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[caal] Year In Review: AtlanticOER Pilot Project Year 1 / Bilan de l’année : Projet pilote RELAtlantique, 1re année

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Le français suivant Hi all, In the spring of 2024, the four Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, through the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) invested in a 3-year pilot program to support efforts to increase the adoption, adaptation, and creation of OER in the Atlantic region. As the first year of the pilot comes to a close, we are celebrating the progress we have made. More information can be found on the AtlanticOER News Page<https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/2025/03/05/year-in-review-atlanticoer-…>. This has been an exciting year of progress, and I cannot wait to see what the next two years of the pilot bring! Best, Alexandra Bonjour à tous, Au printemps 2024, les quatre provinces de l’Atlantique, soit le Nouveau-Brunswick, Terre-Neuve, la Nouvelle-Écosse et l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, par l’entremise du Conseil Atlantique des Ministres de l’ Éducation et de la Formation (CAMEF), ont investi dans un programme pilote de trois ans pour appuyer les efforts visant à accroître l’adoption. l’adaptation et la création de ressources éducatives libres (REL) dans la région de l’Atlantique. Alors que la première année du projet pilote tire à sa fin, nous célébrons les progrès que nous avons réalisés. Vous trouverez de plus amples renseignements sur le RELAtlantique News<https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/fr/2025/03/05/year-in-review-atlantico…>. Cette année a été une année de progrès emballants, et j’ai hâte de voir ce que les deux prochaines années du projet pilote nous apporteront! Cordialement, Alexandra Alexandra Marcaccio (she/ they/ elle) AtlanticOER Lead Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique (CAAL-CBPA) 120 Western Parkway, Suite 202, Bedford, NS B4B 0V2 | W: caul-cbua.ca<https://caul-cbua.ca/> | T: 902-830-6467 | E:oer@caul-cbua.ca<mailto:oer@caul-cbua.ca> CAAL members sit on unceded and traditional territories of the Mi’kmaq, Beothuk, Innu, Inuit, Wəlastəkwiyik, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. "Treaties of Peace and Friendship" were first signed in 1725 between the British Crown and the Mi'kmaq and Wəlastəkwiyk Peoples. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources, but recognized Mi'kmaq and Wəlastəkwiyk title, and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the First Peoples of this region, and we express our gratitude as guests on this land. Les membres du CBPA siègent sur des territoires traditionnels des peuples Mi’kmaq, Beothuk, Innue, Inuit, Wəlastəkwiyik et Peskotomuhkati. Les « Traités de paix et d’amitié » ont été signés pour la première fois en 1725 entre la Couronne britannique et les peuples Mi’kmaq et Wəlastəkwiyk. Ces traités ne portaient pas sur la cession de terres et de ressources, mais reconnaissaient en fait les titres Mi’kmaq et Wəlastəkwiyk, et portaient sur l’établissement de règles pour ce qui devait être une relation continue entre les nations. Nous reconnaissons avec respect les diverses histoires et cultures des premiers peuples de cette région, et nous exprimons notre gratitude en tant qu'invités sur cette terre.

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Subscribe Canada OER email listserv.

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Good afternoon, I'd like to subscribe to the Canada OER email listserv. Thanks Christina Christina Winter Copyright and Scholarly Communications Librarian Dr. John Archer Library and Archives University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina SK S4S 0A2 christina.winter(a)uregina.ca<mailto:christina.winter@uregina.ca> The information provided is not a legal opinion; please consult with a lawyer should you require legal assistance.

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Open Gathering at STLHE

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The STLHE conference is being held in Saskatoon June 10-13. It would be good to get those of us active in open together at some point during the conference. If you are planning to attend, please drop me an email. Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd Med (she/her) Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find information about open educational practices including open textbooks on: http://open.usask.ca [Text Description automatically generated with medium confidence]

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2025 Open Education Talks coming up in March

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Hello everyone, We are excited to announce the fourth annual offering of The Open Education Talks<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>. This series of lightning talks and new digital poster wall focus on open education in postsecondary institutions. These 15-minute talks and posters will cover facets of open education, including open pedagogy and learning, utilizing open educational resources, and integrating open strategies in higher education. These talks aim to create an accessible, virtual space to engage in conversations about open education. Schedule and Topics: Every Wednesday in March 2025 from 12:00 pm - 1:30pm MT, presentations will focus on the following broad topics: * Building Blocks of Open Education: These talks focus on the basics of open education, what it is, and why it has had an impact on higher education, including examples. * Artificial intelligence, Technology, and Open Education: These talks focus on emerging and responsive connections between artificial intelligence, technology, and Open Education. * Student Leadership and Partnership in Open Education: These talks amplify student-led Open Education projects and initiatives. * Tensions and Possibilities for the Future of Open Education: These talks focus on how educators integrate open research into their courses and scholarship of teaching and learning practices. For more information, visit the Open Education Talks website<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>. Registration: Registration is free and open to all interested in attending. On the registration page, you can select to attend one or more of the weekly sessions. Register for Open Education Talks 2025<https://ucalgary.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcpfuuhqjsiE9xwLFkoS4uK-KLd0bwXM…> Please feel free to share this invitation with your networks. Best, Christina Hendricks, and the rest of the Open Education Talks Steering Committee<https://oetalks.opened.ca/#committee> ------------------------------------------------------------------- Christina Hendricks, PhD (she, her, hers<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>) Academic Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology Professor of Teaching, Philosophy The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory 214 – 1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca<mailto:christina.hendricks@ubc.ca>

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CARL’s Open Education Community of Practice Steering Committee | Comité directeur de la Communauté de pratique en éducation ouverte de l’ABRC

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Call for Expressions of Interest: Join CARL’s Open Education Community of Practice Steering Committee! https://lnkd.in/dfaVSMJh We are seeking 6-8 passionate representatives from CARL member libraries to join the newly established Open Education Community of Practice (OE CoP) Steering Committee. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape the future of open education in Canada! 🌟 About the OE CoP: Building on the work of CARL’s Open Education Working Group<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advance-teaching-learning/open-education/oewg/>, the OE CoP aims to foster a national network of open education practitioners. Through collaboration, information sharing, and best practices, this community will advance open education initiatives across Canadian research libraries. 💡 What to Expect: Members serve a two-year term and dedicate 5-10 hours per month. 📥 Interested? Send a brief statement about your interest and experience in open education to Taleen Aktorosian (taleen.aktorosian(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:taleen.aktorosian@carl-abrc.ca>) by February 14, 2025. -------------------------- Appel à manifestation d’intérêt : Rejoignez le comité directeur de la Communauté de pratique en éducation ouverte de l’ABRC ! https://lnkd.in/dH9KWmSi On est à la recherche de 6 à 8 représentants des bibliothèques membres de l’ABRC pour rejoindre le comité directeur de la nouvelle Communauté de pratique en éducation ouverte de l'ABRC. Une occasion unique de contribuer à l’avenir de l’éducation ouverte au Canada ! 🌟 À propos de la CdP ÉO : S’appuyant sur le travail du Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-lenseignement-et-lapprentissage/e…> de l’ABRC, la CdP ÉO vise à créer un réseau national de praticiens en éducation ouverte. Cette communauté favorisera la collaboration, le partage d’informations et de bonnes pratiques pour faire progresser les initiatives en éducation ouverte dans les bibliothèques de recherche canadiennes. 💡 Ce que cela implique : Les membres siègent pour un mandat de deux ans et consacrent environ 5 à 10 heures par mois. 📥 Intéressé(e) ? Envoyez une brève description de votre intérêt et vos expériences en matière d’éducation ouverte à Taleen Aktorosian (taleen.aktorosian(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:taleen.aktorosian@carl-abrc.ca>) d'ici le 14 février 2025. Merci! Catherine Catherine Lachaîne, M.S.I., M.A. PhD (étudiante) Chef intérimaire, Stratégie des collections | Interim Head, Collections Strategy Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Library catherine.lachaine(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:catherine.lachaine@uottawa.ca> Agente de programme invitée pour l'éducation ouverte | Visiting Project Officer for Open Education Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) | Canadian Association of Research Libraries Coordonnatrice scientifique | Scientific Coordinator Chaire de recherche sur l’épanouissement numérique des communautés franco-ontariennes (Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone - CCRMF)

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Importing Epubs into Pressbooks

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Hey OER list, I'm hoping for some advice, although I think it's likely that the answer to my question is that there's something weird going on in the conversion process that only the folks with access to the source files can fix. I've been working with a group on campus who has created cookbooks in PDF and fixed layout epub format, and they would like to get the books into Pressbooks. They hired a designer for the pdf and epub on a contract, and that person is no longer working with them. The source files they have are nicely laid out with lots of pictures. We can import the epub into Pressbooks, but whenever we do it gets super junky (example<https://books.lib.uoguelph.ca/plantbasedproteins/chapter/plant-based_easy_p…>), while the pdf looks like this<https://guelphfamilyhealthstudy.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Plant-Based-…> (page 31). It's definitely possible it could be the fault of Pressbooks, but I also took a look at the epub files and when I open them in Digital Editions they also have issues, though the issues are mostly to do with fonts, and are not visible in Books on a mac. Does anyone have any advice for troubleshooting / still getting this content into Pressbooks, or is it a bit of a lost cause? Best wishes, Jordan Jordan Pedersen (she/her) | Research and Scholarship Librarian McLaughlin Library | University of Guelph 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON | N1G 2W1 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-9957

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Fwd: [SPARC OE Forum] Call for Proposals: The Open Pedagogy Cookbook

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FYI - ACRL is the Association of College and Research Libraries ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Melissa Chim <melissa.aaronberg(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Feb 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM Subject: [SPARC OE Forum] Call for Proposals: The Open Pedagogy Cookbook To: <oeforum(a)sparcopen.org> The Open Pedagogy Cookbook Apologies for cross-posting. Please share widely! Title: The Open Pedagogy Cookbook Editor: Melissa Chim Publisher: ACRL Chapter Proposals due May 2, 2025 I’m excited to invite chapter proposals for The Open Pedagogy Cookbook, an edited volume to be published by ACRL! Please email me at mchim(a)excelsior.edu with any questions. About the book: Open pedagogy promotes students as active creators of information, rather than passive consumers of it. It relies on the use and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER). In place of “throw away” assignments, open pedagogy allows students to engage with meaningful and relevant assignments that will be preserved for future audiences. These assignments can elevate student participation and give students valuable skills to take with them to the workforce. This edited volume contains lesson plans, resources, and inspiration from librarians who have successfully implemented open pedagogy at their institutions. Whether your campus is just beginning its open education journey or has multiple OER champions, this book is for you! Call for Chapter Proposals: Proposals are invited from librarians who champion open pedagogy at their institutions in various ways. Final chapters/recipes need to thoroughly describe a replicable lesson plan or activity and are typically between 1,000 and 2,500 words. The book is tentatively organized in four parts, each dealing with a different aspect of open pedagogy: 1) Library instruction, 2) Technology, 3) Open Licensing, and 4) Resources & Sustainability. This section list is tentative so please do not feel limited in your creativity! Part I Rolling up your sleeves: Library instruction This section will focus on chapters that talk about using open pedagogy in library instruction. These can include one shot presentations, semester long library projects, and more! Same topics can include: Posting to Wikipedia Social annotation assignments Video series Creating a glossary Part II A lid for every pot: Technology This section will focus on technology related to open pedagogy assignments. Chapters may focus on any technology used and its implications for open pedagogy as a whole. Sample topics can include: Using Pressbooks/LibreText/Manifold/other publishing platforms Using Hypothesis Using Padlet Using Generative AI and LLMs(ex. ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc) Accessibility Part III Potluck: Open Licensing This section invites chapters on any aspects of Open Licensing, including Creative Commons. Sample topics can include: Choosing a Creative Commons License Rights Reversal Other licensing options (such as in science publishing) Part IV Taste testing: Sharing Resources and sustainability This section will focus on sharing open pedagogy works and how to keep your initiatives sustainable. Sample topics can include: Partnering with your library publishing platform Utilizing your Institutional Repository Student privacy and open pedagogy Making your assignments sustainable Preserving your work (ex: migrating platforms, changing jobs, etc) Evaluation criteria: Chapter proposals will be evaluated based on the following criteria, as listed in the rubric here: https://excelsior.libwizard.com/f/rubric - Relevance - Uniqueness - Implementation Proposal instructions: Please submit your proposals using the online form by May 2, 2025: https://excelsior.libwizard.com/f/openpedagogy . The proposal should include all contributing authors, a contact email for the main author, a working title, what part you envision your chapter in, 3-5 keywords describing your proposed topic, and a summary of your lesson plan or learning activity. Authors will be notified of acceptance by May 30th, 2025. Publication is anticipated in 2027. Please email Melissa Chim at mchim(a)excelsior.edu with any questions! About the editor: Melissa Chim is the first Scholarly Communications Librarian at Excelsior University where she both created and manages the university’s scholarly publishing platform and institutional repository. She holds an MLIS from St. John’s University and an MA in History from Queen Mary, the University of London, and hold certificates in open education and Creative Commons licensing. She was a SPARC Open Education Leadership Fellow for their 2022-23 cohort, a Society for Scholarly Publishing Fellow for 2024, an Accelerating Science and Publishing in Biology (ASAPbio) Fellow for 2024, and a member of the Fulbright Specialist Roster from 2024-2027. She co-authored the OER textbook entitled Living Archives: A History of the Center for Christian Spirituality, and is currently co-authoring another textbook on information literacy to be published in 2025. -- SPARC Open Education Forum https://sparcopen.org/our-work/sparc-oe-forum/ To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to oeforum+unsubscribe(a)sparcopen.org.

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Open Education Week - Online Presentation: Dr. Cable Green "Shifting to Community Owned and Operated Open Knowledge"

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[cid:b0558721-b7a0-45b2-b1d4-937c9f8d3e86] What are your plans for Open Education Week? (March 3 - 7, 2025) Join us for a special online presentation by Dr. Cable Green, Director of Open Knowledge at Creative Commons. Title: Shifting to Community Owned and Operated Open Knowledge Date: Monday, March 3, 2025 Time: 1:00pm - 2:00pm (SaskTime/ CST) Register: https://uregina.libcal.com/event/3844645 Abstract: If we are going to solve the world’s most pressing challenges (e.g., climate change), the knowledge about those challenges must be open. This talk will explore what open knowledge structures society might need to ensure the knowledge components necessary for education and science – both critical elements in solving global challenges – are open by default. Open Education and Open Science both require significant, stable public funding. Both education and science are public goods and the production, reuse and revisions of education and science resources should be publicly funded and openly licensed to ensure educational opportunities for all. What might “Community Owned and Operated Open Education” look like? What are the barriers and the opportunities? What if funding currently spent on expensive commercial educational resources were redirected to support the creation, stewardship and sharing of effective OER in every discipline, in every grade level in multiple languages? What if we redirected existing public funding to create a sustained shared open learning infrastructure for the public good? Shuana Niessen, M.Ed. Open Education & Publishing Program Manager AH 105.26 Center for Teaching and Learning University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina SK S4S 0A2 OEP Website: https://ctl.uregina.ca/open-education Pressbooks: https://opentextbooks.uregina.ca/

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Queering the Classroom OER

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I’d like to announce this new open resource from our Women’s and Gender Studies Department. This was an open pedagogy project that students will continue to contribute to. <https://artsandscience.usask.ca/wgst/queering-the-classroom/> Home - Queering the Classroom - Women's and Gender Studies | University of Saskatchewan<https://artsandscience.usask.ca/wgst/queering-the-classroom/> artsandscience.usask.ca<https://artsandscience.usask.ca/wgst/queering-the-classroom/> [uofs-crest.png]<https://artsandscience.usask.ca/wgst/queering-the-classroom/> Heather M. Ross, BA BEd Med (she/her) Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find information about open educational practices including open textbooks on: http://open.usask.ca [1637971286*image001.png]

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New OER - Making Sense of a Global Pandemic 2nd Edition

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Apologies for cross-posting, since many of use are on the same set of listservs… We’re excited to share with you the following new OER that has just been published at KPU! Making Sense of a Global Pandemic – 2nd Edition Relationship Violence & Working Together Towards a Violence Free Society Edited by: Balbir Gurm and Jennifer Marchbank This book provides a critical understanding of relationship violence. It is used at KPU in the BSN program, at Douglas College in Early Childhood program, Gender and Sexuality Studies at SFU and Criminology at KPU and SFU. It has chapters on the NEVR Model used for collaboration, on violence against all genders, in the workplace, in post-secondary institutions and a chapter on burnout. Access the Resource<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/nevr2e/> [cid:image001.png@01DB6663.4B21E6B0] [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.

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#1Lib1Ref campaign 2025 / #1Bib1Ref campaign 2025

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*[French below // **Apologies for cross posting, feel free to share**]* Hello, *Are you a library worker or someone passionate about free knowledge?* If so, you should participate in the *#1Lib1Ref* campaign! Short for "1 Librarian, 1 Reference", this international initiative aims to add missing references to Wikipedia articles. Join us on* January 15, 2025 *for a virtual one-hour workshop to learn more about #1Lib1Ref, citations on Wikipedia, and how to contribute to the Canadian 1Lib1Ref contest happening from* January 15th to February 5th*. There will be one session in *French *and one session in *English*. More info: https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/1Bib1Ref_2025_1Lib1Ref _____ Bonjour, *Vous travaillez dans une bibliothèque ou vous vous intéressez aux connaissances libres ?* Si oui, participez à la campagne *#1Bib1Ref* ! Abréviation de "1 Bibliothécaire, 1 Référence", cette initiative internationale vise à ajouter des références manquantes aux articles Wikipédia. Rejoignez-nous le *15 janvier 2025 *pour un atelier en ligne d'une heure pour en savoir plus sur #1Bib1Ref, les citations sur Wikipédia, et comment contribuer à l'édition canadienne du concours #1Bib1Ref qui se déroulera du 15 janvier au 5 février. Il y aura une session en français et une session en anglais. Plus d'infos : https://ca.wikimedia.org/wiki/1Bib1Ref_2025_1Lib1Ref/fr Cheers, *Sophie Valade* (she/elle) Chargée des communications et du développement philanthropique | Communications & philanthropic development officer *Wikimedia Canada* Chapitre officiel soutenant Wikimédia | Official chapter supporting Wikimedia 535 avenue Viger Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3 www.wikimedia.ca

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Open Education Talks 2025: Call for Proposals - Now Extended!

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Dear Colleagues, We've extended our call for proposals for Open Education Talks 2025<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>! It's a busy time of year so we thought we'd give everyone a little more time. We're now accepting submissions until January 10, 2025. We invite you to submit your talk or poster proposal for the fourth annual Open Education Talks<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>, a series of 15-minute lightning talks about open education, open pedagogy, and integrating open resources and technologies in higher education. This virtual event aims to foster conversations and share best practices in open education. Talks & Poster Opportunities: * Talks: Share your experiences in open education, focusing on open pedagogy, OER, student partnerships, AI in education, and more. Sessions will occur every Wednesday in March 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM MT, and will be hosted on Zoom. * Posters: New this year! Submit your infographic or poster to the Digital Poster Wall to visually showcase your open education work. Accepted creators will receive guidelines and licensing information. Proposal Deadline: January 10, 2025 Speakers Notified: January 17, 2025 Registration Opens: February 3, 2025 Streams: 1. Building Blocks of OE: Basics of open education and OER adoption 2. AI, Technology, and OE: AI's role in open education and its ethical implications 3. Student Leadership and Partnership: Student-led projects and collaboration in OE 4. Tensions and Possibilities: Integrating open research and addressing challenges Submit your proposal to this form<https://forms.gle/DsobzvxkRYxQfje26> no later than January 10, 2025. We look forward to hearing about your innovative work in open education! Best regards, Sarah Adams on behalf of the Open Education Talks Steering Committee (University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, Thompson Rivers University, University of Alberta) _____________________________________________ Sarah Adams | MISt | she/her/hers | sarah.adams1(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:sarah.adams1@ucalgary.ca> Open Education Librarian Undergraduate Education (Werklund) Liaison Libraries and Cultural Resources | University of Calgary I gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.

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Principles of Economics 3rd Edition (OpenStax) in Pressbooks

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I’m sorry for cross-posting, but does anyone have this book in Pressbooks already or know how to get it into Pressbooks? <https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-microeconomics-3e> [economics_3e.jpeg] Principles of Microeconomics 3e<https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-microeconomics-3e> openstax.org<https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-microeconomics-3e> Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd Med (she/her) Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find information about open educational practices including open textbooks on: http://open.usask.ca [1637971286*image001.png]

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2025 Library Publishing Forum Call For Proposals

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Good afternoon!The Library Publishing Forum <https://librarypublishing.org/forum/> is an annual conference bringing together representatives from libraries engaged in or considering publishing initiatives to define and address major questions and challenges; to identify and document collaborative opportunities; and to strengthen and promote this community of practice. The Forum is sponsored by the Library Publishing Coalition, but you do not need to be a member of the LPC to attend. The Library Publishing Coalition (LPC) is now accepting proposals <https://goo.gl/forms/jpvJ32KbuuecvBqp1> for the 2025 Virtual Library Publishing Forum being held from May 5-8, 2025. Proposals may address any topic of interest to the library publishing community. The proposal deadline is January 6, 2025. Proposal submissions are welcome from LPC members and nonmembers, including library employees, university press employees, scholars, students, and other scholarly communication and publishing professionals. Again, we welcome proposals from first-time presenters and representatives of small and emerging publishing programs. We are committed to expanding the diversity of perspectives we hear from at the Library Publishing Forum. Working towards some of the “Continuing Initiatives” from the LPC Roadmap for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jgE7c4wS4D72DgtakhZ-IK8whO3hN_jQ/view?usp=…>, we ask all proposals to explicitly address how they are inclusive of multiple perspectives, address DEIA, or incorporate anti-racist and anti-oppressive approaches. Presentations about specific communities should include members of that community in their speaker list, and for sessions with multiple speakers, we seek to avoid all-white and all-male panels. Learn more and submit a proposal <https://librarypublishing.org/program/>. LPC Program Committee - Corinne Guimont, Virginia Tech (2024-2025, chair) - Elizabeth Bedford, University of Washington - Jennifer Coronado, Butler University - Loftan Hooker, Virginia Commonwealth University - Ryan Otto, Kansas State University - Jessica Thorlakson, University of Alberta Sincerely, Loftan Hooker -- *Loftan Hooker *(she/her) Head, Access Services | Assistant Professor James Branch Cabell Library | Virginia Commonwealth University 901 Park Ave. | Box 842033 | Richmond, VA 23284-2033 hookerl2(a)vcu.edu | (804) 828-8611 Please know that my working hours may not be your working hours. Feel free to respond to this email during your normal working schedule!

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Open Education Talks 2025 - Call for Proposals!

by Canada Open Education Resources

Dear Colleagues, We invite you to submit your talk or poster proposal for the fourth annual Open Education Talks<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>, a series of 15-minute lightning talks about open education, open pedagogy, and integrating open resources and technologies in higher education. This virtual event aims to foster conversations and share best practices in open education. Talks & Poster Opportunities: · Talks: Share your experiences in open education, focusing on open pedagogy, OER, student partnerships, AI in education, and more. Sessions will occur every Wednesday in March 2025, from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM MT, and will be hosted on Zoom. · Posters: New this year! Submit your infographic or poster to the Digital Poster Wall to visually showcase your open education work. Accepted creators will receive guidelines and licensing information. Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2024 Speakers Notified: January 10, 2025 Registration Opens: February 3, 2025 This Year's Streams: 1. Building Blocks of OE: Basics of open education and OER adoption 2. AI, Technology, and OE: AI's role in open education and its ethical implications 3. Student Leadership and Partnership: Student-led projects and collaboration in OE 4. Tensions and Possibilities: Integrating open research and addressing challenges We invite you to submit your proposal to this form<https://forms.gle/DsobzvxkRYxQfje26> no later than December 15, 2024. For more details, visit the Open Education Talks website<https://oetalks.opened.ca/>. We look forward to hearing about your innovative work in open education! Best regards, Sarah Adams On behalf of The Open Education Talks Steering Committee (University of Calgary, Mount Royal University, Thompson Rivers University, University of Alberta) _____________________________________________ Sarah Adams | MISt | she/her/hers | sarah.adams1(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:sarah.adams1@ucalgary.ca> Open Education Librarian Undergraduate Education (Werklund) Liaison Libraries and Cultural Resources | University of Calgary I gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.

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New report published on the capacity of Ontario's post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices

by Canada Open Education Resources

Hello everyone, It is with great joy that I share a report that I am proud to have co-authored with my collaborators Oya Pakkal<https://www.linkedin.com/in/oya-pakkal-8a38b9249/>, Catherine Lachaîne<https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-lacha%C3%AEne-51923791/>, and Robert Luke<https://www.linkedin.com/in/raluke/>. The report focuses on the capacity of Ontario's post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices and is based on a Province-wide survey of Ontario’s colleges, universities, and Indigenous institutes using our Institutional Self-Assessment (ISAT2) tool<https://inclusiveeducationlab.com/isat2/>. This research project was supported by an Insight Development Grant from the Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council of Canada. The report, which will be formally launched tomorrow at eCampusOntario's Technology + Education Seminar + Showcase<https://www.ecampusontario.ca/tessconference/> event at the Toronto Reference Library, is available online in English and French at: https://www.ecampusontario.ca/on-a-path-to-open/ https://www.ecampusontario.ca/fr/sur-la-voie-de-louverture/ Additional research is planned in other jurisdictions, including in British Columbia, in partnership with BCcampus. If you are interested in doing similar work in your institutional or regional context, please do reach out. Thank you, Rajiv Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (he/him/his)[A button for name playback in email signature]<https://www.name-coach.com/rajiv-jhangiani> Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning Brock University Niagara Region | 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way | St. Catharines, Ontario L2S 3A1 e rjhangiani(a)brocku.ca<mailto:rjhangiani@brocku.ca> | w brocku.ca<https://brocku.ca/> My working hours might vary substantially from yours. Please do not feel any pressure or obligation to respond to messages outside of your working hours. Brock University is located on the traditional lands of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. The territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Agreement. Today these lands are the home to many First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples and acknowledging them reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous people.

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Open textbook for Developmental Psychology - conception to puberty

by Canada Open Education Resources

Hello, Apologies for cross posting. I have a faculty member who is looking for a new textbook for her Child Development 3rd year Psychology class. She has reviewed a number of open textbooks, and so far, she has found one textbook that is very promising: Understanding the Whole Child: Growth and Development Conception Through Adolescence<https://pressbooks.pub/scchildgrowthanddevelopment/> However, she would still be interested if anyone has a favourite or one that they would really recommend for this course. Here is a brief course description: This course provides an introduction to the process of development from conception to puberty. The major focuses are on developmental theory, descriptive changes in physical growth, cognition, language, social and emotional behaviour of children and applications of the research and theory. Learning Goals: At the conclusion of the course the student will be able to: 1. Describe the research methods associated with child development. 2. Explain the significance of heredity and environment on the developing child. 3. Describe the factors associated with physical development, prenatally through to puberty. 4. Describe the processes of cognitive development throughout childhood. 5. Describe the socio-emotional changes experienced by the infant through to puberty. 6. Explain how child developmental research can be applied to real life situations. 7. Explain contemporary issues in child development such as child abuse, attention-deficit disorder, special needs, and the role of television and video games. Thanks so much for any suggestion of an open textbook you think would be particularly suitable. Warm regards, Debra Debra Flewelling (she/hers<https://www.mypronouns.org/>) Open Education Librarian Douglas College, B.C. Canada 604.527.5190 debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [image.png] I am grateful to learn and work on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and qiqéyt (Qayqayt) First Nations. Debra Flewelling (she/hers<https://www.mypronouns.org/>) Open Education Librarian Douglas College 604.527.5190 debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:debra.Flewelling@douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172] I am grateful to learn and work on the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the q̓íc̓əy̓ (Katzie), qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓ (Kwantlen), kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (Kwikwetlem), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), and qiqéyt (Qayqayt) First Nations.

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1Lib1Ref Workshop 2024

by Canada Open Education Resources

*[French below // **Apologies for cross posting, feel free to share**]* Hello, *Are you a library worker or someone passionate about free knowledge?* If so, you should participate in the *#1Lib1Ref* campaign! Short for "1 Librarian, 1 Reference", this international initiative aims to add missing references to Wikipedia articles. Join us on* November 19, 2024* for a virtual one-hour workshop to learn more about 1Lib1Ref, citations on Wikipedia, and how to contribute to the Canadian 1Lib1Ref contest in January 2025. There will be one session in French at 12:00 ET and one session in English at 14:00 ET. More info: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikimedia_Canada/1Lib1Ref_Workshop_20… _____ Bonjour, *Vous travaillez dans une bibliothèque ou vous vous intéressez aux connaissances libres ?* Si oui, participez à la campagne *#1Bib1Ref* ! Abréviation de "1 Bibliothécaire, 1 Référence", cette initiative internationale vise à ajouter des références manquantes aux articles Wikipédia. Rejoignez-nous le *19 novembre 2024 *pour un atelier en ligne d'une heure pour en savoir plus sur 1Bib1Ref, les citations sur Wikipédia, et comment contribuer à l'édition canadienne du concours 1Bib1Ref qui aura lieu en janvier 2025. La session en français est programmée à 12:00 ET et la session en anglais à 14:00 ET. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Event:Wikimedia_Canada/1Lib1Ref_Workshop_20… Cheers, *Sophie Valade* (she/elle) Chargée des communications et du développement philanthropique | Communications & philanthropic development officer *Wikimedia Canada* Chapitre officiel soutenant Wikimédia | Official chapter supporting Wikimedia 535 avenue Viger Est, Montréal (Québec) H2L 2P3 www.wikimedia.ca

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Upcoming free webinar and report on OEP + openly-licensed institutional self-assessment instrument (ISAT2)

by Canada Open Education Resources

Hello everyone, One week from today, on October 31st, I will have the great pleasure of co-presenting with my research collaborators Rajiv Jhangiani<https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajivjhangiani/>, Oya Pakkal<https://www.linkedin.com/in/oya-pakkal-8a38b9249/>, and Robert Luke<https://www.linkedin.com/in/raluke/> at a free pre-conference webinar titled "On a path to open: A report on the capacity of Ontario’s post-secondary institutions to support open educational practices | Sur la voie de l’ouverture : un rapport sur la capacité des établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire de l’Ontario à soutenir les pratiques relatives à l’éducation ouverte." The webinar will provide a preview of a major report that we will release on November 5, at eCampusOntario's Technology + Education Seminar + Showcase (TESS2024) conference<https://www.ecampusontario.ca/tess-2024/>. The report (and the webinar) will share the outcomes of a Province-wide survey of Ontario’s colleges, universities, and Indigenous institutes conducted between February and July 2024 using an updated version of the institutional self-assessment tool (ISAT2)<https://inclusiveeducationlab.com/isat2/>. The webinar will include a brief overview of the development of the ISAT2, followed by a summary of results, including strengths and weaknesses across various dimensions of support for open educational practices (OEP) across the post-secondary sector. The webinar will conclude with recommendations and practical strategies for institutions seeking to further develop their capacity to support OEP. Registration is open for the free webinar at: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_05Hg-jNWQoeDVmRhHnsckw#/… Note that similar research is now planned in partnership with our colleagues at BCcampus in British Columbia. If you are also interested in using the ISAT2 within your institution or region, please don’t hesitate to reach out. The instrument itself is openly-licensed and available in both English and French at: https://inclusiveeducationlab.com/isat2/ Catherine Catherine Lachaîne, M.S.I., M.A., PhD (student) Bibliothécaire de l'éducation ouverte (intérimaire) | Open Education Librarian (Interim) Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Library catherine.lachaine(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:catherine.lachaine@uottawa.ca> Coordonnatrice scientifique | Scientific Coordinator Chaire de recherche sur l’épanouissement numérique des communautés franco-ontariennes (Collège des chaires de recherche sur le monde francophone - CCRMF)

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UCalgary Open Access Week Panel: Fear of the Unknown

by Canada Open Education Resources

Hello everyone, I’m sharing with you a virtual panel session the University of Calgary’s Libraries and Cultural Resources is facilitating next week as part of our Open Access Week programming called Fear of the Unknown: What REALLY happens when you make your work open?. We are excited to have four members of our UCalgary community join us for a discussion to explore a variety of perspectives in Open Scholarship, share personal experiences on how open resources and practices benefits our UCalgary community and beyond, and considerations on the evolution of Open Scholarship to reduce barriers and silos within "open.” Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Time: 12:30 - 2:00 pm MT Registration: through the LCR Event page<https://workrooms.ucalgary.ca/event/3845399> Our Panelists: * Jennifer Abel, Research Data Management Librarian, Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary * Ottilia Berze, Open Science Strategy Consultant, Knowledge to Impact Team, Research Services, University of Calgary * Melissa Morris, Editorial Consultant, The Motley Undergraduate Journal * Verena Roberts, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary; Educational Developer, Office of Teaching and Learning, Thompson Rivers University Our Moderators: * Sarah Adams, Open Education Librarian, Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary * Brianna Calomino, Digital Projects Librarian – Digital Scholarship, Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Calgary Best, Sarah _____________________________________________ Sarah Adams | MISt | she/her/hers Open Education Librarian Undergraduate Education (Werklund) Liaison TFDL | Libraries and Cultural Resources | University of Calgary sarah.adams1(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:sarah.adams1@ucalgary.ca> | 403-220-8360 I gratefully acknowledge that I live and work on the traditional territories of the people of the Treaty 7 region in Southern Alberta. The City of Calgary is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Districts 5 and 6.

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Re: NEW OER: Creating the Modern: Intersections of Art & Society in the Nineteenth Century

by Canada Open Education Resources

Dear Colleagues in the OER Community, Are you looking for examples of what an image-intensive open textbook for the fine arts might look like in Pressbooks? After exploration and customization, we’re especially excited to share with you the following new open textbook published at Concordia University Library: Title: Creating the Modern: Intersections of Art & Society in the Nineteenth Century Authored by Loren Lerner and Karine Antaki For the course: ARTH 366 Studies in 19th Century Art and Architecture Creating the Modern by Loren Lerner and Karine Antaki is a visually rich open textbook for visual studies, art history, and nineteenth-century studies. “Topics such as class and gender, academism and the avant-garde, the reception and consumption of progressive art, the culture of spectatorship, psycho-social illness, Eurocentrism, and religious and racial prejudice encourage a multi-faceted understanding of how the narrative of nineteenth-century art is a narrative intrinsically attached to the problematics, and promise, of emerging modernity.” Read and view the resource<https://opentextbooks.concordia.ca/creating-the-modern/> Part of Concordia University Library’s OER Program<https://www.concordia.ca/library/oer.html> WorldCat Record <https://concordiauniversity.on.worldcat.org/oclc/1436664054> Happy Open Access Week, Rachel Harris Dr. Rachel Harris<https://www.concordia.ca/faculty/rachel-harris.html> Scholarly Publishing Librarian English Book Review Editor, Papers/Cahiers<https://jps.library.utoronto.ca/index.php/bsc/about/editorialTeam> ORCID: 0000-0002-7356-0127<https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7356-0127> Contact: rachel.harris(a)concordia.ca Concordia University Library, Tiohtiá:ke/Montreal (unceded Indigenous land) [cid:52de2d22-675a-4efd-98cc-b7a00de3be3c]<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/2f53ef835f43484d99ed02e99b1e5a86…> Book time to meet with me<https://outlook.office.com/bookwithme/user/2f53ef835f43484d99ed02e99b1e5a86…>

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Atlantic Provinces Invest in OER / Les provinces de l’Atlantique investissent dans les RÉL

by Canada Open Education Resources

[Logo Description automatically generated] Le français suivant The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries (CAAL-CBPA<https://caul-cbua.ca/>) is excited to share news of a provincial investment into Open Educational Resources (OER). The four Atlantic provinces of New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are working together through the Council of Atlantic Ministers of Education and Training (CAMET) to invest in a 3-year pilot program with AtlanticOER. The funding from the pilot program will be used to support efforts to increase the creation, adoption, and adaptation of OER at publicly funded post-secondary institutions across the Atlantic Region. This investment is the result of years of advocacy. CAAL-CBPA would like to thank Students Nova Scotia, the New Brunswick Student Alliance, the University of Prince Edward Island’s Student Union, the Memorial University Student Union, past and present members of the CAAL-CBPA OER Committee, past members of the Open Textbooks Survey Working Group, past members of the Open Textbooks Roadmap Working Group, and past members of the OER Repository Implementation Working Group for their hard work and dedication. All of these individuals have been strong advocates for OER and have made this investment possible. More information about the investment can be found on the AtlanticOER Website<https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/2024/10/17/atlantic-provinces-invest-i…>. Sincerely, Alexandra Marcaccio ****************************************************************************************** Le Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l'Atlantique (CAAL-CBPA)<https://caul-cbua.ca/> est heureux d’annoncer un investissement provincial dans les ressources éducatives libres (REL). Les quatre provinces de l’Atlantique, soit le Nouveau-Brunswick, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, la Nouvelle-Écosse et l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, collaborent par l’entremise du Conseil atlantique des ministres de l’Éducation et de la Formation (CAMEF) pour investir dans un programme pilote de trois ans avec RELAtlantique. Le financement du programme pilote servira à appuyer les efforts visant à accroître la création, l’adoption et l’adaptation des RÉL dans les établissements d’enseignement postsecondaire financés par l’État de la région de l’Atlantique. Cet investissement est le fruit de plusieurs années de travail de sensibilisation. La CAAL-CBPA tient à remercier Students Nova Scotia, l’Alliance étudiante du Nouveau-Brunswick, l’Union étudiante de l’Université de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard, l’Union étudiante de l’Université Memorial, les anciens membres et les membres actuels du Comité des RÉL de la CAAL-CBPA, les anciens membres du Groupe de travail sur l’Enquête sur les manuels scolaires ouverts, les anciens membres du Groupe de travail sur la feuille de route des manuels scolaires ouverts et les anciens membres du Groupe de travail sur la mise en œuvre du dépôt des REL pour leur travail acharné et leur dévouement. Toutes ces personnes ont été de fervents défenseurs des REL et ont rendu cet investissement possible. De plus amples renseignements sur l’investissement sont disponibles sur le site Web RelAtlantique<https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/fr/2024/10/17/atlantic-provinces-inves…>. Sincèrement, Alexandra Marcaccio Alexandra Marcaccio (she/ her/ elle) AtlanticOER Lead Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries / Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique (CAAL-CBPA) 120 Western Parkway, Suite 202, Bedford, NS B4B 0V2 | W: caul-cbua.ca<https://caul-cbua.ca/> | T: 902-830-6467 | E:oer@caul-cbua.ca<mailto:oer@caul-cbua.ca> CAAL members sit on unceded and traditional territories of the Mi’kmaq, Beothuk, Innu, Inuit, Wəlastəkwiyik, and Peskotomuhkati Peoples. "Treaties of Peace and Friendship" were first signed in 1725 between the British Crown and the Mi'kmaq and Wəlastəkwiyk Peoples. The treaties did not deal with surrender of lands and resources, but recognized Mi'kmaq and Wəlastəkwiyk title, and established the rules for what was to be an ongoing relationship between nations. We acknowledge with respect the diverse histories and cultures of the First Peoples of this region, and we express our gratitude as guests on this land. Les membres du CBPA siègent sur des territoires traditionnels des peuples Mi’kmaq, Beothuk, Innue, Inuit, Wəlastəkwiyik et Peskotomuhkati. Les « Traités de paix et d’amitié » ont été signés pour la première fois en 1725 entre la Couronne britannique et les peuples Mi’kmaq et Wəlastəkwiyk. Ces traités ne portaient pas sur la cession de terres et de ressources, mais reconnaissaient en fait les titres Mi’kmaq et Wəlastəkwiyk, et portaient sur l’établissement de règles pour ce qui devait être une relation continue entre les nations. Nous reconnaissons avec respect les diverses histoires et cultures des premiers peuples de cette région, et nous exprimons notre gratitude en tant qu'invités sur cette terre.

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Genetics OER

by Canada Open Education Resources

Our biology department would like to move to an OER for a course on genetics. The current text is: Introduction to Genetic Analysis’ – 12th edition. Griffiths et. al. 2020. They specifically use chapters 1-6, 8-12, 14,15,18 (currently) Heather M. Ross, BA BEd Med (she/her) Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find information about open educational practices including open textbooks on: http://open.usask.ca [Text Description automatically generated with medium confidence]

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UBC Open Access Week - Sessions Open to All

by Canada Open Education Resources

[https://open-2021.sites.olt.ubc.ca/files/2024/09/OAWeek_BannerGeneric-1536x…] Open Access Week is an an international event whose goal is to highlight how open scholarship can help people meet their goals in research, scholarly publishing, teaching and learning. Each year, as part of Open Access Week, UBC showcases diverse events highlighting areas of open scholarship that UBC’s faculty, students and staff participate in as well as guests from local and global community. This year’s events will explore the evolving role of generative AI<https://genai.ubc.ca/> in open scholarship, addressing its potential benefits and challenges, including ethical considerations related to Indigenous knowledge, the impacts on institutional barriers, and strategies for responsible use. All of these events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools. The Influence of AI on Academic Publishing Date: Monday, October 21, 2024 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Online Join us for a discussion with Taylor & Francis VP External Affairs and Policy, Priya Madina, on AI and academic publishing. This session will provide an overview of AI and opportunities and challenges of utilising AI, illustrated by academic publisher use cases of AI. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period. This session will be recorded an made available in UBC’s institional repository, cIRcle<http://circle.ubc.ca/>. Presenter * Priya Madina , Vice President, External Affairs and Policy, Taylor & Francis Priya joined Taylor & Francis in December 2019. She has extensive experience in developing and positioning global policies with relevant stakeholders and decision-makers. Priya sits on the company’s Race and Ethnicity Network, the Publishers Association’s Academic Publishers Council and chairs STM’s Open Research Committee. Before joining the world of publishing, Priya spent ten years at GlaxoSmithKline in a variety of government affairs, policy and market access roles. In her most recent role as Director of Government Affairs, she led the company’s positioning on international intellectual property and global health issues.  She also gained experience in the external affairs function for the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers & Associations in Geneva. Priya’s previous roles include working across a wide range of policy and government affairs functions at the World Health Organization, the European Commission and the UK Government‘s Department of Health. Her global and regional experience includes working in the Philippines, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Belgium and France. Priya has a Masters in Classics and Modern Languages from Oxford University. She speaks English and French and has good knowledge of Hindi and Spanish. Register<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3839450> “Stop Generating”: Generative AI in the Contexts of Indigenous Studies Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Location: Online Generative AI has forced universities to contend with complex ethical and social questions—namely because writing is so deeply entrenched as an institutional gatekeeping. For many students, particularly those from marginalized backgrounds or for whom English is not a first language, the pressure to translate ideas into “proper” English contributes to attrition rates and exacerbates feelings of inadequacy, alienation, and exclusion from many academic communities. From an equity and inclusion perspective, AI has the potential to disrupt institutional barriers by offering accessible tools that level the grammatical playing field. By functioning as virtual tutors or co-writers, AI systems can assist students in producing more polished and coherent prose, thus challenging the traditional hierarchies that privilege certain grammatical and stylistic norms. Instead of attempting to ban these tools (which is, to say the least, impractical), I side with a growing number of technology scholars who argue that we should focus on teaching students how to use generative AI responsibly and effectively. However, I do so with the caveat that teaching responsible AI use means critically engaging the complex and often messy processes that make AI what it is. In this presentation, I draw from Indigenous theorists and authors to situate generative AI and large language models (LLMs) within a long colonial history of extraction. Just as colonial states declare Indigenous lands terra nullius, allowing settlers to exploit resources through mining, clear-cutting, and other forms of extraction, generative AI similarly depends on the unchecked extraction of data, including Indigenous knowledge and cultural resources, often without consent. The late Gregory Younging refers to this process as gnaritas nullius, the colonial rendering of Indigenous knowledge into public property. The unchecked extraction of writing, including, but not limited to, Indigenous knowledge, represents a new frontier for colonial capitalism, where cultural and intellectual property are commodified by those with the most access and power. As Nando de Freitas notes, the future of AI development depends on scale: those who control the largest datasets will have the greatest advantage and profit the most from AI. The numerous high-profile copyright cases against companies like OpenAI and Meta show that how this data is collected is treated as a secondary issue. This unbridled, dehumanizing race for data mirrors the extractive practices that have driven capitalist-colonial expansion for centuries. Building on these ideas, I mobilize the insights of Indigenous authors like Younging, Scott Lyons, and Cherie Dimaline to highlight strategies for resisting colonial extraction and challenging capitalist systems through rhetorical sovereignty and the concept of incommensurability. The goal is not to discourage the use of generative AI but, in the Faustian sense, to reveal the costs of embracing it, especially when it is employed to subvert oppressive institutional structures. Speaker * David Gaertner, Assoicate Professor, Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies David Gaertner is an assistant professor in the Institute for Critical Indigenous Studies and the co-Director of the CEDaR space: a community-centered new media and immersive storytelling lab. He writes, researches, and teaches new media, critical Indigenous studies; Indigenous literatures; contemporary Canadian literature, cultural theories of reconciliation, and speculative fiction. He has published articles in Canadian Literature, American Indian Research and Culture, and Digital Pedagogies in the Humanities, amongst others. He is the author of The Theatre of Regret: Literature, Art and the Politics of Reconciliation in Canada (UBC Press) and editor of Soykeyihta: The Poetry of Sky Dancer Louise Bernice Halfe (WLUP). Register<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3820653> ________________________________ Additional Open Access Week Sessions: Finding, Using, and Creating Open Educational Resources<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3814560> Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Online Publishing a Book with Pressbooks – An Introduction<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3818866> Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Online Accessibility and OER Studio<https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/accessibility-studio-october-22-2024/> Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 Time: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Location: Online OER and GenAI<https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/oer-and-genai-october-23-2024/> Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Time:11:00 am – 12:30 pm Location: Online Beware the Copyleft Trolls – Questionable Use of Open Licenses<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3818864> Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Time: 2:00pm – 3:00pm Location: Online Sharing & Discoverability – Making an Impact with your Open Education Resources<https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/event/3814561> Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Time: 11:00am – 12:00pm Location: Online

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AI Use in the Production of OER

by Canada Open Education Resources

I’m sorry for cross-posting this. Does anyone have guidelines specific to using AI to create/adapt OER at their institution? Heather M. Ross, BA BEd Med (she/her) Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find information about open educational practices including open textbooks, on: http://open.usask.ca [Text Description automatically generated with medium confidence]

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