[Openbcit] Open Education Week: Finding the Free Path: Making Zero-Textbook-Cost Courses Visible - March 10 at 10:00am by the BCOEL

Hello fellow Open Educators, Open Education Week<https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/pages/about/> celebrates the worldwide achievements in Open Education. This year, this international event takes place March 6 to 10. There are lots of events happening during that week and I hope you can take some time to attend some, either virtually or in person. Check out BCcampus calendar of events<https://bccampus.ca/events/> for information on what will be happening around town that week. In the meantime, mark your calendar for this event organised by the BCOEL on Friday, March 10: [https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pexels-frans-van-heerden-830… Finding the Free Path: Making Zero-Textbook-Cost Courses Visible (2023-03-10)<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A… You have adapted your course to ensure materials are free for students, but how can students choose to save money if they aren&#8217;t aware of their zero textbook cost (ZTC) course options? Learn from B.C. post-secondary institutions — including Thompson Rivers University, Kwantlen Polytechnic Un bccampus.ca Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png@01D94CDC.751F1E30] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos@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