by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Good morning all,
Hope you had a great weekend full of sunshine - I went to the Khatsalano street party and had a very good time and only got a little sunburnt!
I am delighted to be the Chair for the coming term ahead and am looking forward to working together again soon enough! I am unfortunately away for the September meeting (on holiday in Greece, so not too unfortunate!) but Amanda has very graciously agreed to chair the meeting in my absence.
For new/returning members, the standing meeting date is the second Monday of each month from 13:00-14:00 PST, with meetings running from September-June. Where this date falls on a holiday, the meeting will be scheduled for the third Monday of the month (with some exceptions!).
Please review the dates for the September 2024-June 2025 period and reach out if you see any major issues. UCW does not have an institutional Zoom account and because I didn’t receive any objections to using Teams for our meetings, that’s the platform we will use! If we run into issues with this, I’ll be sure to adjust!
Once the dates are confirmed, I will send calendar invites for each meeting.
Proposed schedule:
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September 9
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October 15 (adjusted for Thanksgiving and Open Access Week)
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Note: since Open Access week is the week of October 21st/the third Monday, the suggestion and precedent has been to hold the meeting on the Tuesday (at the same time) after the Thanksgiving holiday instead.
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November 18 (November 11th is Remembrance Day)
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December 9
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January 13
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February 10
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March 10
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April 14
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May 12
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June 9
Lots of holidays are equally early and late this year, so happily there are not too many conflicts!
Let me know if you have any questions, concerns or see any issues! Thanks all in advance, stay cool, and have a great week ahead!
Best,
Liz
Elizabeth Johnston (she/her)
Undergraduate Liaison Librarian
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone!
We’re planning an end-of-year BCOEL social dinner. We’ll be meeting at the Cactus Club Cafe Station Square (Metrotown)<https://www.cactusclubcafe.com/locations/station-square/> at around 6:30pm.
If you’re interested in attending, please fill out this Doodle poll: https://doodle.com/meeting/participate/id/epXD6M1e
Please respond by Friday June 14 so that I have time to make reservations if we choose next Wednesday the 19th.
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
I respectfully acknowledge that I work in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/>), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie<https://katzie.ca/>), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen<https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/>), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem<https://www.kwikwetlem.com/>), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo<https://www.semiahmoofirstnation.ca/>),qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen<https://www.kwantlenfn.ca/>), which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, I recognize and commit to address and reduce ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if anyone here has ever heard of or maybe used SubjectsPlus?<https://subjectsplus.github.io/>
It's an open source tool for library website management and can be used to create research guides, staff lists, databases A-Z pages, etc.
A friend from library school mentioned it to me and I'm considering it for my library website. I'd love to hear any feedback you might have on it.
Thanks in advance,
Ali
by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hello!
Is anyone interested in becoming the 2025/26 Incoming Chair?
The Incoming Chair duties are to:
* Taking minutes (and potentially sending out meeting recaps to the wider BCOEL listserv)
* If the Chair is unable to attend a meeting, to lead the meeting in their absence (and arrange a substitute minute-taker)
* Observing the Chair in preparation for becoming the 2026/27 Chair.
The Chair duties are to:
* Arrange and lead the monthly meetings
* Liaise with BCcampus
* Be the point person for requests, inquiries, and communications to/from BCOEL
If you are interested, or want to arrange a meeting to chat about what the position entails, please let me know!
Thanks,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
I respectfully acknowledge that I work in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/>), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie<https://katzie.ca/>), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen<https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/>), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem<https://www.kwikwetlem.com/>), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo<https://www.semiahmoofirstnation.ca/>),qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen<https://www.kwantlenfn.ca/>), which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, I recognize and commit to address and reduce ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone!
Attached is the (very light) agenda for Monday – if anyone has topics for discussion please let me know and I will add them.
Draft May Minutes have been uploaded to the Meeting Minutes<https://bcoel.ca/the-bcoel-steering-committee/steering-committee-minutes/> website.
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
I respectfully acknowledge that I work in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/>), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie<https://katzie.ca/>), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen<https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/>), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem<https://www.kwikwetlem.com/>), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo<https://www.semiahmoofirstnation.ca/>),qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen<https://www.kwantlenfn.ca/>), which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, I recognize and commit to address and reduce ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.
by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone,
Attached is the proposed agenda for next week’s meeting. The draft meeting minutes from last month are on the Meeting Minutes<https://bcoel.ca/the-bcoel-steering-committee/steering-committee-minutes/> website.
If you have any topics of discussion to add to the agenda please let me know. Currently, the only item on the agenda is to discuss our June end-of-year meeting.
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we work, live, and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), qi̓ cə̓ y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓ waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Kwikwetlem, and the lands of the qw̓ ɑ:nƛ̓ ə̓ n̓ (Kwantlen) First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, we recognize our commitment to address and reduce the ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone,
Apologies for the delay on getting these out to you – last week really got away from me!
Attached is the agenda for today’s meeting and the minutes from March’s meeting.
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we work, live, and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), qi̓ cə̓ y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓ waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Kwikwetlem, and the lands of the qw̓ ɑ:nƛ̓ ə̓ n̓ (Kwantlen) First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, we recognize our commitment to address and reduce the ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.
by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone,
Apologies for being late with this! OE Week (and the weeks leading up to it) always ends up being busier than I expect it to be…
Attached is the Agenda for our upcoming meeting on Monday. Minutes from our Feb meeting have been uploaded to the Meeting Minutes<https://bcoel.ca/the-bcoel-steering-committee/steering-committee-minutes/> webpage. If you have a topic you would like to add to the agenda, please let me know!
Happy OE Week!
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 604-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we work, live, and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), qi̓ cə̓ y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓ waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Kwikwetlem, and the lands of the qw̓ ɑ:nƛ̓ ə̓ n̓ (Kwantlen) First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, we recognize our commitment to address and reduce the ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone,
I've just locked down a day/time for our Open Education Week event with Brenna Clarke Gray and Autumm Caines. Please save the date for Monday, March 4th from 11am-12pm PST.
I'm just waiting on a bio and photo from Autumm for the events page. We should have registration open by tomorrow or Monday.
Autumm's blog<https://autumm.edtech.fm/> has a number of widely cited posts about generative AI in the classroom, and how these new technologies are sometimes at odds with the shared values of the open education movement. Brenna and the event planning team will be developing questions for Autumm over the next week; feel free to email me with any burning questions you may have and we'll integrate them into the event. Or, you can save them for the Q&A period during the event 🙂
Thanks!
-Lindsay
Lindsay Tripp (she/her)
Librarian, Copyright & Open Education
Langara Library
604.323.5290
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
Unceded Musqueam Territory
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by BC Open Education Librarians Steering Committee
Hi everyone,
Attached is the proposed agenda for our upcoming meeting next week. I met with Clint Lalonde from BCcampus last week and we had a good conversation. He would like the BCOEL Steering Committee’s input for BCcampus’ future plans (item 5 on the agenda).
Draft minutes from our January meeting have been uploaded to the Meeting Minutes<https://bcoel.ca/the-bcoel-steering-committee/steering-committee-minutes/>
Let me know if you have any items for discussion that should be added to the agenda.
See you next week!
Amanda
[logo gif]
Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 605-599-3345
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca
w www.kpu.ca/open
Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons
provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we work, live, and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), qi̓ cə̓ y̓ (Katzie), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo), scə̓ waθən (Tsawwassen), qiqéyt (Qayqayt), Kwikwetlem, and the lands of the qw̓ ɑ:nƛ̓ ə̓ n̓ (Kwantlen) First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
In the cause of reconciliation, we recognize our commitment to address and reduce the ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience.
This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.
