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OER Grants: New application cycle & revised application form

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, As you may know, KPU has offered small OER grants for the past two years to those interested in creating, adapting, and adopting OERs. These grants are jointly funded by BCcampus and the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and thus far have been used to support OER projects in Academic & Career Preparation, Languages & Cultures, Sociology, Asian Studies, English Language Studies, and the Learning Centres. I am writing to inform you that the Open Education Working Group has recently revised the application process for these grants from rolling applications to 1 application deadline per semester (May 1, September 1, and January 15). For information about these grants (including eligible expenses, expectations, and evaluation criteria) and the brief application form, please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Thank you, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Educause primer on open educational practices

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Beyond adopting open educational resources such as open textbooks , a growing number of our colleagues at KPU have been experimenting with open educational practices. If you are curious about what this involves, Educause has helpfully published the following 2-page primer as part of their ELI series “7 things you should know about…” https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/7/7-things-you-should-know-abou… (bonus: KPU gets a brief mention) For those of you interested in exploring this approach to teaching and learning, please watch for an invitation next month to join a Faculty Learning Community this Fall on open pedagogy. Cheers, Rajiv

6 years, 5 months

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Fall 2018 timetable launches (with a new feature for the Zed Cred)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, A quick update: The Fall 2018 course timetable launched this morning and, thanks to support of our wonderful colleagues in the Registrar’s office, it now includes a new field that makes it possible for students to identify course sections that have zero required textbook costs and qualify for the Zed Cred. To see how this works visit: https://twitter.com/KPUopen/status/1010284480022507520 The growth in the Zed Cred initiative has been tremendous, as we have gone from 80 sections this Spring to over 300 sections this Fall. These sections represent 191 courses from 36 departments and 5 Faculties. A massive THANK YOU to the many of you who are supporting or involved in this initiative. Warm regards and have a wonderful weekend, Rajiv

6 years, 6 months

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Open anatomical atlas and anatomy images - expression of interest

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Faculty and Staff, BCcampus Open Education is reaching out to all faculty members and staff involved in the teaching and support of anatomy and healthcare post-secondary curricula in B.C. in response to a request from the [ http://www.oeconsortium.org/ | Open Education Consortium ] to identify individuals interested in collaborating on a project that would involve the co-creation of an open anatomical atlas of anatomy images. Background Anatomy is a basic discipline for all medical and paramedical fields around the world. Anatomical illustrations are essential for the teaching and learning of anatomy and are universally relevant in all countries. Good quality artist-created anatomical drawings are available in anatomical atlases and textbooks but are mostly copyrighted. There are very few good quality anatomical images available under an open license. If you think this is a good idea and want to participate in the creation and implementation of an open anatomical atlas, please respond to this email by July 15. A response to this email does not commit you to anything, it merely indicates an interest in this project. On behalf of all interested parties that reply to this email, and as a member of the Open Education Consortium, BCcampus Open Education will submit a form expressing interest. Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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NEW DATE (July 11) - Pressbooks Training webinars: Introduction and Intermediate 1

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, We have just published the date (July 11) for the next [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] . This time, in addition to our Introduction session, we will also be offering an Intermediate 1 session focusing on how to import certain files into Pressbooks and exporting a variety of file types. For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day. For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

6 years, 6 months

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Congratulations to Melissa Ashman on the publication of her new open textbook!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share news of the publication of yet another new open textbook at KPU, this one authored by our amazing colleague Melissa Ashman. Introduction to Professional Communications is an adaptation and remix of several other open textbooks and will be used in our Applied Communications program. The book is available in a variety of digital formats at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/professionalcomms/ Please join me in celebrating Melissa’s terrific work! Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit- update and new version!

by Amanda Coolidge

Great news!! The BCcampus Open Education [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit ] has been revised and updated. Most significantly, this version includes step-by-step instructions on how to meet web accessibility guidelines when authoring books in Pressbooks. A full list of changes can be found in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/versioning-history/ | Versioning History ] page. Special thanks to Josie Gray for leading this initiative and keeping the Accessibility Toolkit up to date and with the latest information. On behalf of the BCcampus Open Education Team, Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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New funding for OER for Adult Basic Education announced

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills, & Training has just announced funding to support OER development for Adult Basic Education. This is very exciting news for us at KPU, especially for our colleagues in the Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement, many of whom are already active users of open textbooks. This funding provides more support to adapt and create new OER where necessary. From the press release: “The Province is providing BCcampus, which produces open education online content, with $250,000 to create or adapt textbooks for all courses in all levels of the British Columbia adult graduation diploma (or adult dogwood diploma). Courses covered include math, English, science, social science, computer studies, and education and career planning.” Link to Press release: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018AEST0072-001108 Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 6 months

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Two new grants from BCcampus to support Open Education at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good afternoon everyone, I am happy to end this celebratory week with some more happy news. BCcampus recently announced the recipients of their latest round of open education grants. Among the 9 successful proposals they funded were two proposals from KPU. The first is an OER Create grant to help support the development of an Ancient and Medieval History open textbook (a project led by Tracey Kinney) while the second is an OER Sustainability grant that will help us develop a specialized service in the Library to support OER creation. This round involved the largest number of grant submissions to BCcampus to date so it is nice to see our leadership in this space being recognized with external support. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Cheers, Rajiv

6 years, 6 months

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Congratulations to Christina Page and the Learning Centres on the publication of their open textbook!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I am delighted to share news of the publication of a new open textbook by Christina Page and her colleagues from the Learning Centres titled “University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed,” available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/studystrategizesucceed/ A recipient of an OER grant, Christina and her team (which includes Graeme Robinson-Clogg, Rawia Inaim, and Vijaya Jammi, along with student assistant Anmol Mangat) have also developed 25 learning strategies videos (https://bit.ly/2IMhpvp) and soft launched two interactive Online Academic Skills Workshops (Reading Texts and Time Management for Busy Students) (http://www.kpu.ca/asw-online). Together, these resources eliminate the need to purchase commercial learning strategies texts (e.g., in the Learning Centre, for Orientation programming), enhance student access to Academic Skills development opportunities, and increase opportunities for instructors to integrate learning strategies into their courses. Please join me in congratulating Christina and her team. Cheers, Rajiv

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