This message is sent on behalf of Amanda Coolidge, Executive Director, BCcampus. If you have any questions about this event, please contact events(a)bccampus.ca.
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Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to let you know that the program for Studio23: Reignite Your Teaching and Facilitation Practice is now available. This 2-day event will take place at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver on November 1 and 2, 2023. We invite you to visit the Studio23 event website<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/> and register!
Here are a few program<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/schedule/> highlights and new and noteworthy additions to this BCcampus offering:
* Day 1 Keynote<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/day-1/> Kathi Camilleri “A Resilient Village Around Every Learner”
* Day 2 Keynote<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/day-2/> Carrie Nolan “Joy as an Antidote”
* The Big Mixer: a lesson in Mixology and networking social
* Creative Engagement: Awakening the Artist Within
* Panel: Experiential Learning and Social Change through Projects in Studios, Labs and Makerspaces
A limited number of Studio23 sessions will be available to stream online.
Accessibility and Inclusion
BCcampus strives to offer events that are accessible and inclusive to participants. Find important details about accessibility, inclusion, our venue, and the event outlined in the Accessibility and Inclusion Package<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/accessibility-and-inclusion/>.
Health Plan
Gathering in large groups in busy public spaces carries heightened health risks. We ask all event participants to practice health and safety measures to ensure community well-being. Find out about the Event Health Plan.<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/health-plan/>
Mentoring Program
We are introducing a new mentoring program at Studio23. Mentors (someone with more than 5 years of facilitation experience) will be able to meet up with mentees (someone new to facilitation, or BCcampus events) at the registration desk on the first day to ensure mentees feel welcome and supported. Find out about the Mentoring Program at Studio23.<https://studio23.bccampus.ca/mentoring-program/>
We are sure this is one event you will not want to miss! Join us! To Register, go to https://studio23.bccampus.ca/registration/
Please get in touch if you have any questions and share with colleagues at your institution.
Sincerely,
Amanda Coolidge, MEd she/her
Executive Director
Cell: 250-818-4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>
LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/>
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BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and learn. Through our work we are learning to incorporate Indigenous epistemologies into our actions and understandings, supporting decolonization, reconciliation, and Indigenization to advocate systemic changes in the post-secondary environment of B.C.
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus is soliciting Open Education Week events for our events calendar.
This year, Open Education Week<https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/> is taking place from March 6 to 10. If your institution is hosting any public events as part of Open Education Week and would like them to be included in the BCcampus events calendar<https://bccampus.ca/events/>, please let me know as soon as possible.
Event information should include the time, date, and any relevant links, such as to the event's page on your institutional website or to a registration form.
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,
BCcampus is seeking events happening from October 24 to 30 for International Open Access Week 2022<http://www.openaccessweek.org/>. This year's theme is "Open for Climate Justice,"<https://www.openaccessweek.org/theme/en> so I am excited to see what events will be happening around the province to discuss this important topic.
If your institution is hosting a public event that BCcampus has not yet been made aware of, please let me know so that your event may be added to the BCcampus Events calendar<https://bccampus.ca/calendar/>.
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,
Student Public Interest Research Groups (Student PIRGs<https://studentpirgs.org/who-we-are/our-mission/>) is conducting a survey to gather information about best practices for cultivating a successful OER grant program at a post-secondary institution. If your institution has an OER grant program, Student PIRGs asks that you please complete this survey.
The University and College Open Educational Resource Grant Program Survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfba77VUtmWMw9GsoUcP8scDkJadnx7zTE…> consists of about 20 questions and should take approximately 15 minutes to complete. The survey asks questions such as how much money and how many awards your program distributes annually, how many people apply to the program, and what effects the program has had on OER use at your institution.
As Student PIRGs is looking to compile and share their results before the next school year begins in September, they ask that you complete the survey by Friday, July 22.
Thank you for your participation.
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.
Happy Open Education Week everyone!
At Kwantlen Polytechnic University we are proud to have built world-leading institutional supports for open education, including for our ground-breaking Zero Textbook Cost program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/ztc>, the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu> (including a grant<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> and publishing<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> program), and faculty fellowships for open pedagogy<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> and open education research<https://www.kpu.ca/open/research-fellowship>.
Today I am thrilled to share that we have developed and are now launching a comprehensive, flexible, and online training program for learners worldwide. Our new Professional Program in Open Education<https://youtu.be/4GShBIbi7PA> is the ideal professional development opportunity for educators, practitioners, technologists, librarians, leaders, policymakers, and others who endeavour to widen equitable access to education. This program is designed to provide a comprehensive foundation for new practitioners as well as to complement and significantly advance the expertise of those already working to support open education.
This program is designed to develop expertise and capacity across a broad spectrum of open educational practices, including open educational resources and pedagogies, educational technologies, policy, advocacy, and scholarship. The program balances both theoretical and practical elements, always ensuring that critical perspectives and issues are foregrounded. The program is open to all and does not require institutional membership or sponsorship.
Post-secondary institutions, non-profit organizations, government agencies, foundations, GLAM, and other groups seeking to advance the goals of open education may draw on this program to develop their staff expertise and capacity. The program is intentionally designed to include practical elements and provides the opportunity for participants to develop and refine organization-specific tools, policies, and programs.
The courses in the Professional Program in Open Education have been developed by globally-recognized experts and are offered through KPU’s Continuing & Professional Studies. To express interest in enrolling in this program (commencing Fall 2022) or to learn more, visit: https://www.kpu.ca/cps/open-education
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Dear colleagues,
You are invited to participate in the BCcampus OER Support Resources Survey<https://forms.office.com/r/ht9v6iPJLu>. This survey has up to 14 questions and should take no more than 15 minutes to complete.
The purpose of this survey is to learn how BCcampus can support those who are creating, adapting, and using open educational resources (OER) for the post-secondary sector in British Columbia and the Yukon. Specifically, we are interested in what kinds of support resources are the most useful and what topics to cover.
If you know anyone who works with OER in the post-secondary sector in B.C. or the Yukon, please share this survey with them. We are looking for input from people with all levels of experience.
Please complete and submit this survey by end of day on Friday, March 18. If you have any questions or input related to the survey, send them to oerproduction(a)bccampus.ca.
Thank you,
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,
For several years, faculty and staff have asked for a mailing list devoted to the post-secondary open education community in British Columbia.
Today, BCcampus is pleased to introduce the BCOpen listserv, a community of practice email group for open education in British Columbia.
Anyone in the British Columbia post-secondary sector whose interest or work involves open educational resources, open pedagogy, or open education in general is invited to join. Members can ask questions about open education, promote OER projects, post opportunities and events, and ask for ideas about resources and pedagogy.
If you are a member of either the BCcampus Key Contacts or BCOEWG listservs, you will be added to the BCOpen listserv unless you opt out. If you are not interested in joining the listserv at this time, please reply to this email letting me know by Monday, March 7, and you will not be added. After this date, we will begin to add members to the BCOpen listserv. Of course, you may join or leave the listserv at any time after this date.
After March 7, you can contact this listserv by emailing bcopen(a)lists.bccampus.ca.
Thank you for being part of the open education community in British Columbia.
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
Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca
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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,
On March 3, 2022, we are updating the software that hosts the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. We plan for the disruption to be minimal, but the collection may be unavailable between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Pacific Time. Books hosted in Pressbooks will be unaffected.
If anyone needs urgent access to a book in the collection while the collection is unavailable, please email opentext(a)bccampus.ca with the name of the book and we will get you a copy. A notice on the collection will give the same instructions.
Sincerely,
The BCcampus Open Education Team
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
Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca
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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.