2 Jul
2024
2 Jul
'24
10:31 a.m.
I like the idea of working from the CARL submission and asking others to sign on.
I also really like this policy/advocacy suggestion which also strikes me as an initiative
that could benefit from some one-time funding to support implementation.
Rajiv
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From: Canada Open Education Resources <canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca>
Date: Friday, June 28, 2024 at 8:20 AM
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Subject: [Canadaoer] Re: Federal Pre-Budget Consultation (2025) - Briefs Due Aug 2
I know this is not a budget ask but related- it would be nice of we also worked on
convincing the government to pass something like USA's Higher Education Opportunity
Act where textbook prices are required to be in the course catalogue, and requires
publishers to offer unbundled supp. materials. Then they are following up with the
Affordable College Textbook Act
(https://www.smith.senate.gov/senator-smith-colleagues-introduce-legislation….
)
(maybe we already are?)
Jasmine
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Subject: [Canadaoer] Re: Federal Pre-Budget Consultation (2025) - Briefs Due Aug 2
Hi all:
This is CARL's budget statement on OER from Feb 9th, 2024. We are planning to have
our pre-budget submissions submitted by mid-July (July 12th) and can share what we have
changed then. We are going to be revising our ask to acknowledge some changes regarding
Indigenous OER and Francophone funding advocacy.
Federal Support for Canadian Open Educational Resources (OER)
Academic libraries recognize that the use of OER in educational contexts provides numerous
benefits to both students and instructors. The cost of textbooks and other course
materials can present major financial hurdles for students. With textbooks costing
students between $800-$1,000 per year, some students are forced to make difficult
financial choices, especially now with inflation and cost of living increases.3 For
post-secondary students and faculty, the primary benefit of OER is access to cost free
learning materials, as well as access to online resources that are created with
pedagogical innovation in mind. Investment in OER has repeatedly been found to produce
savings for students and their families: estimated student savings from British Columbia
exceed $31.5 million, and eCampus Ontario notes an average of $101 in savings for each
student for each course they take that uses an OER. While we recognize that education is
largely a provincial and territorial jurisdiction, CARL and other post-secondary education
stakeholders believe there remains an important responsibility for the federal government
to foster national initiatives to support OER. As a founding UNESCO member, Canada is
responsible for upholding and advancing the principles outlined in the UNESCO
Recommendation on OER (UNESCO, 2019). It calls for building supportive policies for OER,
which happens most effectively at the federal level.
We propose that a federal commitment to OER be administered through several federal
departments or agencies in a funding cycle of a three-year pilot funding:
● A $10M pilot program to foster OER creation and enable deployment of common production
and discovery infrastructure, administered through the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council on behalf of the tri-agencies.
● An additional $10M for Indigenous OER to 1) build capacity for Indigenous communities
to develop their own OER, including Indigenous language materials, administered by
Indigenous Services Canada; and 2) develop OER related to Truth and Reconciliation,
relevant to both Indigenous and non Indigenous Canadian settlers, administered by
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada.
● Out of the existing $1.4B allocated to the Action Plan for Official Languages:
2023-20284 , earmark $10M under the pillar “Promoting Lifelong Learning Opportunities” to
support bilingual OER and the advancement of Official languages, administered by Canadian
Heritage.
Recommendation: Provide new funding of $20M divided into two $10M funding initiatives
spread over three years through targeted federal agencies, to foster increased production
and use of Open Educational Resources in post-secondary education. In addition, assign
$10M of the $1.4B already allocated to the Action Plan for Official Languages: 2023-2028
to support bilingual OER and the advancement of Official Languages.
3 “Budgeting for student life,” Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
https://bit.ly/3eV1J5C<https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/cli…,
and “Fixing The Broken Textbook Market,” 2nd ed. 2020,
https://bit.ly/3kqxYL6<https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/cli…
Thanks
Ann
On Thu, Jun 27, 2024 at 1:00 PM Canada Open Education Resources
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I certainly don't have any real evidence as to which approach would be better (it is
an excellent research question, but no one has really studied the federal pre-budget
consultation process in a great amount of detail). I do think, given the summer, it may
be easier to go the second route - have a few key asks and invite individuals and
organizations to sign on. I think coordinating through each organization at this point is
probably too complicated.
In that regard, are there any logical starting points. I believe CARL has asked for $30
million total, $10 each for policy & infrastructure, Indigenous OER and francophone
OER. Is this a potential starting point? Are there any other ideas? We can use the
Framework document to anchor all of our asks as it has much of the justification written
up.
On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 8:46 AM Canada Open Education Resources
<canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca<mailto:canadaoer@lists.bccampus.ca>> wrote:
This is a great idea Michael and I really appreciate you being alert to (and sharing) this
opportunity. Do you have a sense of which of the two approaches that you propose would
carry more weight?
Cheers,
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@brocku.ca<mailto:rjhangiani@brocku.ca> | w
brocku.ca<https://brocku.ca/>
Executive Assistant: Lara Martin e lmartin7@brocku.ca<mailto:lmartin7@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.
From: Canada Open Education Resources
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Date: Monday, June 24, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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Subject: [Canadaoer] Federal Pre-Budget Consultation (2025) - Briefs Due Aug 2
Hi Everyone,
The House of Commons Finance Committee (FINA) has announced its regular pre-budget
consultation (for 2025). Link:
https://www.ourcommons.ca/committees/en/FINA/StudyActivity?studyActivityId=…
In that regard, perhaps there could be some sort of coordinated approach - either we could
aim to have groups and individuals agree on a common ask (perhaps based on the advocacy
work to date/the National
Framework<https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:443/wis/clicktime/v1/query?url=https%3a%2f%2fwww.carl%2dabrc.ca%2fwp%2dcontent%2fuploads%2f2023%2f06%2fA%2dNational%2dAdvocacy%2dFramework%2dfor%2dOpen%2dEducational%2dResources%2din%2dCanada.pdf&umid=9bc8d790-bb40-4e6f-9575-a8316d7782e1&auth=6e2bbde6d90a529debf4ca7ebfe15cdd642dca3b-675d4f7a07c768944e7f5b0d82f2f40b5bdf0e80>),
or alternatively we could develop a document that would allow anyone to sign on and then
try to get as many signatories as possible.
I recognize coordinating over July is a bit of a mess (especially with the brief due right
before a long weekend).
Michael
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