Dear colleagues,
In light of the financial constraints being faced by B.C.'s post-secondary institutions during the current pandemic, BCcampus has decided to remove the requirement that applicants to the Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-education-foundation-gr…> and the Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-open-education-sust…> must secure matching funds from their institutions equal to the grant total. These grants' calls for proposals have been updated to reflect this change.
If an applicant's institution is willing and able to provide in-kind and/or financial contributions to their proposed project, this information should be included on the grant application.
Sent on behalf of Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has created a graphic explaining the benefits of OER in light of COVID-19. We are sharing it in multiple formats so that you may share and adapt it as you please, per its CC BY licence:
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [PDF]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Using-OER-to-reopen.pdf>
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [Word]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Word-Version.zip>
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [InDesign]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InDesign-Version.zip>
These files are available on our Reports, Reviews, and Resources<https://bccampus.ca/about-us/reports-and-reviews/> page, where you may also find links to our COVID-19 webinar series and support resources.
We hope that this graphic may help you spread the word of open education and OER during these tumultuous times.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear members,
The BCcampus call for proposals for the 2020 H5P OER Development Grant<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-2020-h5p-…> is now live.
This opportunity is open to faculty, departments, working groups, instructors, and staff connected to B.C. post-secondary institutions who are interested in developing content for open textbooks using the platform H5P.
The maximum amount of each grant is $10,000.
The call closes on Friday, June 5.
For more information, click the link above. If you have any further questions, email opentext(a)bccampus.ca.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
