Hi everyone!
We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU:
¡Voy en camino! Spanish Language and Intercultural Learning
Written by: Constanza Rojas-Primus and Ana Robles
Primary Subject: Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation
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¡Voy en camino! means “I’m on my way” in Spanish. Since learning an additional language and the culture is a journey in itself, ¡Voy en camino! captures the voyage to get there. ¡Voy en camino! has been created to serve the first two introductory Spanish language courses at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and to solidify our commitment to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC). All units of study are designed to be interactive with embedded audio, videos and links for learners to practice the material along the way. Learners can self-pace and self-test their knowledge both individually and with the assistance of an instructor. ¡Voy en camino! has plenty of opportunities to practice writing and speaking with downloadable capabilities becoming a Spanish teaching and learning tool that promotes and supports sustainable renewable learning. With its digital format and open publication ¡Voy en camino! is also meant to join the Spanish teaching open education community and provide access to learning to interested users along the way.
Visit the Book<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/voy-en-camino/>
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Learn about KPU’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>
* Browse our complete catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
* Follow us on Twitter @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem; and with the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Hi everyone,
I’m excited to share with you the following opportunity to participate in open education research from the Open Education Group<https://openedgroup.org/>:
We are seeking applicants for the next cohort! I would really appreciate it if you would share the call for applications below in your professional networks.
The Open Education Group thanks to generous support from the Hewlett foundation is seeking to support early career researchers to conduct studies in open education (what is open education, click here<https://sparcopen.org/open-education/>) through the open education research fellowship. The purpose is to support education professionals to develop their open education scholarship ideas into published works. Specifically, this fellowship seeks to provide mentorship, community, and some financial support to carry out their ideas in open education research. Financial support includes attendance at the Open Education Conference in 2023 (November 7-9, virtual) and 2024 (in person in the United States, TBD). The fellowship will also pay for article processing charges to allow for publications developed in this fellowship to be publicly available (around $3,000). In addition, fellows will receive a stipend of $1200 per article submitted prior to January 15, 2025, based on their fellowship work.
Applications will be assessed based on its potential contribution to open education, feasibility, and novelty. In the application, prospective fellows will be asked to explain how your proposed research project would be relevant to diversity, inclusion, equity, and access to education. Applicants should have some prior research training and will be asked to list their previous research coursework.
For the purpose of this fellowship, the following groups are considered early career researchers: doctoral graduate student (PhD, EdD, PsyD, DSW, DNP, DBA), postdoctoral researchers, pre-tenure faculty, teaching-track/clinical faculty (including librarians), and faculty at teaching-intensive institutions (liberal arts, community colleges, regional institutions, etc.), K-12 administrators and teachers, and public education employees. Full or part time status applicants are eligible. Tenured faculty at research institutions (R1 or R2) would generally not be considered early career researchers. Please feel free to contact Virginia Clinton-Lisell with questions about eligibility at virginia.clinton(a)und.edu<mailto:virginia.clinton@und.edu>. Note, due to legal reasons, we can only offer this fellowship to early career researchers working in the United States/Canada. If you have a work visa for the United States or Canada, please check with your visa guidelines regarding payment eligibility from the fellowship prior to applying. While this fellowship is limited to US and Canadian residents, we strongly encourage research projects with global perspectives, particularly in the Global South.
Learning more about the fellowship in this video<https://youtu.be/cxFTRH6dPLU>. https://youtu.be/cxFTRH6dPLU
Applications are due June 15th, 2023, at 11:59 pm Central Daylight Time and may be found here.<https://byu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dj5ITUWTogyKvhr> https://byu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dj5ITUWTogyKvhr
Examples of research projects previously supported for publication in the fellowship include the following (see a comprehensive list here<https://openedgroup.org/fellowship/publications-by-oer-research-fellows>):
Brandle, S. M. (2020). It’s (not) in the reading: American government textbooks’ limited representation of historically marginalized groups<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/ps-political-science-and-politics/a…>. PS: Political Science & Politics, 53(4), 734-740.
Essmiller, K., Thompson, P. , & Alvarado-Albertorio, F. (2019). Performance Improvement Technology for Building a Sustainable OER Initiative in an Academic Library<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11528-019-00467-2>. TechTrends, 1-10.
Gumb, L. & Cross, W. (2022). In Keeping with Academic Tradition: Copyright Ownership in Higher Education and Potential Implications for Open Education<https://www.jcel-pub.org/article/view/14946>. Journal of Copyright Education and Librarianship
Jordan, J. (2023). Compounded labor: Developing OER as a marginalized creator. In the Library with the Lead Pipe. https://www.inthelibrarywiththeleadpipe.org/2023/compounded-labor-developin…
Kelly, A.E., Laurin, J.N., Clinton-Lisell, V. (in-press). Making Psychology’s hidden figures visible using open educational resources: A replication and extension study<https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00986283221108129>. Teaching of Psychology.
Nusbaum, A. T., Cuttler, C., & Swindell, S. (2019). Open Educational Resources as a Tool for Educational Equity: Evidence from an Introductory Psychology Class<https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/feduc.2019.00152/full>. In Frontiers in Education (Vol. 4, p. 152). Frontiers.
Ozdemir, O., & Bonk, C. (2017). Turkish Teachers’ Awareness and Perceptions of Open Educational Resources<http://www.jl4d.org/index.php/ejl4d/article/view/224/273>. Journal of Learning for Development-JL4D, 4(3)Smith, N. D., Grimaldi, P. J., & Basu Mallick, D. (2020). Impact of Zero Cost Books Adoptions on Student Success at a Large, Urban Community College. Frontiers in Education, 5. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2020.579580
Tang, H., Lin, Y. J., & Qian, Y. (2020). Understanding K-12 teachers’ intention to adopt open educational resources: A mixed methods inquiry<https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12937>. British Journal of Educational Technology.
Wynants, S. A., & Dennis, J. M. (2022, March). Redesigning a research methods course with personalized, interactive OER: A case study of student perceptions and performance<https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/josotl/article/view/31706>. Journal of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 22(1).
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem; and with the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation, which gifted its name to this universityKwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Hello!
We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU:
Gender in Canada: A Companion Workbook
Edited by: Rebecca Yoshizawa
Primary Subjects: Gender studies, gender groups
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This workbook is designed for first or second-year sociology of gender or gender studies courses, focusing on the Canadian context. It is divided into five topics - Theory and Concepts, Institutions, Work, Family and Intimate Relationships, and Bodies and Health. This workbook does not replace a textbook, instructor teachings through lectures, class discussion, class assignments, or other standard undergraduate course materials. Instead, this is an activity book: a course companion, working alongside and with those course materials. It is designed to build competency, capacity, and confidence with course materials, concepts, and arguments. It does this by embracing the concepts of embodied learning, iterative scaffolding, and reflexive insight. "Embodied" means doing things with your body and not just your mind; "scaffolding" means breaking things down into constituent parts that can be gathered together to build something bigger; and "reflexive" means thinking about oneself in relation to broad concepts and contexts around us. The workbook presents four types of content. (1) Each chapter has one or two pages of written content deemed "Insights to Think About," which are summative guides to help students grab onto big ideas. (2) The chapters also have "Words to Try," encouraging a usable lexicon. (3) Chapters have thoughtfully designed "Activities." The activities help students to get ideas down, give those ideas meaning and order, and prepare students to do more engaged work in course conversations and higher-stakes assignments. (4) Finally, each section ends with "My Insights On," where students can record their "big picture" ideas and things they want to explore more in their course discussions and other assignments.
Visit the Book<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/genderincanadaworkbook/>
Watch Promo Video<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Gender+in+CanadaA+A+Companion+Workbook/0_shxk8fqb>
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Learn about Open Education at KPU
* Browse our Pressbooks catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
* Follow us on Twitter @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem; and with the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Hello!
We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU:
Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition
Edited by: Deirdre Maultsaid
Now with 5 additional cases!
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“Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/social-issue-cases-2e/>” was inspired by students and co-authored by people who are usually under-represented in higher education. These realistic, emotional cases are designed to help students grapple with ethical issues related to discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. These valuable cases are appropriate for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, business, healthcare, agriculture, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, land use studies, law and more. In addition to the background description and scenario, each case comes with modifiable discussion questions, notes on teaching strategies, and a reading list.
This OER was funded by KPU | Open Education’s OER Grant Program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>.
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Learn about Open Education at KPU
* Browse our Pressbooks catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
* Follow us on Twitter @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem; and with the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation, which gifted its name to this university.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
La hora del cuento en español
By Constanza Rojas-Primus and Sofía Rodríguez
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/la-hora-del-cuento-en-espanol/
La hora del cuento en español is a collection of children’s stories in Spanish authored by Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) students and edited by KPU Faculty Constanza Rojas-Primus and KPU alumna Sofía Rodríguez. The first part of this collection is a selection of stories written by KPU Spanish 1100 students between Fall 2017 and Spring 2019. The second part of this collection is a selection of stories written by KPU Spanish 1101 students between Fall 2020 and Spring 2022. All stories are narrated by Constanza Rojas-Primus and have been translated into English by Sofía Rodríguez. The illustrations in the cover and first part of this collection are artwork of KPU student Cheyenne Pokeda.
This OER is the result of an assignment created as part of the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship project. Applications open now<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship>.
Check out the KPU Pressbooks Catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu> of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>.
Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>.
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
We at Kwantlen Polytechnic University respectfully acknowledge that we live, work and study in a region that overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral First Nations territories of the Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlem; and with the lands of the Kwantlen First Nation, which gifted its name to this universityKwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Introduction to Criminology
Edited by Dr. Shereen Hassan and Dan Lett, MAS
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Link to Resource: Introduction to Criminology<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/introcrim/>
Although this open education resource (OER) is written with the needs and abilities of first-year undergraduate criminology students in mind, it is designed to be flexible. As a whole, the OER is amply broad to serve as the main textbook for an introductory course, yet each chapter is deep enough to be useful as a supplement for subject-area courses; authors use plain and accessible language as much as possible, but introduce more advanced, technical concepts where appropriate; the text gives due attention to the historical “canon” of mainstream criminological thought, but it also challenges many of these ideas by exploring alternative, critical, and marginalized perspectives. After all, criminology is more than just the study of crime and criminal law; it is an examination of the ways human societies construct, contest, and defend ideas about right and wrong, the meaning of justice, the purpose and power of laws, and the practical methods of responding to broken rules and of mending relationships.
Special thanks to Leah Ballantyne, LLB LLM, a Cree lawyer from the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in Pukatawagan, Manitoba, who provided expert Indigenous consultation/editing for this textbook.
This OER was jointly funded and supported by KPU Arts, KPU OER Grants, KPU OPUS, BCcampus and the Justice Institute of BC.
Check out the KPU Pressbooks Catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu> of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>.
Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>.
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
I live, work, and play 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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Hello,
I would like to share the following opportunity with you. Please let me know if you have any questions, or are interested in applying!
Join the Open Education Network’s Facilitated Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy
The OEN has heard our community ask for more help understanding and using open pedagogy, so we’ve created a collaborative, resource-rich learning environment over the course of seven synchronous, one-hour sessions this spring. Join our virtual, facilitated Learning Circle to share, learn, discuss, and create open pedagogy! There is no cost for participation.
Takeaways
* Build a foundational understanding of open pedagogy to be expanded upon through activities that allow for a collaborative definition of open pedagogy.
* Discover what open pedagogy does as well as and how it can be incorporated in the classroom through exposure to a variety of engaging open pedagogy assignments.
* Gain hands-on experience with open pedagogy through creation of a renewable assignment or digital learning object.
Facilitators
The Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy will be facilitated by OEN Fellow Amanda Larson, Affordable Learning Instructional Consultant for The Ohio State University. OEN Open Educational Practices Specialist, Jamie Witman, will be available for 30-minute consultations outside of the synchronous sessions to assist you with your questions related to open pedagogy.
Spring 2023 Cohort
We are now accepting applications for a cohort of 12-18 faculty and faculty partners from OEN member institutions who are interested in learning more about open pedagogy. Applicants should be faculty (Adjuncts/instructors are welcome!) who want help transforming a disposable assignment into a renewable one. We also welcome faculty partners (librarians, instructional designers, Center for Teaching and Learning staff, etc.) interested in creating a digital learning object to illustrate open pedagogy to their faculty. Please pass this opportunity along to interested faculty/instructors!
Selection Criteria
Participants will be selected based on the following:
1. Desire to learn more about open pedagogy
2. Commitment to the creation of a renewable assignment/digital learning object
3. Ability to attend and engage in all seven sessions
4. Willingness to give feedback about the Learning Circle experience
Session Overview and Timeline
The Learning Circle experience will span seven one-hour sessions and be conducted synchronously on Zoom.
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Learning Circle Calendar
1. February 10: Brief application due.
2. February 24: Applicants are notified.
3. March 8 - April 19: Participants will have weekly, facilitated, one-hour long synchronous Zoom learning circle sessions. Participants will be able to set up 30-minute consultations with the Open Educational Practices Specialist as well.
4. April 19: Distribution of survey regarding facilitated Learning Circle experience.
Join the Learning Circle on Open Pedagogy
We’re looking forward to exploring open pedagogy together in the Learning Circle. Completed applications are due by Friday, February 10, 2023.
Application: <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fz.umn.edu…> https://z.umn.edu/oenlearningcirclesapp<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fz.umn.edu…>
About the Open Education Network
The Open Education Network (OEN)<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.umn.…> is an alliance of hundreds of institutions working together to advance open education, locally and nationally. We believe in the power of open education to transform higher education. The leadership, actions, and results of our network members drive this transformation, and OEN connects these efforts to pool expertise and promote best practices.
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
I live, work, and play 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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Hello!
I am passing along an opportunity that might be of interest.
OTESSA is the Open/Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association<https://otessa.org/2023/>, and the 2023 conference will be held from May 27-June 2 as part of Congress 2023 (Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences)<https://www.federationhss.ca/en/congress/about-congress>. The OTESSA call for proposals has been extended to January 31, and there are opportunities to present in-person (in Toronto) and online.
Here is the invitation:
We would like to share that we have an extended Call for Proposals for participation in OTESSA 2023 due January 31st.
Only 250-500 words are needed for a research-oriented or practice-oriented proposal. If you wish to publish as well, you can submit a proceeding (1000-2000 words – or media) now or at any later date. Please make sure the new templates are used and submission information is reviewed on our conference submission portal<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconferenc…>. We also have opportunities available for people to submit full articles to the OTESSA Journal<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjournal.o…>.
Please note that we have made a precedent-making arrangement with Congress organizers (from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences) in that we will have online-only days available within our program as well as the days hosted on campus at York University. This will be an exciting time for us to explore and experiment how to build community and connection across all participations in OTESSA 2023. Our schedule will be as follows:
May 27 – Online only sessions (and keynote)
May 28 – No sessions (gap day/travel day)
May 29/30/31 – Sessions and keynotes on site at York University (we will be making these sessions as accessible as possible through sharing of materials and audio or video streams or recordings)
June 1 – No sessions (gap day/travel day)
June 2 – Online only sessions (and keynote)
We are excited to start and close our conference together in the same mode. We welcome any of our members who wish to join a planning committee to work out particulars to contact us at conference(a)otessa.org<mailto:conference@otessa.org>. We are very proud to be creating this precedence at Congress as it will allow our members who wish to present online to be able to do so without any co-presenter-on-campus counterpart. This advances inclusion for all of our members. We received 3x the submissions for our first call and we hope to see this trend continue with our second and final call due January 31st. Approximately half of our submissions are requesting to be on site and half are requesting to be online. Please do spread the word of our final call as growing our community will help to give us the support needed to further advance our goals, systems, and operations to build out our community and advocacy for our field in ways that support both research and practice.
We would like to remind our members that registration waivers and discounts are available, so please do not let financial resources block your participation in OTESSA. For information, please reach out to conference(a)otessa.org<mailto:conference@otessa.org>
Happy New Year and we look forward to seeing you at OTESSA 2023!
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
I live, work, and play 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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
The Ancient and Medieval World
by Adrianna Bakos; Barrie Brill; Niall Christie; Jessica Hemming; Aleksandar Jovanović; and Tracey J. Kinney
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Link to Resource: The Ancient and Medieval World – Simple Book Publishing (pressbooks.pub)<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/ancientandmedievalworld/>
The Ancient & Medieval World is a collaborative, open educational resource designed to help students better understand a world long removed from their contemporary experience. The text uses a modular format where students are provided with a brief introduction to each theme, several primary sources, interpretive material written by subject-matter experts, relevant maps and timelines, and visual sources, as well as a glossary of unfamiliar terms. Each module can be used as the foundation of a course assignment or thematic lesson.
Check out the KPU Pressbooks Catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu> of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.
Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>.
Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>.
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Amanda Grey, MLIS (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca<mailto:amanda.grey@kpu.ca>
w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
I live, work, and play 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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
Introducing…
People Learning and Development
By Monica Affleck
Are you interested in the topic of people learning and development or are tasked to implement learning and training opportunities in your workplace?
We invite you to use this resource full of information and tools to help support people and organizations in their learning journey.
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Link to the resource: People Learning and Development<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/peoplelearningdevelopment/>
Learning happens everywhere, and you will explore the different modes of learning on and off the job. But is a training program actually the right solution to address a performance issue in your organization? Learn how to conduct a needs analysis to help you decide what is in the best interest of the organization and people. Training and learning opportunities have to be properly designed to be effective and deliver the results you expect. Find out how adults learn and what motivates them to develop their skills. Discover how learning supports the performance management process and how to ensure that learning gets transferred into the workplace.
The ultimate goal of training and development is to increase productivity, employee engagement, and to make a positive impact on the organization’s bottom line. So, evaluating training and development programs is critical to determine the company’s return on investment (ROI). You will find all of this and more in this resource to help you invest in and reap the benefits of talent development in your company. Remember, this is an interactive resource. We invite you to answer the questions at the end of each chapter to test your knowledge.
This resource on People Learning and Development was written by two groups of HR students for HRMT 3265 and is an example of open pedagogy<https://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy>.
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Learn about KPU’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>
* Browse our complete catalogue<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu>
* Learn more about KPU Open Education<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
* Follow us on Twitter @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>
At KPU, we work in regions 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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
