***message sent on behalf of Rajiv - please reply to Open@kpu.ca<mailto:Open@kpu.ca> Dear colleagues, Happy new Year! I am currently working to build a comprehensive list of courses with zero required textbook costs so that they can be identified for students when the course timetable for each semester goes live (approximately two weeks before course registration begins). For now, the zero textbook cost notation is added manually and requires a bit of coordination behind the scenes. To help expedite this process and fill gaps in this list concerning your courses, I have created a very brief (4 question) data gathering form. If this is relevant to you, I would be grateful if you could complete this form by January 15 (it shouldn't take you more than 3-4 minutes). You can access the webform by clicking on this link: https://goo.gl/forms/YEUQIoUJ0J9PcEF12 I should add that I realize changes may occur in your teaching schedule and selection of course resources between the time you complete this form and the start of your next teaching semester. Given that we do not want to provide students with inaccurate information about courses and sections with zero required textbook costs, I only ask that you make a note to inform me if any of the information you have supplied me with changes (I will also send you a confirmation email before the timetable goes live). Finally, please note that if are interested in adopting open educational resources (OER), support is available to you to help you discover relevant OER (e.g., from https://open.bccampus.ca/ or http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/), modify/contextualize OER (see http://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/open-education/grants), and order print copies of open textbooks for your students. Feel free to send an email to open@kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> if you have questions about any of this. Thank you very much for your assistance with gathering this information. Please note that although I am on vacation until the end of January, my student assistant is helping to compile the information from the form responses during my absence. Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, https://osf.io/ [cid:image001.gif@01D38870.C30ED440] Caroline Daniels, MLS Systems, Web and Interlibrary Loan Librarian Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3036 f 604.599.2532 e caroline.daniels@kpu.ca<mailto:firstname.lastname@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url's have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.