Hi there fellow Open Educators,
Reposting by request. Please share with anyone who might be interested.
Announcing a free summer professional development opportunity! An open course on open educational practices will run this summer from June 3 through July 28.
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Course Outcomes - Participants will:
1. Develop an understanding and appreciation for open content and open educational practices
2. Identify potential open resources for use in their educational environments
3. Create and edit open resources using wikis, Pressbooks, and multimedia
4. Apply accessibility and UDL concepts to open resources
5. Understand and apply basic instructional design concepts
6. Develop a lesson based on open educational practices for use in their classes
Course Outline:
1. Introduction
2. Open Educational Resources
3. Wikis
4. Pressbooks
5. Multimedia
6. Accessibility and UDL
7. Instructional Design
8. Final Project
The course is intended as a graduate-level introduction to open educational practices. Completing all activities and participating fully in course discussions is expected to require 8-10 hours each week. However, the course is designed to support learning at all levels of engagement. If one hour a week is all you have available, you should still find the experience beneficial and rewarding.
To access course content, visit:
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Open_Educational_Practices<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikive…>
To join the course and participate in Piazza course discussions, follow the instructions at:
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Open_Educational_Practices/Introduction/Join<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikive…>
Contact dbra...(a)harpercollege.edu with any questions.
Good morning fellow Open Educators,
Some great news to start the day: two programs at RRU are going textbook free, and the reasons for doing is to not only reduce the costs for students, but also to modify materials to improve the way they teach and the way that students learn.Great to see the shift of OER to transform teaching and learning.
http://www.royalroads.ca/news-releases/no-textbooks-no-problem?utm_source=A…
Cheers,
Rosario
Hello Everyone,
Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education.
New textbooks
>From British Columbia
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0f6026d-a3e1-4108-b90b-… | Learning to Learn Online ]
>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.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=789233f6-57b7-4c05-b06b-… | 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).
>From Elsewhere in Canada
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f557a613-9813-4e65-b62c-… | 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.
>From the U.S.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=59c02e95-44d5-4d72-a9b5-… | 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.
[ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8f2a750a-728d-496a-89c3-… | 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.
Good morning fellow Open Educators!
There are some cool interactive objects on a variety of subject matters on this Open repository:
https://www.wisc-online.com/
You might be interested in exploring it and feel free among your networks.
Cheers,
Rosario
Good morning folks,
I meant to have shared this article a while back - it is from end of February.... but somehow it fell through the cracks. Having said that, I think it is still timely and includes a bunch of links to popular open pedagogy sites and resources.
<https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/views/2019/02/27/using-open…>
Today's Context Demands Use of OER
Cheers,
Rosario
Hi there fellow Open Educators,
This is a good read for when you have a bit of time... the report shares some data on #open<https://twitter.com/hashtag/open?src=hash> policy, adoptions and adaptations around the world: Understanding the Impact of #OER<https://twitter.com/hashtag/OER?src=hash>: Achievements and Challenges | OER Africa http://bit.ly/2GFCB3u<https://t.co/YjsoLU8rwr>
Interesting data on policy overall around the world. I know that the Commonwealth of Learning has made huge efforts in supporting Commonwealth countries in the development of National OER policies, but looks like that hasn't resulted in significant impacts in the respective countries... and some historical information on the evolution of Open in Canada and the role BCcampus has played.
Cheers,
Rosario
