Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series
The principles of OER can be in tension with Indigenous Knowledges that are deeply rooted in community defined ethics and protocols and relationships. The Indigenous Knowledges and Open Education Webinar Series is focused on building knowledge, supporting a space for discussion, and engaging both theoretically and practically on how open education (OE) and Indigenous Knowledges can intersect respectfully.
The series of three open webinars will cover: 1) issues, concerns, policies, and approaches to Indigenous Knowledges and OE; 2) case studies of current Indigenous OER development across Canada; and 3) Indigenous student perspectives on the value of Indigenous OER.
For more information and to register:
Webinar 1: The Practices of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Educational Resources <https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/indigenous-knowledges-and-open-educ…>
January 29, 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET / 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT
Webinar 2: Indigenous Open Educational Resources in Practice<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/indigenous-knowledges-and-open-educ…>
February 7, 3:00 – 4:00 pm ET / 12:00 – 1:00 pm PT
Webinar 3: A Question of Value – Indigenous Students’ Perspectives on Open Education<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/indigenous-knowledges-and-open-educ…>
February 12, 4:00 – 5:00 pm ET / 1:00 – 2:00 pm PT
This webinar series is brought to you by the Open Educational Resources (OER) National Strategy – Stratégie nationale en matière de ressources éducatives libres (REL<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advance-teaching-learning/open-education/open-educ…>) group, in collaboration with the Canadian Association of Research Libraries, University of British Columbia Libraries, University of the Fraser Valley, and eCampusOntario.
Erin M.E. Fields BA, BEd, MLIS (She, Her, Hers<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>)
Open Education and Scholarly Communications Librarian
UBC Library | Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office
The University of British Columbia | Walter C. Koerner Library | Musqueam Traditional Territory
1958 Main Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z2 Canada
Phone 604 822 0977
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https://www.library.ubc.ca/ | https://scholcomm.ubc.ca/
I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered today on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Musqueam people.
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Dear colleagues,
This is the third notice regarding the February 1, 2024 retirement of the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/>. Open textbooks and open course packs will continue to be available in the B.C. Open Collection<https://collection.bccampus.ca/>.
For more information and context about this closure, please see
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the original collection closure notice sent on October 19<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/bcopen@lists.bccampus.ca…>
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FAQs on the BCcampus OpenEd Help page.<https://open.bccampus.ca/help/>
If you have questions or need assistance, do not hesitate to contact us at open@bccampus.<mailto:open@bccampus.ca>
Best regards,
Lauri Aesoph, she/her
Operations Specialist, Open Education
Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/lauriaesoph1>
Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca>
LinkedIn: LauriAesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri-aesoph-56a360aa/>
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BCcampus, Victoria
Learning. Doing. Leading.
BCcampus.c<https://bccampus.ca/>a<https://bccampus.ca/> • X<https://twitter.com/bccampus> • LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>
BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and learn. Through our work we are learning to incorporate Indigenous epistemologies into our actions and understandings, supporting decolonization, reconciliation, and Indigenization to advocate systemic changes in the post-secondary environment of B.C.
Hi everyone,
I’m excited to share the following new resource: Developing Organizational and Managerial Wisdom – 2nd Edition (Audio plus text version)<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/developingwisdomaudiobook/> by Brad Anderson, an audiobook version of an existing OER. This Pressbook embeds audio recordings in each chapter, provides a playlist of all recordings for uninterrupted listening, and provides links to download the audio files.
Here’s what Brad had to say about this project:
Over the past year, I have realized that most of our students have accessibility issues. Many people’s first reaction to that is doubt, but that, I believe, is because many people still view accessibility through a physical disability lens.
The student working thirty hours a week who must cross two bridges in rush-hour traffic to get to campus has an accessibility issue. So does the student renting a bed in a house with half a dozen roommates and no dedicated workspace, a student caring for a sick family member, one with mental health challenges, or … you get the picture.
How many barriers might we remove if we made an audio version of textbooks available they could listen to while stuck in traffic? Universal design for learning (UDL) is about giving students options in accessing course material, empowering them to fit learning into the unique considerations of their lives.
A couple of years ago, I created this OER textbook under a Creative Commons licence to reduce barriers to learning. Creating an audio version of that text is a continuation of that effort to reduce barriers.
While there were many challenges associated with developing this audiobook, with some creative thinking and advice from one of KPU’s Educational Media Strategists, we were able to overcome them. Going forward, I am excited to encourage other OER authors to consider creating an audiobook versions, as well as streamlining and improving the process.
Cheers,
Amanda
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Amanda Grey (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
t 605-599-3345
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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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Dear colleagues,
BCcampus is offering sponsorship money to those wishing to host events at B.C. and Yukon post-secondary institutions for Open Education Week 2024.
Open Education Week<https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/> is an internationally recognized week for raising awareness of and celebrating achievements in open education. In honour of this, BCcampus has released a call for proposals for open education events hosted at post-secondary institutions in B.C. or the Yukon during the week of March 4 to 8, 2024.
Examples of events that could qualify for a sponsorship include a workshop on open licences, an award ceremony for local open champions, and an awareness campaign event by a student union about high textbook costs.
Read the call for proposals<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-open-educ…> for more details on how to apply for up to $1000 in sponsorship funding. Ten sponsorships are available, and the call closes at 11:59 p.m. Pacific on January 26.
If you have any questions about this initiative, please email me at acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca>.
Thank you,
Arianna Cheveldave she/her
Coordinator, Open Education
Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/ariannacheveldave>
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: arianna-cheveldave<https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave/>
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BCcampus, Vancouver
Learning. Doing. Leading.
BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • X<https://twitter.com/bccampus> • LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>
BCcampus offices are situated on the unceded territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU:
An Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC)
Authored by Andrea Niosi and KPU Marketing 4201 Class of Summer 2020
The Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications is an OER that was written and edited by KPU students in 2020. It covers a range of topics related to designing and launching integrated marketing campaigns, such as research, audience segmentation, creative briefs, content calendars, and more. The authors have also included reusable materials and templates to support the marketing and communications efforts of those organizations with the smallest of budgets and most limited resources, namely not-for-profit organizations, NGO’s, charities, advocacy groups, and climate & social activists. The Open Guide to IMC is centred around the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals and created as an inclusive, equitable, and accessible resource to support quality education.
Visit the Resource<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/openimc/>
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Learn about KPU’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>
* Browse our complete catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://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.
Hello,
RavenSpace at UBC Press is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic consultant to manage the production of three RavenSpace multimedia publications. Qualifications sought include broad experience with production processes, in instructional design, educational or digital publishing, web design, or film, video, and digital arts. The role will also contribute to product development, providing production assessments and concepts for proposed value-added components or blended (print and digital) solutions.
If you have project management experience, appreciate Indigenous ways of knowing, and enjoy working with people, apply by December 1st 2023. The posting is available here:
https://www.ravenspacepublishing.org/news/Job-Opportunity-in-Production-Pro…
It links to the call-for-proposals here<https://www.ubcpress.ca/work-with-ravenspace> with full job and application details.
Darcy
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PI, RavenSpace l Where knowledge takes flight
RavenSpacePublishing.org<http://www.ravenspacepublishing.org/> | @RavenSpacePub
Dear colleagues,
This message is to reiterate that, as of February 1, 2024, the B.C. Open Textbook Collection will no longer be hosted on open.bccampus.ca. The contents of this collection will continue to be available at collection.bccampus.ca.
This is the second of several notices to the community about the upcoming closure of the BCcampus open collection on open.bccampus.ca.
For more information and context about this closure, view the original collection closure notice sent on October 19<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/bcopen@lists.bccampus.ca…>.
Thank you for your understanding and ongoing support. If you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at open(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:open@bccampus.ca>.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave she/her
Coordinator, Open Education
Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/ariannacheveldave>
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: arianna-cheveldave<https://www.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave/>
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BCcampus, Vancouver
Learning. Doing. Leading.
BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • X<https://twitter.com/bccampus> • LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>
BCcampus offices are situated on the unceded territories of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples. As both individuals and an organization, we continue to learn and build relationships as we actively respond to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.
Hi everyone!
(apologies for cross posting!)
We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU:
Political Ideologies and Worldviews: An Introduction – 2nd Edition
Edited by Valérie Vézina and Alexandra Taylor
This open educational resource (OER) brings together Canadian and international scholars in a contemporary, pluralistic volume introducing undergraduates in a variety of relevant disciplines to political ideologies and worldviews. This introductory textbook is also suitable for a wider general audience. This fully open textbook on political worldviews deals with the historical development of classical ideologies, while expanding and updating the subject using contemporary political examples and non-Eurocentric examinations of ideology. The textbook includes chapters on Indigenous worldviews, Confucianism, and the future of ideology in the emerging global order. On top of containing discussion questions, this new and revised second edition offers an increased number of exercises and interactive content.
Visit the Resource<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/politicalideologies2e/>
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Learn about KPU’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>
* Browse our complete catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://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.