Hello, all.
Hopefully everyone had an enjoyable summer.
I finally took some time to try a cut and paste job from the Oklahoma OER libguide to the mediawiki:
http://guides.ou.edu/OER/historyhttps://mediawiki.bccampus.ca/index.php/HistoryOERR
After re-acquainting myself with the syntax I would say it will be an easy enough transfer, but will require some editing and selection. Some items are outdated and others just point to generic sources like Merlot and so forth. I didn't bother with every hyperlink on each resource description I copied - just the title and CC license links. Still a few items that should be added to this history section, but hopefully you get the idea.
Finally, since this is an adaption of a CC BY-SA work, I included an attribution statement and license information at the bottom of the page.
Looks like we have a meeting coming up sometime in September, so perhaps more discussion on this then? In the meantime, I'll try to carve out some time to tackle more now that I know what is entailed.
-Martin
Martin Warkentin
Copyright Librarian
University of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC
Canada V2S 7M8
(604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
Dear Colleagues,
On Monday, August 28th Will Engle and I offered a workshop targeted at library staff in BC to share about the Wikipedia edit-a-thon 2016 and talk about the Science Literacy Week Wikipedia edit-a-thon on Sept 18th 2017. Will gave a brief overview of Wikipedia’s history, applications in higher education assignments and some of the practicalities of how to edit Wikipedia. Lucas Wright from BCcampus organized the event and convened the session. If you are interested, a recording is here and it includes the chat with lots of great discussion too (see the right-hand side under the purple tab):
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https://us.bbcollab.com/recording/4438aa091f4749148f5ae68008aa7e8b
Please feel free to share with interested colleagues.
We are interested in collaborating with other institutions too. Please contact me if you have interest in participating either at your home institution, or by join us in-person at one of the participating colleges or universities!
Cheers,
Katherine
Katherine Miller MLIS
Nursing Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/nursing> | Physical Therapy Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/physicaltherapy> (July-Dec 2017) and
Faculty of Land and Food Systems Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/lfsguide>: Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agroecology, Animal Science, Animal Welfare, Human Nutrition, Food Science, Global Resource Systems, Plant Science, Soil Science, Wine Research
Woodward Library | UBC Library | 2198 Health Sciences Mall
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
2198 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 822 0295
katherine.miller(a)ubc.ca<mailto:katherine.miller@ubc.ca> | 604-822-0295<http://twitter.com/6048220295>
http://woodward.library.ubc.ca/
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From: Miller, Katherine
Sent: July-25-17 9:42 AM
To: 'bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>>
Subject: FW: [Bcoelsteering] Join the Wikiedithon for Science Literacy Week Sept.18 -24?
Dear Colleagues,
As you may know, National Science Literacy Week<http://scienceliteracy.ca/about/> is Sept 18-24, 2017. Libraries, museums, schools and community science groups will be celebrating Canadian science and scientists through a number of events. One of the events to start things off will be libraries at BCIT, Douglas College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Simon Fraser University, University of British Columbia and perhaps others…. will be hosting Wikipedia edit-a-thons starting on September 18th.
A Wikipedia edit-a-thon is an event where new and experienced writers and editors come together to make edits, add citations and create new content in Wikipedia. Wikipedia is everywhere. Google searches bring up Wikipedia articles often as the first result; and Wikipedia is a reference source frequently used by students and the public. Learning about how to edit and add content to Wikipedia provides many relevant learning experiences for students, staff and researchers covering areas as varied as open access, scholarly communication, copyright, construction of information, evaluation and situating information in context, wikis, peer-review, and more. Wikipedia edit-a-thons offer a practical, hands-on experience of writing and collaborating on research. It is also a way to engage faculty in thinking about the potential value of Wikipedia for creating learning activities in their courses.
Last year, BCIT Library, SFU Library & UBC Library partnered on a Wikipedia edit-athon for Science Literacy Week. Our theme was local women and science. Here was our meetup page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Vancouver/LocalWomeninScienc… and a research guide we created to advertise the event: http://guides.library.ubc.ca/scilit16/wiki It was a fun event and we learned a few things.
This year our theme is more broadly Canadian science and scientists. We are also expanding the partnership with Kwantlen Polytechnic University Library, Douglas College Library, BCCampus and possibly others.
For more information and to read how you can participate, please see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/BC/SciLit17. Interested in learning more or holding an edit-a-thon at your campus? BCcampus will also be hosting an informational webinar with some of the organizers on August 28th. Join us from 10-11 am to learn more about the event and how to participate. We would like to extend a warm invitation to you and your library to join the event!
If no edit-a-thons are happening on your own campus, you’re more than welcome to join us at Woodward Library at UBC on September 18th for the edit-a-thon and I’m sure other institutions would feel the same. It could be a great opportunity to work with a faculty member and explore another campus.
Please do not hesitate to contact me, if you have any questions.
Kind regards,
Katherine
Katherine Miller MLIS
Nursing Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/nursing> | Physical Therapy Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/physicaltherapy> (July-Dec 2017) and
Faculty of Land and Food Systems Librarian<http://guides.library.ubc.ca/lfsguide>: Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agroecology, Animal Science, Animal Welfare, Human Nutrition, Food Science, Global Resource Systems, Plant Science, Soil Science, Wine Research
Woodward Library | UBC Library | 2198 Health Sciences Mall
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
2198 Health Sciences Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z3 Canada
Phone 604 822 0295
katherine.miller(a)ubc.ca<mailto:katherine.miller@ubc.ca> | 604-822-0295<http://twitter.com/6048220295>
http://woodward.library.ubc.ca/
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From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Fields, Erin
Sent: July-13-17 10:22 AM
To: Martin Warkentin; 'Lindsay Tripp'; 'Flewelling, Debra'; 'bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca'
Cc: Engle, Will
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Join the Wikiedithon for Science Literacy Week Sept.18 -24?
Hi All,
First, as a brief correction, the edit-athon has been a partnership with UBC Library, SFU, and BCIT for two years and mainly has been the brain child of Katherine Miller from Woodward Library - UBC with the help of myself and Will Engle from CTLT. The credit for planning really should fall with Katherine Miller and the other libraries involved. However, we are really thankful for the support from BCcampus this year.
As for the subject material, last year there was a focus on Canadian female scientists at your institution. I believe this year it is more broadly about Canadian scientific activity/invention/ or scientists generally. It is best to keep a broad theme so people will connect with an area of interest.
Best,
Erin
Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA
SLAIS Liaison Librarian, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice Librarian, Flexible Learning Coordinator
Humanities and Social Sciences Department - Koerner Library | UBC Library
The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus
1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0977
erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca> | @Emefie<http://twitter.com/@Emefie>
http://www.library.ubc.ca | http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798
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From: Bcoelsteering [bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] on behalf of Martin Warkentin [Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca]
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2017 8:45 AM
To: 'Lindsay Tripp'; 'Flewelling, Debra'; 'bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca'
Cc: Engle, Will
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Join the Wikiedithon for Science Literacy Week Sept.18 -24?
I’ll see if I can generate interest here at UFV. Any word on:
What specific disciplinary areas are being considered/included as “science”?
Is there a theme?
Thanks.
-Martin
From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Lindsay Tripp
Sent: July-12-17 5:35 PM
To: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd@douglascollege.ca>>; 'bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>>
Cc: will.engle(a)ubc.ca<mailto:will.engle@ubc.ca>
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Join the Wikiedithon for Science Literacy Week Sept.18 -24?
Hello all,
I’m keen to organize a satellite event at Langara. Like Debra, I’d like to attend another institution’s Edit-athon if we can’t drum up enough interest here. I’ve also asked our new Science librarian, Corrie Playford, if she’d be interested in participating.
All the best,
Lindsay
From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Flewelling, Debra
Sent: July-11-17 6:46 PM
To: 'bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca'
Cc: will.engle(a)ubc.ca<mailto:will.engle@ubc.ca>
Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Join the Wikiedithon for Science Literacy Week Sept.18 -24?
Hi all,
A number of institutions are planning a Wikiedithon this September and Katherine Miller(UBC) Will Engle (UBC) and Lucas Wright (BCcampus)have the planning underway. Here’s a link to last year’s advertising UBC’s event last year - http://guides.library.ubc.ca/scilit16/wiki
The idea would be that those who want to participate , there will be an opportunity to watch a webinar (although not necessarily needed) and they register for a wiki account. BCcampus will be providing pizza for each institution
This is the beginning of the planning and a dashboard has just gone up with some initial information https://outreachdashboard.wmflabs.org/courses/BC/Science_Literacy_Week_BC_E…
BCIT, KPU and SFU are also participating. Douglas is listed but I have as yet to solicit interest here. I want to participate personally so I will go to another institution’s Wikiedithon if one doesn’t pan out here.
Let us know if you would like to participate, either individually or institutionally. Katherine and Lucas are part of this listserv and I’ve added Will to this email as well in case you have any questions for them.
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 All,
See below for Rebecca Dowson’s response re: BCRLG PD committee – still active, and definitely open to working with other groups on pro-d events.
Cheers,
Shawnna
From: Rebecca Dowson [mailto:rda26@sfu.ca]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2017 9:52 AM
To: Shawnna R Parlongo <shawnnaparlongo(a)capilanou.ca>
Subject: Re: BCRLG - still going?
Hi Shawnna,
My very sincere apologies for missing your email last month - I thought I had responded, but see I just responded in my mind ... ugh.
Anyway, the BCRLG Speaker Series committee is still active, although our focus in the past year or so has been to provide support in recording/streaming speakers that are visiting BC for other events in order to widen the reach of the event. We are currently on a bit of a summer break, but will be re-convening when folks are back from vacations, etc.
We're quite interested in partnering with other groups and would be very happy to discuss possible co-programming when we get started up again in the fall. If the BC OER steering group has any events in the works or ideas for future programming collaborations, please do sent them to our group. You can send information my way and I will pass it on to the rest of the committee.
I'm away for a few weeks, but let me know if you'd like to touch base later this month.
Cheers,
Rebecca
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From: "Shawnna R Parlongo" <shawnnaparlongo(a)capilanou.ca<mailto:shawnnaparlongo@capilanou.ca>>
To: "rda26(a)sfu.ca<mailto:rda26@sfu.ca>" <rda26(a)sfu.ca<mailto:rda26@sfu.ca>>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2017 9:21:18 AM
Subject: BCRLG - still going?
Hi Rebecca,
Mark Bodnar gave me your name, suggesting you may be more up on the current status of the BCRLG. I’m writing on behalf of the BC OER steering group from BC Campus – we’re exploring the notion of doing some shared programming with another pro-d group but weren’t sure if BCRLG is still active. Apologies if not and/or you are no longer on the group ;-) As far as you know – is the group still going? Who’s the main contact?
Cheers and thanks!
Shawnna
Shawnna Parlongo, BA., M.L.I.S.
Teaching & Learning Librarian
Capilano University
2055 Purcell Way
North Vancouver, BC V7J 3H5
604-986-1911 ext. 3515
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Rebecca Dowson
Digital Scholarship Librarian
Simon Fraser University Library
8888 University Drive, Burnaby, B.C. V5A 1S6 Canada
Email: rebecca_dowson(a)sfu.ca<mailto:rebecca_dowson@sfu.ca>
Tel: 778.782.5869
Hi all,
Hope you're enjoying the summer.
Here's a doodle for our early September BCOEL skype meeting.
https://doodle.com/poll/694h634gticpzix7
Thanks,
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
Douglas College
P 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193
Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>
