Dear colleagues,
BCcampus is offering five scholarships of $200 each to five faculty or staff to participate in the Regional Leaders of Open Education (RLOE) Network<https://www.cccoer.org/rloe/>. This amount would cover the entire cost of the program, which will be held online.
This scholarship opportunity<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/scholarship-opportunity-to-p…> provides the chance for faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions to learn about how open educational resources and practices can help their students and to receive valuable mentorship from open education leaders on how to implement an institutional open education strategy.
The program requires a commitment of 12 synchronous hours and 12 asynchronous hours. The program will run for three cohorts, each of which will be in session during one of these date ranges:
* October 25 to November 12, 2021
* January 24 to February 11, 2022
* May 23 to June 10, 2022
The deadline to apply for the first cohort is Tuesday, September 10.
Eligible applicants for this scholarship include faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions who have read the RLOE Network Invitation to Participate<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M2jve42yOqjtS8_fIsieVJd6QNm0W1eEc45d-rc…>.
To apply for the scholarship, simply apply to the RLOE Network<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedUQJEc0mOr7qleJuUaCwxQqvzCjeUp2R…>. Eligible B.C. applicants will be identified by OE Global (who runs the program) and referred to BCcampus. BCcampus will then get in touch with successful applicants to the program and cover their costs.
Any further questions about the program can be directed to Amanda Coolidge at acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to let you know about a BCcampus expression of interest request regarding the development of open courses<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/expression-of-interest-devel…>.
In summer 2020, BCcampus began creating a collection of open courses<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> to assist instructors and course developers in creating and updating their courses, particularly while transitioning from in-person teaching to online. The collection currently contains nine full courses that are openly licensed and ready for use.
We are looking for B.C. applicants who have developed, adapted, or adopted an open textbook in our B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> to develop a new open course, or adapt an existing open course, that accompanies the textbook.
Up to $8000 is available per grant, depending on how much work is required.
Deadline for submissions is September 20, 2021.
Read the expression of interest for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Meyers at mmeyers(a)bccampus.ca.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear colleagues,
Attached is a PDF with complete information about the 6th Open Education Policy Forum: The Universe of Openness, which will be held in the Central European time zone on Wednesday, September 15, and Thursday, September 16, hosted by Centrum Cyfrowe.
This is a free online conference that will be held in English.
There is an open call for 7-minute lightning talks, to be held on September 15. Application deadline is Sunday, August 15.
There are also three workshops of up to 15 participants, currently accepting applications until August 15. Topics include designing the future of open education policy based on know-how and good practices; new concepts & perspectives for the study on copyright for education; and Open Education for Green & Climate Education.
Use this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNZRK8bknLSvZnBIdoquzQaufOVnj5JB9…> to register for the conference and/or apply to lightning talks and workshops.
Contact Anahita Rezaei at openpolicyforum(a)centrumcyfrowe.pl with any questions.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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Dear colleagues,
I would like to pass on information about the inaugural Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language, and Assessment, called ATLA 2021<https://www.atlaconf.com/>. Their website describes the event as, "An opportunity for instructors across a variety of disciplines to meet, share ideas, and build antiracist approaches to teaching and learning."
This free digital conference will be held via Zoom in the Pacific time zone on Friday, September 17, and Friday, October 1. Between conference days, there will also be asynchronous activities "focused on taking actionable steps towards enacting antiracist teaching in our lives and classrooms."
The conference will be hosted by Oregon State University and moderated by Jesse Stommel. Keynote speakers include Vershawn Ashanti Young, Ana Milena Ribero, Victor Villanueva, and Asao B. Inoue.
Register for ATLA 2021<https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cBhadv9KONlfZbM>.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear colleagues,
This message is sent on behalf of Anahita Rezaei, Open Education & Advocacy Specialist, Centrum Cyfrowe.
Open Education Policy Forum is coming back on September 15-16 for the sixth time (and online, too). We are looking forward to seeing you at the end of the summer to discuss the “Universe of Openness,” but today, we are excited to announce an Open Call for two key events that will be held during the Forum:
* Lightning talks – presentation of the most inspiring Open Education initiatives from the time of the pandemic [September 15]. In the tradition of exchanging the best practices from Open Education, we’re seeking inspiring initiatives. Have you completed a project or started an inspirational initiative within OE Policy in the past year and are you willing to share it with the Open Education community? If so, we’re looking for you! You’ll have up to 7 minutes to present your project to the world.
* Workshops for policy makers and OE activists [September 16]. In small groups of up to 15 participants, where every person can be heard and bring their unique perspective and experience, we want to talk about the future of Open Education. Our goal is to create realistic and achievable guidelines for the OE community in three areas:
* Designing the future of open education policy based on know-how and good practices
* New concepts & perspectives for the study on copyright for education
* Open Education for Green & Climate Education
Key dates
Deadline for submission to lightning talks and workshops: August 15
Publication of results: August 17
Registration<https://forms.gle/7FhKmAR4qWeHFnAZ7>
About the Forum. Open Education Policy Forum is an international conference organised by Centrum Cyfrowe Foundation in cooperation with Communia Association, Hewlett Foundation, Intellectual Property Institute, OEGlobal, Otwarte Zasoby and SPARC Europe. Once a year, we bring together stakeholders (activists, researchers, teachers, policy makers) from around the world to exchange good practices and discuss challenges and opportunities faced by the Open Education community. We want to provide an opportunity for networking, exchange of knowledge and future collaborations.
“The Universe of Openness” – about the upcoming edition of the Forum. Open Education initiatives have been expanding extraordinarily since 2020. Resources, institutions and infrastructure built on the OE model provide resilience to educational systems at the beginning of remote education. The pandemic time has redefined “openness” in education. Now, with so many various projects in progress, we want to ask the following: how can the OE community maintain this growth? And how can we expand, explore and improve it in the upcoming future?
The conference will open with the premiere of a new pan-European study “Remote education during the pandemic: teachers perspective” conducted by Centrum Cyfrowe Foundation and Communia Association.
For more information, visit the Open Education Policy Forum 2021 website<https://centrumcyfrowe.pl/forum2021/>.
Best Regards,
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Anahita Rezaei (she/her) - Forum coordinator
Open Education & Advocacy Specialist
Fundacja Centrum Cyfrowe
centrumcyfrowe.pl<http://centrumcyfrowe.pl/>
Dear colleagues,
This message is sent on behalf of Amanda Coolidge.
Please check out this professional development opportunity for ensuring OER Sustainability with a Justice/EDI (JEDI) lens at your institution, led by the RIOS (formerly SCORE network) and Gateway Sciences Institute. A few openings are left but deadline is approaching, as first workshop week starts August 9. The original registration deadline was August 2, but registrations are still being accepted through the afternoon of August 4. Please contact Dr. Carrie Eaton for any questions.
Do you lead an organization, project, or professional development related to Open Education or STEM Education in higher ed? Need help improving your broader impacts and sustainability in a way that centers justice and equity? Are you interested in tools and feedback to better reach your audience and communicate the value of your work? If so, join with teams from other projects like yours (e.g. BioQUEST/QUBES and RIOS Institute) in a new workshop.
The first workshop, Focus on Strategy, runs from August 9 to August 12, and the second workshop, Focus on Operations, is from September 13 to 16.
Details about workshop available here<https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/score/blog/2021/07/learning-community…>!
Register for the workshop here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGsxiCMcf0bLOygO3XmKzal9IN3DkggsI…>!
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
