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
Congratulations UN SDG Fellows & Wilson School of Design!
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Congratulations to Monica Affleck and Reynold Vaz, recipients of the 2021-22 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship>!
This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments (all of which will carry a Creative Commons<https://creativecommons.org/choose/> license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from a partner institution will design three renewable assignments during the Summer 2021 semester. A minimum of two renewable assignments will be deployed in the classes of each fellowship team during the subsequent academic year.
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Congratulations to the Wilson School of Design on its second Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+is+the+Zero+Textbook+Cost+%28ZTC%29+initiat…> program—the Bachelor of Interior Design<https://www.kpu.ca/calendar/2018-19/design/interiordesign/interiordesign-de…>!
KPU’s ZTC programs allow students to pursue an education without spending a cent on textbooks. The IDSN program joins the Wilson School of Design’s Certificate in Foundations in Design<https://www.kpu.ca/design/find> along with five other ZTC programs. Search the KPU timetable<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Finding+Zero+Textbook+Cost+%28ZTC%29+Courses/0_o…> to find a growing list of for-credit courses without the cost of textbooks. Students who enrol in this four-year program can expect to save money!
Hear what Lucie Gagne, Chair of Interior Design, has to say:
“Our Interior Design Program is a highly regarded program, one that, in large part, focusses on student success. Given the global economy and issues of fundamental affordability, we have made it a priority to ensure the program remains viable and sustainable by finding cost savings strategies for our students. We are thrilled that we have been able to implement making the Interior Design Degree a Zero Textbook Costs (ZTC) program”
-Lucie Gagne, Chair of the Interior Design Program
Best,
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Available Now: Test Bank for Introduction to Consumer Behaviour | Andrea Niosi
Edited by Andrea Niosi (Melville School of Business)
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Instructors, to request access to the test bank for this OER, please see: https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/ancillary-requests/
Link to Resources: Introduction to Consumer Behaviour<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=42…> & Ancillary Resource Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/ancillaryconsumerbehaviour/>
This open textbook was designed for students studying business or marketing at an undergraduate level. It draws on the fields of marketing, business, communications, media studies, psychology, sociology, and anthropology. The book invites readers to examine the internal forces that shape consumer decision making, such as perceptions, motivations, personality, and attitudes as well as the external ones, such as social and situational influences, culture, and subcultures. This text centres the lived experiences of today’s consumers, specifically, undergraduate students. The author has also made efforts to decentre whiteness and dominant culture perspectives wherever possible to ensure a broader and more accurate representation of diverse consumers.
This OER contains content created by students from Kwantlen Polytechnic University and is best used alongside the Ancillary Resource Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/ancillaryconsumerbehaviour/> that contains several essays, case studies, assignments, and project outlines, and an accompanying multiple choice test bank.
Best,
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Cases on Social Issues: For class discussion
Edited by Deirdre Maultsaid<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/social-issue-cases/front-matter/70/>
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Link to resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/social-issue-cases/
This Open Educational Resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion” includes valuable cases on issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion for student use. The critical events portrayed in the cases are realistic and emotional, and feature the experiences of under-represented and marginalized people. These thoughtful, contemporary cases pose ethical dilemmas about social issues that encourage post-secondary students and instructors to have stimulating, inclusive, and compassionate discussions. Inspired by input from post-secondary students and authored by people usually under-represented in education material, this resource is designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, business, healthcare, science, agriculture, environmental studies, law and more. Each case is supplemented with modifiable discussion prompts, notes for teaching strategy, and a short reading list. This resource is a work in progress.
Contributions by: Deirdre Maultsaid (Editor), Gregory John
This OER was funded by KPU | Open Education’s OER Grant Program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>.
For a complete catalogue of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, please visit: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu
For more about KPU | Open Education, please visit: www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen>
Very best,
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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New Deadline | UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship
If you missed your chance to apply, here’s another opportunity! We’ve had a busy March with Open Education Week, end of term, and end of the fiscal year, so we’ve decided to extend the deadline for UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship applications.
For more information and to apply by May 1, 2022, please visit: www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship>.
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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>
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.
Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
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