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 ]

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 ]

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 ]