Dear colleagues,
In light of the financial constraints being faced by B.C.'s post-secondary institutions during the current pandemic, BCcampus has decided to remove the requirement that applicants to the Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-education-foundation-gr…> and the Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-open-education-sust…> must secure matching funds from their institutions equal to the grant total. These grants' calls for proposals have been updated to reflect this change.
If an applicant's institution is willing and able to provide in-kind and/or financial contributions to their proposed project, this information should be included on the grant application.
Sent on behalf of Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has created a graphic explaining the benefits of OER in light of COVID-19. We are sharing it in multiple formats so that you may share and adapt it as you please, per its CC BY licence:
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [PDF]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Using-OER-to-reopen.pdf>
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [Word]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Word-Version.zip>
* The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [InDesign]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InDesign-Version.zip>
These files are available on our Reports, Reviews, and Resources<https://bccampus.ca/about-us/reports-and-reviews/> page, where you may also find links to our COVID-19 webinar series and support resources.
We hope that this graphic may help you spread the word of open education and OER during these tumultuous times.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Good morning.
Like many of you, we have been quite busy providing consultations, workshops, and creating resources to support instructors who need to offer their courses remotely / online. We're wondering if anyone has developed or is in the process of developing resources you would be willing to share or we could link to related to offering the following types of courses in a remote / online format:
* Field-based
* Land-based
* Practicums
* Studio-based
* Performance-based
* Community / work-based
The resources we've been developing can be found on:
* Our website - https://teaching.usask.ca/
* Our blog - https://words.usask.ca/gmcte/
Thank you very much.
Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd
Educational Development Specialist
University of Saskatchewan
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning
Ph: 306-966-5327<tel:306-966-5327>
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>
Dear colleagues,
I am absolutely thrilled to share a job posting for a new, full-time, and ongoing position at KPU, for an Open Education Strategist. See: https://www.kpu.ca/hr/careeropportunity/20-39r-open-education-strategist-of…
The Open Education Strategist will provide project management and support for various open education initiatives and direct pedagogical consultation and technical training to KPU educators and programs on how to discover, adopt, adapt, or create open educational resources (OER) and how to design learning experiences that integrate principles of open pedagogy. This position will oversee the regular collection, management, and reporting of data for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program, plan the annual Open Education Research Institute, and provide support to OER grantees, Open Pedagogy Fellows, and Open Education Research Fellows. Through consultations, materials and training, the Open Education Strategist will communicate open education trends and practices to educators and peers. Collaborating with Teaching and Learning Commons staff, librarians, and other stakeholders within and outside of KPU, this position advances, supports, and evaluates open educational practices for KPU. The Open Education Strategist works closely with and reports to the Associate Vice Provost, Open Education.
Qualified candidates will have current knowledge of Creative Commons licenses and how to discover, adopt, revise, and remix OER educational resources (OER). A demonstrated ability to create or adapt OER using open education tools (e.g., Pressbooks, H5P, etc.), current knowledge of open pedagogy (e.g., renewable assignments), and the ability to design, develop and deliver information, resources and training on open educational practices is required. A Bachelor’s degree is required. A specialization in Communications, Education, Marketing, Educational Technology, or Library & Information Science would be an asset. This is a unionized (BCGEU) position that includes benefits.
A review of resumes will begin the week of May 25, 2020; however, the position will remain open until filled.
Please share this posting widely. I would be happy to address any questions about this position.
Thank you very much,
Rajiv
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Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him)
Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning and Associate Vice Provost, Open Education
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>
www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning<https://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/>
www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open>
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At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.
Dear CanadOER list members,
Some colleagues in the US have asked CARL if we have any knowledge of current or past OER creation or adaptation projects that involve cross-border US-Canada collaboration. They are interested in exploring fair dealing/fair use considerations that such projects would entail.
Note that they are meeting next week, so please contact me ASAP with any leads you may have.
Many thanks,
Lise
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Lise Brin, MLIS
Program Officer / Agente de programme
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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
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FYI – please share widely. Everyone is welcome.
Veuillez SVP transmettre ce message largement. Tout le monde est bienvenu.
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Free Webinar: Discoverability and Sharing Open Educational Resources
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/mini-site-page/webinar-discoverability-and-sharing-…
Date: Thursday, May 21
Time: 1 p.m. ET
Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NcfeZHgVRsSfvJJUQ5INqQ
The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL)’s Open Education Working Group (OEWG)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…> invites you to this webinar, which follows up on our earlier Community Call on OER Findability Issues by offering practical tips on how to ensure maximum visibility for open educational resources.
Unlike traditional publishing models, where marketing and promotion are completed for authors, engaging in open education activities requires some effort from practitioners in getting the word out there about their resources. This session will introduce you to workflows for making your resource discoverable, collecting impact data, and marketing and promotion processes to showcase the reach of your resources.
This session will cover:
* Identifying how resource formats and accessibility impact openness
* Developing a plan for sharing open educational resources
* Developing a plan for gathering data to show impact of your open educational resource
* Identify marketing and promotion processes for releasing your open educational resource
Presenter:
Erin Fields is a librarian focusing on open education supports at the University of British Columbia. Erin is currently the Open Education Visiting Program Officer for the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL). She is the recipient of the 2018 Award of Excellence in Open Education and the Open Education Research & Advocacy Fellowship with BCcampus. Erin was also one of the 2019 UBC Open Educational Resource Champion recipients, a recognition from the UBC Vancouver Alma Mater Society, the VP Academic and Provost, and UBC Library.
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Webinaire gratuit : Exploration et diffusion des ressources éducatives libres
http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/mini-site-page/webinaire-exploration-et-diffusio…
Date : jeudi 21 mai
Heure : 13 h HE
Inscrivez-vous ici : https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NcfeZHgVRsSfvJJUQ5INqQ
Le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…> (GTEO) de l’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) vous invite à ce webinaire, qui fait suite à notre appel communautaire précédent sur les questions de repérabilité des RÉL en offrant des conseils pratiques sur la façon d’assurer une visibilité maximale des ressources éducatives libres. Veuillez noter que ce webinaire se déroulera en anglais, mais que les diapositives seront disponibles en anglais et en français.
Contrairement aux modèles d’édition traditionnels, où le marketing et la promotion sont pris en charge pour les auteurs, la participation à des activités d’éducation ouverte exige des efforts de la part des praticiens pour faire connaître leurs ressources. Cette séance portera sur les flux de travail nécessaires pour rendre vos ressources repérables, sur la collecte de données d’impact et sur les processus de marketing et de promotion pour montrer la portée de vos ressources.
Cette séance portera sur les sujets suivants :
* déterminer comment les formats et l’accessibilité des ressources influent sur l’ouverture
* élaborer un plan de partage des ressources éducatives libres
* élaborer un plan de collecte de données pour démontrer l’incidence de votre ressource éducative libre
* cerner les processus de marketing et de promotion pour la diffusion de votre ressource éducative libre
Conférencière :
Erin Fields est bibliothécaire à l’University of British Columbia et se concentre sur le soutien à l’éducation ouverte. Erin est actuellement agente de programme invitée en éducation ouverte pour l’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC). Elle est lauréate du Prix d’excellence en éducation ouverte de 2018 et de la bourse de recherche et de promotion de l’éducation ouverte de BCcampus. Erin a également été l’une des lauréates de 2019 de la reconnaissance Open Educational Resource Champion de l’University of British Columbia décernée par l’Alma Mater Society de l’University of British Columbia, le bureau du doyen et vice-recteur à l’enseignement et la bibliothèque de l’University of British Columbia.
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Lise Brin, MLIS
Program Officer / Agente de programme
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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
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On behalf of the OpenEd Conference Steering Committee
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbGQKTQsrL5X3ZA0B1IjsUrmHX8c8SBuUtrJ9pm…>
, we invite you to participate in the OpenEd conference planning process.
Lend your talents and expertise for the construction of #OpenEd20 and to
assist laying the foundation for future OpenEd conferences.
Click here <https://forms.gle/L1gstFSnqFDkJUDj7> to submit an application
by *Monday May 11th* at 11:59pm local time.
*About the OpenEd Conference*
The Open Education Conference (“OpenEd”) is an annual convening for sharing
and learning about open educational resources, open pedagogy, and open
education.
This dynamic gathering celebrates the core values of open education that
strive to realize education ecosystems that are accessible, affordable,
equitable and inclusive to everyone, regardless of their background.
Building on a sixteen-year history, the conference is in the process of
redesigning itself through a community-driven planning process. The 2020
conference is being planned for November 9-11, 2020 in Denver, Colorado
(USA) and online.
*Volunteer Information*
The Steering Committee is looking for volunteers to help organize this
year’s conference and design a plan for the future. Regardless of
familiarity with open education, we welcome all members of the open
education community to apply to participate in their area of knowledge,
skills, and abilities.
Please carefully review the requirements and time commitments for the planning
teams
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bHV9e7UDUoA56CDrsMY8c5jl4kbh-E-4B128O1I…>
and
complete the application <https://forms.gle/L1gstFSnqFDkJUDj7> linked at
the bottom of the email.
*Planning Teams (**Read Full Details*
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bHV9e7UDUoA56CDrsMY8c5jl4kbh-E-4B128O1I…>
*) *
- Program Team
- Online Conference Team
- Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Team
- Future of OpenEd Team
- Communications Team
- Conference Policy Team
- Local Team
*Volunteer Opportunities (**Complete this Form*
<https://forms.gle/L1gstFSnqFDkJUDj7>*)*
- Planning Team Member (commit 3-4 hours/month May-December, by
application)
- Volunteer (pitch in when help is needed, such as reviewing proposals)
- Consultant (case-by-case volunteer support in a specialized area)
Please note that relevant experience and/or knowledge will be requested on
the application. Specific experiences or skills are preferred for the
successful execution of the goals for each group.
The application deadline is Monday May 11th. Applicants will be notified
and team members will be announced on May 22nd.
Thank you for considering participating in the development of #OpenEd20 and
the future of OpenEd. Here is the link for the application:
https://forms.gle/L1gstFSnqFDkJUDj7
Sincerely,
The OpenEd Conference Steering Committee
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*Hailey Babb*
Open Education Coordinator
SPARC <http://sparcopen.org>