Hello Everyone,
Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education.
New textbooks
>From British Columbia
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0f6026d-a3e1-4108-b90b-… | Learning to Learn Online ]
>From Kwantlen Polytechnic University in is Learning to Learn Online, a book that helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=789233f6-57b7-4c05-b06b-… | Trigonometry and AC Generation for Electricians ]
To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as electricians. This new textbook is from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).
>From Elsewhere in Canada
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f557a613-9813-4e65-b62c-… | Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy ]
This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at the G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to address a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary institutions.
>From the U.S.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=59c02e95-44d5-4d72-a9b5-… | Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order ]
This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of the Technical Project Management course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of technical project management. It is the book used for one of the ten required classes in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Master of Engineering Management is a world-class online program, consistently ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8f2a750a-728d-496a-89c3-… | Media, Society, Culture and You ]
This new addition is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change, thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
New support resources
[ https://opentextbc.ca/workinggroupguide/ | Working Group Guide ]
The Working Group Guide is a resource for librarians, staff, and faculty who support or are supporting open education at their institution and are starting or running an open working group. This resource contains three sections to help users establish, run, and sustain a working group.
[ http://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ]
The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia, on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Global North, and the Global South.This directory is considered an ongoing resource and will be updated as information comes available. A “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter to clearly indicate when information was last added.
Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide
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[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anthropology-and-archaeology/ | Anthropology and Archaeology ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/communications/ | Communications ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/design/ | Fine Arts - Design ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/ | Geography ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu… | Language Learning: OER for specific languages ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/law-general/ | Law - General ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/ | Media ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/ | Open Education ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religion and Theology ]
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ]
We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ]
Contact bookreviews [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | @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 ] .
Best regards,
The BCcampus Open Ed team
Lauri Aesoph, BSc
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 ]
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I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.
Dear colleagues,
This is a quick reminder that the deadline for the next round of OER grants is one week away, on May 1. Apply individually or in teams for grants of up to $2000 to support the creation or adaptation of open educational resources or to incorporate elements of open pedagogy into your course.
For more information about the terms of the grant, examples of previously funded projects, and the (brief) application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants
If you have any questions about these grants or would like to discuss a potential application, please feel free to email me.
Thank you!
Rajiv
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>
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Dear colleagues,
The US-based Open Education Group (http://openedgroup.org/) is an interdisciplinary research group that supports and conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes. They have just put out their latest call for OER Research Fellows; see: https://www.formpl.us/form/267776001
Both Farhad Dastur and I have benefited from terms as OER Research Fellows and I would be happy to discuss this opportunity with you and serve as a reference.
More information about the program:
Successful candidates will publish papers relating to the educational outcomes that take place when OER and/or open pedagogy are substituted for traditional learning materials and approaches. OER Research Fellows will receive funding to attend two conferences, one of which will be the Open Education Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 30 - Nov. 1, 2019. The second conference will be the 2020 OpenEd conference (date and place to be determined). In addition, Fellows will receive mentoring in OER research and guidance in identifying, researching, and writing specific OER projects. Small stipends will be made available to OER Research Fellows who successfully complete the program; the overall funding support for Fellows will be approximately $5,000 (including conference costs and stipend).
Thank you,
Rajiv
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>
www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies.
At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.
Dear colleagues,
On behalf of the Open Education Working Group, I am delighted to announce that the recipients of our inaugural UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Open Pedagogy Fellowship<http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> are:
* Kathy Dunster (Urban Ecosystems) and Michelle Franklin (Sustainable Horticulture)
* Pamela Ip (Marketing) and Candy Ho (Educational Studies)
* Jennifer Hardwick (English) and Greg Chan (English)
Each of these teams has been paired with a faculty member at Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Maryland) and will over the Summer collaboratively design three renewable assignments that will help students become agents of change in their own communities.
Please join me in congratulating our latest grant recipients!
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>
www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies.
At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.
