Now Accepting Applications | UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship
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Interested in designing meaningful assignments that take on some of the world's most pressing sustainability needs? The UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship is for you! Apply for this award-winning fellowship<https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2020/open-pedagogy/united-nations-sustai…> and work in interdisciplinary, inter-institutional teams this summer to create renewable assignments*. Once created, deploy these assignments in your courses toward reaching any of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals <https://en.unesco.org/sustainabledevelopmentgoals> .
For more information and to apply by Friday, April 1, 2022, please visit: www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship>. Please note that successful applicants will receive $500 in professional development funding.
KPU faculty interested in applying for the Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellowship should register for an information session scheduled for Monday, March 14, 2022, at 10:30am. Register here<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/mod/booking/view.php?id=3442>.
Hear what past participants of the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship have to say: Video Content<https://media.kpu.ca/id/0_uwnqvrx8?width=608&height=402&playerId=23451315>.
*Renewable assignments (also known as non-disposable assignments) are those that add value to a student's world, live outside of the boundaries and beyond the duration of the course, and are likely to have a lasting impact. Disposable assignments, on the other hand, are those that only the instructor and students will see and which students are likely to throw away once they have been graded (Seraphin et al., 2019<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711>; Wiley, 2013<https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2975>).
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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You're Invited! Open Education Week 2022 | March 7-11
ZTC Essentials: Integrating Pressbooks and Library Resources into Moodle
Monday, March 7, 11:30AM-12:30PM | Caroline Daniels & Urooj Nizami | REGISTER<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/mod/booking/view.php?id=3430>
Join this session to learn about KPU’s ZTC Program, and how to integrate library resources and Pressbooks into Moodle.
Zero Textbook Cost: A Panel Discussion
Tuesday, March 8, 10:00AM-11:00AM | ATTEND<https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/events/oer/index.h…>
This panel will explore the variety of implementations of Zero Textbook Cost initiatives across Canada. Robel Ng’ong’a (Students’ Association President at Augustana Campus, University of Alberta), will facilitate the discussion with representatives from five Canadian universities and colleges, including KPU.
This event is part of the Open Education Symposium, organized by The University of Alberta, Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Getting Started with OER: A Librarian's Guide of Must-See Destinations
Tuesday, March 8 | Karen Meijer-Kline WATCH<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/oeweek2022/chapter/chapter-1/>
This asynchronous video resource will showcase 3 places to find OER. Don't know where to start? You will after watching this video!
Office Hours: Discover Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, March 9, 1:00PM-2:00PM | Karen Meijer-Kline & Urooj Nizami | REGISTER<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/mod/booking/view.php?id=3434>
Bring your course syllabi to this participant-led session and work to identify open educational resources, including open textbooks and ancillary materials for your courses.
Educational Technologies for Open Pedagogies
Thursday, March 10, 12:30PM-1:30PM | Teaching & Learning Commons' Strategists | ATTEND<https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/events/oer/index.h…>
In this presentation, strategists from KPU Teaching and Learning Commons will discuss how they harness various educational technologies to support open pedagogy.
This event is part of the Open Education Symposium, organized by The University of Alberta, Centre for Teaching and Learning.
Introduction to Open Pedagogy
Friday, March 11 | Urooj Nizami | WATCH<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/oeweek2022/chapter/a-brief-introduction-to-open-…>
Open pedagogy can include creating, adapting, or updating OER with students, building course policies, outcomes, assignments, rubrics, and schedules of work collaboratively with students, or facilitating student-created and student-controlled learning environments. Access this asynchronous session for an introduction to open pedagogy, including popular practices like designing renewal assignments.
NEW OER Grant Program | Now Accepting Applications
Support KPU's commitment to Open Education by applying to the newly updated OER Grant Program. Regular faculty can apply for funding to create or adapt Open Educational Resources!
🔗 OER are materials that are freely accessible and openly available<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+are+Open+Educational+ResourcesF/0_8zhj26kp> for anyone to use, re-mix, improve and redistribute. This can include images, videos, interactive simulations, worksheets, and of course, textbooks.
There are now two streams of grants offered by this program:
Stream A: OER Grant— to a maximum value of $4,000, up to $2,000 of which can be used for professional development purchases or activities by the grant recipient. The remaining amount can be used for project funding as outlined in Eligible Expenses.
Stream B: Section Release and OER Microgrant— this includes the cost of a section release and up to $2,000 for additional project funding as outlined in Eligible Expenses.
To apply and for more information, please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants.
Accepting applications until Wednesday, January 19, 2022.
For questions, reach out at open(a)kpu.ca<https://kpu.ca/>
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>
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Organic Chemistry I
By Xin Liu<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/organicchemistry/back-matter/about-the-author/>
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/organicchemistry/
An open textbook that is suitable for the first semester of Organic Chemistry. Basic concepts of the structures and reactivities of organic molecules are covered in this open textbook. Besides the fundamental discussions of organic acids-bases, stereochemistry, IR and NMR, this book also includes the topics of substitution and elimination reactions, radical substitution of alkanes, preparation and reactions of alkenes and alkynes.
This OER was funded by KPU | Open Education’s OER Grant Program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> and supported by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>.
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
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
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Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has recently released an expression of interest regarding the development of open courses<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/expression-of-interest-devel…>.
BCcampus would like to add further open courses to the open online course collection<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> that align with open textbooks currently in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. We are looking for B.C. applicants who have developed, adapted, or adopted an open textbook in our B.C. Open Textbook Collection to develop a new open course, or adapt an existing open course, that accompanies the textbook.
This expression of interest is for individuals, groups, or institutions and their representatives (e.g., faculty members, articulation committees, teaching and learning centres, libraries, and OER working groups) in B.C. and the Yukon that are interested in developing or adapting open courses aligned with open textbooks available in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/>.
Note that there is no deadline for applications, as this is an ongoing call.
Estimated completion time: Four months
Grant amount: Up to $8000 per course. Three options:
* $2000 for an existing course that requires little modification
* $5000 for an adaption or major revision of an existing course
* $8000 for development of a new course
Applications will be evaluated by an internal review committee based on the following criteria:
* Experience: Applicants have experience developing OER in B.C. post-secondary education. Preference will be given to applicants who have already developed or adapted an open textbook in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection.
* Plan for timeline of completion of work.
* A realistic budget for the scope of work
To learn more about this opportunity, visit the expression of interest page<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/expression-of-interest-devel…>. To apply for this opportunity, fill out the application form linked on the EOI page and email it to Melanie Meyers at mmeyers(a)bccampus.ca.
If you have any questions about this opportunity, please contact Melanie Meyers.
Thank you,
Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave>
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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Structured Work Experience Placement Handbook
by Nicola Soles<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/aseswephandbook/back-matter/about-the-author/>
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/aseswephandbook/
This handbook provides an overview of practices specifically related to the work experience component of Adult Special Education (ASE) Employment Readiness (ER) programs in B.C. The handbook also articulates promising and recommended practices and details specific practical applications. It may also serve as a foundation to initiate further discussion regarding provincial articulation standards in relation to high-impact work experience practices in ASE.
This OER was supported by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS).
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>
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Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship
Edited by Katherine Carpenter<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/introtoentrepreneurship/back-matter/appendix/>
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/introtoentrepreneurship/
This course introduces students to entrepreneurship as an approach to life and to create their own careers. Through foundational concepts and frameworks, this course examines entrepreneurship as a process including: entrepreneurial identity, opportunity creation and evaluation, mobilizing resources, and growth. The course is designed around the major stages in this process, and an overview of factors that are key to entrepreneurial success is provided. This resource is rich in multimedia content including video and H5P interactive activities.
Contributions by: Katherine Carpenter (Editor), Jonathan Carpenter, and Andrea Niosi.
This OER was funded by KPU | Open Education’s OER Grant Program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> and supported by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)
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>
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Apply Now | Open Education Research Fellowship
If you’re interested in research and building upon your experiences with Open Educational Resources (OER) and open pedagogical practices, the Open Education Research Fellowship is for you!
Receive up to $4500 in funding for this annual fellowship that runs from January 1 to December 31 and is aimed at supporting scholarly research on open educational practices by regular faculty at KPU. This may include investigations into the cost savings, perceptions, outcomes, and use of open educational resources (see the Open Education Group’s COUP framework) as well as research on the perceptions and impact of renewable assignments and other forms of open pedagogy.
For more information and to apply by 26-November 2021, please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/research-fellowship
Hear from Deirdre Maultsaid (Melville School of Business), 2021 OE Research Fellow:
"In my work as the Open Education Research Fellow 2021, I am researching how the creation of open pedagogy by learners can enhance learners’ capacity to show care. KPU Open has actively and thoughtfully partnered with me at every step. KPU Open will continue to encourage me and others as we create open education resources and open pedagogy, share it and evaluate how open practices make teaching and learning more equitable for all."
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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