Copyright Awareness for Online Teaching
Since moving to remote delivery many instructors have had to make changes in how they deliver class content and make their materials available to students. Moving resources online, posting materials to Moodle or elsewhere on the internet brings up copyright considerations.
In this session you will learn:
* What materials you can post online, in Moodle, or otherwise provide to your students
* How much of any given material you can make available
* The different ways in which you can make materials available
Join Karen Meijer-Kline, Copyright Librarian, and learn about copyright, fair dealing, and open content. Join this session to have your copyright questions answered!
November 27, 10-11am
December 18, 10-11am
Register at https://tlevents.kpu.ca/
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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Open Education Research Fellow: Call for applicants
Dear Colleagues,
If you’re interested in research and building upon your experiences with Open Educational Resources (OER), the Open Education Research Fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/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<https://openedgroup.org/coup>) 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 November 30, 2020 visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/research-fellowship
Hear why open is so important to our current Research Fellow:
“[Open] is a pathway for me to be student-centred for all my students because it removes financial and other barriers that might be exclusionary. By using OER and open pedagogy practices, I am working with students, amplifying their perspectives, experiences, and voices. As KPU’s inaugural Open Education Research Fellow, I am conducting one of the first studies to explore the perceptions of faculty and students towards open pedagogy, in the hopes that faculty and administrators can make informed choices about open education practices and its support.” -Melissa Ashman (Faculty of Business)
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Authors speak to their Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations
Today we are at a pivotal moment in history. The Covid-19 crisis has resulted in a paradigm shift on how learners of all ages, worldwide, can access learning. It is therefore more than ever essential that the global community comes together now to foster universal access to information and knowledge through [open educational resources].
-- Joint statement, Mrs. Stefania Giannini, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Education, and Mr. Moez Chakchouk, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information (http://sli.bnu.edu.cn/uploads/soft/200518/2_1851146971.pdf)
It is under this context that the fortuitously-timed release of Open Pedagogy Approaches: Faculty, Library, and Student Collaborations<https://milnepublishing.geneseo.edu/openpedagogyapproaches/> offers prime examples to educators to adjust their approach to teaching and the ways in which they involve their students in the learning process. Open Pedagogy Approaches is an open collection of case studies that highlight various interpretations of what open educational practices can mean to you and your students. While not exclusive to pandemic pedagogy or online learning, a move toward open practices seems a natural fit for the COVID age where universal access to information is essential.
The author series of workshops (https://tinyurl.com/OP-author-series) will represent models from the four main sections of the book, providing educators with a taste of what's possible in their classrooms (whether physical, virtual, or hybrid) and a suggested roadmap to get there. All materials shared within the chapters are openly licensed meaning that they are free to use, revise, and remix to fit the specifics of your course design.
Each 60-minute workshop will be broken into two presentations under one main topical focus, expanding the ideas that audience members can consider.
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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Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW): Call for mentors and developers now open!
Dear Colleagues,
Answer the call for the 2021 OE4BW mentors and developers and help create Open Educational Resources (OER) around the UN Sustainable Development Goals<https://sdgs.un.org/goals>!
About OE4BW
The Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) online mentoring program supports the development and implementation of open educational resources on topics with social impact according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). All OE4BW projects follow the structure of addressing the problem (at least one or more SDGs), finding a solution with impact on society and insuring quality of the developed OER.
Join your KPU colleagues<https://oe4bw.org/mentors/> who have contributed their expertise and apply by November 30, 2020.
To apply and for more information, visit: https://oe4bw.org/application/
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami@kpu.ca>
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Fall 2020 Open Education Newsletter
The latest Open Education Newsletter (Vol. 2 No. 1 ) can be found on a new platform. Find it here<https://publishing2.arcabc.ca/index.php/kpuopen/index>, on Open Journal Systems (OJS).
In this issue, learn about KPU joining the Open Education Network (OEN), Andrea Niosi’s (Marketing) open pedagogy project with students, information about a new grant opportunity, and much more!
For information about OJS and other platforms in our Open Publishing Suite (OPUS), visit:www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS<http://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>.
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami@kpu.ca>
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Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action
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KPU Open Advocates,
Consider participating in a focus group toward the development of best practices in fair use and fair dealing for open educational resources. The study is run in part by American University Washington College of Law.
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In any copyright analysis, the first question has to be "what is the purpose of your use?" Thus, this series of focus groups seeks to document the pedagogical, social, and emotional purposes for including third party materials in OER. These focus groups are currently focused on fair use in the United States and fair dealing in Canada - so we encourage participants in both of those jurisdictions to participate.
Sign up here! Focus groups run August 19-September 20:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5CC8jNCBSuCkL9Km7jpZbg
Which focus group should I attend? In some groups we will be focusing on a particular discipline or education level, so you may want to consider signing up accordingly. But this is an option, not a requirement. You should feel free to sign up for any workshop. For OER librarians, if you sign up for a specific discipline-focused workshop, it would be great if you could either attend with a professor you work with in that discipline, or with a project in that discipline in mind.
Please only sign up for a single workshop. And, because this is a personal invitation, please do not pass it on if you are unable to attend yourself. If you have any questions, or if you would like to suggest a colleague to invite, please email: oer(a)wcl.american.edu<mailto:oer@wcl.american.edu>.
Best,
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Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her)
Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami@kpu.ca>
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Register Now: Open Education Global Conference
The Office of Open Education<https://www.kpu.ca/open> at KPU is offering limited complimentary registration to the Open Education Global 2020 Conference<mailto:https://conference.oeglobal.org/2020/>. OE Global 2020 will be held virtually between November 16-20 with a variety of engagement opportunities including synchronous, asynchronous, and social session formats.
The OE Global conference provides an excellent venue for researchers, practitioners, policy makers, educators and students to discuss how opening education helps us achieve universal access, equity, innovation and opportunity in education. The OE Global conference is the most internationally diverse conference devoted exclusively to open education, attracting participants from more than 35 countries.
Registration is open until October 31 or until capacity is reached.
Congratulations to all KPU staff and instructors who have had proposals accepted to OE Global 2020! Please get in touch with the Office of Open Education<mailto:open@kpu.ca> at open.kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> to alert us to your acceptance.
[hCGAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC]To register and for more information please visit the OE Global registration page<https://conference.oeglobal.org/2020/registration/> and use the group coupon code: KPU. See below images for details.
For questions and troubleshooting, please contact Urooj Nizami<mailto:urooj.nizami@kpu.ca> in KPU’s Office of Open Education at urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami@kpu.ca>.
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Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants
Support KPU’s commitment to open education by applying to the OER Grant program.
Regular faculty can apply for up to $4000 in funding to create OER or up to $2000 to adapt existing OER!
In Spring 2020, Statistics Canada collected data from over 100,000 postsecondary students reporting on the impacts of COVID-19<https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-627-m/11-627-m2020032-eng.htm>. Forty-eight percent of students with a job reported either losing their job or being temporarily laid off. Results from a 2017 study<http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/3012/4206> of BC postsecondary institutions, including KPU, showed that 54% students did not purchase a required textbook at least once. Study after study, including at KPU<https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2018.1.5>, has also shown that students have achieved the same or better outcomes when using OER.
Join over 400 of your colleagues who actively engage with open education by saving students money and increasing accessibility to educational resources. Participating in the OER Grant program can enrich student learning and provide an opportunity to explore your pedagogical practice in a collaborative and supportive environment.
Adapt OER by:
* Updating or localizing existing textbooks <https://libguides.kpu.ca/opentextbooks>
* Incorporating interactive components through H5P applications<https://h5p.org/content-types-and-applications>
* Developing ancillary resources (such as question banks), including collaborating with students through open pedagogical practices
Create OER by:
* Authoring new open textbooks in areas of need
* Creating open courseware, including videos, lecture slides, learning activities, and more
* Establishing open access journals
To apply and for more information visit kpu.ca/open/grants <https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>
Applications are now open and will be accepted until September 1, 2020.
🔗<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+are+Open+Educational+ResourcesF/0_8zhj26kp> OER are materials that are freely accessible and openly available for anyone to use, re-mix, improve and redistribute. This could include images, videos, interactive simulations, worksheets, and of course textbooks.
For more information or support with open educational practices and OER, please contact the Office of Open Education: www.kpu.ca/open/connect <https://www.kpu.ca/open/connect>
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 terms of two 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>
Thank you very much,
Rajiv
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him)
Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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Administrative Coordinator: Janice Webster t 604.598.6215 e janice.webster(a)kpu.ca<mailto:janice.webster@kpu.ca>
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Good morning everyone,
I am delighted to announce that Urooj Nizami will soon be joining the KPU community, as our new Open Education Strategist. Urooj comes to us from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she lead the institution’s Textbook Affordability Project<https://library.temple.edu/categories/textbook-affordability-project> in her role as resident librarian. Urooj brings a strong commitment to social justice and inclusion in all of her work and recently presented at the Open Education Global Conference on her work on Open Pedagogy through Community-Directed, Student-Led Partnerships<https://openpraxis.org/~openprax/index.php/OpenPraxis/article/view/1028/643>. Urooj is excited to return home to Canada and discover a new coast with the guidance of her soon-to-be colleagues.
Please join me in welcoming Urooj to our university community!
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him)
Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
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www.kpu.ca/tlcommons<http://www.kpu.ca/tlcommons> | www.kpu.ca/cps<http://www.kpu.ca/cps> | www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
Administrative Coordinator: Janice Webster t 604.598.6215 e janice.webster(a)kpu.ca<mailto:janice.webster@kpu.ca>
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