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
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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.
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February 1-2, 2019
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Ashley
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Hello Everyone,
Please see below for an opportunity to contribute to a new book with the purpose of presenting current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices.
Regards,
The BCcampus Open Education team
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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Call for Chapters: Open Educational Resources (OER) Pedagogy and Practices Editor
Molly Y. Zhou
Call for Chapters
Proposals Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019
Full Chapters Due: May 10, 2019
Submission Date: May 10, 2019 Introduction
OER is a recent educational structural organization shift on access to learning materials. It is a new movement in education. Although it started within higher education, the impact of this movement has started to impact K-12 schools. This movement is not only in the US, but across continents and countries in the world. As education becomes more individualized with educational technologies, OER adds to the efforts in leveraging educational resources, educational cost, educational equity, and poverty for a world class of education as contextualized in a world of uncertainties. Objective
The purpose of the book is to present current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices. Target Audience
OER organizations, investors, educational agencies, educational policy makers, educational leaders, educators, teachers, philanthropists, and other individuals interested in OER in teaching and learning. Recommended Topics
Chapters with research topics and content that address research-based OER teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices are welcome for submission. Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 10, 2019 , a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by January 17, 2019 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 10, 2019 , and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ ] prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-gl… | https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/3598 ]
Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | www.igi-global.com ] . This publication is anticipated to be released in 2020. Important Dates
Chapter Proposal due date: 1/10/2019
Full chapter due date: 5/10/2019
Final Deadline due date: 9/30/2019 Inquiries
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Dear colleagues,
The deadline for applications for the next round of the OER grants falls on January 15, so this is a good time to begin thinking about whether you would like to apply. You can receive a grant for up to $2000 that you can use to hire a student assistant or support other work related to the adaptation or creation of open educational resources or the adoption of open pedagogy in your courses. For more information and the (brief) application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants
Thank you,
Rajiv
ps If you have a larger OER project in mind please also reach out and I would be happy to help determine and locate the support you might need
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Hello Everyone,
[ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | Information about ] and the [ https://bccampus.ca/event/2019-cascadia-open-ed-summit-call-for-proposals/ | call for proposals ] for the Cascadia Open Education Summit 2019 are now available.
BCcampus, the Washington State Board of Colleges and Technical Colleges, Open Oregon Educational Resources and Lumen Learning welcome proposals for the Cascadia Open Education Summit April 17-18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The Cascadia Open Education Summit attracts a wide range of higher education participants including faculty, students, open educators, project staff, librarians, as well as government policymakers and institutional leaders.
Please share this information widely: [ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | https://t.co/Havh7nxR30 ] and #CascadiaOpenEd
Regards,
The BCcampus Open Ed team
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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Subject: [CRKN Collections Listserv] Access at no charge for Canadiana collections: press release / L’accès sans frais aux collections de Canadiana : communiqué de presse
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Dear Members,
Please see the public press release (https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/over-60-million-pages-digitized-canadian-docume…) announcing access at no charge for Canadiana collections as of January 1, 2019. Please share this announcement widely.
Thank you,
Rebecca
Over 60 Million Pages of Digitized Canadian Documentary Heritage Soon To Be Available At No Charge
The Canadiana collections of archival material, government publications, periodicals, monographs, annuals, and newspapers will be free to access as of January 1, 2019
November 15, 2018, Ottawa, Ontario – As of January 1, 2019, 60 million pages of Canadian digital documentary heritage will be available at no charge to users. The Canadiana collections are the largest online collections of early textual Canadiana in the world. The removal of the subscription paywall will allow unimpeded access to this unique historical content for researchers, students, faculty, and all users in Canada and around the world.
Making the Canadiana collections available at no cost to users is a result of the recent merger between Canadiana.org<http://canadiana.org>, a not-for-profit charity, and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), a not-for-profit partnership of 75 Canadian universities, finalized in April 2018. “When our members outlined the vision and goals of a merged organization, ensuring the widespread access to the Canadiana collections was of vital importance,” states Alan Shepard, Chair of the CRKN Board of Directors and President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University. “Expanding access to this content encourages the study of Canada, both within and outside of the country,” continued Dr. Shepard. “We are proud to have followed through on our commitment to the community in our first year of operations as a merged organization.”
The Canadiana collections include three flagship collections: Early Canadiana Online, Héritage, and Canadiana Online. The Early Canadiana Online and Canadiana Online collections are comprised of Canadian monographs, periodicals, government publications, newspapers and annuals and amount to over 19 million pages. The Héritage collection, developed in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and CRKN, includes 900 collections of 41 million pages of archival materials. The Héritage collection includes scans of microfilm taken from some of Library and Archives Canada’s most sought-after archival collections. “LAC is proud to have partnered with CRKN to develop this fundamental collection for researchers, students, teachers, and all Canadians interested in their ancestry and shared history,” states Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. “We applaud CRKN’s decision to increase access to our documentary heritage.”
The removal of the subscription paywall and user fee does not mean that there are no longer costs associated with the continued maintenance and development of this content. CRKN and the archival community continue to add to the Canadiana Online and Héritage collections and CRKN is currently engaging with stakeholders to develop digitization priorities. Ongoing costs and support for Canadiana collections comes from CRKN members who have made a three-year commitment to fund the development of the collections and access platform. In the coming year, CRKN is looking to make critical updates to its platform, increasing the ability to find and use Canadiana content. An assessment and review of the content is also required to decolonize descriptions, search terms, keywords, and other classifications to ensure that they are culturally sensitive. CRKN also plans to eventually make the Canadiana collections available as open access which would entail a review and implementation of user rights statements. These developments will once again increase ease of use and access to the collections, eventually making them more readily available in research settings and to the general public.
“Historians and digital humanists in Canada and abroad have been working with digitized documentary heritage to explore our history, culture, and identity. The content in the Canadiana collections has been used by researchers for decades. Removing the paywall and thereby increasing access to this essential corpus of Canadian heritage will allow researchers to use tools and technologies to do their work more efficiently and more collaboratively,” says Ian Milligan, Associate Professor of History, University of Waterloo.
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Chers membres,
Je vous contacte pour vous demander de bien vouloir prendre connaissance du communiqué de presse (https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/fr/plus-de-60-millions-de-pages-du-patrimoine-docu…) concernant l’accès sans frais aux collections de Canadiana à partir du 1er janvier 2019 et le transmettre au plus grand nombre possible.
Merci beaucoup,
Rebecca
Plus de 60 millions de pages du patrimoine documentaire canadien numérisé bientôt accessibles sans frais
Les collections de Canadiana, incluant des archives, publications gouvernementales, périodiques, monographies, annuaires et journaux, seront accessibles sans frais à partir du 1er janvier 2019.
15 novembre 2018, Ottawa, Ontario – À partir du 1er janvier 2019, 60 millions de pages du patrimoine documentaire canadien numérisé seront accessibles sans frais. Canadiana compte la plus importante collection mondiale de documents textuels du début de l’histoire canadienne. Grâce à l’élimination des frais d’abonnement, les chercheurs, étudiants, professeurs et utilisateurs du monde entier pourront accéder de façon illimitée à ce contenu historique unique.
Cette initiative est possible grâce à la fusion en avril 2018 de Canadiana.org<http://canadiana.org>, un organisme de bienfaisance sans but lucratif, et le Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche (RCDR), un partenariat sans but lucratif de 75 universités canadiennes. « Nos membres ont indiqué que l’accès général aux collections de l’histoire canadienne fait partie intégrante de la mission et vision d’une organisation combinée », selon Alan Shepard, président du conseil d’administration du RCDR et président et vice-chancelier de l’Université Concordia. « Un accès plus général à ce contenu favorise la recherche sur le Canada, à l’échelle nationale et internationale. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir pris cet engagement pour la communauté pendant notre première année d’activité à titre d’organisation combinée », poursuit-il.
Canadiana comporte trois collections phares : Notre mémoire en ligne, Héritage, et Canadiana en ligne. Notre mémoire en ligne et Canadiana en ligne comprennent des monographies canadiennes, périodiques, publications gouvernementales, journaux et annuaires, dont le volume total s’élève à 19 millions de pages. La collection Héritage, créée en partenariat entre le RCDR et Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC), inclut 900 collections, équivalentes à 41 millions de pages de documents d’archives. Cette collection comporte aussi des microfilms numérisés, qui proviennent des collections les plus prisées de BAC. « Bibliothèque et Archives Canada est fier de son partenariat avec le RCDR en vue du développement de cette collection fondamentale pour les chercheurs, étudiants, professeurs et tous les Canadiens qui s’intéressent à leur généalogie et leur histoire collective », dit M. Guy Berthiaume, bibliothécaire et archiviste du Canada. « Nous félicitons le RCDR de sa décision qui permet d’élargir l’accès à notre patrimoine documentaire ».
Le retrait des frais d’abonnement et d’utilisation n’élimine pas pour autant les coûts associés au maintien et développement de ce contenu, puisque le RCDR et la communauté des archives ajoutent régulièrement des documents aux collections d’Héritage et de Canadiana en ligne. À cette fin, le RCDR travaille auprès de nombreuses parties prenantes pour atteindre ses objectifs en matière de numérisation. Pour assurer les coûts récurrents et les ressources nécessaires aux collections, les membres du RCDR ont conclu un engagement triennal, prévoyant le financement, ainsi que le développement des collections et de la plateforme d’accès. Cette année, le RCDR apportera d’importantes mises à jour à sa plateforme, en plus d’accroître l’usage et la découverte du contenu de Canadiana. Il est également important d’analyser et de revoir le contenu pour décoloniser les descriptions, mots-clés, termes de recherche et autres classifications, pour veiller à ce que ces éléments tiennent compte de la dimension culturelle. Le RCDR prévoit aussi éventuellement d’ouvrir les collections de Canadiana au libre accès, ce qui impliquerait l’examen et l’application de droits d’utilisateurs. Ces avancées accroîtront également la facilité d’utilisation et l’accès aux collections pour la recherche et le grand public.
« Les historiens et spécialistes des humanités numériques, au Canada et à l’international, ont recours au patrimoine documentaire numérisé pour explorer notre histoire, identité et culture. Par ailleurs, les chercheurs consultent le contenu de Canadiana depuis des dizaines d’années. Grâce à l’élimination des frais d’abonnement, ces individus pourront donc accéder à ce corpus essentiel du patrimoine canadien. Les chercheurs auront ainsi les outils et technologies nécessaires pour travailler de façon plus efficace et collaborative », selon Ian Milligan, professeur-associé d’histoire, University of Waterloo.
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Dear colleagues,
Please see the message below for a unique opportunity to bring together OER creation with the UN’s sustainable development goals.
Cheers,
Rajiv
From: <cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Jenni Hayman <jenni.hayman(a)gmail.com>
Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 5:49 AM
To: Open Education Platform <cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com>
Subject: [cc-openedu] OE for a Better World Project (OE4BW) Applications for Mentors and Creators Due December 12
Greetings Open Colleagues,
University of Nova Gorica (UNG) and UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for OER and Open Learning at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) are announcing a new round of the Open Education for a Better World international on-line mentoring programme.
The programme will take place from 7th January to 5th July 2019. Candidates with concrete ideas for open e-learning courses aligned with SDG goals are invited to apply by 12 December 2018. Up to fifty (50) candidates will be chosen to be guided on-line towards the implementation of their course.
Application for candidates:
Those that want to create open SDG projects in partnership with mentors: http://unesco.ijs.si/2018-2019-application-form-for-candidates/
Application for Mentors:
Those who want to mentor candidates as they create their projects: http://unesco.ijs.si/2018-2019-application-form-for-mentors/
I created a project last year and attended the conference in beautiful Vipava, Slovenia. It was an amazing experience and I encourage you to apply!!
Best,
Jenni
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Hello Everyone,
Happy Friday! See below for new and updated open textbooks in our collection, news about our support resources, and information about the open peer reviews posted by open textbooks.
New books
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… | Speaking and Writing Punjabi ] by Ranbir Johal (Kwantlen Polytechnic University)
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=db971e1f-dee2-4032-99b4-… | Combinatorics: an upper-level introductory course in enumeration, graph theory, and design theory ]
, by Joy Morris (University of Lethbridge
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8880b4d1-7f62-42fc-a912-… | Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations ] by Michelle Bonczek Evory (Open SUNY)
Updated books
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e12e3911-8a06-497e-b8c9-… | A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB ] by Serhat Beyenir (British Columbia Institute of Technology)
* [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3ffb8117-dc5a-4197-b0ed-… | Biology 2e ] , from OpenStax, has been added to our collection. The older edition will be archived on June 1, 2018.
Support resources
* The BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide has been archived. This resource was replaced by the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] , added in February.
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Find attached a zipped file containing the editable files for the BCcampus [ https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/05/OpenEdInfoSheet_Spring2018_03.pdf | Open Education Info Sheet – Spring 2018 ]
Reviews
* Starting March 18, 2018, the licence for published reviews changed from CC BY-ND to CC BY. (Older reviews still retain the CC BY-ND designation.) This was done to more easily share reviews with other collections. This information, along with a statement clarifying that the copyright for reviews is held by the reviewer, has been clarified on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/call-for-reviewers-2/ | Review an Open Textbook ] web page on our website.
*
When open textbooks are replaced with new editions, PDFs of the reviews for the older edition are now compiled in a zip file and posted by the new version of the textbook. A README file is included in the zipped file explaining this arrangement and the reason for it.
Best regards,
The BCcampus Open Education team
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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Dear Faculty and Staff,
In consultation with OpenStax, BCcampus Open Education is 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.
Currently, [ https://openstax.org/subjects | OpenStax ] hosts its open textbooks in a platform called CNX. Pressbooks is a widely used authoring and adaptation system. (See the [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | Pressbooks Guide ] for more information.)
If you are interested in participating, please fill out this anonymous survey form: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/openstax-pressbooks-survey/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/openstax-pressbooks-survey/ ]
This survey will close on November 30, 2018. Feel free to share this survey with your B.C. post-secondary colleagues.
Regards,
Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education
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