BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 25, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph
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=5e…> (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=27…>
* Korean Through Folktales<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ff…>
* From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=11…>
* Opening Eyes into Inclusion and Diversity<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ac…>
* EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65…>
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-advoc…>
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-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)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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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 13, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph
Hello Everyone,
Here's the latest from BCcampus OpenEd.
Looking for students to submit short smartphone recordings on their open education views. All entries will be compiled into one video and shown at the OE Global Conference 2019<https://conference.oeconsortium.org/2019/> in Milan, Italy. Deadline: September 30, 2019. For details, see OE Global Conference<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail19.com/t/d-l-xvhhdd-utirtjhrt-jh/> on the BCcampus Events page.
New book added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
* New ABE open textbook, published by BCcampus: Composition and Literature: A Handbook and Anthology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=93…>
* New edition: Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f2…>
* New edition: Chemistry - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=cf…>
* Elementary Algebra (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=2b…>
* Introduction to Web Accessibility<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=99…> (published by Ryerson)
* New edition: forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=84…> - This will be replacing the 2018 edition, scheduled removal Feb 1
* College Mathematics for Everyday Life<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c2…>
Support resources updates
* See new Appendix B: Pressbooks Catalogues<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-b/> in the Pressbooks Guide. Several post-secondary institutions in Canada and the U.S. have established their own instances of Pressbooks and, many, host a catalogue of open textbooks and other OER within that instance. Several of these are listed here alphabetically by province or state.
Open Ed updates
*
Announcing BCcampus’ 2019 Open Education Sustainability Grant Recipients<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/11/announcing-bccampus-2019-open-education-sust…>
* Rajiv Jhangiani, of KPU, has created slide decks to accompany the open textbooks Principles of Social Psychology, 1st International edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=66…> and Principles of Social Psychology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d0…>, now posted by each as ancillary resources.
The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated:
* Arabic<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/arabic/>
* Book/Textbook/Journal Collections and Publishers<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/book-textbook-collections/>
* English Language Learning (ELL)<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/>
* General OER Repositories<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/>
* Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/>
* Psycholog<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/>
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-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)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
Regards,
The BCcampus OpenEd team
Lauri Aesoph
Manager, Open Education
[https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg]
Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca>
Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/>
BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>
I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional
territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.
5 years
