Hi everyone! Hope you had a restful break! Passing on the following opportunity in case any of you are interested. Cheers, Amanda Hello and Happy New Year! I hope this message finds you well. I am reaching out to invite you to join a pool of peer reviewers for the University of Leeds Open Books initiative. This programme aims to create high-quality, openly licensed textbooks that are freely available to everyone, supporting equitable access to education and fostering a culture of knowledge-sharing for ‘knowledge for all’. We welcome the involvement of faculty members as well as learning technologists, OER professionals, pedagogy experts etc. to join our peer reviewer pool. Peer reviewers will be fully acknowledged in the publications they contribute to. Participation would likely involve reviewing one book, with the expected timeline being toward the end of 2025. You can find out more about the initiative here: University of Leeds Open Books Blog Post<https://leedsunilibrary.wordpress.com/2024/12/17/launching-universi…s/>. Please don’t hesitate to let me know if you have any questions - I’d be delighted to discuss further. I’d be grateful if you could share with educators to see if anyone is interested in being a peer reviewer with published acknowledgement. Thank you so much! Best regards, Kirstine Kirstine McDermid Open Education Resources Adviser University of Leeds Libraries https://library.leeds.ac.uk<https://library.leeds.ac.uk/> [library wordmark test] [logo gif] Amanda Grey (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Teaching & Learning Commons t 604-599-3345 e amanda.grey(a)kpu.ca w www.kpu.ca/open Through active intentional partnering, the Teaching & Learning Commons provides pedagogical leadership that is grounded in community, ethics, creativity, and care. Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action I respectfully acknowledge that I work in a region that overlaps with the unceded, traditional and ancestral lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/>), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie<https://katzie.ca/>), scəw̓aθən məsteyəxʷ (Tsawwassen<https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/>)/>), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem<https://www.kwikwetlem.com/>)/>), SEMYOME (Semiahmoo<https://www.semiahmoofirstnation.ca/>),qiqéyt (Qayqayt), and the qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen<https://www.kwantlenfn.ca/>), which gifted its name to this university. In the cause of reconciliation, I recognize and commit to address and reduce ongoing systemic colonialism, oppression and racism that Indigenous Peoples continue to experience. This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.