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
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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Hi Everyone,
I received this email request to review OER resources, but was unsure if this is a legitimate entity (we get spammed with so many fake journals/conferences etc.).
Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of 'CHOICE' or the 'association of college and research libraries"?
Cheers,
Jessie Key Ph.D
Professor
Department of Chemistry
Vancouver Island University
Nanaimo Campus 360-329
(250)753-3245 x2312
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From: ACRL-Choice <openchoice(a)ala-choice.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2018 8:07 AM
To: Jessie Key
Subject: Call for Reviewers from CHOICE
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Dear Jessie Key,
Choice, a publishing unit at the Association of College and Research Libraries, plans to release a new online database of open educational resource (OER) reviews called Open Choice. The service will feature a significant collection of critical reviews of OER materials targeted to teaching faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and university staff charged with acquiring digital tools for instruction (IT, instructional technologies, etc.)
I'm writing to ask if you might be interested in reviewing open educational resources for Open Choice. Reviews average 2,000-2,500 words. We will provide a rubric, which will assist with consistency in reviews and make them easier to write. All reviews go through a formal copyediting process. We are able to provide a honorarium of $200 for each review.
If you would like to serve as a reviewer of OER materials for Open Choice, please fill ou tthe following form (which should take 3 minutes or less to complete):
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The deadline for this round of reviewer recruitment is on or about May 11th.
If you have questions about Open Choice or the reviewing process, please email me at mkarp(a)ala-choice.org<mailto:mkarp@ala-choice.org>.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Melissa
Melissa Karp
Project Manager
mkarp(a)ala-choice.org
(860) 347-6933 x118
575 Main Street, Suite 300
Middletown, CT 06457
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Dear BC Open Education Working Groups,
As you may have noticed, we extended the upcoming Open Education call for proposals to April 27, 2018. We would love for you to spread the word at your institution for faculty, staff, or students interested in applying for an open education grant via BCcampus.
The following grants are offered:
Open Educational Resource Grant: Curate, Customize, Create
This call for proposals is for institutions or their representatives (e.g., articulation committees, teaching and learning centres, libraries, and OER working groups) in British Columbia and the Yukon to provide small open educational resource grants, funded by BCcampus and matched by the institution, in order to build Canadian OER. The Open Educational Resource Grants for Curation, Customization, or Creation may be used for, but are not limited to:
* Adaptations (small or large) of open textbooks/open educational resources
* Creation of open textbooks/open educational resources
* Course redesign using open textbooks/open educational resources
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant-curate-customize-c… | Submit a proposal ]
Open Educational Resource Grant: Sustainability
This call for proposals is for institutions or their representatives (e.g., articulation committees, teaching and learning centres, libraries, and OER working groups) in British Columbia and the Yukon to provide small open educational resource grants, funded by BCcampus and matched by the institution, in order to improve the sustainability of OER. The Open Educational Resource Grants for Sustainability may be used for, but are not limited to:
* Workshops, training, and institutional support for OER infrastructure (e.g. Open Pedagogy, Open Policy, Awareness, How to Adopt, How to Adapt, Pressbooks Support)
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant-sustainability/ | Submit a proposal ]
Ancillary Resource Grant
This call for proposals is for institutions or their representatives (e.g., articulation committees, teaching and learning centres, libraries, and OER working groups) in British Columbia and the Yukon to develop ancillary materials for existing open textbooks in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] that assist faculty with adopting the aligned open textbook and improve the sustainability of OER. These materials can include:
* Testbanks of questions based on an existing open textbook
* Presentations (PowerPoint, Open Office, etc.)
* Multimedia content, such as audio or video, that will further enhance the textbook
* Simulations
* Instructor and student manuals
* Additional learning activities
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-resource-grant/ | Submit a proposal ]
Should you or your colleagues have any questions please reach out to us at [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | opentext(a)bccampus.ca ] .
Thank you
Amanda Coolidge
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Amanda Coolidge, MEd
Senior Manager of Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
[ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ]
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Hello Everyone,
Please find attached a new information sheet from BCcampus Open Education. It includes details about:
* Open education in B.C. such as the values, 5Rs, and strategic priorities
* Current projects and initiatives at BCcampus Open Education including B.C.'s Zed Cred Programs, Awards for Excellence in Open Education, the 2018/19 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, and the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
Feel free to share this document, in print form or digitally, with colleagues, students, and others.
Regards,
The BCcampus Open Education team
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e .
250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph
120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2
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