New subject: BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (March 27, 2019)

13 Mar 2019

Hello Everyone, 

Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. 

New textbooks 

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 From British Columbia  
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| Learning to Learn Online ] 
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 From Kwantlen Polytechnic University in is Learning to
Learn Online, a book that helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you
to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to
understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective
learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management,
professional communication, and reading strategies.  
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| Trigonometry and AC Generation for Electricians ] 
To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether
we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This
textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable
lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as
electricians. This new textbook is from the British Columbia Institute of Technology
(BCIT). 

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 From Elsewhere in Canada  
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| Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy ] 
This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at the G. Raymond
Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to address
a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a
topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary
institutions. 

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 From the U.S.  
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| Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order ] 
This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of the Technical Project Management
course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of
technical project management. It is the book used for one of the ten required classes in
the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Master of Engineering Management is a world-class online program, consistently ranked
in the Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report. 

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| Media, Society, Culture and You ] 
This new addition is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers
major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It
discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and
Communication Technologies change, thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. 

New support resources 

[ https://opentextbc.ca/workinggroupguide/ | Working Group Guide ] 
The Working Group Guide is a resource for librarians, staff, and faculty who support or
are supporting open education at their institution and are starting or running an open
working group. This resource contains three sections to help users establish, run, and
sustain a working group. 

[ http://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] 
The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations
related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was
created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia,
on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other
English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Global North, and the
Global South.This directory is considered an ongoing resource and will be updated as
information comes available. A “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter
to clearly indicate when information was last added. 

Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide 

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[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anthropology-and-archaeology/ | Anthropology
and Archaeology ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/communications/ | Communications ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/design/ | Fine Arts - Design ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/ | Geography ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu… |
Language Learning: OER for specific languages ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/law-general/ | Law - General ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/ | Media ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/ | Open Education ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional
Design ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] 
[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religion and Theology ]

[ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ] 
We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) to review textbooks being considered for
the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] 
Contact bookreviews [ mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca | @bccampus.ca ] if you are interested.

Help us identify the gaps 
Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for
specific subject areas in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open
Textbook Collection ] . 

Best regards, 
The BCcampus Open Ed team 

Lauri Aesoph, BSc 
Manager, Open Education 
BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. 

Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca |
laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] 
Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph •
LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] 
[ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [
https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] 

I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the
Lkwungen-speaking people. 

BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (March 13, 2019)