BCampus Open Education: new books and updates (May 4, 2018)

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Lauri Aesoph

4 May 2018 4 May '18

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Hello Everyone, Happy Friday! See below for new and updated open textbooks in our collection, news about our support resources, and information about the open peer reviews posted by open textbooks. New books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… | Speaking and Writing Punjabi ] by Ranbir Johal (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=db971e1f-dee2-4032-99b4-… | Combinatorics: an upper-level introductory course in enumeration, graph theory, and design theory ] , by Joy Morris (University of Lethbridge * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8880b4d1-7f62-42fc-a912-… | Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations ] by Michelle Bonczek Evory (Open SUNY) Updated books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e12e3911-8a06-497e-b8c9-… | A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB ] by Serhat Beyenir (British Columbia Institute of Technology) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3ffb8117-dc5a-4197-b0ed-… | Biology 2e ] , from OpenStax, has been added to our collection. The older edition will be archived on June 1, 2018. Support resources * The BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide has been archived. This resource was replaced by the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] , added in February. * Find attached a zipped file containing the editable files for the BCcampus [ https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/05/OpenEdInfoSheet_Spring2018_03.pdf | Open Education Info Sheet – Spring 2018 ] Reviews * Starting March 18, 2018, the licence for published reviews changed from CC BY-ND to CC BY. (Older reviews still retain the CC BY-ND designation.) This was done to more easily share reviews with other collections. This information, along with a statement clarifying that the copyright for reviews is held by the reviewer, has been clarified on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/call-for-reviewers-2/ | Review an Open Textbook ] web page on our website. * When open textbooks are replaced with new editions, PDFs of the reviews for the older edition are now compiled in a zip file and posted by the new version of the textbook. A README file is included in the zipped file explaining this arrangement and the reason for it. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Lauri Aesoph

19 Jul 19 Jul

9:06 a.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources (July 19, 2018)

Hello Everyone, We hope that your summer is going well and that everyone is finding time for a well deserved break. Please see below for new open textbooks, on a wide variety of topics, that have been added to our collection, as well as, a couple of ancillary resources you'll want to take note of. New books [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65e04e20-5b93-464a-b0aa-… | Provisional Prosthodontics series, 2nd Edition ] by Fern Hubbard, Margaret Dennett, and Catherine Baranow * This series is comprised of five resources: Provisional Prosthodontic Theory Manual, Provisional Prosthodontic Clinical Manual, a study guide, instructor's guide, and a manual of practice exercises and case studies. This course is available to programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. These course materials are written for practising certified dental assistants. It has been released with a CC BY licence by the Province of British Columbia. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=69876ca5-2f20-43f1-8ed6-… | Global Corruption: Law, Theory & Practice ] by Gerry Ferguson (University of Victoria) * Created as part of the UNODC’s Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative (ACAD), this textbook is a key resource for lawyers, public officials, and business persons of tomorrow on anti-corruption laws and strategies. This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption whether in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., or elsewhere in the world. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8c5bd1a4-6687-4146-8a11-… | Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics ] by Paul Kroeger (Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics) * This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. It is written at a level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e1c00bd0-99f2-4842-aa80-… | World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 ] by Eugene Berger, George L. Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian Parkinson, Andrew Reeves, Nadejda Williams (University System of Georgia) * This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500 and covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India’s Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=24d4160c-c8b2-4f3b-9d5c-… | An Introduction to Philosophy ] by W. Russ Payne (Bellevue College) * The goal of this text is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. Ancillary resources * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-… | Astronomy: OpenStax ] : [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6e9 | Digital diagrams ] by Jennifer Kirkey (Douglas College) * The [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRm79BcxKhOWRj6CQAB_Cqg | Electric Academy videos ] by Chad Flinn (BCIT) Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

Una Daly

10:54 a.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources (July 19, 2018)

Thanks for sharing Lauri, some great new books and ancillaries!! Great to see the dental assisting materials and much more. ------------------------------------------------ Una Daly Director, Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER) Open Education Consortium (408)348-4346 Watch our archived webinars featuring Open Education Faculty, Thought Leaders, and Students https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/ <https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/>

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On Jul 19, 2018, at 9:06 AM, Lauri Aesoph <laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> wrote: Hello Everyone, We hope that your summer is going well and that everyone is finding time for a well deserved break. Please see below for new open textbooks, on a wide variety of topics, that have been added to our collection, as well as, a couple of ancillary resources you'll want to take note of. New books Provisional Prosthodontics series, 2nd Edition <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65e04e20-5b93-464a-b0aa-60417646365a&contributor=&keyword=&subject=> by Fern Hubbard, Margaret Dennett, and Catherine Baranow This series is comprised of five resources: Provisional Prosthodontic Theory Manual, Provisional Prosthodontic Clinical Manual, a study guide, instructor's guide, and a manual of practice exercises and case studies. This course is available to programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. These course materials are written for practising certified dental assistants. It has been released with a CC BY licence by the Province of British Columbia. Global Corruption: Law, Theory & Practice <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=69876ca5-2f20-43f1-8ed6-03d365739616&contributor=&keyword=&subject=> by Gerry Ferguson (University of Victoria) Created as part of the UNODC’s Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative (ACAD), this textbook is a key resource for lawyers, public officials, and business persons of tomorrow on anti-corruption laws and strategies. This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption whether in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., or elsewhere in the world. Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8c5bd1a4-6687-4146-8a11-e9415b352447&contributor=&keyword=&subject=> by Paul Kroeger (Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics) This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. It is written at a level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory. World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e1c00bd0-99f2-4842-aa80-2abccd5cee29&contributor=&keyword=&subject=> by Eugene Berger, George L. Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian Parkinson, Andrew Reeves, Nadejda Williams (University System of Georgia) This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500 and covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India’s Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. An Introduction to Philosophy <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=24d4160c-c8b2-4f3b-9d5c-7203c92b790b&contributor=&keyword=&subject=> by W. Russ Payne (Bellevue College) The goal of this text is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. Ancillary resources Astronomy: OpenStax <https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-fdbe155b9702&contributor=&keyword=&subject=>: Digital diagrams <https://urls.bccampus.ca/6e9> by Jennifer Kirkey (Douglas College) The Electric Academy videos <https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRm79BcxKhOWRj6CQAB_Cqg> by Chad Flinn (BCIT) Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 BCcampus.ca <x-msg://40/bccampus.ca> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news <https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/> -- If you have any questions, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com <mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <mailto:cccoer-advisory@googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout <https://groups.google.com/d/optout>.

Lauri Aesoph

12:07 p.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources (July 19, 2018) - PDF file error

Hello again, It has come to my attention that the PDF files posted for the below new textbooks are creating a 404 error during download. Our technical support has been informed and is working to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone who reported this problem. And thanks everyone for your patience. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ] From: "laesoph" <laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> To: "allff" <allff(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoel" <bcoel(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoep" <bcoep(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoear" <bcoear(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoewg" <bcoewg(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "openbcit" <openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "opencapilano" <opencapilano(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "opendouglas" <opendouglas(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "openkpu" <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2018 9:06:17 AM Subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources (July 19, 2018) Hello Everyone, We hope that your summer is going well and that everyone is finding time for a well deserved break. Please see below for new open textbooks, on a wide variety of topics, that have been added to our collection, as well as, a couple of ancillary resources you'll want to take note of. New books [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65e04e20-5b93-464a-b0aa-… | Provisional Prosthodontics series, 2nd Edition ] by Fern Hubbard, Margaret Dennett, and Catherine Baranow * This series is comprised of five resources: Provisional Prosthodontic Theory Manual, Provisional Prosthodontic Clinical Manual, a study guide, instructor's guide, and a manual of practice exercises and case studies. This course is available to programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. These course materials are written for practising certified dental assistants. It has been released with a CC BY licence by the Province of British Columbia. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=69876ca5-2f20-43f1-8ed6-… | Global Corruption: Law, Theory & Practice ] by Gerry Ferguson (University of Victoria) * Created as part of the UNODC’s Anti-Corruption Academic Initiative (ACAD), this textbook is a key resource for lawyers, public officials, and business persons of tomorrow on anti-corruption laws and strategies. This book has been specifically created to make it easier for professors to offer a law school course on global corruption whether in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., or elsewhere in the world. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8c5bd1a4-6687-4146-8a11-… | Analyzing Meaning: An Introduction to Semantics and Pragmatics ] by Paul Kroeger (Graduate Institute of Applied Linguistics) * This book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language, from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics, including lexical semantics, compositional semantics, and pragmatics. It is written at a level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics, but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e1c00bd0-99f2-4842-aa80-… | World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500 ] by Eugene Berger, George L. Israel, Charlotte Miller, Brian Parkinson, Andrew Reeves, Nadejda Williams (University System of Georgia) * This textbook offers a comprehensive introduction to the history of humankind from prehistory to 1500 and covers such cultures, states, and societies as Ancient Mesopotamia, Ancient Israel, Dynastic Egypt, India’s Classical Age, the Dynasties of China, Archaic Greece, the Roman Empire, Islam, Medieval Africa, the Americas, and the Khanates of Central Asia. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=24d4160c-c8b2-4f3b-9d5c-… | An Introduction to Philosophy ] by W. Russ Payne (Bellevue College) * The goal of this text is to present philosophy to newcomers as a living discipline with historical roots. Ancillary resources * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=aa7e4991-20af-489b-8fb1-… | Astronomy: OpenStax ] : [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6e9 | Digital diagrams ] by Jennifer Kirkey (Douglas College) * The [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRm79BcxKhOWRj6CQAB_Cqg | Electric Academy videos ] by Chad Flinn (BCIT) Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

Lauri Aesoph

14 Aug 14 Aug

2:23 p.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and update (August 14, 2018)

Hello Everyone, BCcampus Open Education has been busy adding more books to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. See below for new books about how students can find success in university and college and prepare for a career. New books The Blueprint for Success series by Dave Dillon, Grossmont College * This series comprises three books designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation and business communications. * [ https://press.rebus.community/blueprint2/ | Blueprint for Success in College and Career ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d2c2ed3-5e08-41d9-98b8-… | Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e992c82-2dcc-49a2-84e8-… | Blueprint for Success in Career Decision Making ] . [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3aeb1f00-6952-41a9-bb3b-… | University 101: Study, Strategize, Succeed ] by Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centres * This book helps students to create a foundation for post-secondary studies by learning how to learn. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fca7693a-69e1-45fc-accd-… | Introduction to Professional Communications ] by Melissa Ashman, Kwantlen Polytechnic University * This book covers key business communications topics that will help you in your career, including intercultural communication, team work, professional writing, audience analysis and adapting messages, document formatting, oral communication, and more. Other updates Portions of [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=da50f5f1-bbc6-481e-a359-… | Teaching in a Digital Age ] have now been translated into the following languages: * Chapters 1-5 has been translated into Farsi/Persian; this file is posted by this book * Chapter 7 has been translated into Turkish; chapters 1-7 of this translation are posted by this book Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

Lauri Aesoph

12 Sep 12 Sep

2:42 p.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resource (September 12, 2018)

Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest books, and one ancillary resource, recently added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . New books [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1760cf89-318c-473c-b1d2-… | Key Concepts of Intermediate Level Math ] by Meizhong Wang, College of New Caledonia * This textbook, a product of the BCcampus OER Grant program, is a concise and understandable guide on intermediate level mathematics. It can be used by Adult Basic Education programs at colleges, students in community colleges, and others. Each topic, concept, term, and phrase, in this book, is clearly defined followed by examples. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d3b69c53-2cff-4863-b51b-… | Communications for Business Professions - Canadian Edition ] by Business Faculty from Ontario Colleges and eCampusOntario Program Managers * This textbook--adapted from Business Communication for Success -- offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication. This edition has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication, added Canadian examples, and features a spectrum of current and relevant Canadian business communication topics. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1590234d-58a6-4841-85f7-… | Fundamentals of Business - Canadian Edition ] by Business Faculty from Ontario Colleges and eCampusOntario Program Managers * This Canadian adaptation is based on Fundamentals of Business and includes Canadian content including examples and statistics. This introductory business textbook covers a variety of topics such as: The Foundations of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, and more. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=08bc1e30-2b29-48a2-b23f-… | Human Nutrition ] from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program * This open textbook was developed as a resource that reflects the diverse dietary patterns of people in Hawai‘’i and the greater Pacific. It serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4489452-4b49-4e86-ab04-… | Introduction to Financial Accounting - Third Edition ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fca7693a-69e1-45fc-accd-… ] by David Annand, Athabasca University * This third edition is an update of this popular book, b ased on International Financial Reporting Standards. The textbook is accompanied by many ancillary resources including a student solutions manual and workbook. This new version replaces the second edition, which will be archived on October 1, 2018. New ancillary resource * [ http://openhistoryseminar.com/canadianhistory/ | Open History Seminar: Canadian History ] by Sean Kheraj (York University) and Tom Peace (Huron University College), in collaboration with eCampusOntario, has been posted by the open textbooks: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6c4a9484-8d43-4a44-a565-… | Canadian History: Pre-Confederation ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=504e63e2-0742-4d47-b763-… | Canadian History: Post-Confederation ] Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

Lauri Aesoph

27 Sep 27 Sep

2:18 p.m.

New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resource (September 27, 2018)

Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest books added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] as well as a reminder about several unique OER created by educators in British Columbia. New books The highly anticipated series of guides from the Indigenization Project are now available in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . They include: * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7f5188da-50f7-4085-b97d-… | Pulling Together: Foundations Guide ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7a17c024-98f0-4172-9995-… | Pulling Together: A Guide for Curriculum Developers ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6d49f35f-feea-4fa0-93bf-… | Pulling Together: A Guide for Leaders and Administrators ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e88144db-7846-427e-8b60-… | Pulling Together: A Guide for Front-Line Staff, Student Services, and Advisors ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e88144db-7846-427e-8b60-… | Pulling Together: A Guide for Teachers and Instructors ] OER created by B.C. faculty [ http://www.soilx.ca/ | SOILx ] * This information service for soil types and soil sites across Canada. SOILx enables you to search spatially its database of soil sites and view detailed information on each one. [ http://www.clinicalanatomy.ca/ | Clinical Anatomy ] * Includes videos, interactive modules, illustrations, and interactive radiology. [ http://www.neuroanatomy.ca/ | Neuroanatomy ] * Video tutorials, learning modules, interactive slices and other features, such as a Stroke Model, are part of this online OER. [ http://cases.open.ubc.ca/case-studies/ | Open Case Studies ] * These case studies are available on a wide variety of subject areas such as Civil Engineer, Conservation, Digital Literacy, Forestry, Public Policy and Global Affairs. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ] From: "laesoph" <laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> To: "allff" <allff(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoel" <bcoel(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoep" <bcoep(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoear" <bcoear(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "bcoewg" <bcoewg(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "openbcit" <openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "opencapilano" <opencapilano(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "opendouglas" <opendouglas(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "openkpu" <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca>ca>, "cccoer-advisory" <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca> Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2018 2:42:20 PM Subject: BCampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resource (September 12, 2018) Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest books, and one ancillary resource, recently added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . New books [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1760cf89-318c-473c-b1d2-… | Key Concepts of Intermediate Level Math ] by Meizhong Wang, College of New Caledonia * This textbook, a product of the BCcampus OER Grant program, is a concise and understandable guide on intermediate level mathematics. It can be used by Adult Basic Education programs at colleges, students in community colleges, and others. Each topic, concept, term, and phrase, in this book, is clearly defined followed by examples. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d3b69c53-2cff-4863-b51b-… | Communications for Business Professions - Canadian Edition ] by Business Faculty from Ontario Colleges and eCampusOntario Program Managers * This textbook--adapted from Business Communication for Success -- offers a comprehensive, integrated approach to the study and application of written and oral business communication. This edition has significantly reduced the size and scope of the original publication, added Canadian examples, and features a spectrum of current and relevant Canadian business communication topics. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1590234d-58a6-4841-85f7-… | Fundamentals of Business - Canadian Edition ] by Business Faculty from Ontario Colleges and eCampusOntario Program Managers * This Canadian adaptation is based on Fundamentals of Business and includes Canadian content including examples and statistics. This introductory business textbook covers a variety of topics such as: The Foundations of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, and more. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=08bc1e30-2b29-48a2-b23f-… | Human Nutrition ] from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program * This open textbook was developed as a resource that reflects the diverse dietary patterns of people in Hawai‘’i and the greater Pacific. It serves as an introduction to nutrition for undergraduate students and covers basic concepts in human nutrition, key information about essential nutrients, basic nutritional assessment, and nutrition across the lifespan. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4489452-4b49-4e86-ab04-… | Introduction to Financial Accounting - Third Edition ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fca7693a-69e1-45fc-accd-… ] by David Annand, Athabasca University * This third edition is an update of this popular book, b ased on International Financial Reporting Standards. The textbook is accompanied by many ancillary resources including a student solutions manual and workbook. This new version replaces the second edition, which will be archived on October 1, 2018. New ancillary resource * [ http://openhistoryseminar.com/canadianhistory/ | Open History Seminar: Canadian History ] by Sean Kheraj (York University) and Tom Peace (Huron University College), in collaboration with eCampusOntario, has been posted by the open textbooks: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6c4a9484-8d43-4a44-a565-… | Canadian History: Pre-Confederation ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=504e63e2-0742-4d47-b763-… | Canadian History: Post-Confederation ] Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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New subject: BCampus Open Education: new books (October 4, 2018)

Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest books added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=50c06bda-f743-43f1-97d8-… | College Skills - Intermediate English ] * This new English Language Arts textbooks, by B.C. instructor, Tania Pattison of Coast Mountain College (previously Northwest Community College), is written for adult students enrolled in an Adult Basic Education (ABE) program and is at the grade 10 level. The goal of the book is to help students develop skills in reading, writing, language use, and study skills. The book is divided into ten units, each of which focuses on a specific theme including food, work, art, money, nature, and more. The two latest OpenStax books have been added to our collection * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a2698989-dc9d-4350-b8ee-… | Introduction to Business: OpenStax ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=99690654-09da-4673-90cb-… | Business Ethics: OpenStax ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f934dfef-66b0-4533-8bb4-… | Essentials of Linguistics ] * This new book, by Catherine Anderson of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario and eCampus Ontario, covers core areas of theoretical linguistics (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics), supplemented with discussion of psycholinguistic and neurolinguistic findings. It is suitable for any beginning learner of linguistics but is primarily aimed at the Canadian learner, focusing on Canadian English for learning phonetic transcription, and discussing the status of Indigenous languages in Canada. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a2f103a2-acb0-4764-bf5c-… | Media Innovation and Entrepreneurship ] * Edited by Michelle Ferrier and Elizabeth Mays, this modular open textbooks is designed for entrepreneurial journalism, media innovation, and related courses. It is a living, dynamic resource that will be improved and built upon every semester. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3e9e4c85-74f7-4751-a237-… | Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation ] * This is the WSIA edition of Trudy’s Govier’s seminal volume, Problems in Argument Analysis and Evaluation . Originally published in 1987 by Foris Publications, this was a pioneering work that played a major role in establishing argumentation theory as a discipline. This is an eCampus Ontario publication. Best regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

Lauri Aesoph

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New subject: BCampus Open Education: new OER and updates (November 13, 2018)

Hello Everyone, Here are our updates for November. OpenStax/Pressbooks survey In consultation with OpenStax, we are conducting a survey of faculty and others at B.C. post-secondary institutions regarding the demand for Pressbooks files of OpenStax textbooks for adaptation purposes. If you are interested in participating, please fill out [ https://open.bccampus.ca/openstax-pressbooks-survey/ | this survey form ] before November 30, 2018. New ancillary resources * A set of five open case studies ( [ http://ubcfarm.ubc.ca/case-studies/ | Sustainable Food Systems on Campus ] ) created by UBC, funded in part by a BCcampus OER, are now available. * [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/(https://storybookscanada.ca/ | Storybooks Canada ] has been added as an ancillary resource to these ELL books in the BC collection: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3988a71f-654e-4c7c-b662-… | In the Community: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c071db23-acd5-4242-adcc-… | In the Workplace: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] New additions to the OER by Discipline Guide The [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] is a reference of open educational resources listed by subject area and discipline, and maintained by Josie Gray, the BCcampus Coordinator of Collection Quality. This guide is updated as new resources are identified. Below are the latest additions. * See the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/part/engineering/ | Engineering ] section for new courses, videos/simulations, textbooks, and ancillary resources. * [ http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/courses/elc/studyzone/ | Study Zone (University of Victoria) ] ,and courses [ https://www.oercommons.org/browse/featured-item/703?__hub_id=34&f.keywo… | Project I-DEA ] and [ https://oli.cmu.edu/courses/american-english-speech-open-free/ | American Engish Speech ] have been added to the Upgrading/ [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/ | English Language Learning (ESL) section. ] * [ https://open.ubc.ca/sustainable-forest-management-open-courses/ | Sustainable Forest Management Open Course ] (UBC) has been added to the Science/ [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/forestry/ | Forestry ] section. * [ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJzco_RimSMKvH7sg7TWoGw/playlists | Anatomy and Physiology Videos ] have been added to the Science/ [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/ | Anatomy ] section. Suggestion for the Collection form - improved To assist those submitting book suggestions, we have added to this form a checklist of the criteria required for open textbooks posted in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . 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 ] . Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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