagle (cailyn(a)20mm.org).
My name is Cailyn Nagle, I’m the Open Education Resource Program Manager at the Michelson 20 Million Minds Foundation. I’m very excited to share that as part of our sponsorship of the Open Education Conference, we will be offering a set of attendance scholarships to students, faculty, librarians, and non-profit staff to attend the event.
The deadline to apply is September 27th. Awardees would also have a platform to share their experience and work by participating in our blog series coming out of the event. Please feel free to also share this opportunity with members of your community and network. You can learn more on the scholarship application form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSex_oD6vASTaAMY0ViUCsmoN-8zfceJ1vR…>.
We’ll be announcing the scholarship awardees the first week of October. Happy to answer any questions, of course.
All the best,
Cailyn Nagle (they/she)
Michelson 20 Million Minds Foundation
cailyn(a)20mm.org
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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
Learn how to vote in the 2021 federal election [PDF]<https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bHP3Kf7iKpGcZWrNAF2SirwqIimVPS_/view?usp=…>.
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>From the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL).
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Dear Canadian OE community, membres de la communauté canadienne de l’éducation ouverte,
CARL is looking for expressions of interest from those interested in taking on the role of CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education and work with us for one year on our expanding efforts relating to OER and open education. Please note the rather quick turnaround – deadline is September 10. Note: feel free to forward to others who you might think would be interested.
L’ARBC invite les appels d’intérêts de ceux et celles qui aimeraient assumer le rôle d’agent ou agente de programme invité(e) en éducation ouverte pour une période d’un an et travailler avec nous à nos efforts croissants en matière de REL et d’éducation ouverte. Veuillez noter que la date limite du 10 septembre avance à grands pas. N’hésitez pas à partager cette annonce avec d’autres qui pourraient s’y intéresser.
Merci!
Lise
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Call for Expressions of Interest – CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education
https://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-vpo-for-open-education-2021/
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/> is the national voice of Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries and two federal institutions. A bilingual not-for-profit organization, CARL coordinates national initiatives across its member institutions and promotes their causes to achieve excellence in research and higher education.
CARL invites applications for a Visiting Program Officer (VPO) focused in the area of open education (OE). The position will entail working for CARL for the equivalent of one day per week, and is expected to start in October 2021, for a period of one year. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 10, 2021.
Visiting Program Officer positions are an arrangement between CARL and the individual’s home institution, normally for a minimum period of one year at 20% of their time. There is no salary remuneration from CARL associated with this position; the home institution continues to pay the Visiting Program Officer’s salary. Benefits arising from this experience for the incumbent and the home institution include broadened experience and knowledge gained from working on national initiative; while for CARL and its members, the position helps advance a common priority.
In 2018, CARL identified OE leadership as an important area for capacity building within its institutions. CARL has since formed an Open Education Working Group (OEWG)<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-ed…> and led activities and programs designed to bolster practice and support the development of national leadership in this area. CARL has also initiated engagement with other post-secondary stakeholder groups in considering strategies for increasing the momentum of open education in Canada. The VPO for OE will guide CARL’s evolving program of open education initiatives.
RESPONSIBILITY:
In collaboration with Joy Kirchner, chair of CARL’s Open Education Working Group (OEWG), and with Lise Brin, CARL’s full-time Program Officer supporting the Advancing Research Committee’s initiatives, the VPO will take a leading role in planning and delivering CARL’s OE efforts, working closely with the CARL Open Education Working Group to shape its slate of OE-related activities and communications plan and deliver these activities, including but not limited to “OeLE Light,” a workshop-in-a-box version of the Open Education Leadership Essentials workshop offered by the OEWG in 2020, and CARL’s communication activities related to OER.
REQUIREMENTS:
* Must be based at a Canadian post-secondary institution;
* Must have obtained library director’s agreement for the arrangement with CARL as described;
* Possesses excellent communication skills, both verbal and written;
* Has proven group facilitation skills or will have successfully delivered training programs to peers, and demonstrates the ability to ensure diverse experiences and perspectives are treated respectfully;
* Has project management experience;
* Has significant experience and expertise in the areas of open education and open educational resources;
* The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing in French and English will be deemed an asset.
If there are multiple candidates who fulfil the criteria above, selection will be based on demonstrated leadership, prior involvement, and level of institutional support; and may involve an interview.
To apply, please send a copy of your CV, an introductory letter outlining your suitability for this role and a letter from your library director confirming support for the nomination and the proposed arrangement, to Susan Haigh, Executive Director of CARL, susan.haigh(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:susan.haigh@carl-abrc.ca>, no later than September 10, 2021.
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Appel d’intérêt – Agente ou agent de programme invité(e) de l’ABRC pour l’éducation ouverte
https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/appel-api-pour-education-ouverte-2021/
L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC)<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/> représente les vingt-neuf plus grandes bibliothèques de recherche universitaires au pays et deux établissements fédéraux. À titre d’organisme bilingue sans but lucratif, l’ABRC coordonne les initiatives nationales de ses établissements membres et fait progresser leurs causes afin d’atteindre l’excellence dans la recherche et l’enseignement supérieur.
L’ABRC invite les personnes intéressées à présenter leur candidature pour le poste d’agente ou d’agent de programme invité(e) (API) pour l’éducation ouverte (ÉO). Le poste nécessitera au moins un jour de travail par semaine pour l’ABRC et devrait commencer en octobre 2021 pour une durée d’un an. La date limite pour présenter une demande est le vendredi 10 septembre 2021.
Le poste d’API consiste en une entente entre l’ABRC et l’établissement d’attache de la personne, normalement pour une période minimale d’un an à 20 % de son temps de travail. La rémunération de ce poste n’est pas assurée par l’ABRC, mais par l’établissement d’attache qui devra continuer à payer le salaire de la personne. Grâce à ce poste, le ou la titulaire et son établissement d’attache élargiront leur expérience et leurs connaissances liées à des initiatives nationales, alors que l’ABRC et ses membres feront progresser une priorité commune.
En 2018, l’ABRC a reconnu l’importance du leadership en éducation ouverte pour contribuer à renforcer les capacités de ses établissements membres. L’ABRC a alors mis sur pied un Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte (GTÉO)<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savant…> et a mené des initiatives visant à soutenir les pratiques dans ce domaine et à appuyer le développement d’un leadership national en matière de REL et d'éducation ouverte. L’ABRC a également amorcé un dialogue avec d’autres groupes d’intervenants du secteur postsecondaire pour examiner des stratégies visant à accroître l’élan de l’éducation ouverte au Canada. L’API pour l’éducation ouverte orientera le programme en pleine évolution d’initiatives d’ÉO de l’ABRC.
RESPONSIBILITÉS
En collaboration avec Joy Kirchner, présidente du Comité sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC et Lise Brin, agente de programme à temps plein à l’ABRC qui appuie les initiatives du Comité sur l’avancement de la recherche, l’API jouera un rôle de premier plan dans la planification et l’exécution des activités de l’ABRC relatives à l'éducation ouverte. Il/elle travaillera en étroite collaboration avec le GTÉO pour établir la liste des activités et des plans de communication et pour exécuter ces activités, y compris, mais sans s’y limiter, « OeLE Light », une version d’atelier en boîte s’inspirant de « Open Education Leadership Essentials (OeLE)» [Atelier sur les principes fondamentaux de leadership en éducation ouverte], un atelier offert par le GTÉO en 2020, ainsi que les activités de communication de l’ABRC liées aux REL.
COMPÉTENCES REQUISES
* Être en poste dans un établissement d’enseignement postsecondaire au Canada;
* Avoir obtenu l’accord de sa direction de bibliothèque pour l’entente avec l’ABRC, telle que décrite ci-dessus;
* Posséder d’excellentes aptitudes en communication verbale et écrite;
* Posséder des compétences éprouvées en animation de groupe ou avoir offert avec succès des programmes de formation à des pairs et démontrer une capacité à traiter diverses expériences et perspectives avec respect;
* Avoir de l’expérience en gestion de projet;
* Posséder une expérience et une expertise importantes dans les domaines de l’éducation libre et les ressources éducatives libres;
* La capacité de communiquer efficacement tant à l’oral qu’à l’écrit en français et en anglais sera considérée comme un atout.
Si plusieurs candidatures répondent aux critères ci-dessus, la sélection sera fondée sur le leadership démontré, l’engagement préalable dans des initiatives d’envergure nationale et le niveau de soutien institutionnel. Une entrevue pourrait être exigée.
Pour poser votre candidature, veuillez envoyer un exemplaire de votre CV, une lettre de présentation décrivant vos aptitudes à remplir ce rôle et une lettre de la part de votre direction de bibliothèque confirmant son appui à votre candidature et son accord avec le prêt d’une ressource professionnelle à l’ABRC, tel que défini ci-dessus. Ces documents doivent être envoyés à Susan Haigh, directrice générale de l’ABRC, à : susan.haigh(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:susan.haigh@carl-abrc.ca>, au plus tard le 10 septembre 2021.
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Lise Brin, MLIS
Program Officer / Agente de programme
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Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada
309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203
Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5
T 902.318.4485
E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>
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Dear colleagues,
BCcampus is offering five scholarships of $200 each to five faculty or staff to participate in the Regional Leaders of Open Education (RLOE) Network<https://www.cccoer.org/rloe/>. This amount would cover the entire cost of the program, which will be held online.
This scholarship opportunity<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/scholarship-opportunity-to-p…> provides the chance for faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions to learn about how open educational resources and practices can help their students and to receive valuable mentorship from open education leaders on how to implement an institutional open education strategy.
The program requires a commitment of 12 synchronous hours and 12 asynchronous hours. The program will run for three cohorts, each of which will be in session during one of these date ranges:
* October 25 to November 12, 2021
* January 24 to February 11, 2022
* May 23 to June 10, 2022
The deadline to apply for the first cohort is Tuesday, September 10.
Eligible applicants for this scholarship include faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions who have read the RLOE Network Invitation to Participate<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M2jve42yOqjtS8_fIsieVJd6QNm0W1eEc45d-rc…>.
To apply for the scholarship, simply apply to the RLOE Network<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedUQJEc0mOr7qleJuUaCwxQqvzCjeUp2R…>. Eligible B.C. applicants will be identified by OE Global (who runs the program) and referred to BCcampus. BCcampus will then get in touch with successful applicants to the program and cover their costs.
Any further questions about the program can be directed to Amanda Coolidge at acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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
Learn how to vote in the 2021 federal election [PDF]<https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bHP3Kf7iKpGcZWrNAF2SirwqIimVPS_/view?usp=…>.
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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), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear Linda and Cleire,
The following open textbooks were added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> during the past two months:
* Advanced English<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9b…>
* Pulling Together: A Guide for Researchers, Hiłḵ̓ala<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9b…>
* Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=70…>
The following books have been archived from the collection and replaced by new editions (previously reported):
* forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)
* Human Nutrition
* Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology - 1st Edition
* Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan - 1st Canadian Edition
Best regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph
Manager, Open Education Operations, BCcampus
Cell: 250-893-0258<tel:250-893-0258> • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca>
Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauriaesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriaesoph/>
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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.
Dear colleagues,
I am writing to let you know about a BCcampus expression of interest request regarding the development of open courses<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/expression-of-interest-devel…>.
In summer 2020, BCcampus began creating a collection of open courses<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> to assist instructors and course developers in creating and updating their courses, particularly while transitioning from in-person teaching to online. The collection currently contains nine full courses that are openly licensed and ready for use.
We are looking for B.C. applicants who have developed, adapted, or adopted an open textbook in our B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> to develop a new open course, or adapt an existing open course, that accompanies the textbook.
Up to $8000 is available per grant, depending on how much work is required.
Deadline for submissions is September 20, 2021.
Read the expression of interest for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Meyers at mmeyers(a)bccampus.ca.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
