Dear colleagues,
As we wind down for a well-deserved holiday break, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to this incredible community and to share just a few highlights of our progress in 2018:
* We continue to be Canada’s leading institutional adopter of open educational resources<https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-stats/> and the number of faculty who are adopting open textbooks continues to grow rapidly (and now spans every Faculty & School at KPU).
* This year we launched our (and Canada’s) second Zed Cred program<http://www.kpu.ca/news/2018/08/29/kpu-launches-second-program-can-be-taken-…>, leading to the Adult Graduation Diploma (our first one, launched in Fall 2017, leads to the Certificate in Arts<http://www.kpu.ca/news/2017/11/01/kpu-unveils-sweet-suite-courses-no-cost-t…>). Overall, our Zed Cred initiative encompassed more than 350 sections taught by more than 100 instructors and saved our students more than $1.2 million!
* Our course timetable now offers a searchable field for Zed Cred sections<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Kwantlen+Polytechnic+University%27s+Zed+Cred+ini…>.
* Faculty are now able to set up a print-on-demand service for open textbooks<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Print+on+demand+setup+tutorial/0_izv6teqn>, thanks to the support of the KPU Bookstore & Print Shop.
* During Open Access week the KPU Library soft-launched OPUS, an open publishing suite<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> that supports faculty and staff who are creating and adapting open educational resources. You will hear more about this service in the new year.
* We had two cohorts of cross-disciplinary faculty learning communities on open pedagogy<http://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy> this year. As interest in this innovative approach to teaching and learning continue to grow, several workshops will be offered to faculty in the new year, in partnership with the Teaching & Learning Commons.
* KPU faculty and staff received several grants from BCcampus to support our continued work in open education. Several others have successfully received Creative Capital grants, 0.6% PD fund awards, and paid educational leave to support their open education projects.
I am especially grateful to the members of our Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>, whose support and guidance have been critical to this progress. The next year holds great promise for open education at KPU. We will continue to offer OER grants<http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>, are busy planning events for Open Education week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, and are building towards several exciting milestones. But, for now, we enjoy a well-deserved break ☺
I wish you all a joyous and restful holiday season. See you in 2019!
Warm regards,
Rajiv
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Dear colleagues,
Please see the invitation below to attend OpenCon Cascadia in Portland from Feb 1-2, 2018. Registration is free (or $10 if you prefer).
As an OpenCon alum I an attest to the value of this event, particularly in bringing together people interested in different elements of openness, including open education, open access scholarship, and open science.
Cheers,
Rajiv
From: <scholcomm-request(a)lists.ala.org> on behalf of Ashley Farley <Ashley.Farley(a)gatesfoundation.org>
Reply-To: Ashley Farley <Ashley.Farley(a)gatesfoundation.org>
Date: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 3:33 PM
To: 'scholcomm' <scholcomm(a)lists.ala.org>
Subject: [SCHOLCOMM] Registration for OpenCon Cascadia is now open!
Hi all,
OpenCon Cascadia is coming to Portland, Oregon! Join us February 1st and 2nd, 2019, to make scholarship more open, inclusive, and accessible.
It is the mission of OpenCon Cascadia to create a collaborative community, spanning all disciplines, domains, and research communities. Together, we want to build a regional coalition of students, researchers, educators, and librarians passionate about improving research, academic culture, and access to scholarship.
Come to OpenCon Cascadia to participate in energizing conversations, imagine solutions, network and form collaborations, and contribute to game-changing projects related to open access, open education, and open data. We are also excited to announce our keynote speakers: Dr. Kadija Ferryman<https://datasociety.net/people/ferryman-kadija/> and Dr. Leslie Chan<http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/>.
Register now https://openconcascadia.eventbrite.com.
In order to ensure that registration cost isn't a barrier to participation, attendees can choose to register for free, $5, or $10. For those that are able to contribute, we appreciate your help in making OpenCon Cascadia an affordable and accessible event.
OpenCon Cascadia<https://opencon-cascadia.github.io/>
February 1-2, 2019
OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building<https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/visiting/directions/clsb-life-sciences.cfm>
Contact us with questions or ideas at openconcascadia(a)gmail.com<mailto:openconcascadia@gmail.com>
Best,
Ashley
Ashley Farley
Associate Officer
Knowledge & Research Services
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