Hello Everyone,
We're very proud to bring you the latest new additions to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] . The majority of these books (and one course) are by authors in B.C.and Canada with several from the University of Victoria.
EDUCATION
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7069 | Complexities, Capacities, Communities ] (English)
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7342 | Complexités, Capacités, Communautés ] (French)
This book describes approaches to capacity promotion that respond to the complexities and possibilities of communities—at local and country levels. These initiatives challenge established developmental narratives in ECD and international development, and in so doing provide alternative ways for scholars and practitioners in ECD, education, and the broad international development field to enhance capacities.
HEALTH
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7814 | Handbook of eHealth Evaluation: An Evidence-based Approach ]
This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook describes different approaches used to evaluate the planning, design, implementation, use and impact of eHealth systems in different health settings. It also provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge on the consequences of opting for eHealth systems with respect to their effects and implications on provider performance and health outcomes.
Made in British Columbia
[ https://dementiavoiceandchoice.com/ | Living Well with Dementia ]
This website-based course from Judith DeGroot and Sharon Leitch, Health Care Assistant Program instructors at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, explores how individuals can live a fully engaged, productive, and satisfying life with dementia. The course covers how to connect with afflicted individuals, learn about the disease itself, and discover useful tools. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
Canadian (Alberta)
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=16301119-8ec4-4241-b0f7-… | Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook ]
Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. This textbook covers taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; loans, lines of credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. It also discusses how to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business.
There are two versions for this book: The "Basic Edition" and the "Premium Edition." While they cover the same content, the Premium Edition includes additional features such as Excel integration, Excel templates, Excel screenshots, along with lots of extra visuals and graphics to help student wrap their heads around the numbers, procedures, and concepts that they work with. The Basic Edition does not include Excel and those extra visuals and graphics in order to streamline the book.
Made in British Columbia
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d4468c30-938d-4ba9-acd8-… | Principles of Microeconomics, adaptation, UVic ]
This book is an adaptation of Principles of Microeconomics originally published by OpenStax. This adapted version has been reorganized into eight topics and expanded to include over 200 multiple choice questions, examples, eight case studies including questions and solutions, and over 200 editable figures. This adaptation is a work by Dr. Emma Hutchinson with assistance from Maxwell Nicholson. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus.
A [ https://open.bccampus.ca/suggestion-for-the-collection/ | Suggestion for the Collection ] request
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=053bc0d1-fea6-44af-af18-… | Organizational Behavior ]
This book is not be about giving students all the answers to every situation they may encounter when they start their first job or as they continue up the career ladder. Instead, this book gives students the vocabulary, framework, and critical thinking skills necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers received, and to act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics.
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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Thank you everyone who provided feedback to me about this introductory handout for students. After taking all of your suggestions into consideration and listening to feedback from within our unit, we have a final version (at least for our use). See the attached document.
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Research Fellow
Open Education Group
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
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There is some interest in our Department of History to integrate open pedagogy. Many of their courses don’t use any textbooks so this is a good opening. A faculty member suggested that I find instructors of History at other universities using open pedagogy who might be willing to speak with the department. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Research Fellow
Open Education Group
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca
Hi there,
Lena Patterson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Canada OER - December Meeting
Time: Dec 12, 2017 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/9203577469
Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +16699006833,,9203577469# or +16465588656,,9203577469#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location)：
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or +1 855 880 1246 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 920 357 7469
International numbers available: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/zoomconference?m=b-wgEmbfdhxLoTyyTwRYm5Nd_qW…
After some great feedback from Lauri Aesoph from BCcampus and Jenni Hayman from eCampus Ontario, we have version two of the handout about OER for students. Any additional feedback is welcome.
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Research Fellow
Open Education Group
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca
Good morning.
I’m working on a handout for students to provide them basic information about OER. I would appreciate any feedback that you may have. Thank you!
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Research Fellow
Open Education Group
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca
Hi there,
Lena Patterson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Canada OER - December Meeting
Time: Dec 12, 2017 2:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/9203577469
Or iPhone one-tap :
US: +16699006833,,9203577469# or +16465588656,,9203577469#
Or Telephone:
Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location)：
US: +1 669 900 6833 or +1 646 558 8656 or +1 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) or +1 855 880 1246 (Toll Free)
Meeting ID: 920 357 7469
International numbers available: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/zoomconference?m=b-wgEmbfdhxLoTyyTwRYm5Nd_qW…
Hello everyone,
Amanda, thank you for the heartfelt endorsement! I completely agree. The conference really benefited from the cross-provincial voices that we had in attendance. And, I know that our colleagues in Ontario were grateful for the opportunity to tap into the other OER movements in Canada as well. I will make sure that invite information for next year is available far in advance so you can plan to attend.
Thank you all for your response to the Doodle poll. The results are in! Here is our confirmed date and time for the next meeting:
December 12, 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern time.
I’ll send a calendar invite in a moment to follow-up.
Thank you!
Lena
// Lena Patterson
Operations Director
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From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>
Date: Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 12:35 PM
To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>
Subject: [Canadaoer] TESS 17
Hi Canada OER Friends,
Monday/Tuesday this week I had the opportunity to attend the TESS17 conference in Toronto. I wanted to share with you how wonderful this event was. I GREATLY appreciated the Canadian focus in OER- from advocacy, to awareness, to development, and copyright issues. Many times I attend conferences in the US related to OER and this felt like a fabulous fit. I hope you will have the opportunity to attend next year!
Amanda
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Amanda Coolidge, MEd
Senior Manager of Open Education
BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
250-8<callto:250-580-6949>18-4592 | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>
120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2
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Hello everyone.
I’m wondering if any of you have examples of terms of service or service descriptions for OER systems such as OER repositories from your institutions. We’re working on a repository here and trying to determine what level of support and permissions we can / should provide to instructors and students.
Thank you.
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Research Fellow
Open Education Group
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca
Hi Canada OER Friends,
Monday/Tuesday this week I had the opportunity to attend the TESS17 conference in Toronto. I wanted to share with you how wonderful this event was. I GREATLY appreciated the Canadian focus in OER- from advocacy, to awareness, to development, and copyright issues. Many times I attend conferences in the US related to OER and this felt like a fabulous fit. I hope you will have the opportunity to attend next year!
Amanda
--
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 ]
120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2
[ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus
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