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National OER Advocacy for the Next Federal Election

by Michael McNally

Dear Canada OER Community, I was reflecting on the fact that we recently went through a federal election campaign where affordability was a central concern for seemingly every party, even to the point of floating vague promises (e.g. wireless mobile cost reductions with little specifics on how this would be practically achieved). Specifically, the NDP noted post-secondary affordability as a key issue, but its focus was more on tuition and grants, and it appeared, to the best of my knowledge, silent on textbook costs. Many parties also seemed relatively unconcerned about making expenditure promises if they figured they would garner votes. Couple these with the fact we are likely looking at a shorter time frame to the next election (most saying 18 to 24 months) and that every party will be looking to improve on their performance from earlier in the month, and I was wondering if there was interest in trying to get OER funding on to any of the federal party's radar (with the hope that given it is a relatively non-partisan issue, that if one party were to propose OER funding others may simply adopt it). I think there might be a variety of approaches/strategies to pursue to get OER funding, but thought I would see if there was some collective interest in pursuing this. Michael -- Michael B. McNally, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education (School of Library and Information Studies) 5-171 Education North, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6G 2J4 mmcnally(a)ualberta.ca Phone: 780-492-3934 Fax: 780-492-2430

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Fw: Open RN - Visit us online or at Open Ed!

by Jessica Norman

Sharing some exciting news about upcoming development of new nursing resources! [1515697169940_PastedImage] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her ________________________________ From: 'Mussehl, Vince' via CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Sent: October 29, 2019 4:36 PM To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org>; CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; cow(a)wils.org <cow(a)wils.org>; WISPALS (All) (wispals-all(a)wils.org) <wispals-all(a)wils.org> Subject: Open RN - Visit us online or at Open Ed! Hi All! The Open RN project from Chippewa Valley Technical College and partners is now online! Open RN is one of the 3 grant awardees of the Department of Education’s Open Textbook Pilot Grant and is charged with developing 5 open nursing textbooks and 25 virtual reality scenarios. Highlights of the project include: * Potential student savings of $1.5 million annually * Potential to impact 5,700 students annually * Over 200 developers are working on the project * First book (Pharmacology) will be released next fall 2020 Sign up on the Open RN web page<http://bit.ly/36jDRE7> for project updates or to get involved as a reviewer. Also available through the web page is the Open RN blog and Twitter feed (@OpenRN). If you are attending Open Ed in Phoenix please stop by our poster on Thursday evening. Thanks! Vince Mussehl Open RN Lead Librarian Director of Library Services Library & Information Services Program Director Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, Wisconsin 715-858-1875 | vmussehl(a)cvtc.edu<mailto:vmussehl@cvtc.edu> [cid:image001.png@01D341C6.008E4450]<https://mycvtc.cvtc.edu/site/student/Pages/Library.aspx> -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/BL0PR01MB52843171250543D7…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/BL0PR01MB52843171250543D7…>.

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Biomechanics open texts

by Nick Baker

Hi everyone, I have a biomechanics colleague here who is looking for an open textbook in her field. Does anyone know of an open biomechanics related text at all? Cheers Nick We have moved! The Office of Open Learning has moved to the CEI as of Monday, 26 August. We apologize for any delay in getting back to you as we settle in and look forward to welcoming you in our new offices! Prof. Nick Baker Director Office of Open Learning Room CEI-2241 Ed Lumley Centre for Engineering Innovation (entrance at 700 California Ave) University of Windsor 401 Sunset Ave. Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4 (519) 253-3000 ext. 4925 fax (519) 971-3693 www.uwindsor.ca/openlearning Twitter: @nbaker The University of Windsor is built on the traditional territory of the Three Fires Confederacy of First Nations, which includes the Ojibwa, the Odawa, and the Potawatomie. As a settler here, I acknowledge and thank the traditional custodians of the land for their wisdom and connection to this place.

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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (October 23, 2019) - last email

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear colleagues, This is the last email you'll be receiving regarding updates about BCcampus Open Ed. In an effort to streamline our communication channels, BCcampus Open Education will be shared exclusively through the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> and announced via BCcampus's social media platforms. To stay informed about open education in British Columbia and BCcampus OpenEd, * Subscribe to the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> * Follow BCcampus on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BCcampus>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/bccampus>, Flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/61642799@N03/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>, Videos<https://video.bccampus.ca/> _____________________________________________________________________________ And now for the last news and updates message..... Happy Open Access week! This year's theme is Open for whom? Equity in open knowledge.<http://www.openaccessweek.org/profiles/blogs/theme-of-2019-international-op…> See the BCcampus Events Calendar<https://bccampus.ca/events/calendar/> for a list of Open Access events across the province. Next week, the BCcampus team is heading<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/bccampus-heads-to-opened19/> to the 16th Annual Open Education Conference<https://openedconference.org/2019/> in Phoenix, Arizona. Follow on Twitter: #opened19 New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * New edition: Teaching in a Digital Age - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6e…> (Old edition will be removed from the collection Feb 1) * A test bank is now available for Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e…> * Native Peoples of North America has been archived as it did not meet the criteria of the B.C. collection. This book can still be found in the Open Textbook Library<https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/native-peoples-of-north-america>. Support resources updates * Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://open.bccampus.ca/use-open-textbooks/evaluate-open-textbooks/> has been updated as well as the Find an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/find-an-open-textbook/> and Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/evaluate-an-open-textbook/> in the Adaptation Guide with OER evaluation checklists from the Open Oregon Educational Resources<https://openoregon.org/>. * NEW: Appendix C: OpenStax Textbooks in Pressbooks<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-c-openstax-textbooks-…> in the Pressbooks Guide * COMPLETED: Adoption Guide - 2nd Edition<https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/> OpenEd updates * Ongoing adoption: Estimating, calculating, and tracking<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/ongoing-adoption-estimating-calculating-and-…> * Easier customization: 33 OpenStax textbooks now in Pressbooks<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/easier-customization-33-openstax-textbooks-n…> * Hard-back OpenStax books come to Canada<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/18/hard-back-openstax-books-come-to-canada/> * Early thoughts on the BCcampus open homework systems project<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/early-thoughts-on-the-bccampus-open-homework…> * From Zed Cred to ZTC: Clarifying what institutions really mean<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…>s <https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…> OER by Discipline Directory: new entries * Anatomy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/> * Course Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/> * Education - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/education-general/> * English and Writing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * Gender Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/> * Geography<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/> * Hairdressing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/hairdressing/> * Indigenous Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/indigenous-studies/> * Multimedia Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/multimedia-collections/> * Open Education and Open Pedagogy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Pharmacology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pharmacology/> * Physics<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/physics/> We need 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<mailto:opentext@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/>. For the most current open education information, see: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> For questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> On behalf of 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.

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An Open Plan About Open

by Ross, Heather

Greetings all. I’m working on a new plan for our open initiative that links it to the university’s new Learning Charter. I’m sharing the draft version of this via a Google Doc and I'm hoping to get feedback either through comments on the documents, on the blog post I’ve written with more details and the link to the document, or at OpenEd next week. The blog post is here - http://www.mctoonish.com/blog/?p=1875 Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca [cid:EC3586217A5340E39FFDFAB1A692EFED]

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Adaptation of OpenStax Biology 2e for Canadian audience?

by Open Textbooks

Good morning everyone, A professor at the University of Regina is currently using the OpenStax Biology 2e textbook as supplementary material in his BIOL 100 course (for biology majors). Do you know if anyone is adapting Biology 2e for a Canadian audience or adapting the existing ancillary material to support use of this open textbook? Thanks very much for your consideration. Elsa Elsa Johnston Program Manager Open Textbook Publishing Program University of Regina Ph: 306-527-0064

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CARL/ABRC Open Education Leadership Essentials Event

by Fields, Erin

Message bilingue – bilingual message SAVE THE DATE: Open Education Leadership Essentials (OeLE) Event<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/save-the-date-oele/> January 27-28, Toronto, ON Ryerson University Registration details to follow [cid:image001.png@01D5791F.867A0B70] The Open Education Leadership Essentials Event (OeLE) is a two-day event, designed by the CARL Open Education Working Group<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>, to provide Canadian library practitioners with the information, skills and resources to lead open education initiatives. The event will engage participants with presentations, community building sessions, and hands-on activities that will provide participants with the building blocks to implement OE programs on their own campuses. This event is open to participants from any Canadian post-secondary educational institution. Although presentations will be in English, all documentation related to the event will be available in both English and French. More information and details about the schedule: see OeLE Event Programme Details (EN)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_programplan_en.pdf> (FR)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_plan_programme_fr.p…> To prepare attendees for the OeLE, the CARL Open Education Working<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…> Group will be offering a series of webinars later this fall, including: ● Supporting Open Educational Practices from the Library (presented by Rajiv Jhangian, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University) ● Creative Commons and Canadian Copyright (presented by Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian, University of Alberta) ● Open Education Support Models: The Canadian Post-Secondary Landscape (presented by Laurie Morrison, Head, Liaison Services, Brock University Library and Mélanie Brunet, Copyright Services Librarian, University of Ottawa) These webinars will be open to all, regardless of whether you are attending the OeLE event. More information about these webinars will be available shortly. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Fields, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) or Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). More information about the CARL OEWG can be found on the CARL Open Education webpage<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>. **** DATE À RETENIR : Open Education Leadership Essentials<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/date-a-retenir-oele/> [Principes fondamentaux du leadership en éducation ouverte] Les 27 et 28 janvier, Toronto (Ontario) Ryerson University Les détails de l’inscription suivront [cid:image002.jpg@01D5791F.867A0B70] Open Education Leadership Essentials Event (OeLE) [Principes fondamentaux du leadership en éducation ouverte] est un événement de deux jours qui a été conçu par le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…> afin d’offrir aux bibliothécaires canadiens l’information, les compétences et les ressources nécessaires pour diriger des initiatives d’éducation ouverte. L’événement permettra aux participants d’assister à des présentations, de participer à des séances d’échanges et à des activités pratiques qui leur fourniront les éléments de base pour mettre en œuvre des programmes d’éducation ouverte sur leur propre campus . Cet événement est ouvert aux participants de tout établissement d’enseignement postsecondaire canadien. Même si les présentations se feront en anglais, toute la documentation relative à l’événement sera disponible en anglais et en français. Pour plus d’informations et de détails sur le programme, voir le Plan du programme (EN)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_programplan_en.pdf> (FR)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_plan_programme_fr.p…> Pour préparer les participants à l’OeLE, le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…> offrira une série de webinaires plus tard cet automne, notamment : ● Supporting Open Educational Practices from the Library [Soutien des pratiques d’éducation ouverte par les bibliothèques] (présenté par Rajiv Jhangian, vice-recteur associé, Open Education à la Kwantlen Polytechnic University) ● Creative Commons et Canadian Copyright [Creative Commons et droit d’auteur canadien] (présenté par Amanda Wakaruk, bibliothécaire du droit d’auteur, University of Alberta) ● Open Education Support Models: The Canadian Post-Secondary Landscape [Modèles de soutien à l’éducation ouverte : L’environnement post-secondaire canadien] (présenté par Laurie Morrison, chef, Services de liaison, Brock University Library et Mélanie Brunet, bibliothécaire des Services du droit d’auteur, Université d’Ottawa) Ces webinaires seront ouverts à tous, que vous assistiez ou non à l’OeLE. De plus amples renseignements sur ces webinaires seront disponibles sous peu. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec Erin Fields, agente du programme-invité de l’ABRC pour l’éducation ouverte (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) ou Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). De plus amples renseignements sur le GTÉO de l’ABRC se trouvent sur la page Web de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…>. Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA Flexible Learning and Open Education UBC Library | Koerner Library The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T1Z2 Canada Phone 604 822 0977 | Cell 604 822 0977 erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca> | @Emefie<http://twitter.com/@Emefie> http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798 UBC Vancouver is located on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people [UBC E-mail Signature]

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CARL webinar – webinaire de l'ABRC : How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER

by Lise Brin

Bilingual message – message bilingue -------- Dear Canadian Open Education Community, [cid:image001.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] CARL’s Open Education Working Group wants to share this opportunity for you to engage with the following professional development opportunity around Open Education. Further webinars will be announced very soon. How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/free-webinar-inclusive-and-accessible-oer/ Date: October 16, 2019 Time: 10am PST | 1pm EST Registration: https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca<https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca/> Please note that although this presentation will be in English, slides will be made available in both English and French. In this webinar, we will talk about how to design OER so they are more inclusive and accessible for all students. This will include an overview of the technical considerations of digital accessibility. For example, what are the minimum technical requirements that ensure students with print disabilities can access and navigate through the resource? We will also look at how inclusive design practices can help us create educational materials that are more versatile and useful for students. For example, what does an accessible resource look like for a student with no personal computer? Or a student with a learning disability that makes reading difficult? Ultimately, students can be very different from each other, and what may work for one student may not work for another. But by designing for those differences, we can create educational materials that are more useful, powerful, and accessible to all. Presenter’s Bio Josie Gray<mailto:josie.gray@bccampus.ca> is the Coordinator of Collection Quality on the Open Education team at BCcampus. She manages the B.C. Open Textbook Collection and provides training and support for B.C. faculty publishing open textbooks in Pressbooks. Josie has been learning about and teaching accessibility best practices in OER for three years and has recently started her MDes in Inclusive Design at OCAD University. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Fields, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) or Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). More information about CARL OEWG can be found on the CARL Open Education webpage<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>. ---- Aux membres de la communauté canadienne de l’éducation ouverte, [cid:image002.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] Le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC souhaite vous inviter à participer à l’occasion de perfectionnement professionnel suivante se rapportant à l’éducation ouverte. Le reste de la série de webinaires sera annoncée sous peu. How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER [Comment créer des REL inclusives et accessibles] http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/webinaire-gratuit-rel-inclusives-et-ac… Date : Le 16 octobre 2019 Heure : 10 h HNP | 13 h HNE Inscription : https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca<https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca/> Bien que la présentations se fera en anglais, les diapositives seront disponibles en anglais et en français. Au cours de ce webinaire, nous discuterons de la façon de concevoir des ressources éducatives libres (REL) afin qu’elles soient plus inclusives et plus accessibles pour tous les étudiants. Un aperçu des considérations techniques de l’accessibilité numérique sera présenté. Par exemple, quelles sont les exigences techniques minimales qui permettent aux étudiants incapables de lire les imprimés d’accéder à la ressource et de s’y retrouver? Nous examinerons également en quoi les pratiques de conception inclusive peuvent nous aider à créer du matériel pédagogique plus polyvalent et plus utile pour les étudiants. Par exemple, à quoi ressemble une ressource accessible pour un étudiant qui n’a pas d’ordinateur personnel? Ou pour un étudiant ayant un trouble d’apprentissage qui rend la lecture plus difficile? En fin de compte, les étudiants peuvent être très différents les uns des autres, et ce qui convient à l’un peut ne pas convenir à l’autre. Mais, en procédant à la conception en fonction de ces différences, nous pouvons créer du matériel pédagogique plus utile, plus puissant et plus accessible à tous. Biographie de la présentatrice Josie Gray<mailto:josie.gray@bccampus.ca> est coordonnatrice de la qualité des collections au sein de l’équipe de l’éducation ouverte à BCcampus. Elle veille à la gestion de la collection de manuels en libre accès en Colombie-Britannique, en plus d’offrir formation et soutien au personnel enseignant de la C.-B. qui publie des manuels en libre accès dans la plateforme Pressbooks. Depuis trois ans, Josie apprend au sujet des meilleures pratiques en matière d’accessibilité aux REL et les enseigne. De plus, elle vient d’entamer sa maîtrise en conception inclusive à l’OCAD University. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec Erin Fields, agente de programme invitée de l’ABRC pour l’éducation ouverte (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) ou avec Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). Vous trouverez de plus amples renseignements sur le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC sur la page Web de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…>. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image003.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image004.png@01D574AB.88807FD0]@carlabrc

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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 [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.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices?

by Maureen Glynn

Hi Jessica - My team here at Trent recently created and piloted the attached, CC licensed workbook as part of our support/training materials for online course creation and delivery. Hoping to re-create it in Pressbooks (possibly making use of the h5p documentation tool for active notation/input) by sometime early next year. Maureen Maureen Glynn, MPhil Senior eLearning Designer Trent Online/Centre for Teaching & Learning Trent University Peterborough, ON 705-748-1011 x. 7563 [signature_948256598] We respectfully acknowledge that we are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg.  We offer our gratitude to the First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations.  May we honour those teachings. “When we’re teaching online, we’re not teaching to a screen – we’re teaching through a screen” Sean Michael Morris<https://www.seanmichaelmorris.com/> PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this email message and any attachments is privileged and confidential, and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately and delete this email and any attachments without copying, distributing or disclosing their contents. Thank you. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:16 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices? Dear Collective Wisdom, My Centre for Learning and Teaching has asked if there are any institutions that have produced open licensed training materials around reflective teaching practices, teaching portfolios, etc. As I’m anticipating additional requests, really any leads on open licence materials around the practice of teaching would be spectacular! I’ve checked OERCommons, MERLOT, BCcampus, Open Textbook Library, and other repositories. I’m looking for Centres out there that have handouts or website content with an open license that I will not find via a repository. Thanks!! Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her Notice: This message was sent from outside the Trent University faculty/staff email system. Please be cautious with links and sensitive information.

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Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices?

by Jessica Norman

Dear Collective Wisdom, My Centre for Learning and Teaching has asked if there are any institutions that have produced open licensed training materials around reflective teaching practices, teaching portfolios, etc. As I'm anticipating additional requests, really any leads on open licence materials around the practice of teaching would be spectacular! I've checked OERCommons, MERLOT, BCcampus, Open Textbook Library, and other repositories. I'm looking for Centres out there that have handouts or website content with an open license that I will not find via a repository. Thanks!! Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her

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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.

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Update on the University of Alberta's Opening Up Copyright Instructional Module Series

by Michael McNally

The team behind the University of Alberta’s *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules is pleased to share another update on the series. This past summer four new instructional modules have been created. The new modules (only one of which stars puppets) are: · Finding Open and Creative Commons Content · Photocopying in the Library · Moral Rights · Section 41: Technological Protection Measures Our “Public Domain” module has been rebuilt and improved, based in part on community feedback There are now a total of 18 modules available, with over two hours of instructional content. All of the modules can be found here: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence. More information about the series is available on the “About” page ( https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/) In addition, we would like to highlight the *Opening Up Copyright* Community Pages ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…) The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas, feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions, Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the module. Feedback can also be sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” We’re also happy to hear how the OUC modules are being used. If you are linking to, adopting or adapting the modules we would love to hear about it at on our OUC Module Use Community Page ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrSd5PWShvyExN8NEZOgFpuTaF8DhKrkkgkmWSC…) Members of the OUC team will also be presenting about the project at both Open Education Conference in Phoenix this October and Open Education Global in Milan this November. The *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules series receives funding through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at the University of Alberta. Michael, on behalf of the OUC team P.S. If you enjoyed the adventures of Animal and Goodbrarian in the “Photocopying in the Library” module, they will be making a return in our year end update in a new module on Interlibrary Loans and Controlled Digital Lending.

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Looking for bookstore/OER impact article

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I'm working on a facts/stats sheet that highlights findings from various OER studies. I remember previously reading a study or report that showed that overall, institutions make money from OER because the loss of revenue from the bookstore is offset by the additional tuition paid by students who complete, persistent and/or take additional classes. I've been combing through my Zotero notes today and cannot find that reference again. Does it ring any bells for anyone? In general, do you know of any articles that speak to the connection between bookstore, OER use, and institutional revenue? I have David Wiley's 2014 blog post, Steven Bell's 2017 article, and the Achieving the Dream's 2018 initiative report. Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS Interim Library Manager Reg Erhardt Library Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her

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OER for Water Management Structures (Engineering)

by Ross, Heather

Good morning. I have an instructor looking to replace the current lab manual for her Water Management Structures course in the College of Engineering. The course has been using a book that was written by an instructor in the department who retired almost 30 years ago. The students currently pay $65 for it. Below are the learning outcomes. If anyone has a text or some resources that might do the trick, please let me know. As a result of taking this course, the student should: * Have a basic understanding of the principles applicable to the design of hydraulic structures; * Be able to apply the three basic equations governing fluid flow (continuity, energy and momentum equations) and other fluid flow principles to hydraulic structure design; * Understand the uses, applications and analysis procedures of various types of hydraulic structure, including dams and spillways, and irrigation, drainage and related structures; * Be able to prepare detailed design notes that are neat, complete, and properly referenced; * Be familiar with the materials that may be used in the design and construction of hydraulic structures; * Develop an understanding of various aspects of water resources engineering, particularly with respect to water control; * Be aware of the use and application of physical hydraulic models in the development of hydraulic structure design criteria; and * Have an understanding of dam safety and other aspects of safety associated with hydraulic structures as well of environmental regulations pertaining to work in waterbodies. 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

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BCcampus Open Education: Updates and news (August 15, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here's the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. New book added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * American Government 2e (OpenStax) - This will be replacing the 1st edition, scheduled removal Oct 1 Support resources updates * An adaptation of KPU's Student Agreement to Publish Course Work Under a Creative Common's License has been added to the BCcampus: * Open Pedagogy Resources<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a4…> (see ancillary resources) * Self-Publishing Guide, in Appendix 4: Contracts and Agreements<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/back-matter/appendix-4/> * FAQ Guide: A new set of answers have been added for the Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/chapter/open-education-grants/>. The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Anatomy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/> * Climate Change<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/climate-change/> * English Language Learning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/> * Farsi<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/farsi/> * Gender Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/> * General OER Repositories<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/> * Earth and Ocean Sciences - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/earth-and-ocean-sciences-genera…> * English and Writing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * Health and Medical - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/health-and-medical-general/> * History<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/> * Music<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/music/> * Norwegian<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/norwegian/> * Philosophy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/> * Political Science<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/> 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.

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CARL Open Education Working Group – Summer 2019 Update // Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC – Mise à jour de l’été 2019

by Fields, Erin

[message bilingue – la version française paraît ci-bas] CARL Open Education Working Group – Summer 2019 Update<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/carl-open-education-working-group-summer-2019-updat…> The following is an update on the work of the CARL Open Education Working Group (OEWG) and its task groups. The OEWG was formed in April 2019 and has been diligently working on a number of activities to support the creation of CARL’s open education strategy. We aim to share updates such as this one with the community of open education practitioners on a quarterly basis. More information about CARL OEWG can be found on the CARL Open Education webpage<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>. Community of Practice Task Group: This group is proposing and developing a community of practice model that fulfills the needs of open education practitioners in Canadian academic libraries. Currently the group is working on developing a communication plan for sharing of documentation from the CARL OER Working Group; identifying and leveraging national and international communication venues to highlight the work of Canadian institutions and celebrate open education successes in Canada; investigating existing communities of practice for open education and provide a recommendation to the CARL OER Working Group for ongoing CoP needs in Canada; and developing a session for the Open Education Leadership Essentials (OeLE) event in January (see “Other news” below for details). Open Education Brief Task Group: During the CARL/ABRC Open Education Jumpstart event on January 29, 2019 participants expressed a need for a statement about the value and impact of open education within librarianship in Canada. The statement is in draft form and will be sent to the Advancing Research Committee in early September for review. Open Education Scan Task Group: This task group is working to complete a scan of exemplar open education initiatives in Canadian academic institutions – with a focus on libraries – to help inform national practices. The task group is currently developing a list of all Canadian academic institutions as well as overarching provincial/regional-level organizations working in this area (eg. eCampus Ontario); gathering data about each initiative; and surveying literature and reports about OER initiatives. This information will be presented at a webinar in early January and will help inform the OeLE event. Other news: * The CARL OEWG is working on developing an Open Education Leadership Essentials event for January 2020 to provide leadership and training for librarians with responsibilities in the area of open education on a national scale. The two day OeLE Event will build capacity, strengthen and unite the national community, and provide foundational training in OE for those who are just entering this field. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Fields, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) or Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). *** Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC – Mise à jour de l’été 2019<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/groupe-de-travail-sur-leducation-ouverte-de-labr…> Voici une mise à jour sur les travaux du Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte (GTÉO) de l’ABRC et de ses équipes de travail. Le GTÉO a été formé en avril 2019 et a travaillé assidûment à un certain nombre d’activités pour appuyer la création de la stratégie d’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC. Nous visons à partager des mises à jour comme celle-ci avec la communauté des praticiens de l’éducation ouverte sur une base trimestrielle. De plus amples renseignements sur le GTÉO de l’ABRC se trouvent sur la page Web de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…>. Équipe de travail sur la communauté de pratique : Cette équipe propose et élabore un modèle de communauté de pratique qui répond aux besoins des praticiens de l’éducation ouverte dans les bibliothèques universitaires canadiennes. Présentement, l’équipe travaille à élaborer un plan de communication visant à partager les documents du Groupe de travail sur les RÉL de l’ABRC; identifier des emplacements de communication nationaux et internationaux, et tirer avantage de ces derniers, pour mettre en lumière le travail des institutions canadiennes et célébrer les réussites de l’éducation ouverte au Canada; examiner l’éducation ouverte dans les communautés de pratiques existantes et fournir une recommandation au Groupe de travail sur les RÉL de l’ABRC relativement aux besoins des communautés de pratique au Canada; et élaborer une séance pour l’événement sur les principes fondamentaux des chefs de file en éducation ouverte de janvier (voir les détails dans la section « Autres nouvelles » ci-dessous). Équipe de travail sur le mémoire sur l’éducation ouverte : Au cours de la rencontre de démarrage de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC/CARL le 29 janvier 2019, les participants ont exprimé le besoin d’une déclaration au sujet de la valeur et de la répercussion de l’éducation ouverte au sein de la bibliothéconomie au Canada. La déclaration est sous forme d’ébauche et sera envoyée au Comité de l’avancement de la recherche au début de septembre pour examen. Équipe de travail sur l’analyse de l’éducation ouverte : Cette équipe de travail procède à une analyse des initiatives exemplaires d’éducation ouverte dans les établissements d’enseignement canadiens, en mettant l’accent sur les bibliothèques, afin d’aider à éclairer les pratiques nationales. L’équipe de travail est en train d’élaborer une liste de tous les établissements d’enseignement canadiens ainsi que des organismes provinciaux et régionaux importants qui travaillent dans ce domaine (p. ex. eCampus Ontario); elle recueille des données sur chaque initiative; et étudie de la documentation et des rapports sur les initiatives de RÉL. Cette information sera présentée lors d’un webinaire au début de janvier et aidera à éclairer l’événement sur les principes fondamentaux des chefs de file en éducation ouverte. Autres nouvelles : * Le GTÉO de l’ABRC travaille à l’élaboration d’un événement sur les principes fondamentaux des chefs de file en éducation ouverte pour janvier 2020 afin d’offrir du leadership et de la formation aux bibliothécaires ayant des responsabilités dans le domaine de l’éducation ouverte à l’échelle nationale. L’événement de deux jours permettra de renforcer les capacités, de consolider et d’unir la communauté nationale, et d’offrir une formation de base sur l’éducation ouverte à ceux qui viennent d’entrer dans ce domaine. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec Erin Fields, agente de programme invitée en éducation ouverte de l’ABRC (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) ou Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>).

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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (August 7, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest at BCcampus OpenEd. New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * Technical Writing Essentials<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=83…> by University of Victoria professor, Suzan Last, is designed to introduce readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills. * Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e…> by Jorden Cummings and Lee Sanders, is a combination of original content and materials compiled and adapted from a number of open textbooks. This new version includes a Key Terms list for each chapter, an expanded glossary, and H5P chapter self-tests. Support resource update * The Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> now includes a section on open education in all provinces and territories in Canada 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 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, look at these continuously updated directories. * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - Research, articles, blogs, and books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., and Global North, and Global South regions * OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/> - Lists a wide range of OER by discipline. It acts as a referatory with the resource name and link, its licence, and a short description. Discipline-specific collections are also included. * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and the provinces and territories in Canada Best regards, The OpenEd team at BCcampus 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.

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Any thoughts on EBSCO's Faculty Select database for OER materials?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, Our Collections Librarian has booked a presentation from the EBSCO rep to show us EBSCO Faculty Select (https://www.ebsco.com/products/ebsco-faculty-select) The description states "EBSCO Faculty Select empowers academic libraries to directly support textbook affordability efforts. Through a single interface, faculty can search and access quality open textbooks, Open Educational Resources (OER), and request access to unrestricted library e-books from top academic publishers." The site will "enable discoverability of open educational resources and DRM-free eBooks". There isn't much detail on their website beyond general platitudes. I'm very curious what OER materials the database incorporates and how it does it (Links to external sites? Full text files that they've pulled from the open repositories?) I'll also be listening closely to figure out what value EBSCO thinks they are adding compared to sites like MERLOT or OASIS. Anyone have any insights about this product or questions I should ask when I see the rep next week? Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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FW: New template: Student agreement to publish course work under a Creative Commons license

by Rajiv Jhangiani

FYI… From: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Friday, July 26, 2019 at 10:39 AM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: New template: Student agreement to publish course work under a Creative Commons license Dear colleagues, To help support the growing interest across campus in Open Pedagogy<https://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy>, especially among faculty who wish to work with students to create open educational resources as part of their course work (e.g., editing Wikipedia, creating instructional videos, annotating open textbooks, etc.), I am delighted to share our new Student Agreement to Publish Course Work Under a Creative Commons License<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/Student%20…>. This template provides guidance to faculty and includes links to relevant resources for both faculty and students. I would like to thank Jennifer Duprey, General Counsel, for her support throughout the development this template along with Deepak Gupta, AVP Research, and the members of our Open Education Working Group for their feedback on earlier drafts. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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1998-2019 Chart for Select US Goods (includes textbook costs)

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, Since there was a lot of interest last year regarding the "Chart of the Century" by Mark Perry that shows the dramatic increase in college tuition and textbook costs in the US, I thought I would let folks know that he has released his annual update: https://www.aei.org/publication/chart-of-the-day-or-century-2/ [https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/graph02c.png] Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Differentiating Between Textbooks and Online Homework Systems

by Ross, Heather

Hello all. I’m working on a document for our administration related to the use of online homework systems (OHS) at our university. I need to differentiate between textbooks, including digital textbooks (I’m looking at you Pearson) and homework systems. While they often come bundled, it’s not always the case and I need to make it clear that we’re looking at using existing policy to hopefully bring some oversight to the proliferation of OHS at our institution, while not forcing textbooks into this (unless bundled is the only option). If anyone has some text that might suit this, like a definition of an OHS that makes it’s clear it can stand alone from a textbook, I would be most appreciative of you sharing it with me. Thank you in advance. 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

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Looking for Bio and Chem online labs/ simulations

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, My intro Bio and Chem instructors are interested in OER. It's been fairly easy to locate textbooks and some lab manuals for them to review. However, they are also interested in a hybrid or online version of the course and were wondering if there were open licensed online lab simulations in these areas? A Google search brings up lots of results but I'm unsure which are complete, high quality content, so any feedback on what your faculty are using (OER, low cost, or traditional access model) would be appreciated. Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (July 17, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Colleagues, Please see below for the latest open education updates at BCcampus and in B.C. New books * Résumer, Synthétiser, Argumenter<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3b…> * This French language textbook comes from ecampusOntario Open Library<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/>. Le manuel Résumer, synthétiser, argumenter s’adresse aux étudiants de français langue seconde de niveau avancé (3e ou 4e année universitaire, essentiellement). * Cree: Language of the Plains / nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pīkiskwēwin<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7d…> * By Dr. Jean L. Okimāsis and published by the University of Regina Open Access Publishing<https://uofrpress.ca/Open-Access-Publishing>, this book offers a broad range of learning materials that is easily accessible to Cree language learners and includes Cree language audio labs and language workbook. * Two more textbooks from OpenStax, each with an editable Pressbooks copy. * Organizational Behavior (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8a…> * Principles of Management (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a1…> * Introduction to Community Psychology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=51…> * This new textbook, published as part of the Rebus Community<https://www.rebus.community/c/open-textbooks-in-development>, shows students how to comprehensively analyze, investigate, and address escalating problems of economic inequality, violence, substance abuse, homelessness, poverty, and racism. Support resource update * See the new Embedding and Linking<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/chapter/embed-and-link/> chapter in the Self-Publishing Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/> The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Academic Success<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/academic-success/> * Accounting<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/accounting/> * Engineering - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/engineering-general/> * English<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * French<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/french/> * Geography<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/> * Geology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geology/> * History<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/> * Language Learning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu…> * Math<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/math/> * Media<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Political Science<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/> * Science - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/sciences-general/> * Sociology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/sociology/> * Statistics<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/> * Urban Planning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/urban-planning/> * Theatre<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/theatre/> 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. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education 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.

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Pearson shifts focus to digital textbooks

by Jessica Norman

Who else saw the articles out yesterday about Pearson's shift to "digital first" textbooks (EdSurge<https://www.edsurge.com/news/2019-07-15-pearson-signals-major-shift-from-pr…> had some familiar names quoted like David Wiley and Nicole Allen)? Pearson claims it will allow them to update content on an ongoing basis, lower cost (ave $40 USD), and improve interactivity. The downside is that print books will only be available via rental, averaging $60. I question the accessibility of the ebooks - will they be permanent ownership? While some articles<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48998789> point out concerns with author's compensation under a subscription model, my first thought was of the student who will spend money on a book they can't permanently own, share, or print off. Pearson admits they are pushing students towards this model to lock students out of the used-book market and into a subscription model (emphasis mine): "We've changed our business model to deliver affordable, convenient and personalized digital materials to students. Our digital first model lowers prices for students and, over time, increases our revenues. By providing better value to students, they have less reason to turn to the secondary market. This will create a more predictable, visible revenue stream with a better quality of earnings that enables us to serve the needs of learners and customers more effectively." John Fallon, CEO of Pearson, in Campus Technology<https://campustechnology.com/articles/2019/07/16/pearson-moves-away-from-pr…> This change looks to be global, as BBC<https://www.bbc.com/news/business-48998789> reports Pearson will roll this out in the US but will extend it to other markets include the UK. Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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French and Cree OER Resources for Education

by Ross, Heather

I have an instructor looking for OER for use in courses in our College of Education for pre-service teachers who will be teaching in French or Cree. I already know about the Cree language book from the University of Regina and am not optimistic about finding more for that, but here are the overall goals they’re trying to hit (if they’re OER they obviously don’t need to align exactly with the Saskatchewan curriculum because they can be modified): Below are the general outcomes for the courses we are designing. The courses include teaching Science, Social Studies, Math, French or Cree Language Arts in the language of instruction (Cree and French) *In this course, you will: * demonstrate an understanding of learning outcomes in a subject specific curriculum. * demonstrate capabilities to write language outcomes to complement subject specific outcomes * reinforce and extend linguistic and cultural identity through the program of study. (subject specific curriculum) * select and use appropriate instructional and assessment strategies to achieve learning and language outcomes in a target language. * adapt and differentiate learning to meet student needs in a target language. * access and select appropriate resources in a target language for a specific subject area. * reinforce and extend teacher candidate’s oral and written language skills in the language of instruction. *Saskatchewan Teacher Education, Classification and Certification (TECC) Goals and Competencies 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

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BCcampus Open Education: news and updates (July 4, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy July 4th to our American colleagues! Here are the latest updates from our team to yours. Books under consideration and review<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…> for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection are now posted in the OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/>. The Pressbooks Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/> is now an ongoing resource to which information will be updated as needed. Each chapter includes a “Last update” box at the top of the page. See updates about the retirement of the Pressbooks Open Textbook theme and other Pressbooks news on the Pressbooks Upgrades<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/> web page. For B.C. post-secondary institutions only: * Call for Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/open-education-sustainability-g…> Ongoing * 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. * OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/> - a wide range of open educational resources organized by subject area * * Other BCcampus OpenEd support resources * Create/Adapt OER<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> * Open Education - General<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> * Use OER<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> 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.

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BCcampus Open Education updates (June 19, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. New book [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d2… | Intermediate Algebra (OpenStax) ] OpenEd updates To improve the discoverability of open textbooks in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] , we have updated our collection's subject categories to be more comprehensive. This means a number of new categories and subcategories that better reflect the structure and content of the collection. We welcome you to explore the new categories and send us any feedback that you have. And we send a big thank you to the BCOEL who provided us with resources, guidance, and feedback. Recent updates to the OER by Discipline Directory * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/ | General OER Repositories ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/ | Course Collections ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/business-general/ | Business - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/economics/ | Economics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/fine-arts-general/ | Fine Arts - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/french/ | French ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/music/ | Music ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/theatre/ | Theatre ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection. ] Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca if you are interested. 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 [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . 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. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Looking for event planning OER materials

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I am looking for an OER textbook or materials for an event management course within our hospitality & tourism program. I've checked OERCommons, MERLOT, OASIS, and BCcampus with no luck. Is anyone aware of any materials in this area? Thanks in advance, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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BCcampus Open Education updates and news (June 5, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. OpenEd updates See the new [ https://open.bccampus.ca/projects-and-grants/current-opened-projects/ | Adult Basic Education (ABE) projects ] , funded by BCcampus, currently in progress. New open research Earle, S. (2019). What students like and dislike about open textbooks. BCcampus Open Education Research Fellows Report. * A copy of the research can be found under "Open Textbooks" in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/chapter/canada/ | Canada section of Research and reports ] in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] . For more information see the March 12, 2019 BCcampus blog: [ https://bccampus.ca/2019/03/12/what-students-like-and-dislike-about-open-ed… | What students like (and dislike) about open educational resources ] . Updated support resources * The OER by Discipline Guide has been renamed [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Directory ] to better reflect its purpose as a reference tool. * The [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition ] now includes recordings and PowerPoint slides from the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/inclusive-design-web… | Inclusive Design Webinar Series in Appendix C ] . * The following new categories have been added to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] : * Inclusive Access (IA) * Reading: Print vs. Screens Recent updates to the OER by Discipline Directory * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/ | General OER Repositories ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/astronomy/ | Astronomy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/earth-and-ocean-sciences-genera… | Earth and Ocean Sciences - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/ | English and Writing ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/materials/ | Materials ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/physics/ | Physics ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca if you are interested. 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 [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . 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. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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UNESCO Publication and Canada's Case Study

by Amanda Coolidge

Dear all UNESCO has recently published " [ https://iite.unesco.org/publications/understanding-the-impact-of-oer-achiev… | Understanding the Impact of OER: Achievements and Challenges ] " and as you will note there is a Canada Case Study posted, which was authored by Rory McGreal- Canada's UNESCO Chair. While this case study is comprehensive it does miss some of the specifics of the work that is being done. So here is my suggestion: How about we annotate the PDF document and add some of the specific work that we have been doing across Canada in Open Education? You can annotate the PDF using Hypothesis. [ https://web.hypothes.is/ | https://web.hypothes.is/ ] Hope you will join us in adding more details to an already strong publication Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Associate Director, Open Education learning.leading.doing Cell: 250-818-4592 • Pronouns: She/her Twitter: [ http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge | @acoolidge ] • Skype: coolidge.amanda • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/ | amandacoolidge ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] Acknowledging that the land on which I work and live is the traditional, unceded territory of the Lkwungen peoples.

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Edfinity

by Ross, Heather

We were approached by someone at Edfinity (https://edfinity.us/) and I’m curious if anyone has any experience with this. We are trying to find alternatives to commercial homework systems and I’m wondering if this is an option we should be considering. 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<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<http://open.usask.ca/>

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Retail Management and Supply Chain Management OER search

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I'm looking for open resources for two new programs at my institution: Retail Management and Supply Chain Management. I've checked SUNY, Open Textbook Library, OpenStax, Lumen Learning, BCcampus, eCampus Ontario, MERLOT, OASIS, and OER Commons. I'm wondering if any colleges may have created textbooks on these two topics that are not in the major repositories, especially supply chain management? Any leads are appreciated! Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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FREE Virtual Conference -- ZeroCon19

by Buck, David

Hello, Open Colleagues. [Apologies for any cross-listing.] Montgomery College (MC Open<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/academics/mc-open/>) and Howard Community College (HowardOpen<https://sites.google.com/howardcc.edu/howardopen/>) have collaborated to offer a FREE virtual conference-ZeroCon19-on Friday, 10 May 2019. This is our first time hosting a conference in a virtual space, so we are hoping for the best! Feel free to join us in any of the 4 sessions that we have planned, and please invite any colleagues who may not receive this notice. * ?Register for the 4 Zoom sessions individually HERE: https://tinyurl.com/ZeroCon19.<https://tinyurl.com/ZeroCon19> * Each session will have a random drawing of participants for a $25 Amazon gift card provided by MarylandOnline<http://www.marylandonline.org/>. * If you are active on Twitter, please use the hashtag #ZeroCon19 to let your followers know that you'll be attending or to invite them to the conference-thanks! Please let me know if you have any questions-hope to see you in the ZeroCon19 Virtual Conference! [cid:c2b48124-d6ed-48b0-85d9-32d4d5d142c7]? Best, David David Buck Professor of English Howard Community College DH 344 / 443.518.4290

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Canada OER Meet-up confirmed: May 24

by Lena Patterson

Hi all, Thank you for contributing to the doodle poll. We’ll go with the option that the most people are available for and that is the furthest away from today. Hopefully that gives those of you who were unable to respond to the poll more wiggle room to attend. We are confirmed for: Friday May 24, 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eastern Here is the link for the Zoom meeting: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/419747884 And the Google doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuWFCekNe2iKjS4mY5DGzy2KsgMdXidfWtkkSIi… See you on the 24th! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St, 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9 From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Lena Patterson <lpatterson(a)ecampusontario.ca> Date: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 11:15 AM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Cc: Brandon Carson <bcarson(a)ecampusontario.ca>, Lindsay Woodside <lwoodside(a)ecampusontario.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Hello from eCampusOntario! Dear Canada OER, It’s been far too long. I want to take a moment to introduce you all to three new members of the team working on the Open at Scale projects<http://openatscale.ca/> at eCampusOntario: * Emily Carlisle, Editorial Lead, Open at Scale: @emilycarlisle07 * Brandon Carson, Program Manager, Open at Scale – Business: @BrandonCarsonEd * Lindsay Woodside, Program Manager, Open at Scale – Nursing: @LindsayWoodside A lot has happened in Ontario since our last session and I’m sure the same is true in your province / at your institution! How about we get together again soon to reconnect? We really want to hear how you are all doing. Please complete the doodle poll and let us know what works for you: https://doodle.com/poll/gnpmdwf38ik2qcia Hoping to see you all soon, Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St, 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9

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BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (March 13, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. New textbooks >From British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0f6026d-a3e1-4108-b90b-… | Learning to Learn Online ] >From Kwantlen Polytechnic University in is Learning to Learn Online, a book that helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=789233f6-57b7-4c05-b06b-… | Trigonometry and AC Generation for Electricians ] To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as electricians. This new textbook is from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). >From Elsewhere in Canada [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f557a613-9813-4e65-b62c-… | Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy ] This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at the G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to address a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary institutions. >From the U.S. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=59c02e95-44d5-4d72-a9b5-… | Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order ] This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of the Technical Project Management course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of technical project management. It is the book used for one of the ten required classes in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Master of Engineering Management is a world-class online program, consistently ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8f2a750a-728d-496a-89c3-… | Media, Society, Culture and You ] This new addition is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change, thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. New support resources [ https://opentextbc.ca/workinggroupguide/ | Working Group Guide ] The Working Group Guide is a resource for librarians, staff, and faculty who support or are supporting open education at their institution and are starting or running an open working group. This resource contains three sections to help users establish, run, and sustain a working group. [ http://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia, on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Global North, and the Global South.This directory is considered an ongoing resource and will be updated as information comes available. A “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter to clearly indicate when information was last added. Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anthropology-and-archaeology/ | Anthropology and Archaeology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/communications/ | Communications ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/design/ | Fine Arts - Design ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/ | Geography ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu… | Language Learning: OER for specific languages ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/law-general/ | Law - General ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/ | Media ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/ | Open Education ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religion and Theology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] Contact bookreviews [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | @bccampus.ca ] if you are interested. 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 [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Update on the University of Alberta's Opening Up Copyright Instructional Module Series

by Michael McNally

Dear Canada OER Community, The team behind the University of Alberta’s Opening Up Copyright instructional modules is pleased to share an update on the series. This past winter six new instructional modules have been created. The six new modules are: - Including Third Party Content in Your Work - Makerspaces and Copyright - The Berne and TRIPS Agreements - Publishing Agreements - Alberta (Education) v. Access Copyright - Section 3: Copyright in Works The six new modules complement the previous eight, for a total of 14 modules now in the series. All of the modules can be found here: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence. More information about the series is available on the “About” page ( https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/) In addition, we would like to highlight the Opening Up Copyright Community Pages ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…) The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas, feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions, Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the module. Completed modules will be revised in the summer of 2019, based on feedback provided in the Community Pages or sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” The Opening Up Copyright instructional modules series receives funding through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at the University of Alberta. Michael -- Michael B. McNally, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education (School of Library and Information Studies) 5-171 Education North, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6G 2J4 mmcnally(a)ualberta.ca Phone: 780-492-3934 Fax: 780-492-2430

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Hello from eCampusOntario!

by Lena Patterson

Dear Canada OER, It’s been far too long. I want to take a moment to introduce you all to three new members of the team working on the Open at Scale projects<http://openatscale.ca/> at eCampusOntario: * Emily Carlisle, Editorial Lead, Open at Scale: @emilycarlisle07 * Brandon Carson, Program Manager, Open at Scale – Business: @BrandonCarsonEd * Lindsay Woodside, Program Manager, Open at Scale – Nursing: @LindsayWoodside A lot has happened in Ontario since our last session and I’m sure the same is true in your province / at your institution! How about we get together again soon to reconnect? We really want to hear how you are all doing. Please complete the doodle poll and let us know what works for you: https://doodle.com/poll/gnpmdwf38ik2qcia Hoping to see you all soon, Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St, 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9

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Release Form For Open Licensing

by Ross, Heather

I have an instructor working on an open textbook on soil science. She wants to ask colleagues to take pictures of soils this summer when they’re out and about. She’s wondering if there is a release form that she could have them sign indicating that they give permission for the images to carry an open license. I’m assuming that she doesn’t want them to have to go through and put this information on their pictures or the files. Does anybody use something like this? Would you please send me or point me toward a copy or a template? Thank you very much. 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

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Follow-up: Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, Thanks for all the feedback from my earlier question about educating student around a new OER text. I thought I would share the wording I developed based on Christina Trunnell’s infographic and other folks’ comments. I’m sticking with a text announcement for right now as it is going to be pushed out as a LMS announcement within the courses, in addition to being placed on the 3rd page of the PDF file. [cid:image004.jpg@01D4FC09.D283B860] Great News! Your course is using an Open Education digital textbook! What does Open Education mean? Open Education textbooks are a type of Open Education Resource (OER) that have been licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed. Open Education textbooks are free for you to use. This book is licensed with a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share-Alike 4.0 license (CC BY NC SA 4.0) which allows you to make changes, save, and print this book as long as the use is non-commercial. Unlike other ebooks, this book does not require a username and password, and you can keep it forever! What does digital mean? This textbook is provided in a PDF file that you can access on most smartphones, tablets, and computers. The digital format means additional information, such as alternative image tags and live links, can be included. This PDF file has also been optimized to work with the most common forms of adaptive technology. You can also use handy features such as highlighting, note-taking, and using ctrl-f to find concepts quickly within the e-book to help you with your studies. Copy and paste sections into your favorite flashcard or study system and share with friends! Can I print a copy of this book? Yes, the open license means that you can print any or all parts of this book for personal use. For example, you can take the PDF file to the X-Docs Centre on campus and have the book printed in black and white, double sided, coil bound for approximately $18.50 + GST. (Costs may change without notice.) (OER logo<https://skylinecollege.edu/ztc/images/oerlogoweb.jpg> by Skyline College<https://skylinecollege.edu/ztc/images/oerlogoweb.jpg> is licensed under CC BY 4.0<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>) Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her From: Andrew Sheppard [mailto:andrew.sheppard@sfcollege.edu] Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 2:35 PM To: Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca>; Hickey, Ruth B. <rbhickey(a)mun.ca> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org> Subject: RE: Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Hi, Jessica. I like this line of thinking. I also like the idea that students may come to *expect* more OERs in their classes as they learn about their existence, wide-spread availability and value. This increased knowledge and curiosity may prompt more faculty adoption of these resources. Best, Andy From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com> <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 3:57 PM To: Hickey, Ruth B. <rbhickey(a)mun.ca<mailto:rbhickey@mun.ca>> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: RE: Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Caution: This email originated outside Santa Fe College. Consider carefully before sharing information, clicking links and opening attachments. Hi Ruth, The primary reason we want to be more explicit with students about the format of this new textbook is to make sure students utilize it fully. Our student survey showed that students’ previous experience with traditionally published digital books meant that they assumed that this digital OER also required an onerous log-in process, was only available for a limited time, and had limited printing and download options. While we (the OER support folks) knew the textbook was “open” and not just digital, we learned that both the students and the faculty didn’t necessarily realize that fact. What we want to teach the students (and the faculty) is that an open textbook means that they now have the ability to retain, modify, share, and print the resource. We plan to give concrete examples that apply to student situations (i.e., “Since you can modify this text, you can now load sections of the content into quiz programs or flash card programs without violating the licence!”). We will be surveying the students again next fall and our hypothesis is that we will see both use of and satisfaction with the textbook increase once students are aware of the flexibility of OER. Of course, I will also be happy if a few of these informed students then become interested in OER and/or talk to their other instructors about using OER texts as it would raise our profile on campus. Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her From: Hickey, Ruth B. [mailto:rbhickey@mun.ca] Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 7:21 AM To: Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca>> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: RE: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Hi Jessica, Thanks so much for sharing this – I am really enjoying this conversation. I am curious to know why you feel it is important to be explicit about the “openness” of the resource? My thought is that the importance is in the value of the resource to the actual learning experience. Did the students find the book helped with their learning and their ability to success in the course? The fact that it was open would be considered an added bonus from my perspective. I too teach communications online so I am really interested in your perspective here. I would like to know what kind of change you were hoping to experience? Also, what was the name of the textbook you tried? Thanks. Ruth Ruth Hickey | Mgr. Learning Design and Development Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) – Memorial University of Newfoundland 709 864 2836 This electronic communication is governed by Memorial University Policies<http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php>. We respectfully acknowledge the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, of which the city of St. John’s is the capital city, as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk. Today, these lands are home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We would also like to acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Mi’kmaq, Innu, Inuit and Southern Inuit of this province. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca>> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Monday, April 8, 2019 4:53 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? This past semester, we ran approximately 80 Communications classes with an OER PDF textbook. Late in the semester, we surveyed the students about their use of and satisfaction with the textbook and the results were, well, lackluster. The results seemed to show that a significant number of students didn’t know they were using an OER, they just thought it was an online book. They didn’t understand what an OER was and what they could do with it, therefore they didn’t see much value. After talking to the course coordinator, I realized that the faculty had not been given any specific information about the OER nor were they asked to talk to the students about this new OER textbook and how it could be used. Lesson Learned: We can’t just add this new type of learning material to a course and assume that the students and faculty understand the value and significance of the change. I’d like to craft some standard messaging – text, video, infographic? – that can be included in all fall LMS course shells to make sure that students understand what they can do with this OER. I’m wondering: A) did anyone else have this occur in a course, where OER was introduced but the students (and maybe faculty too) didn’t recognize the significance of the change? B) has anyone else crafted a message like this that they would be willing to share? Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata@oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. 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Open textbook archive note: Introduction to Financial Accounting - Third Edition

by Josie Gray

Hello all, *Apologies for any cross-posting.* Just so you know, [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4… | Introduction to Financial Accounting - Third Edition ] will be archived on June 1, 2019. It is being replaced by [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f7… | Introduction to Financial Accounting: International Financial Reporting Standards (Lyryx) ] . Feel free to contact me with any questions. Best, Josie Josie Gray, BA (Hons.) Coordinator of Collection Quality, BCcampus Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-588-2141 | 250-588-2141 ] • Pronouns: She/her Email: [ mailto:jgray@bccampus.ca | jgray(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/josiea_g | @josiea_g ] • Skype: jgray(a)bccampus.ca [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ | open.BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook?

by Trunnell, Christina

I agree with Jessica, that it is important for students to know the difference. I also found that the more they know, the bigger advocates for OER outreach to faculty they become. I started putting this infographic up in all of my class shells as well as in the syllabus packet. It has sparked some great conversations with students over the years. Christina Trunnell TRAILS OER Statewide Coordinator Montana State University Library PO BOX 173320 Bozeman, MT 59717-3320 406-994-5715 Schedule a conversation today<https://doodle.com/trailsoer>. [cid:image002.png@01D4F44C.8C3EE150] From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Andrew Sheppard Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 2:35 PM To: Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca>; Hickey, Ruth B. <rbhickey(a)mun.ca> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org> Subject: RE: Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? NOTICE: This email originated from outside of your organization. Do not click links, open attachments, or respond unless you were expecting this message and know the content is safe. Hi, Jessica. I like this line of thinking. I also like the idea that students may come to *expect* more OERs in their classes as they learn about their existence, wide-spread availability and value. This increased knowledge and curiosity may prompt more faculty adoption of these resources. Best, Andy From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com> <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Friday, April 12, 2019 3:57 PM To: Hickey, Ruth B. <rbhickey(a)mun.ca<mailto:rbhickey@mun.ca>> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: RE: Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Caution: This email originated outside Santa Fe College. Consider carefully before sharing information, clicking links and opening attachments. Hi Ruth, The primary reason we want to be more explicit with students about the format of this new textbook is to make sure students utilize it fully. Our student survey showed that students’ previous experience with traditionally published digital books meant that they assumed that this digital OER also required an onerous log-in process, was only available for a limited time, and had limited printing and download options. While we (the OER support folks) knew the textbook was “open” and not just digital, we learned that both the students and the faculty didn’t necessarily realize that fact. What we want to teach the students (and the faculty) is that an open textbook means that they now have the ability to retain, modify, share, and print the resource. We plan to give concrete examples that apply to student situations (i.e., “Since you can modify this text, you can now load sections of the content into quiz programs or flash card programs without violating the licence!”). We will be surveying the students again next fall and our hypothesis is that we will see both use of and satisfaction with the textbook increase once students are aware of the flexibility of OER. Of course, I will also be happy if a few of these informed students then become interested in OER and/or talk to their other instructors about using OER texts as it would raise our profile on campus. Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her From: Hickey, Ruth B. [mailto:rbhickey@mun.ca] Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 7:21 AM To: Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca>> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: RE: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Hi Jessica, Thanks so much for sharing this – I am really enjoying this conversation. I am curious to know why you feel it is important to be explicit about the “openness” of the resource? My thought is that the importance is in the value of the resource to the actual learning experience. Did the students find the book helped with their learning and their ability to success in the course? The fact that it was open would be considered an added bonus from my perspective. I too teach communications online so I am really interested in your perspective here. I would like to know what kind of change you were hoping to experience? Also, what was the name of the textbook you tried? Thanks. Ruth Ruth Hickey | Mgr. Learning Design and Development Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) – Memorial University of Newfoundland 709 864 2836 This electronic communication is governed by Memorial University Policies<http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php>. We respectfully acknowledge the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, of which the city of St. John’s is the capital city, as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk. Today, these lands are home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We would also like to acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Mi’kmaq, Innu, Inuit and Southern Inuit of this province. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca>> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Monday, April 8, 2019 4:53 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? This past semester, we ran approximately 80 Communications classes with an OER PDF textbook. Late in the semester, we surveyed the students about their use of and satisfaction with the textbook and the results were, well, lackluster. The results seemed to show that a significant number of students didn’t know they were using an OER, they just thought it was an online book. They didn’t understand what an OER was and what they could do with it, therefore they didn’t see much value. After talking to the course coordinator, I realized that the faculty had not been given any specific information about the OER nor were they asked to talk to the students about this new OER textbook and how it could be used. Lesson Learned: We can’t just add this new type of learning material to a course and assume that the students and faculty understand the value and significance of the change. I’d like to craft some standard messaging – text, video, infographic? – that can be included in all fall LMS course shells to make sure that students understand what they can do with this OER. I’m wondering: A) did anyone else have this occur in a course, where OER was introduced but the students (and maybe faculty too) didn’t recognize the significance of the change? B) has anyone else crafted a message like this that they would be willing to share? Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata@oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/QB1PR01MB309268C2592FB272…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/QB1PR01MB309268C2592FB272…>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ________________________________ Please note that Florida has a broad public records law, and that all correspondence to or from College employees via email may be subject to disclosure. -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata@oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. 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Re: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook?

by Jessica Norman

Hi Ruth, The primary reason we want to be more explicit with students about the format of this new textbook is to make sure students utilize it fully. Our student survey showed that students' previous experience with traditionally published digital books meant that they assumed that this digital OER also required an onerous log-in process, was only available for a limited time, and had limited printing and download options. While we (the OER support folks) knew the textbook was "open" and not just digital, we learned that both the students and the faculty didn't necessarily realize that fact. What we want to teach the students (and the faculty) is that an open textbook means that they now have the ability to retain, modify, share, and print the resource. We plan to give concrete examples that apply to student situations (i.e., "Since you can modify this text, you can now load sections of the content into quiz programs or flash card programs without violating the licence!"). We will be surveying the students again next fall and our hypothesis is that we will see both use of and satisfaction with the textbook increase once students are aware of the flexibility of OER. Of course, I will also be happy if a few of these informed students then become interested in OER and/or talk to their other instructors about using OER texts as it would raise our profile on campus. Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her From: Hickey, Ruth B. [mailto:rbhickey@mun.ca] Sent: Tuesday, April 09, 2019 7:21 AM To: Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> Cc: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org> Subject: RE: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? Hi Jessica, Thanks so much for sharing this - I am really enjoying this conversation. I am curious to know why you feel it is important to be explicit about the "openness" of the resource? My thought is that the importance is in the value of the resource to the actual learning experience. Did the students find the book helped with their learning and their ability to success in the course? The fact that it was open would be considered an added bonus from my perspective. I too teach communications online so I am really interested in your perspective here. I would like to know what kind of change you were hoping to experience? Also, what was the name of the textbook you tried? Thanks. Ruth Ruth Hickey | Mgr. Learning Design and Development Centre for Innovation in Teaching and Learning (CITL) - Memorial University of Newfoundland 709 864 2836 This electronic communication is governed by Memorial University Policies<http://www.mun.ca/cc/policies/electronic_communications_disclaimer_2012.php>. We respectfully acknowledge the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, of which the city of St. John's is the capital city, as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk. Today, these lands are home to a diverse population of Indigenous and other peoples. We would also like to acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the Mi'kmaq, Innu, Inuit and Southern Inuit of this province. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca>> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Monday, April 8, 2019 4:53 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:albertaoer@googlegroups.com>>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer@sparcopen.org>> Subject: [Canadaoer] Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook? This past semester, we ran approximately 80 Communications classes with an OER PDF textbook. Late in the semester, we surveyed the students about their use of and satisfaction with the textbook and the results were, well, lackluster. The results seemed to show that a significant number of students didn't know they were using an OER, they just thought it was an online book. They didn't understand what an OER was and what they could do with it, therefore they didn't see much value. After talking to the course coordinator, I realized that the faculty had not been given any specific information about the OER nor were they asked to talk to the students about this new OER textbook and how it could be used. Lesson Learned: We can't just add this new type of learning material to a course and assume that the students and faculty understand the value and significance of the change. I'd like to craft some standard messaging - text, video, infographic? - that can be included in all fall LMS course shells to make sure that students understand what they can do with this OER. I'm wondering: A) did anyone else have this occur in a course, where OER was introduced but the students (and maybe faculty too) didn't recognize the significance of the change? B) has anyone else crafted a message like this that they would be willing to share? Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Zed-Cred/Z-Degree Name Question

by Ann Ludbrook

Hi all: At Ryerson University, Toronto we are working on our first Zed-Cred certificate here. This is part of my capstone project for the SPARC OER Fellowship program (which is now accepting applications for next year by the way and last year hd 4 Canadians!). Zed-Cred is the Canadianized version of the Z-degree where there is a pathway or an entire program that allows you to take a degree or a certificate without having to buy a commercial textbook. The Zed-Cred label has been used in BC and Ontario to date, but we have run into a branding snag here as when we brought it to faculty/administrators the name Zed-Cred wasn't very well received. *Comments included:* It sounded like the course or certificate itself was free It sounded like it would have zero credits (not be a true course) It sounded like it would not be very good (credibility) So we have to re brand. We have also been in touch with Kwantlen U in B.C and they may be re branding a bit as well. What are others that have such programs calling their program? If you do use Zed-Cred or Z-degree or Zero-Cost textbooks degree what kind of reception have you received about the name? You can reply by email *OR* If you do have a Zed-Cred or Z-degree or Zero-Cost textbooks type degree would you be willing to fill out a quick survey? *https://forms.gle/cSMbEi2AmhdvGCVt6* <https://forms.gle/cSMbEi2AmhdvGCVt6> Thanks so much in advance for any help you can offer! -- Ann Ludbrook Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian Ryerson University T: 416-979-5000 ext 6910 Email: aludbrook(a)ryerson.ca Ryerson University Copyright and Teaching Guidelines <http://library.ryerson.ca/copyright/faculty/teaching/> This e-mail may contain confidential information specific to Ryerson University. Do not forward. It may also contain information about copyright. This does not constitute legal advice.

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Practical "How to use this OER" info for students with new textbook?

by Jessica Norman

This past semester, we ran approximately 80 Communications classes with an OER PDF textbook. Late in the semester, we surveyed the students about their use of and satisfaction with the textbook and the results were, well, lackluster. The results seemed to show that a significant number of students didn't know they were using an OER, they just thought it was an online book. They didn't understand what an OER was and what they could do with it, therefore they didn't see much value. After talking to the course coordinator, I realized that the faculty had not been given any specific information about the OER nor were they asked to talk to the students about this new OER textbook and how it could be used. Lesson Learned: We can't just add this new type of learning material to a course and assume that the students and faculty understand the value and significance of the change. I'd like to craft some standard messaging - text, video, infographic? - that can be included in all fall LMS course shells to make sure that students understand what they can do with this OER. I'm wondering: A) did anyone else have this occur in a course, where OER was introduced but the students (and maybe faculty too) didn't recognize the significance of the change? B) has anyone else crafted a message like this that they would be willing to share? Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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New Open Textbook / Open Pedaogy Project From USask

by Ross, Heather

Good afternoon. I’m very excited to announce our first open textbook written by students at the University of Saskatchewan. This is also the first open textbook from our College of Education. Please see Sharing Our Knowledge: Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools. https://openpress.usask.ca/ealbestpractices/ 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

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Re: [Canadaoer] New Open Textbook / Open Pedaogy Project From USask

by Rajiv Jhangiani

This is really tremendous work, Heather. Congratulations! Rajiv From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2:01 PM To: Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>, CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Canadaoer] New Open Textbook / Open Pedaogy Project From USask Good afternoon. I’m very excited to announce our first open textbook written by students at the University of Saskatchewan. This is also the first open textbook from our College of Education. Please see Sharing Our Knowledge: Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools. https://openpress.usask.ca/ealbestpractices/ 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

6 years, 2 months

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Announcing CARL VPO and WG in open ed – Annonce de notre équipe en éducation ouverte

by Lise Brin

Message bilingue – bilingual message. Please share widely – veuillez SVP distribuer largement. *********** Announcing CARL’s Visiting Program Officer and Working Group for Open Education http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/announcing-open-ed-vpo-and-wg/ Ottawa, March 8, 2019. – CARL is pleased to announce the knowledgeable and diverse team that will support its program of bilingual initiatives to strengthen the open education community within Canada’s academic libraries. First, we would like to welcome Erin Fields, who will be leading CARL’s open education efforts while on a one-year part-time secondment in the newly created role of Visiting Program Officer for Open Education. For the past four years Erin, who is Liaison Librarian in the humanities and social sciences and Flexible Learning Coordinator at the University of British Columbia, has engaged in partnerships related to open education including open badge credentials, Wikipedia-based assignments and edit-athons, open education practices, and content curation for open repositories. She has played an important role in the BC Open Education Librarians network, a service for librarians and academics requesting guidance and support in engaging in open education practices including open textbook adoptions and creation. Erin was one of the 2018 BCcampus Research and Advocacy Fellows and is currently finishing her research on critical information literacy intersections with open pedagogy. As part of her role as VPO, Erin will work closely with Joy Kirchner (Dean of Libraries, York University), who will chair CARL’s equally new Open Education Working Group. This group, which brings together librarians from post-secondary institutions across the country, will provide experienced input and advice to guide CARL’s open education initiatives. Members of the CARL Open Education Working Group: Joy Kirchner, Dean of Libraries, York University Nicole Askin, Liaison Librarian – Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Virtual Library, University of Manitoba Michelle Brailey, Digital Initiatives Projects Librarian, University of Alberta Lise Brin, Program Officer, CARL Mélanie Brunet, Copyright Services Librarian, University of Ottawa Dianne Cmor, Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning, Concordia University Rosarie Coughlan, Scholarly Publishing Librarian, Queen’s University Caroline Daniels, Systems Librarian, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Jean-François Durnin, bibliothécaire | sciences de l’éducation, Université de Montréal Erin Fields, Liaison Librarian in the humanities and social sciences and Flexible Learning Coordinator, UBC, and CARL VPO for OER Christie Hurrell, Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Calgary Manisha Khetarpal, Continuing and Open Education Team Lead, Maskwacis Cultural College Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Ryerson University Laurie Morrison, Head, Liaison Services, Brock University Olga Perkovic, Research and Advanced Studies Librarian, McMaster University Hope Power, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Simon Fraser University Stephanie Quail, Business Librarian, York University Ann Smith, Academic Librarian, Acadia University Ali Versluis, Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of Guelph Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, SPARC (resource) Lillian Hogendoorn, Digital Access and OER Lead, eCampus Ontario (resource) ******* Présentation de l’agente de programme invitée et du groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/presentation-equipe-educ-ouverte/ Ottawa, le 7 mars 2019. – L’ABRC est heureuse d’annoncer la composition de l’équipe compétente et diversifiée qui appuiera son programme d’initiatives bilingues visant à renforcer la communauté de l’éducation ouverte au sein des bibliothèques post-secondaires du Canada. Tout d’abord, nous souhaitons la bienvenue à Erin Fields, qui mènera les activités liées à l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC dans le cadre d’un détachement d’un an à temps partiel dans le nouveau rôle d’agente de programme invitée pour l’éducation ouverte. Au cours des quatre dernières années, Erin, qui est bibliothécaire de liaison en sciences humaines et en sciences sociales et coordonnatrice de l’apprentissage souple à l’University of British Columbia, s’est engagée dans des partenariats liés à l’éducation ouverte, dont les badges ouverts de compétences, les travaux et les marathons d’édition sur la plateforme Wikipédia, les pratiques en éducation ouverte et l’organisation des données pour les dépôts en accès libre. Elle a joué un grand rôle au sein du réseau desBC Open Education Librarians, un service à l’intention des bibliothécaires et des universitaires à la recherche de conseils et de soutien pour la mise en œuvre de pratiques en éducation ouverte, y compris l’adoption et la création de textes en libre accès. Boursière en recherche et en défense des intérêts du BCcampus en 2018, Erin termine actuellement ses recherches sur les rapports essentiels entre la culture informationnelle et la pédagogie ouverte. À titre d’agente de programme invitée, Erin travaillera en étroite collaboration avec Joy Kirchner, doyenne des bibliothèques, à la York University, qui assurera la présidence du tout aussi nouveau Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC. Le groupe, qui réunit des bibliothécaires d’établissements postsecondaires de tout le pays, fournira des commentaires et des conseils avisés afin de guider les initiatives d’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC. Membres du Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC: Joy Kirchner, Dean of Libraries, York University Nicole Askin, Liaison Librarian – Winnipeg Regional Health Authority Virtual Library, University of Manitoba Michelle Brailey, Digital Initiatives Projects Librarian, University of Alberta Lise Brin, Agente de programme, ABRC Mélanie Brunet, Bibliothécaire des droits d’auteur, Université d’Ottawa Dianne Cmor, Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning, Concordia University Rosarie Coughlan, Scholarly Publishing Librarian, Queen’s University Caroline Daniels, Systems Librarian, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Jean-François Durnin, bibliothécaire | sciences de l’éducation, Université de Montréal Erin Fields, Liaison Librarian in the humanities and social sciences and Flexible Learning Coordinator, UBC, et Agente de programme invitée en éducation ouverte de l’ABRC Christie Hurrell, Digital Initiatives and Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of Calgary Manisha Khetarpal, Continuing and Open Education Team Lead, Maskwacis Cultural College Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Ryerson University Laurie Morrison, Head, Liaison Services, Brock University Olga Perkovic, Research and Advanced Studies Librarian, McMaster University Hope Power, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Simon Fraser University Stephanie Quail, Business Librarian, York University Ann Smith, Academic Librarian, Acadia University Ali Versluis, Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of Guelph Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, SPARC (ressource) Lillian Hogendoorn, Digital Access and OER Lead, eCampus Ontario (ressource) -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png@01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png@01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc

6 years, 3 months

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Instructor support materials for Intro to Business text?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I've been given the opportunity to pitch an OER textbook for an Intro to Business class alongside the typical publishers. I know that this committee's biggest issue with OER is the (perceived) lack of instructional materials (instructor test bank, student self-tests, simulations, slide sets, etc.). I'm aware of materials from OpenStax, eCampusOntario, and BCcampus but I'd really like to wow the committee with other possible solutions. If you know of any additional ancillary materials for Intro to Business topics (esp. the OpenStax text), I would love to hear about them! Thanks for your time, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

6 years, 3 months

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OE Global Summit 2019 - who wants to co-present?

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, I'll be attending the [ https://conference.oeconsortium.org/2019/ | OE Global Summit in Milan ] this coming November, and am wondering if anyone else is going and would like to potentially co-present with me? My idea is to give an overview of open education in Canada, piggy-backing off the tremendous response I received for our recently published article: [ https://bccampus.ca/2019/02/19/canada-oer-group-2019-update/ | Canada OER Group - 2019 update ] . The summit's call for proposals is now posted with a May 1 deadline though I'd like to start working on the proposal soon as it requires both an abstract and extensive narrative (to be considered for publication). If you're interested or have questions, please let me know by Friday, March 8. Thanks, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

6 years, 3 months

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Re: [Canadaoer] Instructor support materials for Intro to Business text?

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hi Jessica, Anita Walz from Virginia Tech recently organized a sprint to develop a question bank for this textbook for Fundamentals of Business: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/fundamentals-of-business I believe that should be available soon. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> Date: Monday, March 4, 2019 at 11:28 AM To: "cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com)" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>, Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Instructor support materials for Intro to Business text? Hi All, I’ve been given the opportunity to pitch an OER textbook for an Intro to Business class alongside the typical publishers. I know that this committee’s biggest issue with OER is the (perceived) lack of instructional materials (instructor test bank, student self-tests, simulations, slide sets, etc.). I’m aware of materials from OpenStax, eCampusOntario, and BCcampus but I’d really like to wow the committee with other possible solutions. If you know of any additional ancillary materials for Intro to Business topics (esp. the OpenStax text), I would love to hear about them! Thanks for your time, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

6 years, 3 months

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Environmental Science: a Canadian Perspective

by Geoffrey Brown

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd share news of the recent release of our first open textbook at Dalhousie University. Hopefully this is the first of many more to come. Additional background information on the project can be found here https://www.dal.ca/news/2018/11/27/the-future-is-open.html [cid:image003.jpg@01D4B193.203C7950]Environmental Science: a Canadian Perspective by renowned conservation biologist Bill Freedman (1950-2015) https://digitaleditions.library.dal.ca/environmentalscience/ Geoff Brown, MLIS Librarian -------------------------------------------- Digital Scholarship and Government Information Dalhousie University Libraries Halifax, NS, Canada (902)494-2826 gsbrown(a)dal.ca

6 years, 3 months

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Business OER environmental scan

by Stephanie L. Quail

Hi everyone, Sorry in advance if you've already seen this...but we're just trying to get the word out as much as possible! I'm part of a research team doing an environmental scan of business open educational resources (OER). This scan is part of eCampusOntario's<https://www.ecampusontario.ca/> "Open at Scale" initiative. This scan is meant to identify existing (and soon-to-be released) business OER that can be used in college and university-level business courses by post-secondary institutions based in Ontario, Canada. The first step of this project involves reaching out to librarians, instructional designers, faculty, and other OER advocates to identify if there are any: a) pre-existing environmental scans of business OER that can be updated by the research team; b) core sources of business OER for the post-secondary level We've created a survey and we'd love to receive some input from you. It should take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete: https://goo.gl/forms/55gmkso00lqHKmFK2 We would appreciate a quick turnaround on responses - ideally by Wednesday, February 27, 2019. Final thing: Please help us get this survey into the hands as many people as possible by forwarding it to your colleagues and relevant listservs (please note, this survey has already been sent to the following listservs - SPARC OER, ABEL, BUS-Lib, Ontario’s LibOER). Thanks, Stephanie -- Stephanie Quail | Business Librarian York University Libraries | 416-736-2100 x 22747 | quailste(a)yorku.ca<mailto:quailste@yorku.ca> S237V, Seymour Schulich Building, York University, 4700 Keele St, Toronto, ON M3J 1P3

6 years, 3 months

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Canada OER Group 2019 Update blog post

by Josie Gray

Hi all, I am happy to announce that the Canada OER 2019 blog post has been posted. Please read and share widely: [ https://bccampus.ca/2019/02/19/canada-oer-group-2019-update/ | https://bccampus.ca/2019/02/19/canada-oer-group-2019-update/ ] Best, Josie Josie Gray, BA (Hons.) Coordinator of Collection Quality, Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-588-2141 | 250-588-2141 ] • Pronouns: She/her Email: [ mailto:jgray@bccampus.ca | jgray(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/josiea_g | @josiea_g ] • Skype: jgray(a)bccampus.ca [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

6 years, 4 months

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Student Fees For OER

by Ross, Heather

I’m curious is anyone in Canada is doing anything like option one in this post? https://openoregon.org/how-to-pay-for-open/ I keep hearing from departments that they wouldn’t need to use homework systems from commercial publishers if they had more funding for TAs. 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

6 years, 4 months

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OER buttons design for OE Week?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I'm looking for inspiration for button designs to give out during Open Education Week. So far, I've found this nifty set from College of the Canyons<https://www.canyons.edu/Offices/DistanceLearning/OER/Documents/OER%20Button…> but I wondered what else might be out there? Any ideas are greatly appreciated! Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Learner and Academic Services Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

6 years, 4 months

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Review an open textbook

by Josie Gray

Hello all, BCcampus is looking to implement a review process for books that we are interested in adding to the collection. Up until now, we have taken that on ourselves. But we often find ourselves looking for the opinion of subject-matter experts before we agree to add a book to the collection. We are soliciting reviews on the following open textbooks on topics in philosophy and project management for engineers : * [ http://builds.openlogicproject.org/courses/phil379/ | Sets, Logic, Computation ] * [ http://forallx.openlogicproject.org/ | forall x: Calgary ] * [ https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/technicalpm/ | Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order: A Practical Perspective ] These reviews are meant to help guide our decision process. In a review, we will ask you the following: * to rate a textbook in five different areas from "very poor" to "excellent" * whether you recommend the textbook * for what courses and levels the book is appropriate for. There will also be an opportunity to provide additional comments. These reviews will not be posted publically, and we expect that they should not take longer than 30 minutes. An honorarium of $100 will be provided for each completed review. We will accept applications from instructors with subject-matter expertise who teach at any Canadian post-secondary institution. Instructors who are interested in reviewing one of these textbooks can email [ mailto:booksreviews@bccampus.ca | booksreviews(a)bccampus.ca ] from their institutional email address. Provide the book you are interested in reviewing, the institution you teach at, and list the courses that you teach that align with the selected textbook. We are only looking for one review per textbook, so reviewers will be accepted on a first-come basis provided they meet the requirements. If none of these textbooks are in your subject area but you'd be willing to review future textbooks, please email [ mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca | bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca ] with the subject areas that you have expertise in and I'll make a note to contact you if we have future books in need of review in that subject area. Feel free to contact me with any questions. Best, Josie Josie Gray, BA (Hons.) Coordinator of Collection Quality, Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-588-2141 | 250-588-2141 ] • Pronouns: She/her Email: [ mailto:jgray@bccampus.ca | jgray(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/josiea_g | @josiea_g ] • Skype: jgray(a)bccampus.ca [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

6 years, 4 months

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Fwd: Invitation to be Interviewed -- OER / Open Leadership Webinar, Mar 4-8

by Krysta McNutt

Hi Everyone, I'm thinking about doing a webinar during Open Education Week where I draw out examples of "open leadership" from all the great work on OER happening across Canada or Alberta (depending on who responds!). It will be during Open Education Week, March 4 - 8. Date and time TBD. 1. Do this <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b3Aa4rzV5TA1fEDtg6eEQEssFmt2v7Gcg_fVXRe…> self assessment 2. Be ready to share some personal reflection about your results 3. Be ready to answer a few questions (I'll share them to you in advance) 4. Be ready to share a little bit about your project I'm going to base it off of Mozilla's open leadership framework (here <https://mozilla.github.io/open-leadership-training-series/>). The project you share about could be your work creating, adapting, promoting, using, supporting, or anything else about Open Education or Open Educational Resources. If it's about OE, I will probably ask you a few additional questions to differentiate between OE and OER. :-) Note: I will submit this to be recorded and shared by the CC Education Platform Network. My goal is for each person to be on video, if possible. ALSO - if you're interested but can't commit to a live webinar, let me know anyway. Maybe I'll do a non-live podcast to release later! -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Open Education Program Lead (Centre for Teaching and Learning) University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada krystam(a)ualberta.ca | 780-710-5674 | @mcnuttsays <http://www.twitter.com/mcnuttsays> *The University of Alberta is located **o**n Treaty 6 territory, the territory of the Papaschase, and the homeland of the **Métis Nation.*

6 years, 4 months

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Present the state of open education in your country.

by Amanda Coolidge

Dear All, Is anyone interested in giving an overview with me on the state of OE in Canada? See information below: *Open Education Web-a-thon 2019: Sign Up!* Greetings Open Education Friends:Open Education Week (https://www.openeducationweek.org) is coming up March 4-8, 2019. Each year, the Creative Commons community participates in Open Education Week, hosting webinars, giving local talks and sharing CC licensed educational resources.Last year, the CC Open Edu community hosted a 24-hour, around-the world, in multiple languages, series of webinars to share the good work you’re all doing. This year, the CC Open Education Platform and CC Poland are organizing and hosting a CC community 24-hour webinar sprint on March 5-6 (depending on your time zone).We encourage you to keep it simple and participate! Each slot will run for 25 minutes, during which you can: Present the state of open education in your country. Share experiences from your activism or a project that you run - Try a talk that you’ve been working on - Or give a virtual version of a talk you presented at an event in 2018 - We are also happy to host longer discussions between several speakers. We are also looking for people or organizations that will help coordinate the Web-a-thon in their community or region. This includes finding speakers, promoting the event, and moderating sessions. We are happy to include you as a co-organizer of the event! All sessions will be in CC’s Uberconference room - a low-bandwidth meeting space accessible by web, mobile or phone #. All presenters will be given login credentials so they can record their session audio and chat. Sign up by entering your information on this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SKfXvGWLfxFFnHjvWI2IEDYqOme-4gCLCgv… select an open time slot. We have one room, so we will will not be running parallel sessions. (If there is a timing conflict, please contact us, and we will try to sort it out) *Deadline for Submissions: February 19*After we receive your submissions, we will share all of the session information with our friends at the Open Education Consortium who organize open education week.Thank you for joining us in celebrating global open education!Gratefully, Cable, Karolina and Alek -- 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 4 months

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Looking for

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I'm hoping that someone has a lead on OER content for an introductory survey course in science (SCIE 2240: Science Past, Present, and Future). The outcomes are broad and include: * Describe the steps in the scientific method * Describe a series of experiments from the history of science that illustrate the elements of scientific method. * Define accuracy, precision, systematic error, and random error as they apply to measurements. * Employ appropriate units for physical measurements. * Define a hypothesis test and identify its components. * Make a conclusion from a formal hypothesis test based on sample data. * Create a written group report on a modern scientific result and the consequences to the prevailing scientific theory or model. * Discuss current trends in science. (This is not an exhaustive list) I have checked OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, OER Commons, BCcampus, Cool4Ed.org, OASIS, and Mason OER Metafinder. I have found a chapter here or there which might be re-written to fit these outcomes. However, I would love to find 2-3 books (possible topics: history of science, scientific method and research techniques, and current/future trends in science) that would cover these topics more comprehensively. I certainly do not expect to find all of this in one place. Any leads would be appreciated! Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Learner and Academic Services Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

6 years, 4 months

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Re: [Canadaoer] Looking for [scientific methods, etc.]

by Skalski, Jon

Jessica and others, This research methods course should have some relevant materials: https://online225.psych.wisc.edu/ By the way, I think the way that she designed this course without tests is interesting and innovative. Best wishes, [Screenshot_SmartSelect_2017-09-07-14-10-00] Jon Skalski, Ph.D. Department of Human Behavior [Skalski,Jon]<https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonskalski/> [http://sites.csn.edu/slots/csnlogo.gif]<https://www.csn.edu/> North Las Vegas Campus<https://www.csn.edu/campus-locations> Building S Room 121-B<https://www.google.com/maps/dir/36.2200944,-115.1046979/@36.2203255,-115.10…> jon.skalski(a)csn.edu<mailto:jon.skalski@csn.edu> (702) 651-4234<tel:7026514234> [StudentsFirst] From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Monday, February 4, 2019 12:08 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Looking for Hi All, I’m hoping that someone has a lead on OER content for an introductory survey course in science (SCIE 2240: Science Past, Present, and Future). The outcomes are broad and include: · Describe the steps in the scientific method · Describe a series of experiments from the history of science that illustrate the elements of scientific method. · Define accuracy, precision, systematic error, and random error as they apply to measurements. · Employ appropriate units for physical measurements. · Define a hypothesis test and identify its components. · Make a conclusion from a formal hypothesis test based on sample data. · Create a written group report on a modern scientific result and the consequences to the prevailing scientific theory or model. · Discuss current trends in science. (This is not an exhaustive list) I have checked OpenStax, Open Textbook Library, OER Commons, BCcampus, Cool4Ed.org, OASIS, and Mason OER Metafinder. I have found a chapter here or there which might be re-written to fit these outcomes. However, I would love to find 2-3 books (possible topics: history of science, scientific method and research techniques, and current/future trends in science) that would cover these topics more comprehensively. I certainly do not expect to find all of this in one place. Any leads would be appreciated! Cheers, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Learner and Academic Services Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Distance Education, Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her -- If you have any questions, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata@oeconsortium.org> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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Opening Up Copyright Instructional Modules

by Michael McNally

Dear Canada OER Community, The team behind the University of Alberta’s Opening Up Copyright instructional modules is pleased to share an update on the series along with several new openly licensed modules and renewed opportunities to contribute. Building on the initial two modules (Images and Public Domain) released in March 2018, we have now produced six additional modules on the following topics: · Open Licensing and Creative Commons · Other Types of Intellectual Property (IP) · Theoretical Foundations for Copyright · CCH v. LSUC · SOCAN v. Bell, and · Section 13: Ownership of Copyright All of the modules can be found here: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence. More information about the series is available on the “About” page ( https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/) In addition, we would like to highlight the Opening Up Copyright Community Pages ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…) The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas, feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions, Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the module. Completed modules will be revised in the summer of 2019, based on feedback provided in the Community Pages or sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” The Opening Up Copyright instructional modules series receives funding through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at the University of Alberta. -- Michael B. McNally, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, 5-171 Education North, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6G 2J4 mmcnally(a)ualberta.ca Phone: 780-492-3934 Fax: 780-492-2430

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Business Information Systems OER Textbook?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, I have an instructor who is very keen on developing a Business Information Systems OER textbook from the Canadian perspective. We researched current OERs and have found a couple in the US that he could use as a launch point for his work. However, I know that business is a very popular area for new development and I wanted to ask if anyone has heard of a similar project (completed or in progress) at their institution or organization. Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Library Liaison: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Learner and Academic Services Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (January 23, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy 2019 to everyone. Below is the latest for BCcampus Open Education. New textbook [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1ff23e21-e22d-482d-9fc5-… | Environmental Science: A Canadian Perspective ] This is the first open textbook published by Dalhousie University. It has been used for many years and underwent five revisions. When the author and Dalhousie faculty member, Bill Freedman, passed away, his widow agreed to publish the newest edition as an open textbook. This textbook is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the introductory level in Canadian colleges and universities. This book is suitable for students beginning a program in environmental science, environmental studies, or sustainability . Updates have been made to these topics in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/artificial-intelligence/ | Artificial Intelligence ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/astronomy/ | Astronomy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/biology/ | Biology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/digital-education/ | Digital Education ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/educational-technology/ | Educational Technology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/environment/ | Environment ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/film-and-video/ | Film and Video ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/ | Gender Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geology/ | Geology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/graphics/ | Graphics and Animation ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/health-and-medical-general/ | Health and Medical - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/ | History ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/learning/ | Learning ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/library-and-information-science/ | Library and Information Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/linguistics/ | Linguistics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/management/ | Management ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/nursing/ | Nursing ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pashto/ | Pashto ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/ | Political Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/presentations/ | Presentations ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/programming/ | Programming ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religious Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/spanish/ | Spanish ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/university-success/ | University Success ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/veterinary/ | Veterinary ] Other updates * A Canada map icon is now being used to identify Canadian content in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * Open textbook adoption tracking templates have been added to a new chapter, [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/chapter/poll-faculty-and-track-adop… | Poll faculty and track adoptions ] , in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/ | Adoption Guide ] 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 [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education BCcampus Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Creative Commons Question

by Lillian Hogendoorn

Hi Heather, The NC clause refers only to the use, not to the entity. So even though her practice may be a commercial entity, the use of handing out patient education materials, to me, seems to be a non-commercial purpose. If there is no payment or compensation directly connected with the exchange, then you should be in the clear. Lillian // Lillian Hogendoorn Digital Access and OER Lead eCampusOntario 647-202-8553 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St. 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca/> From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Creative Commons Question Good Monday morning everyone. I have a question about a CC-BY-NC license. This module from NOBA carries that license (https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nervous-system) I’m married to a chiropractor who would like to take content from the book and put it into some patient education materials to provide to patients for free. Her practice is obviously a business and she’s paid by patients for care, but not for the patient education materials. Can she still take content from this module for this purpose? I’m unsure so want to check. 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

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Creative Commons Question

by Ross, Heather

Good Monday morning everyone. I have a question about a CC-BY-NC license. This module from NOBA carries that license (https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nervous-system) I’m married to a chiropractor who would like to take content from the book and put it into some patient education materials to provide to patients for free. Her practice is obviously a business and she’s paid by patients for care, but not for the patient education materials. Can she still take content from this module for this purpose? I’m unsure so want to check. 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

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Economics

by Ross, Heather

Does anyone know of an instructor using the OpenStax Economics text with a test bank, either the one from OpenStax or one that they have created / adapted? Our Economics department is considering it, but has some concerns about the test bank. 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

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Adaptation of Physical Geology Book

by Ross, Heather

Good afternoon. I am very excited to announce that the University of Saskatchewan adaptation of Physical Geology (originally out of BCcampus) has been published to our openpress.usask.ca site. You can find the book specifically at: https://openpress.usask.ca/physicalgeology/ Please note, do some formatting issues, custom PDF files were created instead of the standard Pressbooks PDF export. The PDFs can be found at the top of the table of contents. 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

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Looking for OER Shop Safety Docs/Power Tool Manual

by Jessica Norman

I've had an instructor ask for help locating OERs related to shop safety and power tool use. His exact message: We are planning to put together a "module" or "document/policy" regarding safe use of tablesaws and jointers in our Carpentry and Cabinetmaker shops and wondered what may be available. I've look at MERLOT, Alberta OER, SkillsCommons, OERCommons, OASIS, BCcampus, and the University of Hawai'i. I've found materials related to OSHA, occupational safety, and CCOHS, but not a specific shop manual for carpentry or a manual for power tools. (I need to give the U of H textbook a closer look as some parts may be relevant). I'm hoping someone might have a lead for me! Thanks for any assistance, Jessica [1515697169940_PastedImage] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian Library Liaison: Construction, Hospitality & Tourism Reg Erhardt Library Learner and Academic Services Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Re: [Canadaoer] Open Pedagogy at Polytechnics

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Here is one: https://journals.kpu.ca/ojs/index.php/nlsj/index Lots more in the pipe at KPU, including in Psychology and Accounting. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2019 at 12:03 PM To: Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Open Pedagogy at Polytechnics Sorry about cross posting this, but does anyone have any examples that they can share of open pedagogy at polytechnic institutions or trades / technical institutes? Thank you very much. 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<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<http://open.usask.ca/>

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Open Pedagogy at Polytechnics

by Ross, Heather

Sorry about cross posting this, but does anyone have any examples that they can share of open pedagogy at polytechnic institutions or trades / technical institutes? Thank you very much. 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<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<http://open.usask.ca/>

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OER opportunities at CARL / Appels d'intérêt de l'ABRC relatifs aux RÉL

by Lise Brin

As mentioned in our announcement of the OER Jumpstart Meeting a few weeks ago, CARL has created a one-year Visiting Program Officer in OER role as well as a CARL OER Working Group. Please see below the calls for nominations and expressions of interest for these. Please note that we welcome applications from individuals at any academic library in Canada. Tel que mentionné dans notre annonce de Rencontre de démarrage – REL il y a quelques semaines, l'ABRC a créé un poste d’Agent de programme invité pour les RÉL ainsi qu'un groupe de travail sur les RÉL. Voir ci-dessous les appels à candidatures pour ceux-ci. Veuillez noter que nous accueillons les candidatures provenant de tout établissement d’enseignement postsecondaire canadien. ------- Call for nominations/expressions of interest for OER opportunities http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/call-oer-opportunities/ CARL is pleased to extend the following calls related to its new program of OER activities. The deadline for both is Friday, January 18, 2019. > Call for Expressions of Interest – CARL Visiting Program Officer for OER<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/OER_VPO_Call_EN.pdf> > Call for Nominations to CARL OER Working Group<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/OERWG_Call_EN.pdf> For more information, please contact Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL, lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>. ******** Appels d’intérêt relatifs au programme de RÉL de l’ABRC http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/appels-interet-rel/ L’ABRC invite les personnes intéressées à présenter leur candidature en réponse aux appels suivants dans le contexte de son nouveau programme d’activités en ressources éducatives libres (REL). La date limite pour les deux appels est le vendredi 18 janvier 2019. > Appel d’intérêt – Agent de programme invité de l’ABRC pour les RÉL<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/API_REL_appel_FR.pdf> > Appel de candidatures pour le Groupe de travail sur les RÉL de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GTREL_appel_FR.pdf> Pour toute question au sujet de ces appels à candidature ou au sujet du programme d’activités de RÉL de l’ABRC, veuillez communiquer avec Lise Brin, agente de programme, lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png@01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png@01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc

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Canada OER: saving students money from coast to coast - updating this article

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, BCcampus would like to publish an update on this article released in 2016: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/2016/06/29/the-canada-oer-group-saving-students-mo… | The Canada OER Group: Saving students money from coast to coast ] I'd like an update from the various provinces and territories on what's happening in OER. Please send me an update about your institution/in your province or territory by January 18. Not included in first article, but would like to have info about OER, include: - Yukon - PEI - Quebec - Newfoundland and Labrador - New Brunswick - Nova Scotia - NWT - Nunavut Updates are needed for the following provinces: - Alberta (including OER events at individual institutions such as UAlberta, NAIT, SAIT, ULethbridge, - Manitoba 1. Campus Manitoba (new personnel) - Saskatchewan 1. U. Sask. (update) 2. U. Regina (especially open textbook publications) 3. Other institutions - Ontario 1. eCampus 2. individual institutions Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks and regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Fwd: [LibOER] Fwd: OER Jumpstart Meeting (Jan. 29) / RÉL – rencontre de démarrage (29 janvier)

by Ann Ludbrook

FYI - for interested Librarians across Canada ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Nicole Allen <nicole(a)sparcopen.org> Date: Wed, Dec 12, 2018 at 10:24 AM Subject: [LibOER] Fwd: OER Jumpstart Meeting (Jan. 29) / RÉL – rencontre de démarrage (29 janvier) To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org> Passing along a message from CARL of interest to Canadians on this list! ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Lise Brin Date: Mon, Dec 10, 2018 at 8:19 AM Subject: OER Jumpstart Meeting (Jan. 29) / RÉL – rencontre de démarrage (29 janvier) *OER Jumpstart Meeting <http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/oer-jumpstart-meeting/>* *Tuesday, January 29, 2019, 3-5 p.m.* *Ryerson University Library (and virtually)* The Canadian Association of Research Libraries invites academic librarians working in the area of Open Educational Resources to an *OER Jumpstart Meeting* to be held at Ryerson University Library on January 29th, 2019, just prior to the 2019 OLA Superconference. This event will be an opportunity for this expanding community to meet in person, and to learn about CARL’s new program of activities to strengthen the community of practice of librarians involved in OER, to build leadership capacity across this network, and to bring increased awareness and understanding of OER to academic libraries across the country. Those in attendance will be invited to provide input on CARL’s planned initiatives. To register, please fill out the following form (note that attendance can be in person or virtual -- via Zoom): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oer-jumpstart-meeting-rel-rencontre-de-demarrag… If you have any additional questions about this event or about CARL’s intended OER program, please contact Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL ( lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca / 902-318-4485). Please also note that CARL will soon be releasing a call for expressions of interest for a Visiting Program Officer for OER as well as a call for nominations for a new OER Working Group. *********** *RÉL – Rencontre de démarrage <http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site-page/rel-rencontre-de-demarrage/>* *Le mardi 29 janvier 2019,15 h 00 à 17 h 00* *Bibliothèque de la Ryerson University (et en direct sur le Web)* L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada invite les bibliothécaires en milieu académique impliqués dans les ressources éducatives libres (RÉL) à assister à une *Rencontre de démarrage. * La rencontre aura lieu à la bibliothèque de la Ryerson University Library le 29 janvier 2019, avant le début de la OLA Superconference 2019. Elle permettra aux membres de cette communauté en expansion de faire connaissance et sera l’occasion de présenter un programme d’activités que mènera prochainement l’ABRC. Ce programme visera à renforcer la communauté de pratique des bibliothécaires sur les RÉL, à former des leaders à travers ce réseau et à sensibiliser les bibliothécaires aux RÉL afin de de mieux les faire connaître les dans les bibliothèques académiques du pays. Les personnes présentes seront invitées à donner leur avis sur les initiatives prévues par l’ABRC. Pour vous inscrire, veuillez remplir le formulaire suivant (notez que la participation peut être en personne ou virtuelle - via Zoom): https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/oer-jumpstart-meeting-rel-rencontre-de-demarrag… Si vous avez des questions supplémentaires au sujet de cet événement ou à propos du programme d’activités en RÉL prévu par l’ABRC, veuillez communiquer avec Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC ( lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca / 902-318-4485). Veuillez également noter que l’ABRC lancera bientôt un appel d’intérêt pour un.e agent.e de programme invité.e en RÉL ainsi qu’un appel à candidatures pour un nouveau groupe de travail sur les RÉL. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [image: cid:image001.png@01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca W *www.carl-abrc.ca <http://www.carl-abrc.ca>* [image: cid:image002.png@01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc -- SPARC Libraries & OER Forum https://sparcopen.org/open-education/#getinvolved --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SPARC Libraries & OER Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to liboer+unsubscribe(a)sparcopen.org. To post to this group, send email to liboer(a)sparcopen.org. 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BCampus Open Education: new OER and updates (December 6, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, This is our last update for the year. New textbooks [ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/knowinghome2/ | Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science - Book 2 ] This new work joins Book 1, published in 2016. Knowing Home attempts to capture the creative vision of Indigenous scientific knowledge and technology that is derived from an ecology of a home place. The traditional wisdom component of Indigenous Science—the values and ways of decision-making—assists humans in their relationship with each other, the land and water, and all of creation. Edited by Gloria Snively and Lorna Wanosts'a7 Williams, this work was overseen by the [ https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/press/ | University of Victoria ePublishing Services, ] and supported by an OER Grant from BCcampus Open Education. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5c918b0d-c893-4fd5-a578-… | Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People ] This book is designed for a single-semester introduction to financial planning and decision-making, in order to provide first and second-year business students with the necessary financial literacy and skills needed to make sound financial decisions, assess financial risk, and achieve financial success. This textbook attempts to speak to the varied backgrounds, knowledge systems, and experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians by providing Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives on personal finance and financial planning using examples and information from the Canadian financial system, economy, and Elders. This open textbook adaptation, by Bettina Schneider from the [ http://fnuniv.ca/ | First Nations University of Canada ] , is published by the [ https://uofrpress.ca/Open-Access-Publishing | Open Access Publishing Program ] part of the University of Regina Press. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=62dea1c4-5563-41c5-bef0-… | Financial Strategy for Public Managers ] This offering is a new generation textbook for financial management in the public sector. It offers a thorough, applied, and concise introduction to the essential financial concepts and analytical tools that today’s effective public servants need to know. The authors are Sharon Kioko and Justin Marlowe from the University of Washington. Updated textbook * Updated edition: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0be814c3-979d-41a0-a74c-… | Linear Algebra with Applications: Lyryx, Version 2019B ] New additions to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * Two new ABE Chemistry resources have been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/adult-basic-education/ | Upgrading ] * [ https://globalstorybooks.net/ | Global Storybooks Portal ] has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/ | English Language Learning (ESL) ] * [ https://climate.mit.edu/ | MIT Climate ] has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/climate-change/ | Climate Change ] * [ https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/supertracker-source-code-and-foods-database | SuperTracker ] has been added to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/nutrition/ | Nutrition ] and and [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/records/ | Health Records and Technology ] chapters * Carnap for teaching and studying formal logic has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * Spectacles in the Roman World has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/greek-and-roman-studies/ | Greek and Roman Studies ] * [ https://ocw.tudelft.nl/ | TU Delft OpenCourseWare, ] with open courses in English and Dutch, has been posted in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/ | Course Collections ] and [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/dutch/ | Nederlands (Dutch) ] chapte 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 [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Business Communications

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hi Amanda, We have an Applied Communications program within our School of Business. I have a couple of instructors using OER for that program, including this open textbook that was adapted for a first year course: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/professionalcomms/ Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 12:03 PM To: Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Business Communications Hi Canada! Is anyone using an OER for Business Communications, 1st year course? Or know of anyone- Instructor etc? Thanks Amanda -- 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 BCcampus.ca<http://bccampus.ca/> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news<http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/>

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Opportunity to contribute a chapter to a new OER book: Call for Proposals

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Please see below for an opportunity to contribute to a new book with the purpose of presenting current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | learning.doing.leading . [ callto:250-893-0258 | 250-893-0258 ] | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus ___________________________________________________________________________________ Call for Chapters: Open Educational Resources (OER) Pedagogy and Practices Editor Molly Y. Zhou Call for Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019 Full Chapters Due: May 10, 2019 Submission Date: May 10, 2019 Introduction OER is a recent educational structural organization shift on access to learning materials. It is a new movement in education. Although it started within higher education, the impact of this movement has started to impact K-12 schools. This movement is not only in the US, but across continents and countries in the world. As education becomes more individualized with educational technologies, OER adds to the efforts in leveraging educational resources, educational cost, educational equity, and poverty for a world class of education as contextualized in a world of uncertainties. Objective The purpose of the book is to present current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices. Target Audience OER organizations, investors, educational agencies, educational policy makers, educational leaders, educators, teachers, philanthropists, and other individuals interested in OER in teaching and learning. Recommended Topics Chapters with research topics and content that address research-based OER teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices are welcome for submission. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 10, 2019 , a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by January 17, 2019 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 10, 2019 , and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ ] prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-gl… | https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/3598 ] Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | www.igi-global.com ] . This publication is anticipated to be released in 2020. Important Dates Chapter Proposal due date: 1/10/2019 Full chapter due date: 5/10/2019 Final Deadline due date: 9/30/2019 Inquiries Molly Zhou School of Education Dalton State College [ mailto:mzhou@daltonstate.edu | mzhou(a)daltonstate.edu ] USA DALTON STATE COLLEGE EMPLOYEE EMAIL This email message is being sent from a Dalton State College email account. The owner of this account has no authority to validate, terminate, or verify account information. If this email requests you take any action requiring you to provide your user credentials (such as clicking an embedded link), the account has been compromised and should be reported to abuse(a)daltonstate.edu. IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message contains information from Dalton State College, which may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. 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Business Communications

by Amanda Coolidge

Hi Canada! Is anyone using an OER for Business Communications, 1st year course? Or know of anyone- Instructor etc? Thanks 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Fwd: Special edition: 2019 Open Government Global Summit Survey | Édition spéciale: Sondage sur le Sommet mondial du gouvernement ouvert 2019

by Amanda Coolidge

Hi Canada OER For those interested in the Canada National OER Strategy conversation, this would be a great starting place for us- please take the time to review and respond to the survey and add OER to the agenda. I hope that we can get a view CC Canada and Canada OER strategists to this meeting. Thanks to Lauri for bringing this to my attention! Amanda From: "Open-Ouvert" <open-ouvert(a)tbs-sct.gc.ca> To: "Open-Ouvert" <open-ouvert(a)tbs-sct.gc.ca> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2018 9:44:25 AM Subject: Special edition: 2019 Open Government Global Summit Survey | Édition spéciale: Sondage sur le Sommet mondial du gouvernement ouvert 2019 (La version française suit) Dear friends of open government, As you know, in October of this year the Government of Canada assumed the role of co-chair of the Open Government Partnership (OGP). As part of its role, Canada will be hosting the OGP Global Summit in May 2019. We need your help designing the agenda! Please fill out this [ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLX-EtCPVsP22mVDJj80b9Wcpl5_u82Hw… | survey ] to ensure the Summit’s agenda reflects the needs of our community. Based on the results of this survey, a call for proposals for specific panels and workshops will be conducted in the coming months. We encourage you to take a moment to provide your feedback, share this message or [ https://twitter.com/OpenGovCan/status/1064979243728158720 | retweet ] to your networks. The survey is open until November 30, 2018 . We really hope you will play a role in shaping it! Thank you, The Open Government team Open Government, Office of the Chief Information Officer Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat | Government of Canada [ mailto:open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca | open-ouvert(a)tbs-sct.gc.ca ] [ https://twitter.com/OpenGovCan | @OpenGovCan ] If you prefer not to receive email from the [ https://open.canada.ca/en | open.canada.ca ] mailing list, please click on this [ mailto:open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca?subject=Unsubscribe | unsubscribe link. ] Chers amis du gouvernement ouvert, Comme vous le savez, depuis le mois d’octobre, le gouvernement du Canada exerce le rôle de coprésident du Partenariat pour un gouvernement ouvert (PGO). Dans le cadre de ce rôle, le Canada sera l’hôte du Sommet mondial du PGO, en mai 2019. Nous avons besoin de votre aide pour établir l’ordre du jour! S'il vous plaît, veuillez remplir ce [ https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSceLdaChv-tWTBVEiVL2wEqo5dXD2M6LE5… | sondage ] pour nous assurer que l’ordre du jour du Sommet reflète les besoins de notre collectivité. Un appel à propositions pour des panels et des ateliers sera effectué au cours des prochains mois selon les résultats de ce sondage. Veuillez prendre un moment pour nous faire part de vos commentaires et pour [ https://twitter.com/GouvOuvertCan/status/1064979239940820994 | partager ce message ] avec votre réseau ou sur Twitter . Le sondage sera disponible jusqu’au 30 novembre 2018 . Nous espérons vraiment que vous jouerez un rôle dans sa création! Merci, L’équipe du gouvernement ouvert Gouvernement ouvert, Bureau du dirigeant principal de l’information Secrétariat du Conseil du Trésor du Canada | Gouvernement du Canada [ mailto:open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca | open-ouvert(a)tbs-sct.gc.ca ] [ https://twitter.com/GouvOuvertCan | @GouvOuvertCan ] Si vous ne désirez plus recevoir de courriel provenant de la liste d’envoi d’ [ http://ouvert.canada.ca/ | ouvert.canada.ca ] , veuillez cliquer sur ce [ mailto:open-ouvert@tbs-sct.gc.ca?subject=Annulation%20de%20l%E2%80%99abonnement | lien annulation de l’abonnement ] . -- 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Cascadia Open Education Summit 2019 - now accepting proposals

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, [ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | Information about ] and the [ https://bccampus.ca/event/2019-cascadia-open-ed-summit-call-for-proposals/ | call for proposals ] for the Cascadia Open Education Summit 2019 are now available. BCcampus, the Washington State Board of Colleges and Technical Colleges, Open Oregon Educational Resources and Lumen Learning welcome proposals for the Cascadia Open Education Summit April 17-18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The Cascadia Open Education Summit attracts a wide range of higher education participants including faculty, students, open educators, project staff, librarians, as well as government policymakers and institutional leaders. Please share this information widely: [ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | https://t.co/Havh7nxR30 ] and #CascadiaOpenEd Regards, The BCcampus Open Ed 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 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCampus Open Education: new books and updates (May 4, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy Friday! See below for new and updated open textbooks in our collection, news about our support resources, and information about the open peer reviews posted by open textbooks. New books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… | Speaking and Writing Punjabi ] by Ranbir Johal (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=db971e1f-dee2-4032-99b4-… | Combinatorics: an upper-level introductory course in enumeration, graph theory, and design theory ] , by Joy Morris (University of Lethbridge * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8880b4d1-7f62-42fc-a912-… | Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations ] by Michelle Bonczek Evory (Open SUNY) Updated books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e12e3911-8a06-497e-b8c9-… | A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB ] by Serhat Beyenir (British Columbia Institute of Technology) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3ffb8117-dc5a-4197-b0ed-… | Biology 2e ] , from OpenStax, has been added to our collection. The older edition will be archived on June 1, 2018. Support resources * The BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide has been archived. This resource was replaced by the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] , added in February. * Find attached a zipped file containing the editable files for the BCcampus [ https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/05/OpenEdInfoSheet_Spring2018_03.pdf | Open Education Info Sheet – Spring 2018 ] Reviews * Starting March 18, 2018, the licence for published reviews changed from CC BY-ND to CC BY. (Older reviews still retain the CC BY-ND designation.) This was done to more easily share reviews with other collections. This information, along with a statement clarifying that the copyright for reviews is held by the reviewer, has been clarified on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/call-for-reviewers-2/ | Review an Open Textbook ] web page on our website. * When open textbooks are replaced with new editions, PDFs of the reviews for the older edition are now compiled in a zip file and posted by the new version of the textbook. A README file is included in the zipped file explaining this arrangement and the reason for it. Best 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 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Re: [Canadaoer] Looking for OER intro videos

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hi Jessica, I love this new 2-min video from our friends at the U of Guelph library about CC licenses: https://youtu.be/srVPLrmlBJY Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Jessica Norman <jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> Date: Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 9:42 AM To: "albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com" <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>, Canada OER <Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Looking for OER intro videos Hi All, SAIT is hosting a OER forum in a couple of weeks and I’d like to introduce the concept of OERs to the audience via a video. I’ve been reviewing content on YouTube but I thought it would be worth asking here if there are any outstanding videos that you have produced or used in the past. I’m looking for something short (around 5 minutes) and preferably from the Canadian perspective for facts or stats (or at least not exclusively U.S. focused). Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Library Liaison: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Learner and Academic Services Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Looking for OER intro videos

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, SAIT is hosting a OER forum in a couple of weeks and I'd like to introduce the concept of OERs to the audience via a video. I've been reviewing content on YouTube but I thought it would be worth asking here if there are any outstanding videos that you have produced or used in the past. I'm looking for something short (around 5 minutes) and preferably from the Canadian perspective for facts or stats (or at least not exclusively U.S. focused). Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Library Liaison: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Learner and Academic Services Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Canada National OER Strategy- Second meeting

by Amanda Coolidge

The following meeting has been modified: Subject: Canada National OER Strategy- Second meeting Organizer: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Location: zoom link via eCampus Ontario Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Invitees: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; emma(a)ecampusontario.ca; davidp(a)ecampusontario.ca; mburgess(a)bccampus.ca; lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca; cfernlund(a)ecampusontario.ca; heather.ross(a)usask.ca; lpatterson(a)ecampusontario.ca; lrigling(a)ecampusontario.ca; josie.gray(a)bccampus.ca; jhayman(a)ecampusontario.ca ... *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/302721571 Or iPhone one-tap : Canada: +16475580588,,302721571# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): Canada: +1 647 558 0588 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: 302 721 571 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/ablYOB4wnf

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Criteria For Choose OER and Supporting Tools

by Ross, Heather

Hello all. Our College of Engineering is doing a major revamp of their first year curriculum. As part of that they have set a goal to reduce textbook costs for students and will be considering OER when they can find appropriate materials. They are also looking for a homework system(s). I’m trying to persuade them to avoid commercial systems since that will simply replace money going to publishers for textbooks with money going to publishers for homework systems. I’m wondering if anyone might have some criteria that they provide instructors / departments with for determining if the OER available will meet their NEEDS (wants are another story) and what modifications might be necessary, as well as what criteria they might use for determining appropriate ancillary resources and tools. Their existing criteria for the homework system would not be found in any existing systems, so I need to show them some more realistic criteria. Thank you for any assistance you may be able to provide. 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

6 years, 7 months

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Position: OER Librarian, LTA, Concordia

by Dianne Cmor

Hello, Concordia University Library in lovely Montreal is seeking a librarian to help us kick-start our OER path! We are ready to move on this, and looking for just the right person ... Please share. https://library.concordia.ca/about/jobs/ https://library.concordia.ca/about/jobs/oer-librarian.pdf Many thanks! Dianne Cmor Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning Concordia University Library 1455 de Maisonneuve West, LB-331 Montréal (Québec) Canada H3G 1M8 (514) 848-2424 ext.7693 library.concordia.ca orcid.org/0000-0001-6374-892X

6 years, 8 months

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Canada National OER Strategy- Second meeting

by Amanda Coolidge

The following is a new meeting request: Subject: Canada National OER Strategy- Second meeting Organizer: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Location: zoom link via eCampus Ontario Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2018, 9:00:00 AM - 10:00:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Invitees: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

6 years, 8 months

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Canada OER National OER Strategy- meeting notes, documentation

by Amanda Coolidge

Thank you friends for a great conversation today about developing a National OER Strategy. As mentioned at our meeting there is interest in identifying our collective goals that will help us form a National OER Strategy. I have created a [ https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1M76v2RClvHcoLOzQ_UABqS5NBzidsIhR?us… | Canada OER Folder in Google. ] Within this folder you will find: * [ https://drive.google.com/open?id=11HZA7mq81njP5A4C1LzDQiOcHQwGrKuaqeYKQL6TP… | October 1, Meeting notes ] * [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b6Qog0SWWbPGbJSThL5q8ezfvvdSfp2H2WQDbhl… | What are our Collective Goals? Document ] In addition this was just released today: [ https://creativecommons.org/2018/10/01/new-nafta-would-harm-canada-and-shri… | New NAFTA Would Harm Canadian Copyright Reform and Shrink the Public Domain ] Please add your thoughts/ideas/suggestions to the Collective Goals document by Friday October 26th. Jenni Hayman has offered to start us off with an Appreciative Inquiry exercise in the document. If you were unable to attend the meeting today we welcome your input as well! Please feel free to review the meeting notes and the collective goals. I will be sure to forward this on to CASA, CFS, and CC Canada. Also, please fill out the [ https://doodle.com/poll/b3istwi9pav2nc8q | doodle poll for our next meeting to be held November ] where we will talk about the goals and identify next steps. Thanks again! 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 8 months

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Gerontology

by Ross, Heather

Good Friday afternoon everyone. I have a nursing instructor who is looking to replace a commercial textbook currently used for a course in Gerontology. Her colleagues are using Gerontological Nursing & Healthy Aging by Touhy, Jett, Boscart, and McCleary, while students have found Gerontological Nursing Competencies For Care (4th Edition) by Mauk more useful. She would prefer that her students not have to buy a textbook. Does anyone know of any good existing OER that might replace the textbook? If not, she had expressed interest that such a book should be created (big dreams). 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 http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

6 years, 8 months

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Using Cove

by Ross, Heather

We have an instructor from our English Department who is considering using Cove. Does anyone have any experience with it? She’s looking into it, but my browsers don’t want to load it because of a lack of a “secure connection”. From what she’s told me students need to each pay $10 to collaborate on what would be an open access publication. I’m trying to steer her toward using a wiki or Pressbooks or such tools, but need some background / feedback on Cove to best make my case. 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

6 years, 8 months

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Adaptation of University Physics Released

by Ross, Heather

Good morning everyone. I am pleased to announce that we have released an adaptation of the University Physics book from OpenStax. The new book is called Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Circuits and is available here: https://openpress.usask.ca/physics155/ This book is now being used for two of our first year Physics courses, including the one that all first year students in our College of Engineering currently take. 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

6 years, 8 months

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Save the date: April 17-18, 2019: Cascadia Open Education Summit,

by Amanda Coolidge

Excuse the cross postings: Join us for the Cascadia Open Education Summit, formerly known as the BC Open Textbook Summit, in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. on April 17 & 18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre. This event is co-hosted with our regional friends; Lumen Learning, Open Oregon Educational Resources, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. This event is for new and experienced OER advocates offering the opportunity to learn and share effective practices in awareness building, implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research. Theme: Scaling New Heights with Open Education. Example topics include: * What are the current challenges and opportunities for open education? Do you have creative solutions for how to take them on? * How is the ecosystem around OER evolving, and what are the implications for this evolution? * As OER enters mainstream curriculum, what are the implications for institutions? Faculty? Libraries? Students? Other stakeholders? Event details: * Day 1 will include 2 keynotes and conference proceedings with presentations, panel presentations, and table talks. * Day 2 is our Day of Action Focused OER Workshops. A series of workshops will be presented (2 hours each) and is intended for people looking for support in achieving the next step in their OER work or initiative. Keynotes: Heather M. Ross, Educational Development Specialist, University of Saskatchewan and Karen Cangialosi, Professor of Biology, Keene State College Who should attend: People engaged in higher education focused open education initiatives, including students, faculty, librarians, instructional technologists, administrators, and other campus leaders. Further details will emerge as the program committee meets – stay informed about the call for proposals via #casacadiaopened and through [ https://bccampus.ca/ | our website. ] -- 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ] -- 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 Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 8 months

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Print-on Demand Services?

by Jessica Norman

Hi All, Do folks working with OER textbooks have any suggestions for a Canadian print-on-demand publisher to use for print copies of these textbooks? I have print copies of BCcampus texts but I'd like additional texts to use as demo copies for OER presentations. (I'm also checking with our campus print shop but I'd like to know of other options.) Cheers, Jessica Norman [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Library Liaison: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Learner and Academic Services Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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Canada OER: National OE Strategy Conversation

by Amanda Coolidge

The following meeting has been modified: Subject: Canada OER: National OE Strategy Conversation Organizer: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Location: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/295964924 [MODIFIED] Time: Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Invitees: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca; lrigling(a)ecampusontario.ca; davidp(a)ecampusontario.ca; opentxt(a)gw.uregina.ca; josie.gray(a)bccampus.ca; GrenierMintenkoK(a)CampusManitoba.CA; klambert(a)bccampus.ca; lpatterson(a)ecampusontario.ca *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* The following is a new meeting request: Subject: Canada OER: National OE Strategy Conversation Organizer: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Time: Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Invitees: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi All This time seems to work best. Lena, can you please let me know the zoom link and I will add to the invite? Thanks! Amanda

6 years, 9 months

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Canada OER: National OE Strategy Conversation

by Amanda Coolidge

The following is a new meeting request: Subject: Canada OER: National OE Strategy Conversation Organizer: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Time: Monday, October 1, 2018, 10:30:00 AM - 11:30:00 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific Invitees: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Hi All This time seems to work best. Lena, can you please let me know the zoom link and I will add to the invite? Thanks! Amanda

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Re: [Canadaoer] National OER advocacy

by Lena Patterson

Hi Amanda, No doodle poll as yet and no meeting date! It's been a busy start to the year in Ontario. Happy to have the scheduling responsibility rotate - eCampusOntario is happy to provide the Zoom platform as always. Best, Lena On 2018-09-21, 2:07 PM, "Canadaoer on behalf of Lise Brin" <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca on behalf of lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca> wrote: I agree - I would be interested in such a discussion as well! Lise -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca W www.carl-abrc.ca @carlabrc On 2018-09-21, 2:05 PM, "Canadaoer on behalf of Open Textbooks" <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca on behalf of Open.Textbooks(a)uregina.ca> wrote: I would be interested in participating in this meeting too. A national voice is needed! Is there any federal funding available for open resource development specifically? I'm not aware, but that would be a good starting point in terms of who to contact. Elsa >>> "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> 09/21/18 10:58 AM >>> Amanda, This sounds like a great idea. I don’t believe we have a date set for our next meeting. 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 On Sep 21, 2018, 10:26 AM -0600, Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>, wrote: Hi Canada OER I am sorry I have been off the radar with this group lately, however I would like to propose that we have a conversation about what a National OER advocacy plan would look like. How do we create a shared message that can be used across the country? Who do we need to speak to on a political level? I don't believe we have a date set for our next meeting, however I could be wrong. If we do I would love to add this to the agenda. If we don't have a meeting set, please let me know and I will send out a doodle poll. Thanks and Happy Friday Amanda -- 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 BCcampus.ca<http://bccampus.ca/> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news<http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/> _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer

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FW: CARL Brings Together OER Librarian Leaders -- L’ABRC assemble un groupe de bibliothécaires chefs de file en RÉL

by Lise Brin

Hello CanadaOER, I’ve been lurking here for the past few weeks, and wanted to mention that I’ve entered the fray of this discussion list. I’ve posted below a news item we published today, and I wanted to thank once again the librarians who joined us for an exciting one-day discussion to identify opportunities for action within research libraries. Lise -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png@01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png@01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc Bilingual message // Message Bilingue CARL Brings Together OER Librarian Leaders to Identify Priorities for Action (http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/carl-brings-together-oer-librarian-leaders-to-…) September 10, 2018. – On August 22, 2018, a group of librarians committed to advancing open educational resources (OER) came together at York University for a full day of discussion towards enhancing Canadian library and librarian involvement in post-secondary OER. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries has been monitoring the development of OER for several years, and in 2014 carried out a survey of its members regarding their involvement in OER, subsequently producing a working paper, Open Textbooks: Opportunities for Research Libraries<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/doc/open_educational_resources.pdf>. Four years later, it is clear that library involvement in OER (and open textbooks specifically) has increased substantially. Provincial funding programs and individual projects have been developed across Canada aimed at lowering the cost of student learning materials while also offering instructors accessible content that they can tailor and develop to suit their evolving pedagogical practices. In 2012 BCcampus launched Canada’s first publicly funded open textbook development project, followed by initiatives in Alberta, Manitoba, and most recently through Ontario’s eCampusOntario. Individual OER projects aimed at supporting a specific course or area of study have also cropped up at post-secondary educational institutions throughout Canada, often the result of collaborations involving faculty, librarians, and centres for teaching and learning. Internationally, SPARC has taken a leading role in OER and open education advocacy and training, offering in 2017-2018 a first instance of its in-depth Open Education Leadership Program<https://sparcopen.org/our-work/open-education-leadership-program/> for librarians (a second offering is set to launch this month). To identify needs at the national level related to OER involvement by research libraries, CARL invited ten emerging and established library leaders in OER to a one-day working meeting. The meeting was hosted by York University Libraries and led by York’s Dean of Libraries, Joy Kirchner, who also sits on CARL’s Advancing Research Committee. Also representing CARL was Lise Brin, Program Officer working primarily in open scholarship. The invited participants were: * Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, SPARC * Dianne Cmor, Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning, Concordia University * Inba Kehoe, Copyright Officer and Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Victoria * Maude Laplante-Dubé, Bibliothécaire-conseil - Diffusion de la recherche, Université Laval * Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Ryerson University * Hope Power, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Simon Fraser University * Stephanie Quail, Business Librarian, York University * Lillian Rigling, Program Coordinator, eCampus Ontario * Ali Versluis, Open Education Librarian, University of Guelph * Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian, University of Alberta Some of the ideas arising from this day of discussion included: creating a “bootcamp” for librarian leaders in OER based on a train-the-trainer philosophy, implementing a distributed regional network for increasing capacity for OER advocacy and creation within libraries, forging stronger relationships with other OER stakeholder groups, and creating a statement that articulates the case for library involvement in OER. These ideas will be brought to CARL’s Advancing Research Committee and Strengthening Capacity Committee for consideration in the next weeks with a view to confirming next steps into advancing the library involvement in the OER movement in Canada. – 30 – CARL members include Canada’s twenty-nine largest university libraries as well as two national libraries. Enhancing research and higher education are at the heart of its mission. CARL develops the capacity to support this mission, promotes effective and sustainable scholarly communication, and public policy that enables broad access to scholarly information. For more information, please contact: Lise Brin Program Officer Canadian Association of Research Libraries 902-318-4485 lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> ----- L'ABRC assemble un groupe de bibliothécaires chefs de file en RÉL pour identifier les actions prioritaires (http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/abrc-assemble-bibliothecaires-rel/) 10 septembre 2018. – Le 22 août 2018, un groupe de bibliothécaires ayant à cœur de promouvoir les ressources éducatives libres (RÉL ou open educational resources - OER) s'est réuni pendant toute une journée à York University pour déterminer comment accroître la participation des bibliothèques et des bibliothécaires canadiens aux ressources éducatives libres au niveau postsecondaire. L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada surveille l’évolution des RÉL depuis plusieurs années et a mené en 2014 un sondage auprès de ses membres au sujet de leur intérêt pour les RÉL, produisant par la suite un document de travail intitulé Open Textbooks:<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/doc/open_educational_resources.pdf> Opportunities for Research Libraries<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/doc/open_educational_resources.pdf>. Quatre ans plus tard, il est clair que l’engouement des bibliothèques pour les RÉL (et plus précisément pour les manuels en libre accès) a augmenté considérablement. Des programmes de financement provinciaux et des projets individuels ont été mis sur pied partout au Canada afin de réduire le coût des manuels et ressources éducatives des étudiants tout en offrant aux chargés de cours et professeurs un contenu accessible qu’ils peuvent adapter et développer en fonction de l’évolution de leurs pratiques pédagogiques. En 2012, le BCcampus a lancé le premier projet de création de manuels ouverts financé par le secteur public au Canada, et a fait des émules en Alberta, au Manitoba et, plus récemment en Ontario par l’entremise d’eCampusOntario. Des projets individuels de RÉL visant à appuyer un cours ou un domaine d’études particulier ont également vu le jour dans des établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire de l’ensemble du Canada, souvent à la suite de collaborations avec des professeurs, des bibliothécaires et des centres d’enseignement et d’apprentissage. À l’échelle internationale, SPARC a joué un rôle de premier plan dans les RÉL ainsi que dans la promotion et la formation en éducation ouverte, en offrant en 2017-2018 une première mouture de son programme de leadership en éducation ouverte<https://sparcopen.org/our-work/open-education-leadership-program/> pour les bibliothécaires (une deuxième mouture devrait être lancée ce mois-ci). Afin d'identifier les besoins au niveau national quant à la participation des bibliothèques de recherches aux RÉL, l’ABRC a invité dix chefs de file émergents et établis dans le domaine des RÉL à une réunion de travail d’une journée. Les participantes ont été reçues par les bibliothèques universitaires de York et par leur doyenne, Joy Kirchner, qui siège également au Comité sur l’avancement de la recherche de l’ABRC. Lise Brin, agente de programme travaillant principalement dans le domaine des communications savantes ouvertes, représentait également l’ABRC. Les participantes invitées étaient : * Nicole Allen, Director of Open Education, SPARC * Dianne Cmor, Associate University Librarian, Teaching & Learning, Concordia University * Inba Kehoe, Copyright Officer and Scholarly Communications Librarian, University of Victoria * Maude Laplante-Dubé, Bibliothécaire-conseil - Diffusion de la recherche, Université Laval * Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian, Ryerson University * Hope Power, Teaching & Learning Librarian, Simon Fraser University * Stephanie Quail, Business Librarian, York University * Lillian Rigling, Program Coordinator, eCampus Ontario * Ali Versluis, Open Education Librarian, University of Guelph * Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian, University of Alberta Parmi les idées découlant de cette journée de discussion, citons : créer un cours pratique pour les bibliothécaires chefs de file en RÉL axé sur la formation des formateurs, mettre en place un réseau régional distribué pour accroître la capacité de plaidoyer et de création de RÉL dans les bibliothèques, approfondir les relations avec d'autres groupes de parties prenantes en RÉL, et créer une déclaration qui articule les arguments en faveur de l'implication de la bibliothèque dans les RÉL. Ces idées seront présentées au Comité sur l'avancement de la recherche et au Comité sur le renforcement des capacités de l’ABRC au cours des prochaines semaines afin de confirmer les prochaines étapes visant à faire progresser la participation de la bibliothèque au mouvement des RÉL au Canada. – 30 – Les membres de l’ABRC comprennent les vingt-neuf plus grandes bibliothèques universitaires du Canada ainsi que deux bibliothèques nationales. L’amélioration de la recherche et de l’enseignement supérieur est au cœur de sa mission. L’ABRC développe la capacité d’appuyer cette mission, et favorise l’efficacité et la pérennité de la communication savante, ainsi que les politiques publiques qui permettent l’accès le plus large possible à l’information savante. Pour plus de renseignements, prière de communiquer avec : Lise Brin Agente de programme Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 902-318-4485 lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png@01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png@01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc

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OER Questions for End-of-Term Surveys

by Ross, Heather

Happy Friday everyone. I have the opportunity to add a couple of questions to the bank instructors and departments use for the end-of-course student satisfaction surveys that our university does. Does anyone have any examples of such questions they’ve included? Thank you and have a great long weekend. 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

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Re: [Canadaoer] OER For French

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hi Heather, I have pasted an email below that links to two books that might help (backstory included). Plus, there is this: Histoires d'Avenirs: Science-fiction pour le cours de français niveaux intermédiaire et avancé<http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/pdxopen-12>, by Annabelle Dolidon and Stéphanie Roulon. Stories of Avenirs is a textbook based on nine French science fiction news targeted at an audience of foreign (intermediate and advanced) learners but also a native audience wishing to deepen its knowledge of modern science fiction - after a preliminary chapter which recalls the historical bases of the genre. The manual proposes a holistic approach (stylistic, linguistic, and intercultural) and asks for critical thinking through reading, interpretation, conversation, research and presentations, with a twofold objective: to develop French language skills in contemporary subjects through fiction; and to introduce French and francophone science fiction to foreign learners. Cheers, Rajiv From: "Bolick, Josh" <jbolick(a)ku.edu> Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:49 AM To: Karen Lauritsen <klaurits(a)umn.edu> Cc: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>, Sarah Cohen <sfcohen(a)umn.edu>, David Ernst <dernst(a)umn.edu> Subject: 2 French OERs Hi Karen, I hope you're excellent! I'm writing to let you know that, with Rajiv's (copied) help, KU Libraries was recently able to work with the author of 2 intro french texts to make them open. Both were conventionally published, but went out of print, which reverted the rights back to the authors, and now the authors have agreed to open (CC-BY-NC) licensing for them. Dinneen, David A., Christiansen, Hope., Kernen, Madeleine., Pensec, Herve. "Au Boulot! First-Year French." Houghton Mifflin Custom Publishing. 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/15572 Dinneen, David A. & Kernen, Madeleine. "Chapeau! First-Year French" Wiley. 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/15558 In addition to the primary textbooks, both include supplements to support instruction (exercises, etc). The meet the OTL criteria and we'd love to see them included so they can be more fully utilized. I realize they're a little dated, but I would guess they're still fine for intro instruction and at least they're licensed to allow for modernizing now. Plus, as the UMN kids say: "I figured French hadn't changed that much." Let me know if you need any more information. Cheers, Josh Josh Bolick Scholarly Communication Librarian Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright Watson Library University of Kansas 785 864 1828 From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 2:55 PM To: "canadaoer(a)kodos.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] OER For French An instructor who teaches first year university French is looking for an open textbook. Does anyone know of something to replace this: Invitation au monde francophone" (2nd edition), Jarvis, Gilbert A., Thérèse M. Bonin, Diane W. Birckbichler, Anne Lair, Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2005. 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<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<http://open.usask.ca/>

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OER For French

by Ross, Heather

An instructor who teaches first year university French is looking for an open textbook. Does anyone know of something to replace this: Invitation au monde francophone" (2nd edition), Jarvis, Gilbert A., Thérèse M. Bonin, Diane W. Birckbichler, Anne Lair, Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2005. 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<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/>http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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