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Hello Everyone,
Here is the latest from BCcampus OpenEd.
New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
* Physical Geology - 2nd
Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5ec5dd3f-2da1-4603-807d-035d6a5cf9f0&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
(old edition will be removed from collection February 1, 2020)
* Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality
Studies<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=2774fb62-11ff-4146-a3fe-0941c904a701&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
* Korean Through
Folktales<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ff9e7cc8-6ebc-4d15-b447-345f763079a6&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
* From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial
Arabic<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=119abff0-8a8c-4ab6-a788-a89c02e63311&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
* Opening Eyes into Inclusion and
Diversity<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=acacc133-7998-4d2e-a81a-c25e39561e41&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
* EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College
Writers<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=657a5efd-73bb-4cc7-a7a9-73f1f2444e21&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>
New categories added to the BC Open Textbook Collection:
* Language Learning > Arabic Language
* Language Learning > Korean Language
* Humanities > Gender and Sexuality Studies
* Education > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Support resources updates
* The Frequently Asked Question guide is now called the Answer
Guide<http://Answer%20Guide>.
Open Ed updates
* 100+ textbooks in the BC collection are now
accessible.<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/24/100-accessible-open-educational-resources/>
* Introducing the 2019/20 Open Education Advocacy and Research
Fellows<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/18/introducing-the-2019-20-open-education-advocacy-and-research-fellows/>
We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to
review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook
Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books
open for review by Canadian
faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collection-books-under-review/>.
Contact bookreviews@bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are
interested in providing an SME review.
Help us identify the gaps
Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for
specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook
Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd
like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health,
STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades.
For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated
directories:
* Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles,
blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South
regions
* Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory
of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and
territory in Canada
If you have questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer
Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/>
Regards,
The BCcampus OpenEd team
Lauri Aesoph
Manager, Open Education
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