Canadaoer September 2019

canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca

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by Jenni Hayman

Hi Everyone, Just saw this announcement go by in another open space, always interesting to have new books on the open market! In partnership<https://www.degruyter.com/dg/newsitem/256/de-gruyter-and-united-nations-coo…> with the United Nations, De Gruyter has just published a new Open Access text book on Linear Algebra<https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/495839>, which is available in both PDF and epub formats. https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/495839 // Jenni Hayman Program Manager eCampusOntario 226.500.0845 [https://i.xink.io/Images/Get/N87356/e.png] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca/>

4 years, 10 months

Canadian distribution of hard back OpenStax textbooks - questions and feedback

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Canadian Colleagues, OpenStax has identified a company in Canada, Vretta, that has agreed to distribute hard back copies of its open textbooks. This is the result of a discussion between OpenStax and BCcampus two years ago. Many Canadian instructors like/prefer these hardcopy versions vs. print-on-demand (PoD) books because of their layout and for their more durable hard cover. (Many PoD copies are soft cover.) Also, the cost of the pre-printed, full colour books are about 50% less than the colour PoD in the BC Collection. I am currently working to establish a plan and process for providing this opportunity to students, faculties and bookstores at BC's post-secondary institutions (including how this might work for OpenStax books in the BC Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/>), as well as Canada's other colleges, institutes and universities. No formal announcement has been made to the BC or Canadian post-secondary sector, though OpenStax participated in a couple of press releases in July: * Newswire/Cison News: OpenStax and Vretta partner to distribute OER print textbooks for Canadian students<https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/openstax-and-vretta-partner-to-distri…> * Markets Insider<https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/openstax-and-vretta-partner…> You will also find a link on the OpenStax page here: https://openstax.org/bookstore-suppliers I will be meeting with Vretta, again, Thursday morning. If possible, please send me answers to one or all of the below items by late Wednesday (tomorrow)/early Thursday (before 9:30am). * Is there interest at your institution or project in these books? Include specific titles and number of potential buyers if available. * Would your bookstore would be interested in ordering these books for sale to students? (Bookstores will be offered a discount on orders.) * Would your institution and/or bookstore be interested in providing a link to the order form on its website? * How many lead up time does your institution/faculty need to order textbooks for a term? * Other questions, comments, feedback. If you are unable to respond in time for my meeting, feel free to send your comments later. Thanks and regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 5 months

CARL webinar – webinaire de l'ABRC : How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER

by Lise Brin

Bilingual message – message bilingue -------- Dear Canadian Open Education Community, [cid:image001.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] CARL’s Open Education Working Group wants to share this opportunity for you to engage with the following professional development opportunity around Open Education. Further webinars will be announced very soon. How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/free-webinar-inclusive-and-accessible-oer/ Date: October 16, 2019 Time: 10am PST | 1pm EST Registration: https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca<https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca/> Please note that although this presentation will be in English, slides will be made available in both English and French. In this webinar, we will talk about how to design OER so they are more inclusive and accessible for all students. This will include an overview of the technical considerations of digital accessibility. For example, what are the minimum technical requirements that ensure students with print disabilities can access and navigate through the resource? We will also look at how inclusive design practices can help us create educational materials that are more versatile and useful for students. For example, what does an accessible resource look like for a student with no personal computer? Or a student with a learning disability that makes reading difficult? Ultimately, students can be very different from each other, and what may work for one student may not work for another. But by designing for those differences, we can create educational materials that are more useful, powerful, and accessible to all. Presenter’s Bio Josie Gray<mailto:josie.gray@bccampus.ca> is the Coordinator of Collection Quality on the Open Education team at BCcampus. She manages the B.C. Open Textbook Collection and provides training and support for B.C. faculty publishing open textbooks in Pressbooks. Josie has been learning about and teaching accessibility best practices in OER for three years and has recently started her MDes in Inclusive Design at OCAD University. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Fields, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) or Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). More information about CARL OEWG can be found on the CARL Open Education webpage<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>. ---- Aux membres de la communauté canadienne de l’éducation ouverte, [cid:image002.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] Le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC souhaite vous inviter à participer à l’occasion de perfectionnement professionnel suivante se rapportant à l’éducation ouverte. Le reste de la série de webinaires sera annoncée sous peu. How to Create Inclusive and Accessible OER [Comment créer des REL inclusives et accessibles] http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/webinaire-gratuit-rel-inclusives-et-ac… Date : Le 16 octobre 2019 Heure : 10 h HNP | 13 h HNE Inscription : https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca<https://carl-accessible-oer-webinar.eventbrite.ca/> Bien que la présentations se fera en anglais, les diapositives seront disponibles en anglais et en français. Au cours de ce webinaire, nous discuterons de la façon de concevoir des ressources éducatives libres (REL) afin qu’elles soient plus inclusives et plus accessibles pour tous les étudiants. Un aperçu des considérations techniques de l’accessibilité numérique sera présenté. Par exemple, quelles sont les exigences techniques minimales qui permettent aux étudiants incapables de lire les imprimés d’accéder à la ressource et de s’y retrouver? Nous examinerons également en quoi les pratiques de conception inclusive peuvent nous aider à créer du matériel pédagogique plus polyvalent et plus utile pour les étudiants. Par exemple, à quoi ressemble une ressource accessible pour un étudiant qui n’a pas d’ordinateur personnel? Ou pour un étudiant ayant un trouble d’apprentissage qui rend la lecture plus difficile? En fin de compte, les étudiants peuvent être très différents les uns des autres, et ce qui convient à l’un peut ne pas convenir à l’autre. Mais, en procédant à la conception en fonction de ces différences, nous pouvons créer du matériel pédagogique plus utile, plus puissant et plus accessible à tous. Biographie de la présentatrice Josie Gray<mailto:josie.gray@bccampus.ca> est coordonnatrice de la qualité des collections au sein de l’équipe de l’éducation ouverte à BCcampus. Elle veille à la gestion de la collection de manuels en libre accès en Colombie-Britannique, en plus d’offrir formation et soutien au personnel enseignant de la C.-B. qui publie des manuels en libre accès dans la plateforme Pressbooks. Depuis trois ans, Josie apprend au sujet des meilleures pratiques en matière d’accessibilité aux REL et les enseigne. De plus, elle vient d’entamer sa maîtrise en conception inclusive à l’OCAD University. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec Erin Fields, agente de programme invitée de l’ABRC pour l’éducation ouverte (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields@ubc.ca>) ou avec Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca>). Vous trouverez de plus amples renseignements sur le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC sur la page Web de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…>. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image003.png@01D574AB.88807FD0] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin@carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image004.png@01D574AB.88807FD0]@carlabrc

5 years, 7 months

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 25, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here is the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * Physical Geology - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5e…> (old edition will be removed from collection February 1, 2020) * Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=27…> * Korean Through Folktales<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ff…> * From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=11…> * Opening Eyes into Inclusion and Diversity<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ac…> * EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65…> New categories added to the BC Open Textbook Collection: * Language Learning > Arabic Language * Language Learning > Korean Language * Humanities > Gender and Sexuality Studies * Education > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support resources updates * The Frequently Asked Question guide is now called the Answer Guide<http://Answer%20Guide>. Open Ed updates * 100+ textbooks in the BC collection are now accessible.<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/24/100-accessible-open-educational-resources/> * Introducing the 2019/20 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/18/introducing-the-2019-20-open-education-advoc…> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada If you have questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 7 months

Re: [Canadaoer] Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices?

by Maureen Glynn

Hi Jessica - My team here at Trent recently created and piloted the attached, CC licensed workbook as part of our support/training materials for online course creation and delivery. Hoping to re-create it in Pressbooks (possibly making use of the h5p documentation tool for active notation/input) by sometime early next year. Maureen Maureen Glynn, MPhil Senior eLearning Designer Trent Online/Centre for Teaching & Learning Trent University Peterborough, ON 705-748-1011 x. 7563 [signature_948256598] We respectfully acknowledge that we are on the treaty and traditional territory of the Mississauga Anishinaabeg.  We offer our gratitude to the First Peoples for their care for, and teachings about, our earth and our relations.  May we honour those teachings. “When we’re teaching online, we’re not teaching to a screen – we’re teaching through a screen” Sean Michael Morris<https://www.seanmichaelmorris.com/> PLEASE NOTE: The information contained in this email message and any attachments is privileged and confidential, and is intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above. If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately and delete this email and any attachments without copying, distributing or disclosing their contents. Thank you. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> On Behalf Of Jessica Norman Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 1:16 PM To: cccoer-advisory (cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com) <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Alberta OER Community of Practice (albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com) <albertaoer(a)googlegroups.com>; canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices? Dear Collective Wisdom, My Centre for Learning and Teaching has asked if there are any institutions that have produced open licensed training materials around reflective teaching practices, teaching portfolios, etc. As I’m anticipating additional requests, really any leads on open licence materials around the practice of teaching would be spectacular! I’ve checked OERCommons, MERLOT, BCcampus, Open Textbook Library, and other repositories. I’m looking for Centres out there that have handouts or website content with an open license that I will not find via a repository. Thanks!! Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 – 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her Notice: This message was sent from outside the Trent University faculty/staff email system. Please be cautious with links and sensitive information.

5 years, 7 months

Open Licence Materials for Reflective Teaching Practices?

by Jessica Norman

Dear Collective Wisdom, My Centre for Learning and Teaching has asked if there are any institutions that have produced open licensed training materials around reflective teaching practices, teaching portfolios, etc. As I'm anticipating additional requests, really any leads on open licence materials around the practice of teaching would be spectacular! I've checked OERCommons, MERLOT, BCcampus, Open Textbook Library, and other repositories. I'm looking for Centres out there that have handouts or website content with an open license that I will not find via a repository. Thanks!! Jessica [cid:image004.png@01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Liaison to: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Specialist in: Open Educational Resources Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman@sait.ca> She/Hers/Her

5 years, 7 months

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 13, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here's the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. Looking for students to submit short smartphone recordings on their open education views. All entries will be compiled into one video and shown at the OE Global Conference 2019<https://conference.oeconsortium.org/2019/> in Milan, Italy. Deadline: September 30, 2019. For details, see OE Global Conference<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail19.com/t/d-l-xvhhdd-utirtjhrt-jh/> on the BCcampus Events page. New book added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * New ABE open textbook, published by BCcampus: Composition and Literature: A Handbook and Anthology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=93…> * New edition: Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f2…> * New edition: Chemistry - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=cf…> * Elementary Algebra (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=2b…> * Introduction to Web Accessibility<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=99…> (published by Ryerson) * New edition: forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=84…> - This will be replacing the 2018 edition, scheduled removal Feb 1 * College Mathematics for Everyday Life<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c2…> Support resources updates * See new Appendix B: Pressbooks Catalogues<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-b/> in the Pressbooks Guide. Several post-secondary institutions in Canada and the U.S. have established their own instances of Pressbooks and, many, host a catalogue of open textbooks and other OER within that instance. Several of these are listed here alphabetically by province or state. Open Ed updates * Announcing BCcampus’ 2019 Open Education Sustainability Grant Recipients<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/11/announcing-bccampus-2019-open-education-sust…> * Rajiv Jhangiani, of KPU, has created slide decks to accompany the open textbooks Principles of Social Psychology, 1st International edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=66…> and Principles of Social Psychology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d0…>, now posted by each as ancillary resources. The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Arabic<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/arabic/> * Book/Textbook/Journal Collections and Publishers<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/book-textbook-collections/> * English Language Learning (ELL)<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/> * General OER Repositories<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Psycholog<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - Research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 7 months

Update on the University of Alberta's Opening Up Copyright Instructional Module Series

by Michael McNally

The team behind the University of Alberta’s *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules is pleased to share another update on the series. This past summer four new instructional modules have been created. The new modules (only one of which stars puppets) are: · Finding Open and Creative Commons Content · Photocopying in the Library · Moral Rights · Section 41: Technological Protection Measures Our “Public Domain” module has been rebuilt and improved, based in part on community feedback There are now a total of 18 modules available, with over two hours of instructional content. All of the modules can be found here: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence. More information about the series is available on the “About” page ( https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/) In addition, we would like to highlight the *Opening Up Copyright* Community Pages ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…) The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas, feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions, Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the module. Feedback can also be sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” We’re also happy to hear how the OUC modules are being used. If you are linking to, adopting or adapting the modules we would love to hear about it at on our OUC Module Use Community Page ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrSd5PWShvyExN8NEZOgFpuTaF8DhKrkkgkmWSC…) Members of the OUC team will also be presenting about the project at both Open Education Conference in Phoenix this October and Open Education Global in Milan this November. The *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules series receives funding through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at the University of Alberta. Michael, on behalf of the OUC team P.S. If you enjoyed the adventures of Animal and Goodbrarian in the “Photocopying in the Library” module, they will be making a return in our year end update in a new module on Interlibrary Loans and Controlled Digital Lending.

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