Hello,
Just a reminder of our meeting on Monday at BCIT downtown. There will be light breakfast at 8:30 and the meeting will start at 9 AM.
Classroom 400
555 Seymour Street
http://www.bcit.ca/about/downtown.shtml
Please think about what activities you would be interested in doing in the afternoon. I think Caroline mentioned something about creative commons licenses - perhaps look at tools?
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193
Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>
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Hello,
Lin needs to place the catering order by this Friday so we need to know how many people can make it that day and whether you have any dietary requirements.
Also, we roughly laid out a plan that we would do business in the morning and a project in the afternoon. So as to not waste any time on the day, we should come up with more details on what we are doing. Please share your thoughts and ideas.
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193
Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>
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Hi, all.
Attached are the powerpoint slides from the BCLA session on OER in both pptx format and open document format.
I finally tried uploading the file to the library toolshed, but apparently I have triggered the spam filter, so I will have to wait until that is resolved. It is supposed to live here:
https://librarytoolshed.ca/content/collaborative-effort-institutional-oer-i…
Note the CC license on the first slide. I believe we once briefly discussed preparing a stock statement that could be applied to any of the original work we complete/undertake. All the statement really needs added is the home URL of whatever content we are licensing. Not sure if we want to designate a BCOEL home location for this file and future content?
-Martin
Martin Warkentin
Copyright Librarian
University of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC
Canada V2S 7M8
(604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
Hi there everyone,
As I have mentioned to some of you, BCIT is hosting a Learning and
Teaching Summit on June 14 and 15. The event is free and open to all who
want to attend, so I thought I'd share some information with you.
Attached you will see a poster for the event as well as a copy of the
program.
To register, please call Sally McKinstry @ 604 432-8406
The event is also listed in the BCcampus calendar:
https://bccampus.ca/event/hosted-by-bcit-learning-and-teaching-summit-2017/
Hope to see some of you at BCIT next week.
Cheers,
Rosario
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Cascadia Interactive Solutions Ltd.
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Hello,
June 26th won out on the Doodle poll for our day-long meeting.
Lin, are you still able to book a room for us?
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193
Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>
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Hi everyone,
I've had an instructor here contact me about Top Hat. What do you think? Do you guys know anyone using it? Pros? Cons? I saw what Amy Hofer from Open Oregon wrote about it, but was wondering if you guys knew anything.
Amy's concerns were that students lose access to the platform and the data in the platform can't be exported, so any custom versions of open textbooks/question banks/etc. can't be used elsewhere. And the Top Hat content is under copyright even though it can be modified within the platform itself.
Thanks,
Brenda
Hello,
At the Open Textbook Summit we discussed getting together for a full day in June to do business in the morning and project work in the afternoon. We are tentatively planning to meet downtown at BCIT. Here's the Doodle to find a day that will work for the majority - http://doodle.com/poll/4uv7p9rewumenk6h
Debra
Debra Flewelling
Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian
T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193
Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca>
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Hi there everyone,
Apologies for the very short notice on informing you of the following...
So, we had agreed as a group that we would meet for lunch during the OT
Summit. We only needed a room or a space where we could get together.
So... Christy did a great job and got us a place:
We have booked room 101
https://www.sfu.ca/mecs/facilities/harbour-centre/meeting-rooms/boardrooms.…
on Day 1 of the Summit from 12 - 2pm...
So, the plan is for us to grab our lunch food and move to this room for
a lunch meeting. The only thing we are asked to do is to bring our lunch
remains to the garbage and leave the room as tidy as possible.
So, see you all there tomorrow.
Cheers,
Rosario
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Instructional Designer
Cascadia Interactive Solutions Ltd.
Tel: 604 469 3595
M: 236 888 8599
Skype: portuguese_woman
Sorry – I fired that off prematurely. But I think I covered most of what I intended…
Thanks again.
-Martin
From: Martin Warkentin
Sent: May-11-17 12:37 PM
To: 'Fields, Erin' <erin.fields(a)ubc.ca>; 'Amanda Coolidge' <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>
Cc: 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>
Subject: RE: Open math practitioners?
Thanks, Erin.
I have passed along the link to the article
And I have directed math/science folks to the UBC wiki, but while freely available, most of the content I have spot checked does not carry open licenses. The general copyright information here:
http://wiki.ubc.ca/UBC_Wiki:General_disclaimer
I have little doubt most contributors would assign an CC license if asked, and in some places it seems like license clarification is a work in progress:
http://www.math.ubc.ca/~andrewr/maths100180/2016/CLP/clp_notes_100.pdf
From: Fields, Erin [mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca]
Sent: May-11-17 10:32 AM
To: 'Amanda Coolidge' <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>>; Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>>
Cc: bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@kodos.bccampus.ca>>
Subject: RE: Open math practitioners?
At UBC the graduate students in mathematics, several years ago, put together an open database of problem sets and answers in the UBC Wiki: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Science:Math_Exam_Resources
It’s an amazing resource that has replaced most text content in courses. There is a full list of all the courses that currently are using this tool.
Additionally, there has been a lot of development in our Math department on developing open texts . The full list can be found here with linked examples (Look at: Appendix: Sample of Open Textbooks Used at UBC): http://open.ubc.ca/open-ubc-snapshots-textbook-displacements-by-open-resour…
Best,
Erin
From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Amanda Coolidge
Sent: May-11-17 10:11 AM
To: Martin Warkentin
Cc: bcoelsteering
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners?
I love this email thread. Thank you for being such amazing supporters and advocates to Open Education.
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From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>>
To: "Hope Power" <hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower@sfu.ca>>
Cc: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@kodos.bccampus.ca>>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:57:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners?
This is great, Hope.
I will pass this information along too.
-Martin
From: Hope Power [mailto:hpower@sfu.ca]
Sent: May-11-17 9:42 AM
To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>>
Cc: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd@douglascollege.ca>>; bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@kodos.bccampus.ca>>
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners?
Hi Martin,
Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html
And here's some info about her proposed project:
"Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience."
Cheers, Hope
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Teaching & Learning Librarian
W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby)
Simon Fraser University
hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower@sfu.ca> / 778.782.4359
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From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>>
To: "Flewelling, Debra" <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd@douglascollege.ca>>, "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@kodos.bccampus.ca>>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners?
Debra,
Many thanks. I will pass this along.
-Martin
From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd@douglascollege.ca]
Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM
To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>>
Subject: RE: Open math practitioners?
Hi Martin,
I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email:
Hello everyone,
I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have.
Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA<mailto:KEVINCHEUNG@CUNET.CARLETON.CA>
Many thanks,
Rajiv
Debra
From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin
Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM
To: 'bcoelsteering'
Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners?
Hi, all.
There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math.
So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content.
Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content?
Many thanks.
-Martin
Martin Warkentin
Copyright Librarian
University of the Fraser Valley
33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC
Canada V2S 7M8
(604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
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