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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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.
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has recently opened two different calls for proposals that are both closing in July:
The first call for proposals is for the Identification, Evaluation, and Development of Open Online Courses and Open Education Resources<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-identific…> in Business Management, Math, Introduction to University Writing, Psychology, and Business Communications, and closes on July 15, 2020. Proposals will be reviewed as they are received, rather than once the call closes, as the deliverables deadline is August 15.
From the call: "This call for proposals is to identify qualified institutions, departments, or individual educators to work with BCcampus on the identification, evaluation, and development of open online courses (OOCs) and other OERs." Up to $10,000 will be awarded for the development of each course. Teams of applicants must include B.C. educators. For more information about the call and how to apply for funding, see the link to the call.
The second is the call for proposals for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant for Marketing Programs<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/zero-textbook-cost-ztc-grant…>, which closes July 24, 2020.
From the call: "BCcampus will award one grant (maximum $60,000) to a B.C. institution committed to the development of a Zero Cost Textbook (ZTC) Program (Diploma or Degree) in Marketing."
See the link to the calls for more information about the grant and how to apply. If you are interested in developing an application for either call, please email us at open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> so we can advise you and provide you with a letter of support.
Thank you very much,
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
t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>
www.kpu.ca/tlcommons<http://www.kpu.ca/tlcommons> | www.kpu.ca/cps<http://www.kpu.ca/cps> | www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
Administrative Coordinator: Janice Webster t 604.598.6215 e janice.webster(a)kpu.ca<mailto:janice.webster@kpu.ca>
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.
Our annual Open Pedagogy Fellowship provides support for faculty to design "renewable assignments," authentic assessments that help students become agents of change in their communities. The assignments are collaboratively developed by multi-disciplinary teams across three institutions-KPU, Montgomery College (Maryland, USA), and Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona, USA). The conceptual framework on which this fellowship is based is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (UN SDGs), which is a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. The faculty teams design their course assignments over the summer and deploy them over the following academic year. A student showcase in the Spring provides an opportunity for the wider university community to appreciate the students' contributions.
We are pleased to announce that KPU's 2020 Open Pedagogy Fellows are:
Andrea Niosi (Marketing)
Constanza Rojas-Primus (Languages and Cultures)
David Sadoway (Geography)
Dorothy Barenscott (Art History)
Please join us in congratulating our latest fellows!
For more information about the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship (including examples of assignments from the 2019 Fellows) please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has just put out a call for grant proposals focused on developing activities using H5P.
This is the first of two calls for proposals targeting the development of formative activities for open homework systems. The second call will be issued in early summer 2020 and will focus on a soon to be determined platform that supports math-based courses and programs.
This first call for proposals is for post-secondary instructors and faculty in British Columbia to develop sets of content types in H5P that support open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. The intent of these grants is to develop activities in which students can practice applying new concepts and skills that align with content within the selected open textbook.
Eligible grantees include individual instructors, groups of faculty or instructors (either in a single institution or across multiple institutions), departments (either at a single institution or working collaboratively across multiple institutions), institutions, or external working groups made up of instructors and faculty connected to B.C. post-secondary institutions (i.e., articulation groups or other working groups).
The maximum value of each grant is $10,000.
For more information and to apply, please see:
https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-2020-h5p-…
All best,
Karen
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Karen Meijer-Kline
Scholarly Communications Librarian
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ? Where thought meets action
Good afternoon everyone,
With the shift to remote delivery many of you are taking advantage of open textbooks and other Open Educational Resources (OER). We would like to remind you that KPU provides 3 levels of grants to support faculty and staff working with OER:
OER Adoption Grants support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and recognize the efforts involved in implementing this change. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams of faculty may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. Applications for OER Adoption Grants are accepted on an ongoing basis until all funds have been allocated.
OER Adaptation Grants support the adaptation (customization/localization/update/remix) of existing open textbooks or other kinds of OER. Projects receive funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>.
?OER Creation Grants support the creation of new open textbooks or other kinds of OER. In addition to project funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>, successful applicants for OER Creation Grants will also receive up to $2000 towards any professional development activity of their choosing.
For more information about each of these grant programs, the (brief) application forms, and examples of previously funded projects please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants??<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>
The next application deadline for OER Adaptation and Creation Grants is Friday, May 1.
Please note that applications for OER Adoption grants are accepted on a rolling basis until all funds have been allocated.?
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Stay safe and well!
Karen
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Karen Meijer-Kline
Scholarly Communications Librarian
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ? Where thought meets action
Echoing the congratulations to Andrea! And looking forward to seeing the innovative and social justice focused resource that I’m sure will emerge from this work.
Christina
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Christina Page
MA, PhD Student
Learning Strategist, The Learning Centres
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Karen Meijer-Kline <karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca>
Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 11:24 AM
To: "openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca" <openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Openkpu] Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant
Congratulations Andrea!
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Karen Meijer-Kline
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e Karen.Meijer-Kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Todd.Mundle@kpu.ca>
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
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From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Arley Cruthers <arley.cruthers(a)kpu.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:58 AM
To: openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca
Subject: [Openkpu] Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant
A big congratulations to Andrea Niosi for being one of four recipients of a BCCampus Marketing Grant. Andrea will use the grant to create an OER textbook on Consumer Behaviour.
Andrea’s textbook will take a social justice approach to marketing and will “identify how marketers perpetuate harm and how the next generation of marketers can avoid it completely and still flourish in their profession.”
Congratulations to Andrea on this outstanding achievement! We know that her textbook will huge benefit students from KPU and beyond.
For more information, visit https://bccampus.ca/2020/03/15/cornering-the-open-market-announcing-the-rec…
Arley Cruthers
Instructor - Applied Communications
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