Hello Everyone,
We have just published the date (April 16, 2018) for the next two [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] . These sessions are open to all B.C. faculty and staff.
In addition to the Introduction session, we will also be offering: Intermediate 1: How to import and export files, and make textbook copies for open textbooks created or revised in Pressbooks. The intermediate session will include Pressbooks updates such as the new cloning feature.
For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day.
For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ]
To watch recordings from past webinars, visit [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/webinar-recordings/ | Webinar Recordings for Everyone ] .
For a copy of the PowerPoint slides used during these webinars, visit [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/powerpoint-slides-used-during-webi… | PowerPoint Slides Used during Webinars ] .
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph
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Hi Everyone,
Please see below for a couple of news items from BCcampus.
Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowship - for 2018
BCcampus Open Education is taking applications for 2018 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowships. Post-secondary faculty in British Columbia are eligible to apply for one of three 1-year positions. Successful candidates will help raise awareness of open educational practices through advocacy and will conduct, present, and publish research on open educational practices at B.C. institutions.
For more information and to apply see [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ | information posted on the BCcampus OpenEd website ] .
Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches
Date: February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Location: Collaborate Virtual Room
Students are advocates and supporters of open education, creating, adapting and sharing resources, using open technologies and getting involved in projects to build awareness among their peers. In this webinar, we will be bringing together students from across the BC Post Secondary System who are supporting open education projects and together we’ll explore what we can learn as contributors to these projects. We’ll also explore varied practices and approaches for creating well-designed, accessible and open content.
By attending this webinar you will learn and discuss:
* How students in BC are supporting Open Education projects.
* How open education supports learning
* Ways of designing and developing content using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that is accessible and focused on the user experiences.
* Approaches to making content open, findable and re-usable.
Join Cindy Underhill Strategist, Learning Resource Design at the University of British Columbia Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor at BCcampus, and Josie Gray Open Resource Production Tuesday, February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm
Please r [ https://www.eply.com/DesigningOpenResources18 | egister using this link ] .
Regards,
Lauri and the Open Education team
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Hi Grant,
I haven’t heard from TH directly about this but have been following this development (along with others, like OpenNow and Knewton). Lots of people seeking to engage in #openwrapping wherein they add services/functions on top of OER. If you can’t beat ‘em, co-opt ‘em, I guess.
I didn’t see anything in the TH publishing terms/agreement about open licensing—only language about the worldwide rights of TH to any instructor-created content. So really just a self-publishing platform, which I suppose one could use Pressbooks.com for, even if you did not want to publish under an open license. As Phil notes, TH Marketplace is also unknown and new and does not have the reputation, visibility, and endorsement that, for example, the open.bccampus.ca repository does. Seems like a bit of a scheme to encourage vanity publishing as a way of generating content for free for TH while tying authoring faculty into their product ecosystem (or perhaps there is real value that I am missing, beyond the functionality of their interface?).
Separately, it amuses me that this company markets itself with the tag line “Make every lecture like a TED talk” (which to me reveals little understanding of pedagogy).
Cheers,
Rajiv
On 2018-01-09, 3:31 PM, "Bcoewg on behalf of Grant Potter" <bcoewg-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca on behalf of Grant.Potter(a)unbc.ca> wrote:
During the last couple conversations with faculty regarding OER development TopHat Marketplace has come up. They ask me to clarify the pros/cons of publishing at https://opentextbc.ca/ versus https://tophat.com/textbook/
This topic has come up recently on Feldstein’s blog
https://mfeldstein.com/top-hat-marketplace-care/
Looks like they are approaching their free opentextbook platform as a value-added for their student-response system and realtime testing elements.
https://tophat.com/legal/publishing-contribution-agreement/
Wondering if anyone else has been experiencing this?
Cheers ~ Grant
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Good afternoon!
The Festival of Learning is looking for student support during the event. If you are able to, it would be great to send this message out to your students at your convenience. See the template below. Please feel free to ad lib as you wish. Thank you for your help!!
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Hello students!
The much anticipated [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/ | Festival of Learning 2018 ] i s taking place this May and we are looking for volunteers.
This is an excellent opportunity for the students of B.C. to meet new and interesting members of the educational community of B.C.; put your considerable talents to good use; and help us create an inclusive, genuine, and collaborative environment for the educators, administrators, faculty, designers, librarians, attending Festival of Learning 2018.
As a thank you for your time (2+ hours per day), and awesome perk, we will offer you a [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/ | discounted rate ] so you can attend the sessions and enjoy #FoL18 with us.
Application Information:
Please tell us about your abilities, availability, and the type of job(s) you are most interested in volunteering for so our organizing committee can coordinate the assignments and make the best use of everyone’s talents.
Important dates:
* January 15 , 2018 – Application deadline
* February 1 , 2018 – Volunteer assignments
Volunteer opportunities:
* Registration Desk/Wayfinder : Welcome people, distribute name tags, direct people, and answer questions. This position is suited to those who enjoy dealing with details and people, and don’t mind sitting/staying in one spot. Registration desk volunteers can expect intense, fast-paced periods followed by stretches of quieter time.
* Audio Visual/Room Checker: Ensure rooms, equipment, and presenters are technically ready to go before the sessions start. You MUST be tech-savvy and able to quickly troubleshoot audio/visual issues with presenters using a variety of devices and platforms (Mac, PC, laptops, mobile devices, etc.)
* Social Events: Help with set-ups, teardowns, and other logistics during the event. Timeslots include early afternoons and late evenings. This role is good for folks who love high-energy, fast-paced settings and can perform physical tasks (moving tables and chairs, carrying boxes, etc.)
* Conference Add-Ons: Supervisors for self-care features of the festival (e.g., yoga/meditation room and gratitude/letter writing station). Be available for questions, triage, and keep areas organized and well-stocked. Timeslots are available all day, every day. This position is suitable for folks with calm demeanours who thrive in quieter environments.
* Fit-Break Leader: Be the pace-setter for brief walks outside the hotel. This job is ideal for high energy folks who can’t stop moving and love engaging with participants.
If you have any questions about #FoL18, please [ mailto:festival@bccampus.ca | contact us ] . Check out presentations, photos, and blog posts from [ https://bccampus.ca/the-festival-of-learning-archives-2016/ | #FoL16 ] .
[ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/call-for-volunteers/ | Submit your application today! ]
Please feel free to ad-lib as you wish. Thanks for your help!
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Amanda Coolidge, MEd
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Hello Everyone,
We've added two new books and one new ancillary resource, as well as, a few updates. Please see below.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8af49997-4d25-43fe-b6fa-… | Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students ]
This new textbook, published by the Rebus Community, is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=37d3b486-45ef-4e38-a764-… | The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy ]
This collection of original source readings by philosophers who originated many of the issues we discuss today was written by TRU faculty member Jeff McLaughlin and was produced with funds from a BCcampus Open Education OER Grant. Major areas of philosophy covered are Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=75ab4802-42c4-4fb7-9051-… | Education and Career Planning Open Course ]
This unique open course which is the result of a collaboration between seven colleges and BCcampus Open Education, and funded in part by an OER Grant. Authored by Mary Shier and Allison Schubert from College of the Rockies, it is at the provincial ABE level (grade 12 equivalent) and can be used as an elective course towards the BC Adult Grad Diploma. Three file formats are provided (D2L, Moodle, Common Cartridge) so the course can be downloaded into a learning management system.
Other news
We have added the following new categories to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection:
* "Engineering" sub-category to the "Sciences" category
* "Education" as a main category and "Early Childhood Education" as sub-category
Pressbooks updates are now available on the BCcampus Open Ed website (open.bccampus.ca) under [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ]
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e .
250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca
120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2
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