Good morning fellow Open Educators!
This UDL guide just published as an Open Resource will be instrumental in guiding the integration of UDL principles in learning design. Have a look:
https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/jibcudl/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpressbook…>
Cheers,
Rosario
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
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Hello fellow Open Educators and LTC staff!
I am so thrilled to share with you the great news that the BCIT BSN program team has been awarded the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education! You can read more here:
https://bccampus.ca/2022/03/16/bccampus-award-for-excellence-in-open-educat…
Way to go everyone! What a great step forward for Open Education at BCIT! So proud!
Cheers,
Rosario
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
Education for a Complex World
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I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations
Good afternoon fellow Open Educators,
Some of you may be interested in checking-out this new resource to support educators enhance their skills when teaching online.
Share widely through your networks.
Cheers,
Rosario
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
Education for a Complex World
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Hi everyone,
On behalf of Ontario Tech University, I am delighted to announce the launch of a new OER from our Faculty of Education.
Thriving Online: A Guide for Busy Educators.
https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/aguideforbusyeducators/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecampuson…>
Grounded in evidence-based practices and principles, this book focuses on helping secondary and post-secondary educators succeed and thrive in blended and online learning settings. Each chapter includes a subject overview, guidelines, activities or tools, and general resources. The book covers insights on starting out, differentiated learning, learning activities, feedback and assessment, and useful tools. Topics include technology and online learning, creating and designing online courses, building community, engagement and community online, and student assessment.
I hope that this great new open resource will be put to good use!
All the best,
Michelle
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Open Education Librarian
Ontario Tech University
647.382.9654 (cell)
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We acknowledge the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.
Hi there fellow Open Educators,
I have been participating in the University of Alberta Symposium on Open Education this week, and have learned about a few really cool resources that I think some of you may find useful. See the links below:
AtlanticOER Pressbooks Network: https://caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/
This is the open textbook collection from the Atlantic provinces. You may find some good opentexts here.
AtlanticOER site:
https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/
Here you can search for textbooks and other OER
Marking Open and Affordable Courses: Best Practices and Case Studies (textbook)
https://uta.pressbooks.pub/markingopenandaffordablecourses/
LibreTexts
https://adapt.libretexts.org/commons
Here you can search for open textbooks to reuse and/or adapt
Pressbooks: Public Domain Core Collection
https://pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/catalog/openryerson
Open textbook collection hosted by Ryerson University
Great video on Territorial Acknowledgements from U of Alberta
https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/teaching-support/i…
Rething Learning Design Project:
https://rethinkld.opened.ca/
Cheers,
Rosario
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
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Hi there Fellow Open Educators!
The following announcement coming from KPU introduces a new professional development program on “Open”. Check it out!
Rosario
On Behalf Of Rajiv Jhangiani
Sent: March 7, 2022 5:20 PM
To: keycontacts(a)lists.bccampus.ca; bcoel(a)lists.bccampus.ca
Subject: [Keycontacts] Announcing the launch of the Professional Program in Open Education
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://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…>, the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkpu.press…> (including a grant<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…> and publishing<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…> program), and faculty fellowships for open pedagogy<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…> and open education research<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…>.
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://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%…> 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<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…>
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
Education for a Complex World
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I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations
Hi there fellow Open Educators!
Open Education Week celebrations start on Monday, and there are many events scheduled for the week. The University of Alberta is hosting what looks like it will be a fabulous symposium, so check it out and you may want to register for some of the sessions:
https://studio.smu.ca/external-teaching-and-learning-events/2022/3/7/open-e…
Also, BCcampus lists a number of events on their online calendar:
https://bccampus.ca/events/
Sort the Categories by open Education Week and you should get all the events that are happening next week.
Hope you can carve out some time to participate in some of the events. It is a great time to reflect on how Open Education can enhance learning and teaching, and a great opportunities to get some ideas form fellow practitioners.
Cheers,
Rosario
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Rosario Passos
Instructional Development Consultant (IDC)
Learning and Teaching Centre
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2
Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos@bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
Education for a Complex World
Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail
I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations
