Hello Everyone,
I'm pleased to announce that BCcampus has added the final chapters of OpenStax' College Physics to Pressbooks, and that both the Pressbooks and WordPress XML files of the entire book have been uploaded to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0cd5405-a301-4940-ab3a-… | BC Open Textbook Collection ] . I will notify all BC faculty, on record, who have adopted this textbook about this latest development.
I'd also like to offer a hearty thank you to our open education support, Joey Ma who, along with Brendan Lane, were the driving force behind this long project. Without Joey's tenacity, this task would not have been completed. Thank you Joey!
This news has been updated in our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | Pressbooks Guide ] in the section describing our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/why/ | ongoing work adding OpenStax books to Pressbooks ] .
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Good afternoon Canada!
Thank you to those who submitted proposals to the Open Textbook Summit- really appreciate your continued support for the annual event.
I am wondering if any of you might consider providing some monetary funds toward sponsorship of the 2017 Open Textbook Summit?
The sponsorship would include:
- Recognition of your organization on the website/program/signage
- Mention at the Keynote sessions
The value of the sponsorship is up to you- as we would see it as a valuable contribution regardless of size.
Thanks in advance for the consideration!
Amanda
Amanda Coolidge
Senior Manager, Open Education
BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2
Tel 250-818-4592 |
www.bccampus.ca <http://www.bccampus.ca/>
Skype: coolidge.amanda
Twitter: @acoolidge
Open textbooks: open to change, free to use
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Hi all,
In reading through last week's meeting minutes, I learned about a ton of
awesome OER developments happening across the country. It would be great to
have this progress more widely shared with the OER community.
One channel of communication that I help coordinate is the OER Digest
<https://www.ecampusontario.ca/Content/open-content-funding>, a bi-weekly
newsletter on open education updates, reminders and opportunities. It would
be great to have any relevant news pieces included in the Digest. If you
are interested, please send any updates to oerdigest(a)gmail.com and
subscribe to receive the Digest at http://bit.ly/oerdigest
<https://t.co/JrGDJEHbpX>.
Our next issue will be released on February 9th.
Thanks,
Brady
--
*Brady Yano *
Assistant Director of Open Education • SPARC <http://sparcopen.org>
+1 (604) 345-6826 <(604)%20345-6826> • brady(a)sparcopen.org
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Join Webinar
Please register for Canada OER on Mar 22, 2017 1:00 PM EDT at:
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Hi Everyone!
Here is the doodle link for our next meeting: http://doodle.com/poll/gz8qtun4tnkrrqn2
Times are in Eastern, but it should work out for those of us in the West as well. This meeting can be a primer for Open Ed week!
Best,
Lena
Lena Patterson
Operations Director
www.ecampusontario.ca<http://www.ecampusontario.ca/>
Twitter:@eCampusOntario
416-640-7056
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Hello Everyone - and Happy Friday!
I have updated the Agenda in google docs and have dropped it here for your convenience:
January 26, 2017
Agenda
1. Adam Stewart from Crandall University, New Brunswick
2. Brady Yano from SPARC (working in Vancouver)
3. CCGlobal Summit - Canada OER Presentation (BCcampus/eCampusOntario/Campus Manitoba - https://creativecommons.org/global-summit-2017/
4. Provincial Roundtable Updates (West to East)
5. Next Meeting:
6. Other?
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuWFCekNe2iKjS4mY5DGzy2KsgMdXidfWtkkSIi…
We are going to be using Blackboard Collaborate - which is not open, but...
Please see below to test your connection and audio prior to the meeting.
Blackboard Collaborate Meeting Link
http://tinyurl.com/eCA-RoomJ
For first time users - a dialog box should appear with the option to install the Blackboard Collaborate Launcher application. If the dialog box doesn’t appear then users could try running one of the configuration rooms on this page https://blackboard.secure.force.com/apex/publickbarticleview?id=kA770000000…
Thank you, looking forward to catching up,
Tricia
Tricia Donovan, Ph.D.
Executive Director
eCampusAlberta
403-210-5638
tricia.donovan(a)ecampusalberta.ca<mailto:tricia.donovan@ecampusalberta.ca>
Good morning everyone.
There is some interest in our College of Dentistry about OER and I’m wondering what might be out there that you already know about.
Thank you.
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
Professional Affiliate
Department of Curriculum Studies
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://www.usask.ca/gmcte/
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca/
Hi All
Lauri and I were talking this morning about the CC Global Summit and we would like to propose that Canada OER pitch a proposal for a panel discussion about Open Education Initiatives in Canada.
Are folks interested in this and would you be able to attend?
https://creativecommons.org/global-summit-2017/
Thanks!
Amanda
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Amanda Coolidge
Senior Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2
Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ]
Skype: coolidge.amanda
Twitter: @acoolidge
Hi Everyone,
Here's a nice story about students promoting open textbooks in Alberta .
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Cel 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Sorry for cross-posting, but an instructor in the faculty development unit in the College of Medicine is looking for OER to replace the following commercial textbooks. Any suggestions would be most appreciated. Thank you.
Learner-Centered Assessment workshop series. These are 6 workshops based on the book, Learner-Centered Assessment on College Campuses by Huba & Freed. We use 6 of the chapters – 1 for each workshop. The themes for these workshops happen outside this particular series but we’ve had these as a “series” simply because of the resource book which has them all in it.
Chapters 1 & 2 are quite general & theoretical. They discuss the philosophy underpinning moving from Teacher Centered to Learner Centered & some of the components involved (ex: having learners apply knowledge, active learning, continuous feedback, positive learning environment, etc.) Other workshops are on Learning Objectives, Rubrics, Ill-Defined Problems, & Portfolios – with the common theme of tying them into a Learner-Centered approach.
How Learning Works Series. Book is How Learning Works: 7 Research-based principles for smart teaching by Ambrose, Bridges, DiPietro, Lovett, & Norman. The topic of the chapters is as follows: Prior learning, Knowledge organization, Motivation, Mastery, Practice & feedback, Student development & course climate, & Self-Directed learners.
Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.)
Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies)
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching Effectiveness
Professional Affiliate
Department of Curriculum Studies
Room 50.5, Murray Building
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: 306.966.5327
email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>
http://www.usask.ca/gmcte/
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca/
Hi Everyone,
We're starting to plan a 1-day OER Summit in Alberta. We are looking at
hosting early May 2017. I wanted to throw the date out to all of you for
guidance if there are any events we should consider. With BCcampus Open
Textbook Summit being May 25-26, I hope our event doesn't create a
challenge to people with two OER events in one month.
Thoughts appreciated!
Thanks
--
Krysta McNutt, PMP
Strategic Initiatives Consultant / ABOER Program Manager
Technologies in Education: Support and Solutions
krysta.mcnutt(a)ualberta.ca | techined.ualberta.ca
780-710-5674 | 3-104 Education North
*Teaching and learning with every interaction*
*Click here <https://goo.gl/forms/7GndbdIcfnZgKa7P2> if you
are interested in collaborating in a future Alberta-wide OER community! *
Hello Everyone,
I'm sending you a test message on our new CanadaOER listserv. By now, each of you should have also received an auto email from the listserv system welcoming you. This was generated when each of your email addresses was added to the listserv.
We will begin using this listserv ( canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca ) immediately instead of the distribution list (canadaoer(a)bccampus.ca) Note that the two email addresses are very similar.
If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know.
Regards,
Lauri
Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate
Cel 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph
Welcome to the CanadaOER listserv. This is the first test message.
Paula
Paula Gaube Information Services Coordinator
BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate.
Tel 250.405.4000 | www.bccampus.ca