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Notice: Pressbooks versions of OpenStax books to be archived

by Josie Gray

Dear Open Community, I am writing to let you know that BCcampus will be archiving the Pressbooks versions of OpenStax books that we have hosted in our Pressbooks instance since 2019. They will be taken down officially on July 29, 2022. Right now, all of these books have notices at the top of the webbook that points people to the up to date version of the book by OpenStax. (The date on the notice says July 6, but we have extended the availability of these Pressbooks copies it to the end of the month). We have decided to archive these versions for two reasons: 1. A number of formatting errors were introduced during the original import from OpenStax. As such, a lot of clean up work is needed to make these books usable. 2. The books are now quite out of date and we are unable to update them. In addition, OpenStax has published new editions for a number of them. We want to make sure people are referring to the most up to date versions in their courses. If you would like to copy any of these books into your own Pressbooks instance, you are welcome to clone them. They will be available until July 29. You can find all of the books at the following link: Pressbooks Versions of OpenStax books – Hosted by opentextbc.ca<https://pressbooks.directory/?net=BCcampus%20Open%20Publishing&pub=OpenStax> Let me know if you have any questions! Best, Josie Josie Gray, MDes [she/her/hers] Hear my name<https://namedrop.io/josiegray> Manager, Production & Publishing, BCcampus Cell: 778-584-7808<mailto:778-584-7808> • Email: jgray(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:jgray@bccampus.ca> • Twitter: @josiea_g<https://twitter.com/josiea_g> My schedule is Tuesday through Friday. [cid:image002.jpg@01D880D4.EFD7F7C0] Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> As a settler, I am grateful to live, work, and study on the unceded lands of the Lkwungen-speaking Peoples of the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations and the lands of the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples. I am also grateful for the time I spent on unceded Tsimshian lands, where I grew up, and Treaty 6 territory, where much of my extended family lives.

2 years, 9 months

OER For Landscape Design

by Ross, Heather

Some instructors at USask are looking for OER for the Landscape Design course. I have found these and sent them on to them, but I'm wondering if there is anything that might meet their needs (see below). https://collection.bccampus.ca/textbooks/red-seal-landscape-horticulturist-… https://open.lib.umn.edu/nativegrasses/ https://openpress.usask.ca/soilscience/ (this one was a cross-Canada partnership that Fran Walley led. They're looking for materials that cover: Design styles, elements, and techniques - History of landscape design - Indigenous, English, German, and Japanese styles - Hard scaping, construction, working containers with turfgrass - Communication and working with clients Landscape design principles and concepts - Humans in the natural and urban worlds - Urban environments and urban planning - Future cities and urban communities - The landscape design process Plants in the landscape - Landscape and site analysis, drafting programs - Plant selection, hardiness, climate, water, soils, color, and light - Edible, perennial, and annual landscapes; stock standards, pruning - Botanical gardens and prairie gardens Environmental philosophy, landscape ecology and sustainability - Concept of nature; the connection between nature and humankind - Sustainable development goals and urban horticulture - Ecological functioning of landscapes, and landscape restoration - Soil-plant-air-water continuum Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327<tel:306-966-5327> Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

2 years, 9 months

The New B.C. Open Collection

by Arianna Cheveldave

Dear colleagues, As of June 2022, the new B.C. Open Collection site<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> has officially launched. The B.C. Open Collection can be found at collection.bccampus.ca, which is a site that initially held open course packs first released by BCcampus in 2020. This site now contains both these open course packs and the contents of the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/> hosted at open.bccampus.ca. The old collection on the open.bccampus.ca site will remain online for the time being, but will eventually be retired at an undetermined date. A notice to users has been placed on open.bccampus.ca redirecting them to collection.bccampus.ca. To learn more about the functionality of our new collection site, read the blog post Creating a Better User Experience for the B.C. Open Collection<https://bccampus.ca/2022/06/16/creating-a-better-user-experience-for-the-b-…>. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave@bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

2 years, 10 months

Version 2 of the OER by Discipline Guide now available from University of Ottawa /Version 2 du Guide REL par discipline de l'Université d'Ottawa maintenant disponible

by Catherine Lachaîne

Le français suit Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce the launch of Version 2.0 of the OER by Discipline Guide by the University of Ottawa Library. Developed by Mélanie Brunet and Catherine Lachaîne, with the collaboration of many librarians who contributed their subject expertise, the OER Guide by Discipline is a tool suggesting open educational resources for specific courses at uOttawa. Its purpose is to help professors (and students) get acquainted with existing OER in their disciplines and facilitate their use. In addition to adding hundreds of OER suggestions, a chapter on evaluating OER, and a list of OER adoptions at uOttawa (to be updated regularly) have been added. To consult the guides, available in English and French, please follow these links: OER by Discipline Guide: Université d’Ottawa (Version 2.0 - June 2022)<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/uottawaoerdisciplineversion2/> Guide REL par discipline : Université d’Ottawa (version 2.0 - juin 2022)<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/uottawareldisciplineversion2/> If you have any questions about the guide, you can get in touch with melanie.brunet(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:melanie.brunet@uottawa.ca> and catherine.lachaine(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:catherine.lachaine@uottawa.ca>. ----------------------------------- Chères et chers collègues, Il nous fait plaisir de vous annoncer le lancement de la version 2.0 du Guide REL par discipline de la Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa. Développer par Mélanie Brunet et Catherine Lachaîne, en collaboration avec plusieurs bibliothécaires qui ont contribué leur expertise, le Guide REL par discipline est un outil offrant des suggestions de ressources éducatives libres pour des cours spécifiques à l’Université d’Ottawa. L’objectif est d’aider le corps professoral et le personnel enseignant (ainsi que la population étudiante) à se familiariser avec les REL existantes dans leurs disciplines et de faciliter leur utilisation. En plus d’ajouter des centaines de suggestions de REL, nous avons créé un nouveau chapitre sur l’évaluation de REL, ainsi qu’une liste des REL utilisées à l'Université (qui sera mise à jour régulièrement). Pour consulter le guide, disponible en français et en anglais, veuillez suivre ces liens: Guide REL par discipline : Université d’Ottawa (version 2.0 - juin 2022)<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/uottawareldisciplineversion2/> OER by Discipline Guide: Université d’Ottawa (Version 2.0 - June 2022)<https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/uottawaoerdisciplineversion2/> Si vous avez des questions au sujet du guide, vous pouvez communiquer avec melanie.brunet(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:melanie.brunet@uottawa.ca> et catherine.lachaine(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:catherine.lachaine@uottawa.ca>. Cordialement, Mélanie Brunet, Bibliothécaire de l’éducation ouverte (intérimaire)/ Open Education Librarian (interim) Catherine Lachaîne, Bibliothécaire de la réussite scolaire/ Student Success Librarian Catherine Lachaîne Bibliothécaire de la réussite scolaire | Student Success Librarian Bibliothèque de l’Université d’Ottawa | University of Ottawa Library catherine.lachaine(a)uottawa.ca<mailto:catherine.lachaine@uottawa.ca> elle/she/her

2 years, 10 months

Survey about institutional policies on Open Education

by Dubien, Danielle

Hi everyone, A doctoral researcher in open education named Leo Havemann is seeking respondents for a survey about institutional policies as they relate to Open Education. He explains his work in this Twitter thread<https://twitter.com/leohavemann/status/1536281979460673536>: https://twitter.com/leohavemann/status/1536281979460673536 The survey is linked in the first tweet of the thread, but I'll share it here too: https://tinyurl.com/openedpolicy<https://t.co/4LAE85vgf4> Please consider filling out the survey or forwarding it to someone in your institution who might be interested. Please also share this survey among your global networks in Open Ed. Thank you, Danielle Dubien, B.Sc., M.Sc., B.Ed., MET, PhD Curriculum Developer Saskatchewan Polytechnic│Moose Jaw Campus Treaty 4 Territory and Homeland of the Métis people

2 years, 10 months

Employment Opportunity - AtlanticOER Project Manager Position (6-month, full-time contract)

by Cynthia Holt

Hello Everyone, The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries (CAAL-CBPA<https://caul-cbua.ca/>) has an opening for a 6-month, full-time AtlanticOER Project Manager position starting August 2, 2022. The AtlanticOER Project Manager will be responsible for the ongoing implementation and development of the CAAL-CBPA led, regional AtlanticOER repository and service<https://atlanticoer-relatlantique.ca/>. AtlanticOER consists of an online, digital publishing platform (PressbooksEDU<https://caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub/>) for the creation/adaptation of open textbooks and ancillary materials to be used in credit-bearing courses at member institutions; an OER development grants program; a peer review honoraria program; an OER Toolkit in support of OER creators; and an education/awareness program. Please see the attached position description for more details. This position is partially funded through the Young Canada Works Building Careers in Heritage Program<https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/young-canada-wo…>, an internship program for unemployed or underemployed college or university graduates. The specific degree program may vary given that project management transcends any one field of study, as do the specific proficiencies for this position, i.e. it is not limited to MLIS graduates. All applicants must meet the YCW program requirements, including being between 16 and 30 years of age at the start of employment in this position; and being a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or having refugee status in Canada (non-Canadians holding temporary work visas or awaiting permanent status are not eligible). This is an entirely virtual position, so while being physically situated in one of the Atlantic provinces is preferable, it is not required. To apply, applicants should send their resumé, cover letter, and the names and contact information for two references, to Cynthia Holt, CAAL-CBPA Executive Director, at execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca<mailto:execdir@caul-cbua.ca.ca> by July 4, 2022. Virtual interviews will follow soon after the application deadline. Please feel free to share this posting widely within your institutions and beyond. Sincerely, Cynthia Cynthia Holt, MLIS, CAE Executive Director / Directrice générale 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: execdir(a)caul-cbua.ca<mailto:execdir@caul-cbua.ca> CAAL-CBPA represents member libraries across the region, all of whom sit on the unceded and traditional territories of First Peoples. In Newfoundland and Labrador, our libraries sit on the homelands of the Inuit of Nunatsiavut and NunatuKavut, the Innu of Nitassinan, the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq peoples. In Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia, we find our friends and colleagues situated on the territory of the Mi’kmaq. In New Brunswick, libraries are found on the land of the Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, and Passamaquoddy Peoples. We at CAAL-CBPA wish to express our sincerest gratitude to the First Peoples who share their ancestral homelands with us all. CAAL-CBPA représente les bibliothèques membres de la région, qui sont toutes situées sur les territoires non cédés et traditionnels des Premiers Peuples. À Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, nos bibliothèques sont situées sur les terres des Inuits du Nunatsiavut et du NunatuKavut, des Innus de Nitassinan, des Béothuks et des Mi’kmaq. À l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard et en Nouvelle-Écosse, nous retrouvons nos amis et collègues situés sur le territoire des Mi’kmaq. Au Nouveau-Brunswick, on trouve des bibliothèques sur les terres des peuples Wəlastəkwiyik, Mi’kmaq, et Passamaquoddy. Nous souhaitons exprimer notre plus sincère gratitude aux peuples autochtones qui partagent avec nous leurs terres ancestrales.

2 years, 10 months

New open resource

by Open Textbooks

Hi all, I just wanted to let you know about a new open resource released by the OER Program earlier this month. The use of open education is growing and has become a global movement. Across much of North America, most post-secondary institutions are in the process of integrating the use of open education resources into their teaching and learning activities. The number of OER repositories from which instructors can draw resources continues to grow each year. The number of resources continues to grow along with the number of different tools used to develop these resources. There are a number of commercial and open source digital technologies available for the creation of open resources. This resource is intended to provide the OER community with a summary of some currently available tools for creating open content. OER creators need to know the range of tools that can be used in the creation process. This guide is designed to provide a starting point for instructors and faculty at post-secondary institutions. Prospective creators of OER can use the guide to pick the most appropriate tool for their specific context and level of technical expertise. The flyer for the resource is also attached to this message. Regards, Isaac Mulolani (he/him) Open Education & Publishing Program Manager Center for Teaching and Learning University of Regina 3737 Wascana Parkway Regina SK S4S 0A2 OER Website: https://www.uregina.ca/oer-publishing/index.html [https://www.uregina.ca/oer-publishing/index.html] Pressbooks: https://opentextbooks.uregina.ca/ [https://opentextbooks.uregina.ca/]

2 years, 10 months

OEWG Meeting Agenda Thursday June 16th, 1-2pm

by Ann Ludbrook

Hi all: Here is the meeting agenda for today: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J_9jLP2UEnYuoAfPsAKjXtBGoMltdS6TnGR7f0N… Thanks Ann -- Ann Ludbrook, Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University) T: 416-979-5000 ext 6910 Email: aludbrook(a)ryerson.ca She/Her Copyright and Teaching Guidelines <http://library.ryerson.ca/copyright/faculty/teaching/> We are online to support you! Get information on Library resources and services for: Students <https://library.ryerson.ca/blog/2020/05/library-resources-and-services-for-…> | Instructors <https://library.ryerson.ca/blog/2020/05/library-resources-and-services-for-…> | Researchers <https://library.ryerson.ca/blog/2020/05/library-resources-and-services-for-…> . For Toronto Metropolitan University campus information, visit: COVID-19 Information and Updates <https://www.ryerson.ca/covid-19/> This e-mail may contain confidential information specific to Toronto Metropolitan University Do not forward. It may also contain information about copyright. This does not constitute legal advice. Faculty and staff at Toronto Metropolitan University need to abide by the Fair Dealing Guideline <https://library.ryerson.ca/copyright/policies-guidelines/fair-dealing-guide…>, which allows for 10% of a work or one chapter to be posted in a password-protected environment for educational use. Toronto is in the 'Dish With One Spoon Territory’. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. Subsequent Indigenous Nations and peoples, Europeans and all newcomers have been invited into this treaty in the spirit of peace, friendship and respect.

2 years, 10 months

Some personal news

by Rajiv Jhangiani

A bit of personal news, friends: I have accepted an offer to serve as Brock University’s new Vice Provost, Teaching and Learning from August 1: https://brocku.ca/brock-news/2022/06/brock-appoints-rajiv-jhangiani-as-new-… As you may know, I have worked at KPU for a long time, starting originally in 2007. I am very grateful to have had the opportunity to support our university community in a variety of ways over the years. Naturally, I am most proud of KPU’s leadership in open education, but it has also been a special joy to support our educators through the pandemic and to work to redesign our support systems and programs to be more inclusive, supportive, and humane. Although I am sad to leave such a wonderful group of humans, I am gratified to leave the Teaching & Learning Commons in a position of strength and I have great confidence in their ability to continue to exceed expectations and to raise the bar for teaching and learning, under the leadership of my dear colleague Dr. Leeann Waddington, who will serve as interim AVP, Teaching and Learning. I am so looking forward to joining the Brock community, where I will lead their Centre for Pedagogical Innovation as well as their Co-op, Career, and Experiential Education department. It will be a special joy to join forces with Giulia Forsythe, Matt Clare, and Cara Krezek and to collaborate with colleagues across the Ontario post-secondary community. My mandate will also include advancing equity within the university’s academic operations, which as you might imagine is an incredible enticing prospect for me. My role comes with a faculty appointment in Educational Studies, with a cross-appointment in Psychology, and so I am also excited about continuing my scholarly work. Brock is a special place that cares deeply about teaching and learning and the student experience. Its gorgeous campus is located within a UNESCO biosphere reserve in the Niagara region of Ontario, Canada, on the traditional lands of the Anishnaabe and Haudenosaunee. My conversations with my new teams as well as the leadership at Brock throughout the application process have been wonderful and incredibly warm and affirmed for me that this opportunity is very much in alignment with my values. I look forward to continuing to work alongside the Canada OER community in my new role. With gratitude, Rajiv

2 years, 10 months

Design Thinking for OER? (was: Resources for Librarians)

by Enkerli, Alexandre

* Who here’s using “Design Thinking” when adopting and adapting OERs? Thanks for sharing that material below, Gordana! The workflows make me reflect upon some important trends in the OE movement. Two of which we could combine into something powerful, it sounds like. On one hand, deeper OER work (integrating in curricula, making projects sustainable…). On the other, “Design Thinking” (loosely defined). More specifically, I get to wonder if the empathetic, iterative, and agile dimensions of Learning Experience Design are making their way into how we all deal with the openness of our learning material. After all, we insist that it’s only “open” if people can modify it. In other words… How Might We leverage both openness and human-driven innovation to improve learning experiences? I realize this might be “beyond scope” for this list… or for this time of year. It’s just that… As learning pros think about the next academic year, there might be an opportunity to set up some new practices. Away from monolithic material and ADDIE. Cheers! --Alex [Collecto - Services regroupés en éducation]<https://collecto.ca/> [Collecto - Services regroupés en éducation]<https://badgr.com/public/assertions/CbgU229_SnCArzc_sAypdw> ALEXANDRE ENKERLI CHARGÉ DE PROJETS • SERVICES DE PÉDAGOGIE NUMÉRIQUE T 514 384-9272 F 514 381-2263 collecto.ca<http://collecto.ca/> Actualités<http://collecto.ca/actualites> | LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/collecto/> 👉 PRENDRE UN RENDEZ-VOUS<https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/Collecto1@collecto.ca/bookings/> HORAIRE D’ÉTÉ | Du 10 juin au 12 août 2021 inclusivement, notre équipe termine sa journée à 12 h les vendredis. De : Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> De la part de Gordana Vitez Envoyé : 13 juin 2022 12:48 À : Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca>; canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca Objet : Re: [Canadaoer] Resources for Librarians [AVERTISSEMENT] Courriel EXTERNE. Soyez PRUDENT avec les hyperliens et pièces jointes. Merci! Hi Heather, The Ontario college libraries has an OER Committee and we’ve created a website<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.goo…> to house library support materials for library staff<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsites.goo…>. A part of our goals is to support learning and education amongst our library staff in all things OER. I hope that you might find some of the content useful for your efforts! Thanks! Gordana Gordana Vitez, Manager Library and Learning Commons, BA, MLIS [Niagara College Canada]<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.niagar…> Student Services cell 905.380.4373 email gvitez(a)niagaracollege.ca<mailto:gvitez@niagaracollege.ca> website nclibraries.niagaracollege.ca<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnclibrari…> She/Her/Hers Niagara College acknowledges the land on which we gather is the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe peoples, many of whom continue to live and work here today. This territory is covered by the Upper Canada Treaties and is within the land protected by the Dish With One Spoon Wampum agreement. Today this gathering place is home to many First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples and acknowledging reminds us that our great standard of living is directly related to the resources and friendship of Indigenous peoples. From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces@lists.bccampus.ca>> On Behalf Of Rajiv Jhangiani Sent: Friday, June 10, 2022 2:43 PM To: Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>>; canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca> Subject: Re: [Canadaoer] Resources for Librarians ITS Alert: This email did not originate from the Niagara College email system. Do not click links, open attachments or respond unless you recognize the sender and verify the content is safe. Please report suspicious emails to the ITS Service Desk for review. Here’s a good starting point: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/652<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopen.umn.…> And: https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-ed…<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.carl-…> Also: https://acrl.libguides.com/cjcls/oer<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facrl.libg…> Rajiv From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer-bounces@lists.bccampus.ca>> on behalf of Ross, Heather <heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross@usask.ca>> Date: Friday, June 10, 2022 at 11:31 AM To: canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca> <canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca>> Subject: [Canadaoer] Resources for Librarians CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello all. There's been some restructuring in our library, which has resulted in changes in some priorities. As such, after many years of trying, our library is now interested in playing a role in our open educational practices initiative. I'm wondering if anyone has any librarian-specific resources to help me "onboard" them to an existing initiative that has been run by the Teaching and Learning Centre for the past 8 years. Thank you. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327<tel:306-966-5327> Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fopen.usask…>

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