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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 ] .
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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 ]
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