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by Krista Lambert

Hello, I'm doing some research on open textbooks that are being used for grade 12 equivalent courses. Do you know of any open textbooks or resources that are used in subjects including (but not limited to): * Math 11 * English 12 * Biology 12 * Chemistry 12 * College Success 12 * Education and Career Planning 12 * Fine Arts 12 * Physics 12 * Social Psychology 12 * Social Science 12 * Previous Work and Job Skills 12 * Portfolio Learning 12 Any leads or links you might have would be greatly appreciated! Best, Krista Lambert, M.Ed. Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 604.512.4365 | www.bccampus.ca Skype: [ mailto:klambert@bccampus.ca | klambert(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/contentkrista | @contentkrista ]

6 years, 9 months

Re: [Canadaoer] Suggestions for physical geography open textbook

by Aline Goncalves

And please ignore the trail of messages in my first email. I was using an older message as template and forgot to delete the contents. Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada From: Aline Goncalves<mailto:agoncalves@yukoncollege.yk.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 3:25 PM To: canadaoer <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca><mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> Cc: canadaoer<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: Suggestions for physical geography open textbook Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hey all, For sure! For folks who may not know, the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) picked up the #TextBookBrokeBC campaign, adapted some materials, and created a robust suite of new materials (digital & print). One of the things we made was a campaign guide for students' unions to have a place to start/refer back to while running the campaign. It is a great resource for any stage of OER work! I have attached it to this email. There is a handful of other materials and guides (classroom talk scripts, template presentations, suite of print materials, etc.), I would be more than happy to share with other students' unions who are interested in working on this. So please don't hesitate to contact me if you know of a students' union/association that would be interested. It is important for students to raise awareness on our end and working together works! Thanks Aran -- Aran Armutlu | Chairperson British Columbia Federation of Students (604) 733-1880 | wearebcstudents.ca<http://wearebcstudents.ca/> | @theBCFS On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>> wrote: Hi Aran, You know that whole package you put together for BCFS on textbookbrokebc? You showed us the handouts at Festival of Learning... Can you share those resources with our Canada OER Group? http://www.wearebcstudents.ca/our-campaigns/textbooks Heather- you can also look at: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/open-101 BCcampus Open Education OER Student Toolkit<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=55b789e4-c4a3-42d3-8125-…> Thanks Amanda ________________________________ From: "Heather Ross" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>> To: "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:21:54 PM Subject: [Canadaoer] Resources For Students Advocating for OER I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer -- 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<https://maps.google.com/?q=645+Fort+Street&entry=gmail&source=g> | 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/>

6 years, 9 months

Suggestions for physical geography open textbook

by Aline Goncalves

Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hey all, For sure! For folks who may not know, the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) picked up the #TextBookBrokeBC campaign, adapted some materials, and created a robust suite of new materials (digital & print). One of the things we made was a campaign guide for students' unions to have a place to start/refer back to while running the campaign. It is a great resource for any stage of OER work! I have attached it to this email. There is a handful of other materials and guides (classroom talk scripts, template presentations, suite of print materials, etc.), I would be more than happy to share with other students' unions who are interested in working on this. So please don't hesitate to contact me if you know of a students' union/association that would be interested. It is important for students to raise awareness on our end and working together works! Thanks Aran -- Aran Armutlu | Chairperson British Columbia Federation of Students (604) 733-1880 | wearebcstudents.ca<http://wearebcstudents.ca/> | @theBCFS On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>> wrote: Hi Aran, You know that whole package you put together for BCFS on textbookbrokebc? You showed us the handouts at Festival of Learning... Can you share those resources with our Canada OER Group? http://www.wearebcstudents.ca/our-campaigns/textbooks Heather- you can also look at: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/open-101 BCcampus Open Education OER Student Toolkit<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=55b789e4-c4a3-42d3-8125-…> Thanks Amanda ________________________________ From: "Heather Ross" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>> To: "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:21:54 PM Subject: [Canadaoer] Resources For Students Advocating for OER I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer -- 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<https://maps.google.com/?q=645+Fort+Street&entry=gmail&source=g> | 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/>

6 years, 9 months

Open textbook - Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

by Naza Djafarova

Hello colleagues, Digital Education Strategies at The Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University is pleased to announce that an interactive, open textbook, Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy, has been published as a free open educational resource. This is the first in a series of five open textbooks ( https://de.ryerson.ca/wa) that will be released over the next two years and will cover digital accessibility as it applies to web developers, content creators, designers, business leaders, and the general public. To read or download the open textbook, visit pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/pwaa. Thank you, Naza Djafarova Director Digital Education Strategies The Chang School of Continuing Education | Ryerson University Phone: 647-233-6788 de.ryerson.ca

6 years, 9 months

Re: [Canadaoer] Two new business open texts to share!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Absolutely awesome! I have shared it with my Business faculty ☺ From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Lena Patterson <lpatterson(a)ecampusontario.ca> Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Cc: Peggy French <pfrench(a)ecampusontario.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Two new business open texts to share! Hi Canada OER! Six college business professors and our Program Manager team here at eCampusOntario just completed an adaptation of two open textbooks to support introductory business courses. Communication for Business Professionals and Fundamentals of Business were updated to reflect the Canadian context and align to Ontario's Program Standards and Learning Outcomes for Business. Communication for Business Professionals<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/commbusprofcdn/> Fundamentals of Business<https://rc-openlibrary-pb.ecampusontario.ca/businessfuncdn/> I’ve attached a doc here which highlights the major enhancements. Congrats to all involved and big shout out to Jenni Hayman, Peggy French, Terry Greene and Joanne Kehoe who supported our faculty and made these adaptations happen! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [Image removed by sender. eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

6 years, 9 months

Summer Reunion for Canada OER

by Lena Patterson

Hello Canada OER, It’s been too long. Calling on all to join a summer reunion and share open education news from your province or institution. * Here’s the poll: https://doodle.com/poll/rhestunyu9t8ca2w * Here’s our google doc for notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuWFCekNe2iKjS4mY5DGzy2KsgMdXidfWtkkSIi… See you there! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

6 years, 10 months

Resources For Students Advocating for OER

by Ross, Heather

I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

6 years, 10 months

Two new business open texts to share!

by Lena Patterson

Hi Canada OER! Six college business professors and our Program Manager team here at eCampusOntario just completed an adaptation of two open textbooks to support introductory business courses. Communication for Business Professionals and Fundamentals of Business were updated to reflect the Canadian context and align to Ontario's Program Standards and Learning Outcomes for Business. Communication for Business Professionals<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/commbusprofcdn/> Fundamentals of Business<https://rc-openlibrary-pb.ecampusontario.ca/businessfuncdn/> I’ve attached a doc here which highlights the major enhancements. Congrats to all involved and big shout out to Jenni Hayman, Peggy French, Terry Greene and Joanne Kehoe who supported our faculty and made these adaptations happen! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

6 years, 10 months

Two positive developments at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Before I sign off for some vacation time I wanted to share two recent developments at KPU which I hope will serve as a model for other institutions: 1. We now have a searchable field in the course timetable for Zed Cred sections. To see how this works watch this video: https://media.kpu.ca/media/Search+the+course+timetable+for+zero+textbook+co… 2. Our Senate has now approved a policy that integrates a) a search for relevant OER and b) flagging as a potential Zed Cred course in the course development & revision process. Although this seems rather technical, in practice it means that within 5 years (the course review cycle at KPU) all courses will have undergone a search for OER. I am sharing these developments with this group because I am happy to provide guidance for anyone else seeking to achieve either of these two things. Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 10 months

Template Letters from students to profs

by Krysta McNutt

Hi Everyone, Our students' union is developing a letter to share affordable resource options to instructors (OER being one of these). Do any of you have sample letters from their institutions that we could look to? Or experiences/lessons learned to share? Thank you! -- Krysta

6 years, 10 months

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