Dear colleagues,
The Open Education Working Group (OEWG)<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg> brings together key stakeholders from across the institution to provide advice and support for KPU’s open education initiatives, which include the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources, the development of Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) programs, and the embrace of innovative open pedagogies. The OEWG meets once a semester when it adjudicates KPU’s OER Grant program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>, but conducts most of its activities asynchronously in between those meetings.
As the term of one of our current faculty representatives is soon coming to an end, this is a call for expressions of interest from faculty who would like to join this dynamic group for a two-year term. To read more about the mandate, composition, and operating procedures of this group, please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg
Please submit all expressions of interest to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by Friday, November 12, 2021.
Very best,
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Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
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The below message is sent on behalf of the primary investigator, Deirdre Maultsaid, School of Business.
Dear Colleagues:
I am Deirdre Maultsaid, the KPU Open Education Research Fellow, 2021 and am doing a research project on care and open pedagogy, at the following four British Columbia institutions: Douglas, KPU, Langara and TRU (Ethics ID: H21-01455).
I am recruiting students and hope that you can make an announcement to your students at the above four institutions. Can you please disseminate the attached invitation or embedded invitation to students to participate in the research focus groups. Please only disseminate the message to students via email, not by posting it into your Learning Management System as using your LMS is not approved by ethics boards, for lots of good reasons.
You do not have to promote or advocate for this research; you can simply send the approved invitation. Not to worry, when students go to the link, there is a full consent process before they participate.
Any questions, Deirdre.maultsaid(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Deirdre.maultsaid@kpu.ca>
Thank you so much for helping to disseminate this invitation.
*MESSAGE TO STUDENTS:*
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Students: Please help us find out if creating open pedagogy inspires you to care more.
Please join a voluntary focus group with students from Douglas, KPU, Langara, and TRU in order to help create free and open learning materials. You will attend two to three group sessions of 2.5 hours each, to create cases for class discussions. Your initial questionnaire, focus group and reflections on the process will be analyzed to see if the process of students creating learning materials encourages you to care more for yourself, other students, teachers and the postsecondary community. You could be acknowledged by name as a co-author of the open resource/book, which will be used in BC and beyond. You will have helped to create caring, relevant, ethical study materials. Also, you will receive a $30 gift card. Please click the link below to provide your contact information, to answer a few questions in order to create your profile and to give your consent to the research project.
Link: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/FGQLTKR
Questions? Researcher: Deirdre.Maultsaid(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Deirdre.Maultsaid@kpu.ca>. Questions about ethics of research? Research Ethics Board at 604.599.3163 or reb(a)kpu.ca<mailto:reb@kpu.ca>. (Ethics ID: H21-01455).
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Deirdre Maultsaid
Faculty, Applied Communications
Open Education Research Fellow
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Inclusive Pedagogies
Edited by Christina Page<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/inclusivepedagogies/back-matter/about-the-editor/>
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/inclusivepedagogies/
Create classroom environments that support the needs of diverse learners, while at the same time creating an enhanced learning environment for all.
Topics include:
* Defining inclusive teaching practices.
* Applying a systematic approach to making implicit cultural and disciplinary knowledge explicit.
* Using the academic literacies model to support student development in reading, writing, and digital literacies.
* Supporting multilingual student writing.
* Facilitating diverse student teams.
* Creating inclusive online learning environments.
Contributions by<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/inclusivepedagogies/back-matter/list-of-contribu…>: Christina Page, Jennifer Hardwick, and Seanna Takacs
Interculturalizing the Curriculum
By Christina Page<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/interculturalizingcurriculum/back-matter/about-t…>
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Link to Resource: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/interculturalizingcurriculum/
Interculturalizing the Curriculum is the third in a series of educator development resources on interculturality. Developed for the KPU Intercultural Teaching Program, this short book engages educators in two main strands of interculturalizing the curriculum: (1) revising curriculum to reflect intercultural learning outcomes, and diverse content from multiple perspectives, and (2) supporting student interculturality development.
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
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KPU Instructor and Student Authored Open Educational Resource & Ancillary Guide | Andrea Niosi
Edited by Andrea Niosi (School of Business)
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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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This email message was originally sent by Arianna Cheveldave, Coordinator of Open Education at BCcampus
Expression of Interest: Development of Open Courses
I’m happy to review and provide feedback on draft proposals. Please send them to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by September 13, 2021.
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Dear colleagues,
I am writing to let you know about a BCcampus expression of interest request regarding the development of open courses<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.…>.
In summer 2020, BCcampus began creating a collection of open courses<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcollectio…> to assist instructors and course developers in creating and updating their courses, particularly while transitioning from in-person teaching to online. The collection currently contains nine full courses that are openly licensed and ready for use.
We are looking for B.C. applicants who have developed, adapted, or adopted an open textbook in our B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.bcca…> to develop a new open course, or adapt an existing open course, that accompanies the textbook.
Up to $8000 is available per grant, depending on how much work is required.
Deadline for submissions is September 20, 2021.
Read the expression of interest for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Meyers at mmeyers(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:mmeyers@bccampus.ca>.
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Very best,
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Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
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Political Ideologies and Worldviews: An Introduction
Edited by Valérie Vézina<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/political-ideologies/back-matter/about-the-autho…>
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This open educational resource (OER) brings together Canadian and international scholars in a contemporary, pluralistic volume introducing undergraduates in a variety of relevant disciplines to political ideologies and worldviews. This introductory volume is also suitable for a wider general audience. The first of its kind, this fully open textbook on political worldviews deals with the historical development of classical ideologies, while expanding and updating the subject using contemporary political examples and non-Eurocentric examinations of ideology. The volume includes chapters on Indigenous worldviews, Confucianism, and the future of ideology in the emerging global order. The text also includes a valuable sets of discussion questions for each chapter.
Contributions by: Valérie Vézina (Editor), Francis Abiew, Jennifer Anaquod, Tyler Chamberlain, Frédérick Guillaume Dufour, Serdar Kaya, Conrad King, Logan Masilamani, Gregory Millard, Ross Pink, Dave Poitras, Étienne Schmitt, Jackie F. Steele, Arjun Tremblay, Serbulent Turan, and John Wright
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
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Announcing an Additional OER Grant Recipient!
KPU Open Education is pleased to announce and congratulate yet another recipient of the Summer 2021 Open Educational Resources Creation Grant:
Nishan Perera (School of Business)
* Along with the Marketing OER Working Group, Nishan Perera will be leading a grant-funded project to create a curated list of Open Educational Resources for Marketing courses taught at KPU.
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Open Education Policy Forum 2021
The below message was originally sent by Arianna Cheveldave on behalf of BCcampus.
Dear colleagues,
Attached is a PDF with complete information about the 6th Open Education Policy Forum: The Universe of Openness, which will be held in the Central European time zone on Wednesday, September 15, and Thursday, September 16, hosted by Centrum Cyfrowe.
This is a free online conference that will be held in English.
There is an open call for 7-minute lightning talks, to be held on September 15. Application deadline is Sunday, August 15.
There are also three workshops of up to 15 participants, currently accepting applications until August 15. Topics include designing the future of open education policy based on know-how and good practices; new concepts & perspectives for the study on copyright for education; and Open Education for Green & Climate Education.
Use this form<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.goog…> to register for the conference and/or apply to lightning talks and workshops.
Contact Anahita Rezaei at openpolicyforum(a)centrumcyfrowe.pl with any questions.
Best,
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
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H5P to Moodle Gradebook Integration
Do you use H5P in your courses? Would you benefit from seamless integration of H5P results into Moodle’s Gradebook? Pressbooks is piloting a program for course instructors interested in using H5P for assessment within courses. REAP ("Results Early Adopters Program"), is a service where student attempts on H5P activities within various chapters of a Pressbooks book are automatically sent to your LMS gradebook. To be eligible for the pilot program you must be teaching in Fall 2021 and use H5P in your courses.
To express interest, please email open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by 6-August 2021.
Announcing More Grant Recipients!
KPU Open Education is pleased to announce and congratulate recipients of the Summer 2021 Open Educational Resources Creation Grant:
Shereen Hassan & Dan Lett (Faculty of Arts) | Introduction to Criminology, CRIM 1100
* Creating an open educational resource (OER) textbook for CRIM 1100, Introduction to Criminology.
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education
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Congratulations!!! VERY well deserved to a great team.
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From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Karen Davison <karen.davison(a)kpu.ca>
Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 at 5:40 PM
To: "farhad.dastur(a)kpu.ca" <farhad.dastur(a)kpu.ca>, Deirdre Maultsaid <deirdre.maultsaid(a)kpu.ca>, Alan Davis <alan.davis(a)kpu.ca>, Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>, "openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Openkpu] KPU's OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association
Congratulations to a fantastic team!
Best Regards,
Karen
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From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Farhad Dastur <farhad.dastur(a)kpu.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12:38 PM
To: Deirdre Maultsaid <deirdre.maultsaid(a)kpu.ca>; Alan Davis <alan.davis(a)kpu.ca>; Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>; openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Openkpu] KPU's OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association
Well done and congratulations, Caroline, Karen, Paula, Beverly, Syreen, Urooj, & Rajiv!
Farhad
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/>: Where thought meets action
Our campuses are on the unceded & traditional territories of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples. We are committed to building relationships with these first peoples based on honour and respect.
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Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 12:33 PM
To: Alan Davis <alan.davis(a)kpu.ca>; Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>; openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca>
Subject: Re: [Openkpu] KPU's OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association
Congratulations to all.
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Warm Regards,
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Surrey Cedar 2010
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From: Openkpu [mailto:openkpu-bounces@lists.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Alan Davis
Sent: June 29, 2021 11:07 AM
To: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>; openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca
Subject: Re: [Openkpu] KPU's OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association
Well done everyone. Onwards and upwards.
From: Openkpu [mailto:openkpu-bounces@lists.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Rajiv Jhangiani
Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2021 9:46 AM
To: openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:openkpu@mail.bccampus.ca>
Subject: [Openkpu] KPU's OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association
Dear colleagues,
It is with immense pleasure and pride that I share the news that our Open Publishing Suite (OPUS) Team has received the Outstanding Contribution Award from the BC Library Association<https://libguides.kpu.ca/library/news/KPUs-OPUS-Team-wins-Outstanding-Achie…>. This award is presented every year to an academic library team or individual who has made a real difference to students, faculty or colleagues in British Columbia.
Launched in March 2019, OPUS<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> - a suite of Library services and tools - was created to support faculty at various stages in producing their Open Education Resources. This support has helped foster the creation of over 20 Open textbooks as well as several journals and the inclusion of a variety of faculty authored materials in KPU’s institutional repository.
In addition to one-on-one consultations, the Team has also created several guides and workshops for faculty and students related to various aspects of Open Access and publishing, as well as sharing their knowledge with libraries at other institutions wanting to create their own Open publishing program.
Please join me in congratulating our wonderful colleagues and OPUS Team members:
Caroline Daniels, Systems, Web & Interlibrary Loans Librarian
Karen Meijer-Kline, Scholarly Communications Librarian
Paula Pinter, Library Technician
Beverly Whiticutt, Library Technician
Syreen Prestonji, Library Technician
Urooj Nizami, Open Education Strategist
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Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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