Good morning everyone,
I am pleased to share KPU Open Education’s Summer 2020 newsletter. This latest issue highlights six external grants recently awarded to KPU faculty for OER projects, seven recently-published open textbooks, upcoming workshops and funding opportunities, and exciting news about a new partnership between KPU and the Open University of Sri Lanka.
Cheers,
Rajiv
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him)
Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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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,
A Zero Textbook Cost pathway to an Associate of Science degree<https://bccampus.ca/projects/open-education/pathway-to-associate-of-science…> is now available, based on existing OER that align with core requirements for Associate of Science programs in B.C. This pathway is designed such that a student could feasibly complete an Associate of Science degree without spending any money on textbooks, as they would only use OER and other free resources.
In addition, BCcampus is awarding a grant to Thompson Rivers University so that they may develop their own institution-specific pathway. You can read more about that and the development of BCcampus' pathway in this blog post about the Associate of Science pathway<https://bccampus.ca/2020/07/07/a-pathway-to-open-for-science-programs-in-b-…>.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus is currently conducting the Faculty Pivot to Teaching Online survey<https://survey.bccampus.ca/index.php/855916?lang=en>, which seeks to understand how B.C. post-secondary instructors adapted to the sudden need to teach online and what they will do in the fall semester.
The survey will close on Monday, July 13th. If you are able and willing, please take the survey and share with your contacts and online.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
