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by Ross, Heather

An instructor who teaches first year university French is looking for an open textbook. Does anyone know of something to replace this: Invitation au monde francophone" (2nd edition), Jarvis, Gilbert A., Thérèse M. Bonin, Diane W. Birckbichler, Anne Lair, Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2005. Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: <http://open.usask.ca/>http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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KPU launches its second Zed Cred program

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello friends, FYI a press release announcing our second Zed Cred (the Adult Graduation Diploma), along with zero textbook cost pathways in English, Math, Biology, and Physics Qualifying Studies just went out. See: http://www.kpu.ca/news/2018/08/29/kpu-launches-second-program-can-be-taken-… It includes a nice promotional video for our Zed Cred programs. Cheers, Rajiv

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Re: [Canadaoer] Q about question bank creation/management software

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Just a quick follow up to say that I haven’t received any responses to this email (nor on the Open Textbook Network’s listserv); however, I am currently investigating TAO, which is a potential solution that was suggested to me by Clint Lalonde from BCcampus: https://www.taotesting.com/tao-community-edition/ Cheers, Rajiv ________________________________ From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2018 1:41:36 PM To: Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Q about question bank creation/management software Hello everyone, I am writing to inquire whether any of you have used software to support the authoring and management of question banks to support open textbooks? I have used Repondus in the past (https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml) as well as implemented simpler options that involve writing questions in MS word using a format that can easily be imported into an LMS using an importer like http://lyceum.algonquincollege.com/quizgenerator/. The former also has a free version (Respondus LE, https://www.respondus.com/download/respondus_le.shtml) which works for authoring and managing question banks that will be used for print exams (without LMS integration), while the latter approach works for LMS-delivered quizzes but not at all for print quizzes where, for example, you want to have the ability to randomly pick items. A third option is to create questions within the LMS question bank tool itself, but that is typically a very clunky system that does not export well for print quizzes. I am aware of online tools such as Proola (http://proola.org/) and Prendus (https://www.prendus.com/) that are geared towards collaborative question bank authoring by educators and students, respectively. Given the growing interest in creating ancillary resources to support open textbooks, I am wondering if anyone else has implemented (or even trialled) a different technological solution? Many thanks, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Creative Commons Canada Chapter Meeting - Monday, August 20 7pm Toronto time

by Jenni Hayman

Hello Everyone, Apologies for the short notice but the CC Canada Slack channel has been my locus of organization to get the CC Canada Chapter started. I will shift away from this channel to whatever communication mode the chapter deems most effective. Please join us Monday, August 20 from 7pm to 8pm Toronto Time if you are interested, it will take place by Zoom and be recorded: Zoom link: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/108889742 Or iPhone one-tap : Canada: +16475580588,,108889742# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): Canada: +1 647 558 0588 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Sh2MkBS4KUHkT0Ka8ul3UDiIaQz45sceILTHV-… Best, Jenni // 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/>

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FYI: Open Government Plan

by Amanda Coolidge

The Government of Canada has just released its 4 th Open Government Plan for public comment, which now includes a draft commitment on Feminism and Inclusion. This draft was partially informed by the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue’s recent [ http://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/watch-read-discover/inclusion-in-open-government… | research and recommendations ] on Inclusion in Open Government. -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Creative Commons Canada Chapter Meeting

by Jenni Hayman

Hello Everyone, With apologies for cross-posting, if you are interested in becoming part of the new Creative Commons Canada chapter (being reformed as part of Creative Commons' new governance structure), please respond to the Doodle poll below with your availability for our first Chapter meeting. If you can let me know by end of day Monday that would be great and I'll partner with others to set the date and get us rolling. Looking forward to seeing you there! Thank you, Jenni Doodle Poll: https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq [https://doodle.com/graphics/static/facebookSharingThumbnail.png]<https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq> Doodle: CC Canada Chapter Meeting<https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq> doodle.com Doodle radically simplifies the process of scheduling events, meetings, appointments, etc. Herding cats gets 2x faster with Doodle. For free! // 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/> Subscribe to the eCampusOntario newsletter<https://ecampusontario.wufoo.com/forms/z1svdvyh15srf9b/>

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Seeking a Sustainable OER Ecosystem - Redstone Report Available for Sharing

by Rajiv Jhangiani

FYI… From: Angela DeBarger <ADeBarger(a)hewlett.org> Date: Monday, August 6, 2018 at 3:51 PM To: Angela DeBarger <ADeBarger(a)hewlett.org> Cc: Nathan Huttner <NathanHuttner(a)redstonestrategy.com>, Lee Green <leegreen(a)redstonestrategy.com>, Rachel Cowher <rachelcowher(a)redstonestrategy.com> Subject: Seeking a Sustainable OER Ecosystem - Redstone Report Available for Sharing Hello all, Thank you for taking the time to meet with me and/or the Redstone team in the last few months about OER ecosystem sustainability. I’ve attached the final report from that effort and invite you to share the report with anyone you think will be interested. All of your input was valuable in shaping the document, and we greatly appreciate your thoughtful engagement on this topic. Best, Angela ----------- Angela Haydel DeBarger Education Program Officer The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation<http://www.hewlett.org/> 2121 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California 94025 650 234-4739 (office) | 650 862-4690 (cell) adebarger(a)hewlett.org<mailto:adebarger@hewlett.org> | @AngelaDeBarger<https://twitter.com/AngelaDeBarger>

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KPU Open Education Working Group terms of reference

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I just shared KPU’s (just approved) OEWG terms of reference and thought it might be useful to some of you: http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg Cheers, Rajiv

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Looking for OER for Nutrition

by Ross, Heather

I received an email from an instructor in Nutrition who would like to replace the commercial textbook currently being used. Below is a link to the current book (Food and Culture) and the course learning outcomes. Thank you very much for any assistance you can provide. https://www.amazon.ca/Food-Culture-Kathryn-Sucher/dp/1305628055/ref=sr_1_2?… Here are the learning outcomes from last year: 1. Explain the relationship between food, food choices, ethno cultural, and religious identity 2. Recognize the role culture plays in influencing group and individual food selection, preparation, consumption and in producing different attitudes and beliefs around food 3. Understand the impact traditional health beliefs and practices have on food choice and health 4. Gain skills in intercultural communication 5. Explore food systems and their impact on individual food choices 6. Become familiar with world religions and understand religious influences on food choice 7. Understand how food patterns of people from different cultures help them meet nutritional needs Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

6 years, 9 months

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Q about question bank creation/management software

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I am writing to inquire whether any of you have used software to support the authoring and management of question banks to support open textbooks? I have used Repondus in the past (https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml) as well as implemented simpler options that involve writing questions in MS word using a format that can easily be imported into an LMS using an importer like http://lyceum.algonquincollege.com/quizgenerator/. The former also has a free version (Respondus LE, https://www.respondus.com/download/respondus_le.shtml) which works for authoring and managing question banks that will be used for print exams (without LMS integration), while the latter approach works for LMS-delivered quizzes but not at all for print quizzes where, for example, you want to have the ability to randomly pick items. A third option is to create questions within the LMS question bank tool itself, but that is typically a very clunky system that does not export well for print quizzes. I am aware of online tools such as Proola (http://proola.org/) and Prendus (https://www.prendus.com/) that are geared towards collaborative question bank authoring by educators and students, respectively. Given the growing interest in creating ancillary resources to support open textbooks, I am wondering if anyone else has implemented (or even trialled) a different technological solution? Many thanks, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Grade 12 Equivalent Open Textbooks

by Krista Lambert

Hello, I'm doing some research on open textbooks that are being used for grade 12 equivalent courses. Do you know of any open textbooks or resources that are used in subjects including (but not limited to): * Math 11 * English 12 * Biology 12 * Chemistry 12 * College Success 12 * Education and Career Planning 12 * Fine Arts 12 * Physics 12 * Social Psychology 12 * Social Science 12 * Previous Work and Job Skills 12 * Portfolio Learning 12 Any leads or links you might have would be greatly appreciated! Best, Krista Lambert, M.Ed. Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 604.512.4365 | www.bccampus.ca Skype: [ mailto:klambert@bccampus.ca | klambert(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/contentkrista | @contentkrista ]

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Re: [Canadaoer] Suggestions for physical geography open textbook

by Aline Goncalves

And please ignore the trail of messages in my first email. I was using an older message as template and forgot to delete the contents. Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada From: Aline Goncalves<mailto:agoncalves@yukoncollege.yk.ca> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2018 3:25 PM To: canadaoer <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca><mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> Cc: canadaoer<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: Suggestions for physical geography open textbook Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hey all, For sure! For folks who may not know, the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) picked up the #TextBookBrokeBC campaign, adapted some materials, and created a robust suite of new materials (digital & print). One of the things we made was a campaign guide for students' unions to have a place to start/refer back to while running the campaign. It is a great resource for any stage of OER work! I have attached it to this email. There is a handful of other materials and guides (classroom talk scripts, template presentations, suite of print materials, etc.), I would be more than happy to share with other students' unions who are interested in working on this. So please don't hesitate to contact me if you know of a students' union/association that would be interested. It is important for students to raise awareness on our end and working together works! Thanks Aran -- Aran Armutlu | Chairperson British Columbia Federation of Students (604) 733-1880 | wearebcstudents.ca<http://wearebcstudents.ca/> | @theBCFS On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>> wrote: Hi Aran, You know that whole package you put together for BCFS on textbookbrokebc? You showed us the handouts at Festival of Learning... Can you share those resources with our Canada OER Group? http://www.wearebcstudents.ca/our-campaigns/textbooks Heather- you can also look at: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/open-101 BCcampus Open Education OER Student Toolkit<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=55b789e4-c4a3-42d3-8125-…> Thanks Amanda ________________________________ From: "Heather Ross" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>> To: "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:21:54 PM Subject: [Canadaoer] Resources For Students Advocating for OER I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 250-8<callto:250-580-6949>18-4592 | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca> 120-645 Fort Street<https://maps.google.com/?q=645+Fort+Street&entry=gmail&source=g> | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 BCcampus.ca<http://bccampus.ca/> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news<http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/>

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Suggestions for physical geography open textbook

by Aline Goncalves

Hello there, One of the instructors at Yukon College is looking for an open textbook for Geog 101 and potentially Geog 102. What he is looking for is basically general physical geography content, including information about the seasons, atmosphere, water, lithosphere, weather and climate, and biosphere. Doesn’t need to be related to a region in particular. We did find some things that could work for him, but was just wondering if any of you know of materials that have been created more recently or something that you recommend. Many thanks, Aline Goncalves InfoLit/Reference Librarian Library services/Innovation Commons t. 867.668.8727 Acknowledging that we live and work in the traditional territory of the Kwanlin Dun First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. This email may contain information that is privileged or confidential. If you have received this email in error, please delete it. Thank you for your co-operation. yukoncollege.yk.ca<http://yukoncollege.yk.ca/> the future Yukon University (YukonU) 500 College Drive, PO Box 2799 Whitehorse, Yukon Y1A 5K4 Canada Hey all, For sure! For folks who may not know, the British Columbia Federation of Students (BCFS) picked up the #TextBookBrokeBC campaign, adapted some materials, and created a robust suite of new materials (digital & print). One of the things we made was a campaign guide for students' unions to have a place to start/refer back to while running the campaign. It is a great resource for any stage of OER work! I have attached it to this email. There is a handful of other materials and guides (classroom talk scripts, template presentations, suite of print materials, etc.), I would be more than happy to share with other students' unions who are interested in working on this. So please don't hesitate to contact me if you know of a students' union/association that would be interested. It is important for students to raise awareness on our end and working together works! Thanks Aran -- Aran Armutlu | Chairperson British Columbia Federation of Students (604) 733-1880 | wearebcstudents.ca<http://wearebcstudents.ca/> | @theBCFS On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 2:28 PM, Amanda Coolidge <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>> wrote: Hi Aran, You know that whole package you put together for BCFS on textbookbrokebc? You showed us the handouts at Festival of Learning... Can you share those resources with our Canada OER Group? http://www.wearebcstudents.ca/our-campaigns/textbooks Heather- you can also look at: https://uspirg.org/reports/usp/open-101 BCcampus Open Education OER Student Toolkit<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=55b789e4-c4a3-42d3-8125-…> Thanks Amanda ________________________________ From: "Heather Ross" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>> To: "canadaoer" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 2:21:54 PM Subject: [Canadaoer] Resources For Students Advocating for OER I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Canadaoer@mail.bccampus.ca> https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 250-8<callto:250-580-6949>18-4592 | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca> 120-645 Fort Street<https://maps.google.com/?q=645+Fort+Street&entry=gmail&source=g> | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 BCcampus.ca<http://bccampus.ca/> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for BCcampus news<http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/>

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Open textbook - Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy

by Naza Djafarova

Hello colleagues, Digital Education Strategies at The Chang School of Continuing Education, Ryerson University is pleased to announce that an interactive, open textbook, Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy, has been published as a free open educational resource. This is the first in a series of five open textbooks ( https://de.ryerson.ca/wa) that will be released over the next two years and will cover digital accessibility as it applies to web developers, content creators, designers, business leaders, and the general public. To read or download the open textbook, visit pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca/pwaa. Thank you, Naza Djafarova Director Digital Education Strategies The Chang School of Continuing Education | Ryerson University Phone: 647-233-6788 de.ryerson.ca

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Re: [Canadaoer] Two new business open texts to share!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Absolutely awesome! I have shared it with my Business faculty ☺ From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Lena Patterson <lpatterson(a)ecampusontario.ca> Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018 at 2:00 PM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Cc: Peggy French <pfrench(a)ecampusontario.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Two new business open texts to share! Hi Canada OER! Six college business professors and our Program Manager team here at eCampusOntario just completed an adaptation of two open textbooks to support introductory business courses. Communication for Business Professionals and Fundamentals of Business were updated to reflect the Canadian context and align to Ontario's Program Standards and Learning Outcomes for Business. Communication for Business Professionals<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/commbusprofcdn/> Fundamentals of Business<https://rc-openlibrary-pb.ecampusontario.ca/businessfuncdn/> I’ve attached a doc here which highlights the major enhancements. Congrats to all involved and big shout out to Jenni Hayman, Peggy French, Terry Greene and Joanne Kehoe who supported our faculty and made these adaptations happen! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [Image removed by sender. eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

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Summer Reunion for Canada OER

by Lena Patterson

Hello Canada OER, It’s been too long. Calling on all to join a summer reunion and share open education news from your province or institution. * Here’s the poll: https://doodle.com/poll/rhestunyu9t8ca2w * Here’s our google doc for notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuWFCekNe2iKjS4mY5DGzy2KsgMdXidfWtkkSIi… See you there! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

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Resources For Students Advocating for OER

by Ross, Heather

I just had a meeting with the VP Academic of our undergraduate student association and he’s looking for a resources for individual students to guide them in approaching their instructors about considering OER. Does anyone have something like talking points for individual students? Thank you. Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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Two new business open texts to share!

by Lena Patterson

Hi Canada OER! Six college business professors and our Program Manager team here at eCampusOntario just completed an adaptation of two open textbooks to support introductory business courses. Communication for Business Professionals and Fundamentals of Business were updated to reflect the Canadian context and align to Ontario's Program Standards and Learning Outcomes for Business. Communication for Business Professionals<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/commbusprofcdn/> Fundamentals of Business<https://rc-openlibrary-pb.ecampusontario.ca/businessfuncdn/> I’ve attached a doc here which highlights the major enhancements. Congrats to all involved and big shout out to Jenni Hayman, Peggy French, Terry Greene and Joanne Kehoe who supported our faculty and made these adaptations happen! Lena // Lena Patterson Senior Director, Programs and Stakeholder Relations eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca>

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Two positive developments at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Before I sign off for some vacation time I wanted to share two recent developments at KPU which I hope will serve as a model for other institutions: 1. We now have a searchable field in the course timetable for Zed Cred sections. To see how this works watch this video: https://media.kpu.ca/media/Search+the+course+timetable+for+zero+textbook+co… 2. Our Senate has now approved a policy that integrates a) a search for relevant OER and b) flagging as a potential Zed Cred course in the course development & revision process. Although this seems rather technical, in practice it means that within 5 years (the course review cycle at KPU) all courses will have undergone a search for OER. I am sharing these developments with this group because I am happy to provide guidance for anyone else seeking to achieve either of these two things. Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Template Letters from students to profs

by Krysta McNutt

Hi Everyone, Our students' union is developing a letter to share affordable resource options to instructors (OER being one of these). Do any of you have sample letters from their institutions that we could look to? Or experiences/lessons learned to share? Thank you! -- Krysta

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Canada OER Reunion

by Lena Patterson

Hi there, Lena Patterson is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Canada OER Reunion Time: Jul 17, 2018 3:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/359685156 Or iPhone one-tap : Canada: +16475580588,,359685156# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): Canada: +1 647 558 0588 US: +1 646 558 8656 or +1 669 900 6833 or +1 855 880 1246 (Toll Free) or +1 877 853 5257 (Toll Free) Meeting ID: 359 685 156 International numbers available: https://zoom.us/u/gwXXGTy2

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New Computer Science OER

by Ross, Heather

I received an email the Saskatoon Public School Division that they have released their first open textbook for Computer Science 20. It’s in the form of a website and carries a CC-BY-SA license. http://opensask.ca/ Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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Glossary Tool For an Open Textbook

by Ross, Heather

Good morning. I received the following email this morning and am wondering if anyone has any suggestions. “Hi Heather, I have an open textbook/ ed tech question for you. Do you know of any software for making glossaries? Pressbooks has a type of page called a glossary, but doesn’t have any glossary-specific functionality. Perhaps it was intended as a placeholder. Right now the textbook just has end-matter with a long list of terms, but it’s a major job to keep track of whether a term has been listed and/or defined, and alphabetizing is all manually done. I did a quick search to see what glossary software is out there, but I was wondering if you knew off-hand about anything that is particularly reliable, and that we are unlikely to lose access to at some point in the future. An open source solution that we can run on our own might help, though I would need help with getting it set up on a local server.” Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327<tel:306.966.5327> email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: <http://open.usask.ca/>http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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Open online course about open educational resources June 1-15

by Jenni Hayman

Dear Canada OER Friends, Apologies for cross posting if it occurs. You may, or may not have heard about the Cross-Canada OER mini-MOOC, Making Sense of Open Eduction. I am launching a two-week online course as part of my doctoral research from June 1-15, 2018 and would like to invite and include any educators in your region that you believe might be interested in learning more about open ed. If you can share the message below with post-secondary educators, I would be very grateful. I hope that it will be a fun and engaging learning experience for educators new to the practice of open. Thank you for your consideration! Best, Jenni If you believe there is interest, please share the following description with educators in your network: Suggested Subject Line: Open online course about open educational resources June 1-15 Dear Teaching Community, >From June 1-15, 2018, a global (and cross-Canada) mini-MOOC (massive open online course) called Making Sense of Open Education will take place through the OpenLearn UK Moodle platform. The course will consist of short daily lessons and activities at an introductory level. The purpose of the course is to increase awareness and use of open educational resources (OER) as part of post-secondary teaching and learning in Canada and globally. Topics will include OER, open educational practices (OEP), copyright and the Creative Commons licenses, and open tools for adaptation. A variety of experienced open educators, and friends from global regions will participate and support learning and sharing opportunities. Daily lessons will take approximately 30 minutes to complete with a targeted (and hopefully fun) daily practice opportunity to apply what you are learning. The course team and others that have already signed up look forward to your participation. There is no cost to participate in the course. The full set of course modules will be made available on the course front page June 1 for you to download, save, and adapt as you desire if you prefer to take the course in a self-directed way. Questions? Please contact the Course Lead and Researcher Jenni Hayman via email: jlhayman(a)asu.edu Registration is Open at the Following Link: https://bit.ly/2EV3FHV // 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>

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Seeking Connections -- Open Indigenous OER Projects

by Krysta McNutt

*cross-posted* Hi Everyone, We have a new project at the University of Alberta where we are sourcing free/open resources which intersects with indigenizing education in K-12 (social studies). I'm hoping to recruit some other open educators to share their experience with the project team (instructor, doctoral student, librarians, and me). Faculty of Education, Elementary Education EDEL 335 Curriculum and Pedagogy in Elementary School Social Studies Project Lead: Sharla Peltier This project will conduct critical review of existing First Nation Metis and Inuit education materials in Alberta relevant to teaching Social Studies to identify and/or customize OER for teaching of pre-service teachers and/or classroom use by social studies elementary teachers and faculty with appropriate Indigenous contexts in response to recent revisions to Teaching Quality Standard #5: Applying Foundational Knowledge about First Nations, Metis and Inuit. (Supported through the University of Alberta OER Awards <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/oer/awards-…> ) Thank you in advance! -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Senior Project Manager, Open Education Centre for Teaching and Learning University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada krystam(a)ualberta.ca | 780-710-5674 | @mcnuttsays <http://www.twitter.com/mcnuttsays> UA OE Interest Group <https://guides.library.ualberta.ca/open-educational-resources> | Alberta OER Community of Practice <http://www.albertaoer.com/community> | Learn more here <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/services/teaching-…> *The University of Alberta is located **o**n Treaty 6 territory, the territory of the Papaschase, and the homeland of the **Métis Nation.*

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