- OpenKPU - lists2.bccampus.ca

OER Research Fellows 2020-2021 Application

by Teaching and Learning Commons

The Open Education Group<http://openedgroup.org/> is accepting applications for 2020-2021 OER Research Fellows. More information on the application and the fellowship is available here: https://byu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dj5ITUWTogyKvhr Deadline to apply is July 10, 2020.

4 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

KPU's 2020 Open Pedagogy Fellows

by Teaching and Learning Commons

Our annual Open Pedagogy Fellowship provides support for faculty to design "renewable assignments," authentic assessments that help students become agents of change in their communities. The assignments are collaboratively developed by multi-disciplinary teams across three institutions-KPU, Montgomery College (Maryland, USA), and Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona, USA). The conceptual framework on which this fellowship is based is the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (UN SDGs), which is a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. The faculty teams design their course assignments over the summer and deploy them over the following academic year. A student showcase in the Spring provides an opportunity for the wider university community to appreciate the students' contributions. We are pleased to announce that KPU's 2020 Open Pedagogy Fellows are: Andrea Niosi (Marketing) Constanza Rojas-Primus (Languages and Cultures) David Sadoway (Geography) Dorothy Barenscott (Art History) Please join us in congratulating our latest fellows! For more information about the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship (including examples of assignments from the 2019 Fellows) please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship

5 years

1
0
0 0

BCcampus call for Proposals: 2020 H5P OER Development Grant

by Karen Meijer-Kline

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has just put out a call for grant proposals focused on developing activities using H5P. This is the first of two calls for proposals targeting the development of formative activities for open homework systems. The second call will be issued in early summer 2020 and will focus on a soon to be determined platform that supports math-based courses and programs. This first call for proposals is for post-secondary instructors and faculty in British Columbia to develop sets of content types in H5P that support open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. The intent of these grants is to develop activities in which students can practice applying new concepts and skills that align with content within the selected open textbook. Eligible grantees include individual instructors, groups of faculty or instructors (either in a single institution or across multiple institutions), departments (either at a single institution or working collaboratively across multiple institutions), institutions, or external working groups made up of instructors and faculty connected to B.C. post-secondary institutions (i.e., articulation groups or other working groups). The maximum value of each grant is $10,000. For more information and to apply, please see: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-2020-h5p-… All best, Karen ________________________________ Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian e Karen.Meijer-Kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Todd.Mundle@kpu.ca> she/her/hers kpu.ca/library<http://www.kpu.ca/library> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ? Where thought meets action

5 years, 1 month

1
0
0 0

Next Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Application Deadline: Friday, May 1

by Karen Meijer-Kline

Good afternoon everyone, With the shift to remote delivery many of you are taking advantage of open textbooks and other Open Educational Resources (OER). We would like to remind you that KPU provides 3 levels of grants to support faculty and staff working with OER: OER Adoption Grants support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and recognize the efforts involved in implementing this change. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams of faculty may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. Applications for OER Adoption Grants are accepted on an ongoing basis until all funds have been allocated. OER Adaptation Grants support the adaptation (customization/localization/update/remix) of existing open textbooks or other kinds of OER. Projects receive funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>. ?OER Creation Grants support the creation of new open textbooks or other kinds of OER. In addition to project funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>, successful applicants for OER Creation Grants will also receive up to $2000 towards any professional development activity of their choosing. For more information about each of these grant programs, the (brief) application forms, and examples of previously funded projects please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants??<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> The next application deadline for OER Adaptation and Creation Grants is Friday, May 1. Please note that applications for OER Adoption grants are accepted on a rolling basis until all funds have been allocated.? ? Stay safe and well! Karen ________________________________ Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian e Karen.Meijer-Kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Todd.Mundle@kpu.ca> she/her/hers kpu.ca/library<http://www.kpu.ca/library> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ? Where thought meets action

5 years, 1 month

1
1
0 0

Re: [Openkpu] Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant

by Christina Page

Echoing the congratulations to Andrea! And looking forward to seeing the innovative and social justice focused resource that I’m sure will emerge from this work. Christina [signature_1493886947] Christina Page  MA, PhD Student Learning Strategist, The Learning Centres Kwantlen Polytechnic University  t 604.599.3040 e christina.page(a)kpu.ca<mailto:christina.page@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Karen Meijer-Kline <karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca> Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 11:24 AM To: "openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca" <openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca> Subject: Re: [Openkpu] Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant Congratulations Andrea! ________________________________ Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian e Karen.Meijer-Kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:Todd.Mundle@kpu.ca> she/her/hers kpu.ca/library<http://www.kpu.ca/library> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action ________________________________ From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Arley Cruthers <arley.cruthers(a)kpu.ca> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 9:58 AM To: openkpu(a)lists.bccampus.ca Subject: [Openkpu] Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant A big congratulations to Andrea Niosi for being one of four recipients of a BCCampus Marketing Grant. Andrea will use the grant to create an OER textbook on Consumer Behaviour. Andrea’s textbook will take a social justice approach to marketing and will “identify how marketers perpetuate harm and how the next generation of marketers can avoid it completely and still flourish in their profession.” Congratulations to Andrea on this outstanding achievement! We know that her textbook will huge benefit students from KPU and beyond. For more information, visit https://bccampus.ca/2020/03/15/cornering-the-open-market-announcing-the-rec… Arley Cruthers Instructor - Applied Communications At KPU we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

5 years, 2 months

3
2
0 0

Andrea Niosi Awarded BCcampus Marketing Grant

by Arley Cruthers

A big congratulations to Andrea Niosi for being one of four recipients of a BCCampus Marketing Grant. Andrea will use the grant to create an OER textbook on Consumer Behaviour. Andrea's textbook will take a social justice approach to marketing and will "identify how marketers perpetuate harm and how the next generation of marketers can avoid it completely and still flourish in their profession."? Congratulations to Andrea on this outstanding achievement! We know that her textbook will huge benefit students from KPU and beyond. For more information, visit https://bccampus.ca/2020/03/15/cornering-the-open-market-announcing-the-rec… Arley Cruthers Instructor - Applied Communications At KPU we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

5 years, 2 months

5
4
0 0

BCcampus’ Online Office Hours

by Arianna Cheveldave

Dear colleagues, I am writing to let you know about online office hours offered by BCcampus to educators in need of support shifting from face-to-face to online instruction. We are offering three sessions this week, the details of which are included below. Working Together, Learning Together Invitation: To educators and anyone doing the work of “pivoting online” who would like to drop in with questions, and/or to hear others’ challenges and solutions. Who is hosting: BCcampus — a passionate group of instructional designers, learning technologists, administrators, and more! And why… We feel the enormous challenge you are facing today and in the weeks to come. We want to offer support, particularly to institutions and educators without access to a large teaching and learning support team. Topics include (but are not limited to): * Human Support/Communications * Exams Online * Experiential Learning Online Expectation setting: We cannot offer or replace institution-specific supports, but we CAN talk through challenges like: * I have an in-class final exam worth 30% – what could I do instead? * My students are freaking out and I can’t keep up with the messages – what can I try? * I want to do a live online session but I’ve never done that before – what can I do? * I have this assignment … I’m not sure how to do it online – do you have ideas? Join us for one or both sessions: * March 24, 2020 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6rg> * March 27, 2020 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6rh> Starting at ground zero? Join us for the super-duper basics of online learning AKA no dumb questions session.This drop-in is for folx who are completely new to the online teaching world. There are no dumb questions. We will try and cover the basics of online learning while giving you the space to ask your questions. March 25, 2020 @ 12:30 pm – 1:15 pm<https://urls.bccampus.ca/6ri> Best, Arianna Cheveldave 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 ________________________________ 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), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

5 years, 2 months

1
0
0 0

Open Education Research Institute: Registration full, waitlist open

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to inform you that our inaugural Open Education Research Institute on May 14 is now full, with participants from across 15 institutions registered for the event, which will be held at our Civic Plaza campus. A waitlist is available. As a reminder, the Open Education Research Institute (OERI) is an opportunity for new and emerging researchers interested in open educational practices to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their skill set while connecting with other researchers and joining a Provincial mentorship network. The one-day institute will begin with an overview of existing research on open educational practices, including a special focus on research conducted in or by researchers in British Columbia. Participants will learn about different theoretical and methodological frameworks for research in open education and receive guidance on practical issues such as preparing applications for ethical review of their research projects and publishing their work in open access journals or repositories. Participants will work in affinity groups to draft and revise their research questions and be paired with an experienced researcher, who will serve as their mentor for the following year. For more information about the event and to join the waitlist, please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/oeri Thank you, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

Call for applications: 2020 UN sustainable development goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Following the success of last year’s cohort, I am delighted to share this call for applications for the 2020 Open Pedagogy Fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> that will once again focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (SDGs). The SDGs are a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. This year, in addition to continuing to partner with faculty at Montgomery College (Maryland, USA), the fellowship is expanding to include faculty from Maricopa Community Colleges (Arizona, USA). This fellowship program is designed to assist faculty with creating assignments to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from either Montgomery College or Maricopa Community Colleges) will design three “renewable assignments” during Summer 2020. A minimum of two assignments will be deployed in the classes of each fellowship team during the subsequent academic year. Faculty are expected to present to the KPU community at appropriate venues (e.g., Teaching, Learning, Scholarship, & Research Symposium) on their work. A student showcase will take place during the Spring 2021 semester (tentatively planned for Tuesday, February 23, 2021). It is anticipated that up to 10 teams will be selected per year for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which includes training and support from the Office of Open Education. Open Pedagogy Fellows will be required to attend a kick-off meeting and three additional meetings throughout the summer: * Tuesday, May 26, 10:00am-1:00pm (Kick-off Meeting) * Wednesday, June 10, 10:00am-1:00pm * Wednesday, June 24, 10:00am-1:00pm * Wednesday, August 12, 10:00am-1:00pm KPU faculty interested in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow should discuss their interest with the Rajiv Jhangiani<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education. There will be priority consideration for applications for teams, including interdisciplinary teams. Communications with Montgomery College/Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and students can be done entirely through web conferencing and/or email. Completed applications must be endorsed by the Dean of your Faculty/School and submitted to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by midnight on March 30, 2020. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>. Faculty will be notified of acceptance into the fellowship the week of April 6, 2020. For more information and to browse through examples of assignments designed by the 2019 cohort please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus announces: OE Foundation and OE Sustainability Grants for B.C. Institutions - calls now open

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Colleagues, In recognition of Open Education Week, BCcampus is happy to announce the posting of two Calls for Proposals. NEW: Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions This is grant is open to all post-secondary institutions in British Columbia for which open education is at the foundational stage. The purpose of this grant is to assist institutions that are launching or relaunching an open education initiative and require resources to maximize the impact of this effort. Find details here<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-education-foundation-gr…>. Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions This is the second year we have offered this grant. It is intended for British Columbia post-secondary institutions wishing to improve the sustainability of current open educational practices, resources, support, and training on their campuses. Find details here<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-open-education-sust…>. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education, BCcampus Cell: 250-893-0258<tel:250-893-0258> • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauriaesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriaesoph/> ____________________________________________________________ Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.

5 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

KPU Open Education Spring 2020 newsletter

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good morning everyone, I am pleased to share KPU Open Education’s Spring 2020 newsletter<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/Spring%202…>. This issue includes: * Information about the upcoming Open Education Research Institute on May 14 * Recently published open textbooks authored by faculty in ACP, Business, and the Library * Highlights from a recent visit by Jonas Lamb, an open education scholar from the University of Alaska Southeast * An update about our Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program * Spotlight on Melissa Ashman, our inaugural Open Education Research Fellow * Upcoming events and professional development opportunities Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning and Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

Congratulations to Andrea Niosi on receiving a BCcampus OER Grant!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share the news that Andrea Niosi (Marketing) has just been awarded a grant from BCcampus to complete the development of an open textbook for Consumer Behaviour. This open textbook will support BC Campus' efforts to create zero textbook cost programs in Marketing at institutions throughout the province. Please join me in congratulating Andrea! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 3 months

2
1
0 0

Open Education Week event on March 4: Full program available & registration open

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share the full program for our upcoming Open Education Week event on Wednesday, March 4 at KPU Richmond (see below). The event will include a keynote address by Dr. Karen Cangialosi (Professor of Biology and Open Education Faculty Fellow, Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA), lightning talks by open education champions at KPU, workshops on topics ranging from Creative Commons licensing<https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-examples/> to Open Pedagogy<http://openpedagogy.org/>, and hands-on training for a range of open educational technology tools such as Pressbooks<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/> and Hypothes.is<https://web.hypothes.is/>. Registration is now open for this event. External guests are welcome, so please feel free to share this invitation widely. Please note that the event will also be live streamed at https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week 8:30-9:00am Breakfast & Registration 9:00-9:20am Welcome * Lekeyten, Elder in Residence * Todd Mundle, University Librarian 9:20-9:30am Brief report on Open Education at KPU * Rajiv Jhangiani, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education 9:30-10:15am Keynote address * Karen Cangialosi, Professor of Biology and Open Education Faculty Fellow, Keene State College 10:15-10:45am Lightning talks by KPU Open Education champions * Christina Page, The Learning Centres * Tracey Kinney, History * Melissa Ashman, Applied Communications * Terry Berg, Academic & Career Preparation 10:45-11:00am Coffee break & transition time 11:00-11:45am Concurrent workshops * Introduction to Open Pedagogy (Wilson 4900) * Arley Cruthers (Applied Communications), Jennifer Hardwick (English), & Karen Cangialosi (Biology) * Introduction to Open Educational Resources & Creative Commons Licenses (R1370) * Karen Meijer-Kline (Library) 11:45am-12:30pm Lunch 12:30-1:00pm Student panel 1:00-1:30pm Lightning talks by KPU Open Education champions * Bruce Weir, Business * Jennifer Hardwick, English * Arleigh Reichl, Psychology * Sam Newton, Accounting 1:30-1:45pm Support & Opportunities for Open Education at KPU * Arley Cruthers, Applied Communications & Teaching Fellow in Open Education 1:45-2:00pm Closing comments * Rajiv Jhangiani, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education 2:00-2:15pm Coffee break & transition time 2:15-3:00pm Concurrent workshops * Pressbooks (Wilson 4900) * Karen Meijer-Kline & Caroline Daniels, Library * Hypothes.is (R1370) * Rajiv Jhangiani, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education * H5P Technology (R1360) * Robin Leung, Teaching & Learning Commons [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 3 months

1
1
0 0

Call for Proposals: Open Educational Resource Development for the Trades

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has just released another call for proposals for grant funding to support OER development for the Trades. The grants may be used for, but is not limited to, the development of open textbooks, instructor resources, media, open test banks, or ancillary resources. For this term (March 20 to November 27), the following grants will be offered: * Four individual grants of $5000 maximum per SME (total of $20,000) * Three institutional or articulation group grants of $20,000 each (total of $60,000) * One individual/institutional grant of $10,000, priority will be given to those with a clear focus on women in trades or Indigenous trades training (total of $10,000) For more information visit: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-educational-resource-de… The closing date for proposals is March 13. Cheers, Rajiv

5 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

Call for Marketing OER

by Arianna Cheveldave

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has identified gaps in available open educational resources (OER) for marketing programs in British Columbia. BCcampus will distribute grants to B.C. institutions or their representatives (e.g., faculty members, articulation committees, teaching and learning centres, libraries, and OER working groups) in B.C. and the Yukon for the development of open educational resources in marketing that will contribute to the development of B.C.’s first Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program in marketing. The OER Creation for Marketing grant may be used for, but is not limited to, the creation of open textbooks/ancillaries/open educational resources in the following subject areas: * Research methods for marketing * Consumer behaviour * Strategic marketing management * Integrated marketing communication * E-marketing/digital marketing * Marketing plan development guide Full details can be found here (closing date is February 7): https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-marketing… Regards, Sent on behalf of Melanie Meyers <https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-marketing…>

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Open Education Week event (March 4)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Open Education Week is an annual celebration that aims to raise awareness and showcase the impact of open education on teaching and learning worldwide. This year, Open Education will take place from March 2-6, 2020. On Wednesday, March 4, 2020, we welcome members of the KPU community and guests from other post-secondary institutions and system partners to join us at the KPU Richmond campus for a special event. The event will include a keynote presentation by Dr. Karen Cangialosi<https://karencang.net/> (Keene State College, New Hampshire, USA), lightning talks by open education champions at KPU, workshops on topics ranging from Creative Commons licensing<https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-examples/> to Open Pedagogy<http://openpedagogy.org/>, and hands-on training for a range of open educational technology tools such as Pressbooks<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/> and Hypothes.is<https://web.hypothes.is/>. A detailed agenda will be published soon. Register at for the event at: https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Student Showcase: UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship (Feb 25)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

In 2019, six KPU instructors participated in an Open Pedagogy Fellowship that focused on the design of “renewable” course assignments that have a larger audience, life, and impact than traditional assignments. Each of these assignments involved students developing resources that support progress towards specific sustainable development goals<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/>. This fellowship program was developed in partnership with Montgomery College (Maryland, USA), whose faculty partnered with KPU faculty in designing these assignments. For information about the fellowship program visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship During this student showcase event, hear from students enrolled in these classes and learn about how your colleagues are connecting classroom learning with the biggest challenges facing humanity. The inaugural cohort of open pedagogy fellows include Candy Ho (Educational Studies), Pamela Ip (Marketing), Jennifer Hardwick (English), Kathy Dunster (Urban Ecosystems), and Michelle Franklin (Sustainable Horticulture). The call for applications for the 2020 UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship will be shared at the showcase. Register for the event at: https://tlevents.kpu.ca/course/view.php?id=45 [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Brief video explainers for open education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Thanks to the remarkable talents of our dear colleague Gordon Cobb (Music/Teaching & Learning Commons), we now have the following set of 1 minute explainer videos: What are Open Educational Resources?<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+are+Open+Educational+ResourcesF/0_8zhj26kp> What are Open Textbooks?<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+are+Open+TextbooksF/0_8o8h3zkx> What is the Zero Textbook Cost initiative?<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+is+the+Zero+Textbook+Cost+%28ZTC%29+initiat…> What is Open Pedagogy?<https://media.kpu.ca/media/What+is+Open+PedagogyF/0_nu1pz7eq> And finally, to tie them all together, a brief summary of: Support for Open Educational Practices at KPU<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Support+for+Open+Educational+Practices+at+KPU/0_…> Please feel free to share these videos widely. I hope they are useful to both newcomers and those more experienced with open educational practices. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

KPU's inaugural Open Education Research Institute (May 14, 2020)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

On May 14, 2020, KPU will host its inaugural Open Education Research Institute, a one-day training and networking opportunity for scholars across BC post-secondary institutions who wish to develop or enhance their open education research skills. The Open Education Research Institute (OERI) is an opportunity for new and emerging researchers interested in open educational practices to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their skill set while connecting with other researchers and joining a Provincial mentorship network. The one-day institute will begin with an overview of existing research on open educational practices, including a special focus on research conducted in or by researchers in British Columbia. Participants will learn about different theoretical and methodological frameworks for research in open education and receive guidance on practical issues such as preparing applications for ethical review of their research projects and publishing their work in open access journals or repositories. Participants will work in affinity groups to draft and revise their research questions and be paired with an experienced researcher, who will serve as their mentor for the following year. The OERI is jointly funded by KPU Open Education and BCcampus. While there will be no cost to register for the event, registration is required to plan for catering and other logistics. The OERI has deliberately been scheduled to take place the day after the Festival of Learning<https://festival.bccampus.ca/> to make it easier for those travelling to the Lower Mainland for that event to participate in the institute. Date: Thursday, May 14, 2020 Time: 8:30am- 4:30pm, followed by a no-host dinner Address: KPU Richmond, 8771 Lansdowne Rd, Richmond, BC V6X 3X7 Room: Wilson 4900 Register for the Open Education Research Institute at https://www.kpu.ca/open/oeri [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Spring 2020 Open Pedagogy Learning Community

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, This Spring we are running another virtual Open Pedagogy Learning Community, in partnership with Keene State College (New Hampshire). The OPLC will meet biweekly on Wednesdays from 10-11am Pacific Time (1pm Eastern Time) on the following dates: January 29, February 12, February 26, March 11, March 25, and April 8 (all meetings will be virtual). For a list of topics, readings, and the webform to express interest in joining this learning community (which is limited to 10 participants from each institution), please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/oplc Have a lovely weekend! Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Next Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 15

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Happy new year everyone! As a reminder, KPU now provides 3 levels of grants to support faculty and staff working with Open Educational Resources (OER): OER Adoption Grants support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and recognize the efforts involved in implementing this change. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to a $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams of faculty may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. OER Adaptation Grants support the adaptation (customization/localization/update/remix) of existing open textbooks or other kinds of OER. Projects receive funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>. OER Creation Grants support the creation of new open textbooks or other kinds of OER. In addition to project funding up to $2000 (which may be used to hire student assistants or provide honoraria to external collaborators) and in-kind assistance from the Library's Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>, successful applicants for OER Creation Grants will also receive up to $2000 towards any professional development activity of their choosing. For more information about each of these grant programs, the (brief) application forms, and examples of previously funded projects please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants The next application deadline for OER Adaptation and Creation Grants is Wednesday, January 15. Applications for OER Adoption Grants are accepted on an ongoing basis until all funds have been allocated. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 5 months

1
1
0 0

Publication of a new open textbook at KPU: Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am happy to close out the year with the publication of a new open textbook at KPU. This book, Student Engagement Activities for Business Communications<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesscomms/> is co-authored by Melissa Ashman, Arley Cruthers, Sarah Duncan, Karen Inkster Vance, and Panteli Tritchew, all colleagues in our Applied Communications program. The book is a compilation resource for instructors of workplace writing and oral presentations. The activities in this book can add value and energy to the classroom by engaging students in activities that support their learning. Handouts, links, activity variations, and debrief questions are included. You can browse through or download the book (in a variety of digital formats) at: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/businesscomms/ Please join me in congratulating Melissa, Arley, Sarah, Karen, and Panteli. I have no doubt that their collaborative efforts will inspire even more teaching and learning innovation within and beyond KPU. Warm regards and a very happy holidays to you all, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 5 months

2
1
0 0

Congratulations to Betty Cunnin, Michelle Nakano, and Anita Sangha!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I have two wonderful developments to share: First, Betty Cunnin and Michelle Nakano have just received a grant from BCcampus for OER development for the Trades. Their project will focus on the development of an open textbook for students studying a keystone subject for the Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship: Identify plants and plant requirements. The newly harmonized Red Seal Occupational Standard establishes skills and knowledge to identify plants and plant requirements across all four program levels, however the proposed OER will focus on Learning Competency F2 for Level 1 and Level 2. And second, Anita Sangha has just been appointed to the Provincial Business Programs Advisory Committee for Open Education at BCcampus. Kudos to Betty, Michelle, and Anita! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 5 months

2
1
0 0

Congratulations to Melissa Ashman, KPU's 2020 Open Education Research Fellow

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Open Education Working Group, I am delighted to announce that Melissa Ashman (Applied Communications) has been selected as KPU’s inaugural Open Education Research Fellow. As an author and adapter of open textbooks and early adopter of open pedagogy, Melissa brings a wealth of experience to her new role along with a deep commitment to equitable access to education. The Open Education Research Fellowship will run from January 1-December 31 each year and provides mentorship and support to design and conduct scholarly research on open educational practices. For more information about this research fellowship (which is jointly funded by Open Education and the Office of Research Services), see: https://www.kpu.ca/open/research-fellowship Congratulations to Melissa! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Spring 2020 workshops on Open Pedagogy

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The following are open pedagogy workshops that will be offered during the Spring 2020 semester: Virtual Open Pedagogy Learning Community (Spring 2020) In partnership with Keene State College<https://www.keene.edu/> in Keene, New Hampshire, we are once again offering an inter-institutional and virtual set of discussions focused on different aspects of Open Pedagogy. The OPLC will meet biweekly during the Spring 2020 semester on Wednesdays from 10-11am Pacific Time (1-2pm Eastern Time) on the following dates: January 29, February 12, February 26, March 11, March 25, and April 8. The OPLC will be co-facilitated by Karen Cangialosi (Professor of Biology, Open Education Faculty Fellow, Keene State College) and Rajiv Jhangiani and will be limited to 10 participants from each institution. Participants are expected to attend all of the sessions. For more information & to register visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/oplc Introduction to Open Pedagogy Open Pedagogy may be understood as an access-oriented commitment to learner-driven education and as a process of designing architectures and using tools for learning that enable students to shape the public knowledge commons of which they are a part. In practice, open pedagogy can involve creating, adapting, or updating open educational resources with students, building course policies, outcomes, assignments, rubrics, and schedules of work collaboratively with students, or facilitating student-created and student-controlled learning environments. This session (co-facilitated with Arley Cruthers and Andrea Niosi) will introduce principles of open pedagogy, showcase examples of innovative applications at KPU, and equip you with resources and mentorship to support further experimentation. Date: January 16, 2020 Place: KPU Surrey, A2410 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/> The Power of Collaborative Digital Annotation: Using Hypothes.is for Teaching & Learning Hypothes.is (https://hypothes.is/) is an open source plugin for your browser that makes it possible to easily annotate any webpage, online document, or open textbook. This hands-on workshop will introduce you to this powerful tool, showcase examples of its use in higher education, and equip you to effectively use Hypothes.is for teaching and learning, such as by having your students annotate assigned readings. Date: Thursday, February 13, 2020 Time: 12:00pm-1:00pm Place: KPU Surrey, A2410 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/> UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship: Student Showcase During the summer of 2019, six KPU faculty worked with colleagues at Montgomery College<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> (Maryland, USA) to collaboratively design renewable assignments that focus on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This showcase will feature the efforts of students (from both institutions) who have completed some of these assignments. KPU's open pedagogy faculty fellows will also speak to their motivations and experiences. This showcase offers an excellent opportunity for those considering applying for the 2020 open pedagogy fellowship program to learn more. Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Time: 11:30am-1:30pm Place: KPU Surrey, A2410 Cost: Free! RSVP at open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca?subject=UN%20SDG%20Fellowship%20student%20showcase&body=I%27d%20like%20to%20attend.> Blogging, Portfolios, and more! Getting Started with Wordpress Wordpress is an open-source platform that powers a quarter of all websites. It is especially popular as a platform for blogging, including by students as part of their coursework. This workshop (co-facilitated with Robin Leung) will introduce you to Wordpress and its potential applications within education, with a particular focus on its use for student blogging assignments and e-portfolios. You will learn how to set up and customize a course blogging site powered by Wordpress. You will also learn about SPLOTs, privacy-conscious tools which makes student blogging within Wordpress easy and accessible; http://splot.ca/ Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2020 Time: 11:30am-1:00pm Place: KPU Surrey, A2410 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://tlevents.kpu.ca/> In addition to these workshops, there will be a special event on Wednesday, March 4 at KPU Richmond in celebration of International Open Education Week (March 2-6, 2020). Details of this event will be shared in January. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 6 months

3
3
0 0

Re: [Openkpu] Congratulations to Betty Cunnin, Michelle Nakano, Anita Sangha + ANDREA NIOSI!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Just a quick update that Andrea Niosi (Marketing) has also been appointed to the Provincial Business Programs Advisory Committee for Open Education at BCcampus (along with Anita Sangha). Apologies for the oversight and congratulations to both Andrea and Anita for being invited to help shape the future development of OER for Business programs in BC. Cheers, Rajiv ________________________________ From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Sent: Monday, December 2, 2019 11:57 AM To: KPU Open Education listserv Subject: [Openkpu] Congratulations to Betty Cunnin, Michelle Nakano, and Anita Sangha! Dear colleagues, I have two wonderful developments to share: First, Betty Cunnin and Michelle Nakano have just received a grant from BCcampus for OER development for the Trades. Their project will focus on the development of an open textbook for students studying a keystone subject for the Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship: Identify plants and plant requirements. The newly harmonized Red Seal Occupational Standard establishes skills and knowledge to identify plants and plant requirements across all four program levels, however the proposed OER will focus on Learning Competency F2 for Level 1 and Level 2. And second, Anita Sangha has just been appointed to the Provincial Business Programs Advisory Committee for Open Education at BCcampus. Kudos to Betty, Michelle, and Anita! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Arley Cruthers joins the Open Education team

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share the news that Arley Cruthers will be joining the Open Education team for the Spring 2020 semester as a Teaching Fellow. A recipient of the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education<https://bccampus.ca/2019/05/30/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-arley…>, Arley brings great experience with creating and adapting open educational resources (OER) as well as with designing courses to integrate elements of open pedagogy in her Applied Communications courses. If you are unfamiliar with Arley’s work, check out the latest episode of the well-known Teaching in Higher Ed podcast<https://teachinginhighered.com/podcast/process-over-product-in-open-educati…>, which features her as this week’s guest. Although Arley will primarily be working to support OER and ZTC program development within the School of Business, she will also be involved in supporting institution-wide open education initiatives next semester. Please join me in congratulating Arley! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

New at KPU: Open Education Research Fellowship

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to announce the creation of an Open Education Research Fellowship: https://www.kpu.ca/open/research-fellowship This annual fellowship will run from January 1 to December 31 and is aimed at supporting scholarly research on open educational practices by regular faculty at KPU. This may include investigations into the cost savings, perceptions, outcomes, and use of open educational resources (see the Open Education Group’s COUP framework<https://openedgroup.org/coup>) as well as research on the perceptions and impact of renewable assignments and other forms of open pedagogy. The research approach may be qualitative, quantitative, or mixed methods and may require approval by KPU’s Research Ethics Board<https://www.kpu.ca/research/research-ethics>. It is expected that at least one research project will be designed and conducted by the Open Education Research Fellow over the one-year term of the fellowship and that the results of this research will be presented at relevant conferences and prepared for publication. Open access publication is required, whether in open access journals or in an open repository (e.g., pre-print or post-print). The Open Education Research Fellowship is jointly funded by Open Education and the Office of Research Services. The Open Education Research Fellow will: * Receive mentorship in open education research * Participate in the annual Open Education Research Institute<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oeri> at KPU (save the date: May 14, 2020) * Design and conduct research on open educational practices * Present on their research progress at relevant KPU events (e.g., Teaching, Learning, Scholarship, & Research Symposium) * Author 1-2 blog posts related to their open education research * Receive up to $2,000 in funding to hire a student research assistant * Receive up to $2,500 in funding to attend the Cascadia Open Education Summit/Festival of Learning and one other major open education conference Application process: Complete the attached application form and submit it to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by November 30, 2019 The Open Education Working Group<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg> will adjudicate applications and announce the recipient by December 10, 2019. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 7 months

1
0
0 0

Terry Berg Open Award

by Aimee Begalka

Hi All, In case you haven’t heard, Terry Berg has received an Award for Excellence in Open Education from BC Campus! Congratulations, Terry! Read all about it here: Award for Excellence in Open Education<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/18/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-terry…>. Cheers, Aimee [logo gif] Aimee Begalka Interim Dean, Faculty of Academic and Career Advancement t 604.599.2054 c 604.789.4146 e aimee.begalka(a)kpu.ca kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 7 months

3
2
0 0

KPU launches first zero textbook cost Bachelor's degree in North America

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Yesterday at an Open Access Week event<https://www.kpu.ca/library/Open_Access> at our Richmond campus (co-hosted with UBC, SFU, BCIT, and Langara) we announced the launch of our seventh Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program<https://www.kpu.ca/news/2019/10/22/kpu-launches-first-zero-textbook-cost-de…> in the form of the Bachelor of Arts Degree in General Studies. This is the first four-year ZTC program in North America and builds on more than 700 unique courses that are now offered as ZTC. As of this semester we have saved KPU students more than $3.1 million in textbook costs. The new program means that an individual student could save more than $5000 over the course of their B.A. There is, of course, an enormous amount of work that goes into developing a large program like this and I am especially grateful to our colleagues in the Library, members of our Open Education Working Group<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>, the Bookstore print-on-demand team, the Office of the Registrar’s Scheduling team, Office of Planning & Accountability staff, and of course the more than 300 faculty across every Faculty and School at the institution who are actively participating in this initiative. For more info: News release: https://www.kpu.ca/news/2019/10/22/kpu-launches-first-zero-textbook-cost-de… Promo video: https://media.kpu.ca/media/ZTC+promo+video+Oct+2019/0_nmkujptk Have a wonderful day, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 7 months

3
2
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (October 23, 2019) - last email

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear colleagues, This is the last email you'll be receiving regarding updates about BCcampus Open Ed. In an effort to streamline our communication channels, BCcampus Open Education will be shared exclusively through the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> and announced via BCcampus's social media platforms. To stay informed about open education in British Columbia and BCcampus OpenEd, * Subscribe to the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> * Follow BCcampus on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BCcampus>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/bccampus>, Flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/61642799@N03/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>, Videos<https://video.bccampus.ca/> _____________________________________________________________________________ And now for the last news and updates message..... Happy Open Access week! This year's theme is Open for whom? Equity in open knowledge.<http://www.openaccessweek.org/profiles/blogs/theme-of-2019-international-op…> See the BCcampus Events Calendar<https://bccampus.ca/events/calendar/> for a list of Open Access events across the province. Next week, the BCcampus team is heading<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/bccampus-heads-to-opened19/> to the 16th Annual Open Education Conference<https://openedconference.org/2019/> in Phoenix, Arizona. Follow on Twitter: #opened19 New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * New edition: Teaching in a Digital Age - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6e…> (Old edition will be removed from the collection Feb 1) * A test bank is now available for Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e…> * Native Peoples of North America has been archived as it did not meet the criteria of the B.C. collection. This book can still be found in the Open Textbook Library<https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/native-peoples-of-north-america>. Support resources updates * Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://open.bccampus.ca/use-open-textbooks/evaluate-open-textbooks/> has been updated as well as the Find an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/find-an-open-textbook/> and Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/evaluate-an-open-textbook/> in the Adaptation Guide with OER evaluation checklists from the Open Oregon Educational Resources<https://openoregon.org/>. * NEW: Appendix C: OpenStax Textbooks in Pressbooks<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-c-openstax-textbooks-…> in the Pressbooks Guide * COMPLETED: Adoption Guide - 2nd Edition<https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/> OpenEd updates * Ongoing adoption: Estimating, calculating, and tracking<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/ongoing-adoption-estimating-calculating-and-…> * Easier customization: 33 OpenStax textbooks now in Pressbooks<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/easier-customization-33-openstax-textbooks-n…> * Hard-back OpenStax books come to Canada<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/18/hard-back-openstax-books-come-to-canada/> * Early thoughts on the BCcampus open homework systems project<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/early-thoughts-on-the-bccampus-open-homework…> * From Zed Cred to ZTC: Clarifying what institutions really mean<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…>s <https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…> OER by Discipline Directory: new entries * Anatomy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/> * Course Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/> * Education - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/education-general/> * English and Writing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * Gender Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/> * Geography<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/> * Hairdressing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/hairdressing/> * Indigenous Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/indigenous-studies/> * Multimedia Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/multimedia-collections/> * Open Education and Open Pedagogy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Pharmacology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pharmacology/> * Physics<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/physics/> We need Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca> if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. For the most current open education information, see: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> For questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> On behalf of the BCcampus OpenEd team, Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 7 months

1
0
0 0

Planning to adopt OER in place of a commercial textbook? Receive $500 towards PD activities!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

The Open Education Working Group (OEWG)<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>, in collaboration with the Kwantlen Student Association (KSA)<https://kusa.ca/>, has established an OER adoption grant to support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and to recognize the efforts involved in implementing this change. Individuals or teams teaching multi-section courses may apply for the grant. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to a $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. Annual funding for the OER adoption grant fund is $10,000. Ultimately, the purpose of the OER adoption grant is to reduce the cost of education to students while maximizing access to, and use of, textbooks and other learning resources, by all students--regardless of their financial circumstances. Note: It is recognized that for pedagogical and practical reasons it may not be possible to adopt OER in every course/discipline. Application guidelines • Applicants must be regular faculty members. • Faculty members or teams may only submit one application per course. • The open textbook/OER must be a required resource for the course, replacing a commercial textbook or resource. • The adoption of the OER must reduce the cost to students and increase their use of a learning resource. • The number of course sections offered per year will be considered when adjudicating applications. • The grant will be awarded to faculty or teams following their successful adoption of an open textbook or other OER. • The OEWG will put out a call for applications each semester. • The OEWG will review applications until the available funding has been allocated. Note: The application form is attached to this email. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Call for participation: Open Education for a Better World

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) is an international online mentoring program, supporting the development and implementation of open educational resources that include and address at least one of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/>. This Call follows the first two cohorts of the OE4BW program where 49 Open Educational Resources (OER) projects were developed by 49 participants under the supervision of 67 mentors, coming from 25 countries from all over the globe. This included KPU’s own Christina Page (The Learning Centres) who served as a mentor and Andrea Niosi (Marketing) who was a participant. So far, the developers and mentors were regionally coordinated by Hub leaders in the following three Regional Hubs: * Africa and Europe Hub, * Asia and South Pacific Hub, * North and South America Hub. In this year’s OE4BW Call, a new, topic-oriented SDG7 Hub (i.e. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all) is added. For more information about this program and information about how to apply visit: http://oe4bw.ijs.si/participate/ [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Call for proposals: Festival of Learning 2020

by Rajiv Jhangiani

The Festival of Learning is B.C.’s largest celebration of teaching and learning in higher education and will take place from May 11-13, 2020. Held every two years and welcoming about 500 attendees from all over B.C. and beyond, the Festival is a great opportunity for faculty, students, leaders, librarians, learning designers, educational technologists and accessibility/ disability educators and professionals to network and learn together. This year’s theme is disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. The deadline for proposals is November 15, 2019. We welcome your proposals from all areas of higher education as we grapple with key questions, such as: * How are open educational practices (OEP) transforming teaching and learning? How do OEP disrupt traditional power structures and narratives in education? How are the open education and open access movements challenging the status quo? Where are they falling short? * How are you “disrupting” teaching and learning practices, policies, and processes? What disruptions call for creative adaptation and change? * How are you engaging in reconciliation, Indigenous pedagogy, decolonization, or Indigenization in your teaching and learning practices? * Technology is often seen as a disruptor and catalyst for transformation. How can we effectively and creatively use educational technologies to support learning? * What transformations are needed to make post-secondary institutions and learning environments inclusive and accessible to support every student? * As educators, how do we respond skillfully to the global climate crisis? What is our role and responsibility to the planet at this critical time? See the call for proposals at: https://festival.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals-2019/ [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

KPU Open Education Fall 2019 newsletter

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Happy October everyone! I am pleased to share KPU Open Education’s first newsletter<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/KPU%20Open…>. Our first issue includes: * New milestones for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program * Information about OER Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation Grants * Information about the KPU Library’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS) * Highlights from this summer’s UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship * Spotlight on Arley Cruthers, one of KPU’s Open Education Champions * Upcoming events and professional development opportunities Download the KPU Open Education Fall 2019 newsletter<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/KPU%20Open…>. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

3 levels of grants now available to support OER Creation, Adaptation, or Adoption

by Rajiv Jhangiani

The Open Education Working Group is pleased to announce expanded support for the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER). Three types of grants<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> are now available: 1. OER Adoption Grant With the generous support of the Kwantlen Student Association (KSA)<https://kusa.ca/>, OER Adoption Grants are now available to support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and aimed at recognizing the effort involved in implementing this change. Individuals or teams teaching multi-section courses may apply for the grant. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to a $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. Annual funding for the OER adoption grant fund is $10,000. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg> on a rolling basis until funds are spent. 2. OER Adaptation Grant OER Adaptation projects may include proposals to adapt existing open textbooks by updating or localizing them, making them interactive by incorporating H5P applications<https://h5p.org/content-types-and-applications>, or developing ancillary resources (such a question banks) to support existing open textbooks, including in collaboration with students (via open pedagogy) or with other faculty collaborators. OER Adaptation Grants are funded by the Office of Open Education and adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group. Grant recipients receive funding up to $2000, which may be used to hire student assistants, pay honoraria to external collaborators, and more. In-kind assistance is also offered through Open Education, the Library, and Teaching & Learning Commons. Applications are reviewed three times a year (May 1, September 1, and January 15) until the available funding has been allocated. 3. OER Creation Grant OER Creation projects may include proposals to author new open textbooks in areas of need. In addition to project funding up to $2000 and in-kind assistance from Open Education, the Library, and Teaching & Learning Commons, successful applicants for OER Creation Grants will also receive up to $2000 towards any professional development activity of their choosing. The eligibility, eligible expenses, expectations, in-kind contributions, evaluation criteria, and application process for OER Creation grants are identical to OER Adaptation Grants. For more information about each of these grants (including the application forms), please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Intro to Open Pedagogy workshop on Monday (12-1:30pm)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying the start of a lovely weekend. In case you missed the announcements from the Teaching & Learning Commons, I wanted to share that Arley Cruthers (Applied Communications), Andrea Niosi (Marketing), and I will be co-facilitating a workshop on Introduction to Open Pedagogy on Monday from 12-1:30pm in A2410 at KPU Surrey. If you are available please drop in and join us! More info & registration at: https://www.kpu.ca/events/introduction-open-pedagogy-surrey Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Call for applications: Teaching Fellow in Open Education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good morning everyone, I am delighted to share the Teaching & Learning Commons’ call for applications for a Teaching Fellow in Open Education. Teaching Fellows provide an educational development leadership opportunity for KPU faculty members. They are seconded from their respective faculty appointments through partial time releases. There are two Teaching Fellow positions posted at the moment, one focused on Interculturalization & Internationalization, and the other on Open Education. The responsibilities of the Open Education Teaching Fellow will include: 1. Supporting the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources (OER) within their program area, with an eventual goal of developing and launching a new Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program. 2. Providing hands-on support for faculty, including for discovering relevant OER, Pressbooks training, and other support as needed. 3. Creating or adapting OER as needed to support the ZTC program development, following the principles outlined in the BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit. 4. Participating actively in open education events at KPU. 5. Communicating and share work with the KPU community. For more details and the application process, please see: https://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/teaching-fellow-applications Submit your application to tlcommons(a)kpu.ca<mailto:tlcommons@kpu.ca> by 8 AM, Friday, October 11, 2019. Applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee and short-listed applicants will be invited to interview by month’s end. Thank you very much, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 25, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here is the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * Physical Geology - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5e…> (old edition will be removed from collection February 1, 2020) * Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=27…> * Korean Through Folktales<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ff…> * From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=11…> * Opening Eyes into Inclusion and Diversity<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ac…> * EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65…> New categories added to the BC Open Textbook Collection: * Language Learning > Arabic Language * Language Learning > Korean Language * Humanities > Gender and Sexuality Studies * Education > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support resources updates * The Frequently Asked Question guide is now called the Answer Guide<http://Answer%20Guide>. Open Ed updates * 100+ textbooks in the BC collection are now accessible.<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/24/100-accessible-open-educational-resources/> * Introducing the 2019/20 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/18/introducing-the-2019-20-open-education-advoc…> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada If you have questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Free online course to master the basics of OER and Creative Commons

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, KPU Open Education recently became a partner of New Zealand’s national Centre for Open Education Practice. They are offering a free and online PD opportunity for educators who wish to learn the basics of OER and Creative Commons licensing. Please see below (and attached) for the details. The course begins on October 7. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples. From: OER Foundation <no-reply(a)bounce.oeru.org> Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 6:55 PM To: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Subject: [COEP] Free professional development opportunity for educators CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. [https://wikieducator.org/images/9/91/COEP-logo.png]<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/545713be062e1ffcaa68103f3?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Dear Rajiv Free online course to master the basics of OER and Creative Commons The OERu has partnered with the ICDE 2019 World Conference on Online Learning<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/0e47916f9edbd26a03239e93c?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> to provide a free professional development opportunity in open education. This free course is open for all educators. Commencing on 7 October 2019, the UNESCO / ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER) in New Zealand will facilitate a cohort offering of the OERu's micro-course: Open Education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/7f04532ecc0ba9f8179c6e09e?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> (LiDA103). Registration link: https://oer.nz/wcol2019<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/974a874a6f04fe48a9de39d49?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Please share the gift of knowledge with friends, colleagues, and institutions who may be interested in this professional development opportunity. We also attach a poster you can use to promote the course at your institution. Thanks for your help! Best wishes Wayne Mackintosh UNESCO / ICDE Chair in OER Managing Director of the OER Foundation Email: wayne(a)oerfoundation.org Towards more sustainable higher education New Zealand's national Centre for Open Education Practice Website: coep.nz<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/545713be062e1ffcaa68103f3?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Unsubscribe<https://mautic.oeru.org/email/unsubscribe/5d8ac7cede21f402751881> to no longer receive emails from us.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Open Access Events at KPU

by Caroline Daniels

Hi all There are a few events listed below worth noting planned for Open Access week<http://www.openaccessweek.org/> which takes place October 21-27. All are welcome. Note: you need to register for the Decolonize Open afternoon. We hope to see you there! You can keep up with how KPU is celebrating Open Access week by monitoring our events page at https://www.kpu.ca/library/Open_Access. 1. Can we Decolonize Open? An Open Access Week Event at KPU Richmond Join Langara, Kwantlen, BCIT, SFU, and UBC for an exciting half-day celebration of Open Access Week (Oct 21-27, 2019). This year’s theme from SPARC is Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge. Our keynote speaker, Jessie Loyer, will explore this question alongside participants through the lens of decolonization. The conversation will continue with local panelists engaged in open knowledge work. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of our partner BCcampus<https://bccampus.ca/>. All are welcome. Date: Tuesday, October 22 2019 Time: 12:30pm-1pm (check-in); 1pm-4pm (program) Place: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 8771 Lansdowne Road, Richmond BC; Wilson School of Design, room 4900 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD_hrXdrCfPgVUj2AN-aOPrXJDxUppgRX…>. Summary of Jessie’s talk Sometimes when folks are in the midst of a monumental, feel-good shift, they fail to realize who has been excluded from that space. Librarians and scholars have been advocating the ideals of open access for many years and have seen the exciting changes the movement creates for public knowledge. Yet we rarely think about whose voices are absent and the structures of power that limit this project. Together, we’ll query our positionality in these spaces, and consider how the politics of refusal and an ethic of care might intersect to complicate the open access movement, potentially creating futurities of reciprocity. If rethought as a tool of resurgence, open access can support justice. ________________________________ 2. Intro to Open Science & Open Access (Student Directed Presentations) Kicking off Open Access Week 2019, join us for a presentation about Open Science and Open Access. Learn about the benefits of open science practices such as pre-registering your hypotheses and sharing your data and research materials in open repositories. We will discuss the academic publishing process, sharing your pre- and postprints, and resources and other supports available to you at KPU, such as our institutional repository KORA. The talk will focus on practical steps that (student) researchers can take at KPU that will help make their work more visible, transparent, and rigorous. Date: October 21, 2019 Time: 7:00-8:30 pm Place: Surrey Conference Centre (Cedar 1205C) All are welcome! [logo gif] Caroline Daniels, MLS Systems Librarian t 604.599.3036 e caroline.daniels(a)kpu.ca<mailto:caroline.daniels@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

KPU's ZTC initiative hits new milestones

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good afternoon everyone, I am delighted to share some updated statistics with you from our Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) initiative: * We have now crossed $3.1 million in student savings. In the first year of the program (2018) we exceeded $1 million in savings whereas this year we have exceeded $2 million. * The ZTC initiative now includes six credentials based on more than 700 unique courses that are taught by more than 300 instructors. To view the data dashboard and learn more about our six ZTC programs, visit https://www.kpu.ca/open/ztc Many thanks to Andrea Mah and Jasmine Marahar, student assistants who have been working on collecting and verifying these data. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 13, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here's the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. Looking for students to submit short smartphone recordings on their open education views. All entries will be compiled into one video and shown at the OE Global Conference 2019<https://conference.oeconsortium.org/2019/> in Milan, Italy. Deadline: September 30, 2019. For details, see OE Global Conference<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail19.com/t/d-l-xvhhdd-utirtjhrt-jh/> on the BCcampus Events page. New book added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * New ABE open textbook, published by BCcampus: Composition and Literature: A Handbook and Anthology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=93…> * New edition: Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f2…> * New edition: Chemistry - 2e (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=cf…> * Elementary Algebra (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=2b…> * Introduction to Web Accessibility<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=99…> (published by Ryerson) * New edition: forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=84…> - This will be replacing the 2018 edition, scheduled removal Feb 1 * College Mathematics for Everyday Life<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c2…> Support resources updates * See new Appendix B: Pressbooks Catalogues<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-b/> in the Pressbooks Guide. Several post-secondary institutions in Canada and the U.S. have established their own instances of Pressbooks and, many, host a catalogue of open textbooks and other OER within that instance. Several of these are listed here alphabetically by province or state. Open Ed updates * Announcing BCcampus’ 2019 Open Education Sustainability Grant Recipients<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/11/announcing-bccampus-2019-open-education-sust…> * Rajiv Jhangiani, of KPU, has created slide decks to accompany the open textbooks Principles of Social Psychology, 1st International edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=66…> and Principles of Social Psychology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d0…>, now posted by each as ancillary resources. The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Arabic<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/arabic/> * Book/Textbook/Journal Collections and Publishers<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/book-textbook-collections/> * English Language Learning (ELL)<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/> * General OER Repositories<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Psycholog<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - Research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 9 months

1
0
0 0

KPU receives a BCcampus Open Education Sustainability Grant

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share the news that we have just received a BCcampus Open Education Sustainability Grant<https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/open-education-sustainability-g…>. This grant provides us with an additional $32,250 in funds over the next two years, support which will allow us to: * enhance and further professionalize our Open Publishing Suite<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> by adding support for graphic design/layout, LaTeX authoring (e.g., for equations in Math, Physics, etc.), and a pre-publication peer review program for open textbooks published at KPU * enhance our open education research capacity by establishing an annual Open Education Research Fellowship and host an annual Open Education Research Institute in partnership with the Office of Research Services (details to follow soon) * expand our Open Pedagogy Fellowship program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> that focuses on the UN’s sustainable development goals * developing a suite of resources and guides that will support our colleagues and the broader open education community For more information read the BCcampus press release at https://urls.bccampus.ca/6mp I look forward to sharing details of these and other new forms of support that will soon be available to the KPU community. Warm regards, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 9 months

1
0
0 0

Events for Open Access week (October 21-27) 2019

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Colleagues, Does your institution have plans for Open Access week<http://www.openaccessweek.org/> scheduled for October 21 - 27 this year? If so, please let me know so BCcampus can include them on our Events calendar. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 9 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: Updates and news (August 15, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here's the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. New book added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * American Government 2e (OpenStax) - This will be replacing the 1st edition, scheduled removal Oct 1 Support resources updates * An adaptation of KPU's Student Agreement to Publish Course Work Under a Creative Common's License has been added to the BCcampus: * Open Pedagogy Resources<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a4…> (see ancillary resources) * Self-Publishing Guide, in Appendix 4: Contracts and Agreements<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/back-matter/appendix-4/> * FAQ Guide: A new set of answers have been added for the Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/chapter/open-education-grants/>. The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Anatomy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/> * Climate Change<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/climate-change/> * English Language Learning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/> * Farsi<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/farsi/> * Gender Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/> * General OER Repositories<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/> * Earth and Ocean Sciences - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/earth-and-ocean-sciences-genera…> * English and Writing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * Health and Medical - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/health-and-medical-general/> * History<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/> * Music<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/music/> * Norwegian<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/norwegian/> * Philosophy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/> * Political Science<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - Research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

Fall 2019 virtual Faculty Learning Community on Open Pedagogy

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Open Pedagogy<http://openpedagogy.org/> is an access-oriented commitment to learner-driven education and a process of designing architectures and using tools for learning that enable students to shape the public knowledge commons of which they are a part. Open pedagogy in practice can include creating, adapting, or updating open educational resources with students, building course policies, outcomes, assignments, rubrics, and schedules of work collaboratively with students, or facilitating student-created and student-controlled learning environments such as Domain of One’s Own<https://reclaimhosting.com/domain-of-ones-own/>. In 2018, KPU ran two cohorts of an interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on Open Pedagogy (one face-to-face and one virtual). Each group explored a variety of open educational practices that go far beyond open textbooks and critically examined ways in which students and faculty can use open resources, open licensing, and open tools to work together to design powerful and authentic learning experiences. Each group read and annotated a single article and then met for a biweekly discussion. This Fall, KPU is proud to partner with Keene State College<https://www.keene.edu/> in Keene, New Hampshire for an inter-institutional virtual FLC on Open Pedagogy. The FLC will meet biweekly on Mondays at 1:30pm Pacific Time (4:30pm Eastern Time) on the following dates: October 7, October 21, November 4, November 18, December 2, & December 16. The FLC will be co-facilitated by Karen Cangialosi (Professor of Biology & Open Education Faculty Fellow, Keene State College) and Rajiv Jhangiani (Associate Vice Provost, Open Education, Kwantlen Polytechnic University) and will be limited to 10 participants from each institution. Participants are expected to attend all of the sessions. To express your interest in joining the FLC please complete the webform at: https://www.kpu.ca/open/flc Thank you! Rajiv

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

Re: [Openkpu] Publication of Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal

by Amanda Coolidge

Congrats! This is really exciting news. Amanda Coolidge, MEd (pronouns she/her) Associate Director, Open Education learning.leading.doing Cell: 250-818-4592 • Pronouns: She/her Twitter: @acoolidge<http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • Skype: coolidge.amanda • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> For thousands of years the Coast Salish, Lkwungen, and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality. From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Arleigh Reichl <arleigh.reichl(a)kpu.ca> Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 at 3:51 PM To: "openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] Publication of Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal Dear open education community, We are very pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of the Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal (KPSJ). KPSJ is an open access, online journal showcasing the excellent work of KPU Psychology undergraduates. https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/KPSJ This was an incredible team effort, and I want to express my deepest gratitude to our amazing student and faculty team. https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/KPSJ/about/editorialTeam KPSJ was generously supported with an Open Educational Resources Grant from KPU. We welcome any feedback, or requests for more information. Sincerely, Arleigh Reichl, PhD [logo gif] Arleigh James Reichl, PhD Faculty, Department of Psychology; Policy Studies t 604.599.3353 f 604.599.2907 e arleigh.reichl(a)kpu.ca<mailto:arleigh.reichl@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

Publication of Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal

by Arleigh Reichl

Dear open education community, We are very pleased to announce the publication of the inaugural issue of the Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal (KPSJ). KPSJ is an open access, online journal showcasing the excellent work of KPU Psychology undergraduates. https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/KPSJ This was an incredible team effort, and I want to express my deepest gratitude to our amazing student and faculty team. https://journals.kpu.ca/index.php/KPSJ/about/editorialTeam KPSJ was generously supported with an Open Educational Resources Grant from KPU. We welcome any feedback, or requests for more information. Sincerely, Arleigh Reichl, PhD [logo gif] Arleigh James Reichl, PhD Faculty, Department of Psychology; Policy Studies t 604.599.3353 f 604.599.2907 e arleigh.reichl(a)kpu.ca<mailto:arleigh.reichl@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (August 7, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Below is a list of the latest at BCcampus OpenEd. New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * Technical Writing Essentials<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=83…> by University of Victoria professor, Suzan Last, is designed to introduce readers to the basics of professional communications in technical fields: audience and task analysis in workplace contexts, clear and concise communications style, effective document design, teamwork and collaboration, and fundamental research skills. * Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e…> by Jorden Cummings and Lee Sanders, is a combination of original content and materials compiled and adapted from a number of open textbooks. This new version includes a Key Terms list for each chapter, an expanded glossary, and H5P chapter self-tests. Support resource update * The Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> now includes a section on open education in all provinces and territories in Canada We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca if you are interested in providing an SME review. 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, look at these continuously updated directories. * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - Research, articles, blogs, and books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., and Global North, and Global South regions * OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/> - Lists a wide range of OER by discipline. It acts as a referatory with the resource name and link, its licence, and a short description. Discipline-specific collections are also included. * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and the provinces and territories in Canada Best regards, The OpenEd team at BCcampus Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

Announcing our 6th Zero Textbook Cost program: the Certificate in Foundations in Design

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am thrilled to share the news that KPU now offers the first design program in Canada with zero textbook costs. Foundations in Design<https://www.kpu.ca/design/find/students> is a one-year, two-semester, certificate program that helps students develop skills and understanding of design as a career. Skills developed include drawing, 2D and 3D design as well as developing a creative process. I am grateful to Natasha Campbell, the FIND program coordinator, for her hard work and leadership and to Andhra Goundrey, interim Dean of the Wilson School of Design, for her strong support of this initiative. To read the press release, please see: https://www.kpu.ca/news/2019/07/29/kpu-offers-first-design-program-canada-z… KPU now offers over 600 zero textbook cost (ZTC) courses and 6 ZTC programs: the Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies, the Associate of Arts Degree in Sociology, the Diploma in General Studies, the Certificate in Arts, the Adult Graduation Diploma, and the Certificate in Foundations in Design. Since January 2018, KPU students have saved an estimated $2.2 million in textbook costs as a result of this initiative. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

New template: Student agreement to publish course work under a Creative Commons license

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, To help support the growing interest across campus in Open Pedagogy<https://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy>, especially among faculty who wish to work with students to create open educational resources as part of their course work (e.g., editing Wikipedia, creating instructional videos, annotating open textbooks, etc.), I am delighted to share our new Student Agreement to Publish Course Work Under a Creative Commons License<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/Student%20…>. This template provides guidance to faculty and includes links to relevant resources for both faculty and students. I would like to thank Jennifer Duprey, General Counsel, for her support throughout the development this template along with Deepak Gupta, AVP Research, and the members of our Open Education Working Group for their feedback on earlier drafts. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

Student open education internship opportunity

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Our friends at OpenStax (the major open textbook publisher located at Rice University in Houston) are looking for 10 students to join their internship program this Fall. This internship is paid and all travel costs are covered. Some details from the application form: “Interns will learn about current issues, debates, and advocacy work in higher education, travel to professional conferences, and publish blog posts sharing their perspectives and experiences. Both to broaden their knowledge of education advocacy and to make sure that student voices are represented, interns will attend the annual Open Education Conference (Open Ed) this October in Phoenix. Each student will also develop a project that tackles an affordability or accessibility issue on their campus. As a culmination of the project, students will be a part of our Creator Fest conference in March 2020 hosted in Houston, Texas. All of this work will happen alongside the other student interns, OpenStax team members, and advocacy experts there to provide support and feedback.” If you know of any KPU students who would be a good fit for this opportunity please feel free to direct them to the application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfJyGZzDDm3BU4Ql5C9nxunTdxG612ypNR… I am also happy to address any questions they may have (I am on the committee helping to adjudicate these applications). Many thanks, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 10 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (July 17, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Colleagues, Please see below for the latest open education updates at BCcampus and in B.C. New books * Résumer, Synthétiser, Argumenter<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3b…> * This French language textbook comes from ecampusOntario Open Library<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/>. Le manuel Résumer, synthétiser, argumenter s’adresse aux étudiants de français langue seconde de niveau avancé (3e ou 4e année universitaire, essentiellement). * Cree: Language of the Plains / nēhiyawēwin: paskwāwi-pīkiskwēwin<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=7d…> * By Dr. Jean L. Okimāsis and published by the University of Regina Open Access Publishing<https://uofrpress.ca/Open-Access-Publishing>, this book offers a broad range of learning materials that is easily accessible to Cree language learners and includes Cree language audio labs and language workbook. * Two more textbooks from OpenStax, each with an editable Pressbooks copy. * Organizational Behavior (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8a…> * Principles of Management (OpenStax)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a1…> * Introduction to Community Psychology<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=51…> * This new textbook, published as part of the Rebus Community<https://www.rebus.community/c/open-textbooks-in-development>, shows students how to comprehensively analyze, investigate, and address escalating problems of economic inequality, violence, substance abuse, homelessness, poverty, and racism. Support resource update * See the new Embedding and Linking<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/chapter/embed-and-link/> chapter in the Self-Publishing Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/selfpublishguide/> The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated: * Academic Success<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/academic-success/> * Accounting<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/accounting/> * Engineering - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/engineering-general/> * English<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * French<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/french/> * Geography<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/> * Geology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geology/> * History<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/> * Language Learning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu…> * Math<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/math/> * Media<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Political Science<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/> * Science - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/sciences-general/> * Sociology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/sociology/> * Statistics<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/> * Urban Planning<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/urban-planning/> * Theatre<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/theatre/> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. * 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. * For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

Announcing two new Zero Textbook Cost programs: Associate of Arts Degree in Sociology + Diploma in General Studies

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, As many of you know, since last summer KPU students have been able to search for course sections that have zero required textbook costs using the Zed Cred course attribute. They have further been able to use these courses to complete the requirements for several programs at KPU (see https://www.kpu.ca/open/zedcred for more information about this initiative). Cumulatively, over the past four semesters KPU students have saved over $2 million through this initiative. I am delighted to inform you that today (the start of Fall registration), we are adding two new programs to this list: the Associate of Arts Degree in Sociology<mailto:https://www.kpu.ca/calendar/2018-19/arts/sociology/sociology-aa.html> and the Diploma in General Studies<mailto:https://www.kpu.ca/calendar/2018-19/arts/generalstudies/generalstudies-dip.html>. Students who earn either of these credentials can expect to save ~$2250 in textbook costs over the course of their program. I want to thank our colleagues in the Department of Sociology and in the Dean of Arts Office for their hard work in making this happen. Happily, this means that KPU now hosts the first five zero textbook cost undergraduate programs in Canada! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: news and updates (July 4, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy July 4th to our American colleagues! Here are the latest updates from our team to yours. Books under consideration and review<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…> for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection are now posted in the OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/>. The Pressbooks Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/> is now an ongoing resource to which information will be updated as needed. Each chapter includes a “Last update” box at the top of the page. See updates about the retirement of the Pressbooks Open Textbook theme and other Pressbooks news on the Pressbooks Upgrades<https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/> web page. For B.C. post-secondary institutions only: * Call for Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/open-education-sustainability-g…> Ongoing * We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. * 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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. * For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - an inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C. * OER by Discipline Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/> - a wide range of open educational resources organized by subject area * * Other BCcampus OpenEd support resources * Create/Adapt OER<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> * Open Education - General<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> * Use OER<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?subject…> Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

New institutional memberships: Open Education Consortium + International Council for Open & Distance Education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share the news that KPU has been approved for institutional membership by both the Open Education Consortium (https://www.oeconsortium.org/) and the International Council for Open & Distance Education (https://www.icde.org/) These are the premier global organizations that promote and support open education by providing resources and training, hosting events, and bringing together like-minded institutions to help widen equitable access to education. Both organizations hold an annual conference in the Fall, the Open Education Global Conference and the World Conference on Online Learning, for which KPU faculty, staff, and students can now receive reduced registration fees. For more information about this year’s conferences please see: https://conference.oeconsortium.org/2019/ and https://wcol2019.ie/ Cheers, Rajiv

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

Rebranding from "Zed Cred" to "Zero Textbook Cost"

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, As you may know, our Zed Cred initiative<https://www.kpu.ca/open/zedcred> enables students to take courses and even earn credentials at KPU while incurring zero required textbook costs (thanks to the use of open educational resources or library resources). Over the past two years we have launched Canada’s first such programs, the most recent of which are the Associate of Arts Degree in General Studies, the A. A. in Sociology, and the Diploma in General Studies. Across the four semesters that this initiative has been running, KPU students have saved approximately $1.8 million in textbook costs. However, over this same period we have received feedback from several students, instructors, and staff about the name of the initiative. The issue has been a lack of clarity: the term “Zed Cred” always needs to be explained so that it is not confused as meaning zero credit courses or even zero credibility courses. Indeed, as a result of this confusion we have heard that there have been some cases of students not registering for these sections. In order to resolve this problem, the Open Education Working Group has worked with our colleagues in Marketing to look at alternative names. We are proposing a rebranding of the initiative, from Zed Cred to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC for short). The term “Zero Textbook Cost” has several advantages, including that it is already being used by several U.S. institutions that offer similar programs, it is self-explanatory, and it is flexible (could be used for courses, programs, or degrees). But before we consider adopting the new term we wanted to reach out to solicit feedback on the proposed rebranding. Do you see any issues with it? If so, please share your thoughts by sending an email to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> Thank you very much, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

Apply to be a BCcampus Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellow (deadline: July 8)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has posted a wonderful opportunity to be one of three Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows. This is a terrific opportunity to engage in research on open educational practices and includes some funding to supporting attending and presenting at conferences on this work. For more information about the opportunity and the application see: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ The application deadline is coming up quick, on Monday July 8. If you are considering applying please reach out and I would be delighted to give you feedback on your application (I have held this position in the past). Cheers, Rajiv

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus OpenEd: NEW - Open Education Resource Sustainability Grant for Institutions

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Colleagues, BCcampus Open Education has just posted a NEW grant opportunity: the Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/open-education-sustainability-g…>. This call for proposals is for institutional open education working groups in British Columbia to provide small open educational grants, funded by BCcampus and matched by the institution, in order to improve the sustainability of open education. The Open Education Resource Sustainability Grant for Institutions may also be used for, but is not limited to, workshops, training, and institutional support for OER and open education infrastructure. The proposal deadline is August 22nd. If you have any questions regarding this call, please email opentext(a)bccampus.ca Regards, Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph@bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education updates (June 19, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. New book [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d2… | Intermediate Algebra (OpenStax) ] OpenEd updates To improve the discoverability of open textbooks in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] , we have updated our collection's subject categories to be more comprehensive. This means a number of new categories and subcategories that better reflect the structure and content of the collection. We welcome you to explore the new categories and send us any feedback that you have. And we send a big thank you to the BCOEL who provided us with resources, guidance, and feedback. Recent updates to the OER by Discipline Directory * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/ | General OER Repositories ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/ | Course Collections ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/business-general/ | Business - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/economics/ | Economics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/fine-arts-general/ | Fine Arts - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/french/ | French ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/music/ | Music ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/theatre/ | Theatre ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection. ] Contact bookreviews(a)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 ] . In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. Cell: 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.

5 years, 11 months

1
0
0 0

Invitation to join the Creative Commons Open Education platform

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Many of you are familiar with Creative Commons licenses<https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/licensing-types-examples/>, which provide the legal mechanism for creating and sharing open educational resources. Two years ago Creative Commons launched an open education platform, which brings together people from around the world interested in open education in order to stay abreast of new developments, explore opportunities to collaborate, and contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen advocacy worldwide. The platform has an email list, a Slack channel, and optional monthly meetings. If you are interested in joining the platform, please visit: https://creativecommons.org/2017/09/05/invitation-join-cc-open-education-pl… Cheers, Rajiv

6 years

1
0
0 0

Recording of Libretexts webinar

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good morning everyone, Here is a link to a recording of yesterday’s webinar with Dr. Delmar Larsen about the Libretexts platform: https://media.kpu.ca/media/Webinar+recordingA+Using+the+LibreTexts+to+Creat… Cheers, Rajiv

6 years

1
0
0 0

Congratulations to Alena Buis on receiving an OER Research Fellowship

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Two months ago I shared information about how to apply for the international OER Research Fellowship program coordinated out of Brigham Young University. Today it is my pleasure to inform you that Dr. Alena Buis, our colleague from Art History/Fine Arts, has been selected to be an 2019-2020 OER Research Fellow. Please join me in congratulating Alena! Cheers, Rajiv From: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Friday, April 19, 2019 at 7:34 AM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: External Opportunity: Apply to be an OER Research Fellow (deadline May 15) Dear colleagues, The US-based Open Education Group (http://openedgroup.org/) is an interdisciplinary research group that supports and conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes. They have just put out their latest call for OER Research Fellows; see: https://www.formpl.us/form/267776001 Both Farhad Dastur and I have benefited from terms as OER Research Fellows and I would be happy to discuss this opportunity with you and serve as a reference. More information about the program: Successful candidates will publish papers relating to the educational outcomes that take place when OER and/or open pedagogy are substituted for traditional learning materials and approaches. OER Research Fellows will receive funding to attend two conferences, one of which will be the Open Education Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 30 - Nov. 1, 2019. The second conference will be the 2020 OpenEd conference (date and place to be determined). In addition, Fellows will receive mentoring in OER research and guidance in identifying, researching, and writing specific OER projects. Small stipends will be made available to OER Research Fellows who successfully complete the program; the overall funding support for Fellows will be approximately $5,000 (including conference costs and stipend). Thank you, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years

8
7
0 0

BCcampus Open Education updates and news (June 5, 2019)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. OpenEd updates See the new [ https://open.bccampus.ca/projects-and-grants/current-opened-projects/ | Adult Basic Education (ABE) projects ] , funded by BCcampus, currently in progress. New open research Earle, S. (2019). What students like and dislike about open textbooks. BCcampus Open Education Research Fellows Report. * A copy of the research can be found under "Open Textbooks" in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/chapter/canada/ | Canada section of Research and reports ] in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] . For more information see the March 12, 2019 BCcampus blog: [ https://bccampus.ca/2019/03/12/what-students-like-and-dislike-about-open-ed… | What students like (and dislike) about open educational resources ] . Updated support resources * The OER by Discipline Guide has been renamed [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Directory ] to better reflect its purpose as a reference tool. * The [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit - 2nd Edition ] now includes recordings and PowerPoint slides from the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/inclusive-design-web… | Inclusive Design Webinar Series in Appendix C ] . * The following new categories have been added to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] : * Inclusive Access (IA) * Reading: Print vs. Screens Recent updates to the OER by Discipline Directory * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/general-oer-repositories/ | General OER Repositories ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/astronomy/ | Astronomy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/earth-and-ocean-sciences-genera… | Earth and Ocean Sciences - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/ | English and Writing ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/materials/ | Materials ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/physics/ | Physics ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] Contact bookreviews(a)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 ] . In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph 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.

6 years

1
0
0 0

Libretexts webinar on Tuesday, June 11 at 10am

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Libretexts<https://libretexts.org/index.html> is a wiki-based alternative to open textbooks. Founded by Dr. Delmar Larsen, Associate Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Davis, this non-profit project originated in Chemistry (when it was called ChemWiki) but has since grown (with the help of US federal funding) to encompass a variety of STEM, Social Science, and other disciplines. Libretexts is a hyperlibrary that has imported all of the available open textbooks (including the OpenStax open textbooks currently used in Math and Physics). Unlike Wikipedia, not anyone can edit Libretexts (there is faculty oversight), which is why institutions such as the U of Michigan, U of Kansas, California State U and others use Libretextsas a customized open textbook for many of their Science courses. Beyond text, Libretexts embeds multimedia (e.g., video), dynamic figures, Jupyter notebooks, Hypothes.is<http://Hypothes.is> annotations, and supports print on demand. (See: https://libretexts.org/advanced.html) Instructors who use Libretexts for their required course readings can also avail of learning analytics that can shed insight a range of interesting behaviours, such as the percentage of your students who have accessed the required readings for the first time only 24 hours prior to the exam (i.e. cramming). Delmar has kindly offered to provide a webinar for our faculty who are interested in learning more about this approach to OER (note that there is no fee associated with using Libretexts for either students or KPU). The webinar is scheduled for Tuesday June 11 at 10-11am. For those unable to make that time, the webinar will be recorded and made available online. If you are interested in attending this webinar please let me know by replying to this email. Thank you, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years

1
1
0 0

Congratulations to Arley Cruthers, recipient of the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am absolutely thrilled to share the news that our wonderful colleague Arley Cruthers is the latest recipient of the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education! From the press release: “Arley is an innovative leader in the open movement at KPU and an early adopter of open pedagogy at the university, having attended the Digital Pedagogy Lab in Vancouver in 2017. In 2019, Arley published an open textbook on business writing and received grant funding to work with external collaborators to include more diverse voices in the book and to incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and Arley uses an open-pedagogical approach to curriculum development in all courses. Recently Arley led two classes (50 primary and secondary students total) to collaboratively research and write a report on the impact of textbook costs on students. Students then needed to remix the report into a different format for a different audience. One of the remix projects was a game to help instructors develop empathy towards students in relation to textbook costs. At the Cascadia Open Education Summit in 2019 Arley and three students presented the game and the research to an audience of educators from B.C., Washington, Oregon, and beyond. The presentation was very well-received and many took to Twitter to share that it was one of the best sessions at the conference. Arley has inspired numerous others in the School of Business to embrace open pedagogy and open education resources, and is incredibly well-deserving of an Award for Excellence in Open Education. Arley will be presenting on the results of the research at the 2019 KPU Symposium<http://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/tlr-symposium>.” Read more at: https://bccampus.ca/2019/05/30/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-arley… I am grateful to Arley’s colleague Melissa Ashman for nominating her for this thoroughly well-deserved recognition. This is the third instance of this award being given to a member of the KPU community, the most of any BC institution. Please join me in congratulating Arley! Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years

4
3
0 0

Review an open textbook, receive an honorarium (or identify a gap in the BCcampus collection)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I wanted to amplify this note from BCcampus. If you are interested in reviewing an existing open textbook that is in the BCcampus collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/> you can contact them at bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@bccampus.ca>. An honorarium of $250 will be provided to eligible and qualified individuals who complete, submit, and permit the open publication of the review, on an open textbook in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection under a CC BY licence. If, on the other hand, you look at the BCcampus collection and discover that there is no open textbook available for your course/specific subject area, they would also love to know this. In that case you can email them at opentext(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca>. Many thanks, Rajiv From: Bcoear <bcoear-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Lauri Aesoph <laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Date: Friday, May 3, 2019 at 10:36 AM We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/> Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews@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 B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team

6 years, 1 month

1
0
0 0

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

by Lauri Aesoph

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 * [ 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.

6 years, 1 month

1
4
0 0

Reminder: 1 week until the next OER grant application deadline

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, This is a quick reminder that the deadline for the next round of OER grants is one week away, on May 1. Apply individually or in teams for grants of up to $2000 to support the creation or adaptation of open educational resources or to incorporate elements of open pedagogy into your course. For more information about the terms of the grant, examples of previously funded projects, and the (brief) application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants If you have any questions about these grants or would like to discuss a potential application, please feel free to email me. Thank you! Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years, 1 month

1
0
0 0

External Opportunity: Apply to be an OER Research Fellow (deadline May 15)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The US-based Open Education Group (http://openedgroup.org/) is an interdisciplinary research group that supports and conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes. They have just put out their latest call for OER Research Fellows; see: https://www.formpl.us/form/267776001 Both Farhad Dastur and I have benefited from terms as OER Research Fellows and I would be happy to discuss this opportunity with you and serve as a reference. More information about the program: Successful candidates will publish papers relating to the educational outcomes that take place when OER and/or open pedagogy are substituted for traditional learning materials and approaches. OER Research Fellows will receive funding to attend two conferences, one of which will be the Open Education Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 30 - Nov. 1, 2019. The second conference will be the 2020 OpenEd conference (date and place to be determined). In addition, Fellows will receive mentoring in OER research and guidance in identifying, researching, and writing specific OER projects. Small stipends will be made available to OER Research Fellows who successfully complete the program; the overall funding support for Fellows will be approximately $5,000 (including conference costs and stipend). Thank you, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years, 1 month

1
0
0 0

Announcing the recipients of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Open Education Working Group, I am delighted to announce that the recipients of our inaugural UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Open Pedagogy Fellowship<http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> are: * Kathy Dunster (Urban Ecosystems) and Michelle Franklin (Sustainable Horticulture) * Pamela Ip (Marketing) and Candy Ho (Educational Studies) * Jennifer Hardwick (English) and Greg Chan (English) Each of these teams has been paired with a faculty member at Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Maryland) and will over the Summer collaboratively design three renewable assignments that will help students become agents of change in their own communities. Please join me in congratulating our latest grant recipients! [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

6 years, 1 month

2
1
0 0

New Open Textbook / Open Pedagogy Project From USask

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to share this new resource developed at the University of Saskatchewan (see below). It is a lovely example of an open pedagogy project that involves Education students writing essays for a course that have been put together in an openly-licensed collection. This kind of project is among the type of proposals that our OER grant program is able to support: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants And of course the platform on which it resides is Pressbooks, which is a core part of our library’s Open Publishing Suite: https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS Cheers, Rajiv From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2:01 PM To: Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>, CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Canadaoer] New Open Textbook / Open Pedaogy Project From USask Good afternoon. I’m very excited to announce our first open textbook written by students at the University of Saskatchewan. This is also the first open textbook from our College of Education. Please see Sharing Our Knowledge: Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools. https://openpress.usask.ca/ealbestpractices/ Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning 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://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

6 years, 2 months

1
0
0 0

UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship: Application deadline 1 week away!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good morning! This is just a reminder that the application deadline for this fellowship is one week away. Please note that you do not need to have a well-developed idea for potential renewable assignments as the collaborative design of these assignments is the focus of the fellowship. The application form is brief (consists of 3 questions) but requires the endorsement of the Dean of your Faculty. If you are interested in this opportunity and want to discuss a potential application, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Thank you, Rajiv From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:49 AM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] New opportunity: UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship Dear colleagues, The Open Education Working Group is delighted to announce the creation of an Open Pedagogy Fellowship in partnership with Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Maryland, USA) that centres on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (SDGs), a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711> (all of which will carry a Creative Commons license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from Montgomery College) will begin to design three renewable assignments in Summer 2019. It is anticipated that 2 applications will be selected for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which includes training and support from the Office of Open Education along with a grant of CDN$1000 that may be used to hire one or more student assistants. Open Pedagogy Fellows will be required to attend a kick-off meeting and three additional meetings throughout the summer. KPU faculty interested in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow should discuss their interest with Rajiv Jhangiani<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education. There will be priority consideration for applications for teams, including interdisciplinary teams. Communications with MC faculty and students can be done entirely through web conferencing and/or email. Completed applications must be endorsed by the Dean of your Faculty and submitted to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by midnight on April 1, 2019. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>. Faculty will be notified of acceptance into the fellowship the week of April 8, 2019. For more information about this fellowship and the application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 2 months

1
0
0 0

New opportunity: UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The Open Education Working Group is delighted to announce the creation of an Open Pedagogy Fellowship in partnership with Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Virginia, USA) that centres on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (SDGs), a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711> (all of which will carry a Creative Commons license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from Montgomery College) will begin to design three renewable assignments in Summer 2019. It is anticipated that 2 applications will be selected for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which includes training and support from the Office of Open Education along with a grant of CDN$1000 that may be used to hire one or more student assistants. Open Pedagogy Fellows will be required to attend a kick-off meeting and three additional meetings throughout the summer. KPU faculty interested in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow should discuss their interest with Rajiv Jhangiani<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca>, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education. There will be priority consideration for applications for teams, including interdisciplinary teams. Communications with MC faculty and students can be done entirely through web conferencing and/or email. Completed applications must be endorsed by the Dean of your Faculty and submitted to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> by midnight on April 1, 2019. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>. Faculty will be notified of acceptance into the fellowship the week of April 8, 2019. For more information about this fellowship and the application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 2 months

1
0
0 0

Reminder to RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Just a quick reminder that next week is Open Education Week and we have a slew of activities planned, including a multi-institution event at KPU Richmond (Wednesday), the launch of OPUS and a special Zed Cred announcement at KPU Surrey (Thursday morning), and hands on workshops in Richmond (Monday), Langley (Tuesday), and Surrey (Thursday). Please RSVP to help us plan for catering (links below). Many thanks, Rajiv From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 3:47 PM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU Open Education Week (March 4-8) takes place internationally and KPU has a bevy of events to celebrate, inform, and gather! Here is a roster of the week's events so you can RSVP and plan your schedule: March 6: Open In Action 2019. Join BCcampus, KPU, and other post-secondary partners at KPU Richmond for a day of hands-on learning on open education in practice and other engaging topics in this area of study. (Description <https://bccampus.ca/event/open-in-action-2019/>/ RSVP<https://events.eply.com/OpeninAction2019>.) March 7: Open Education Week and OPuS Launch Celebration. KPU Open Education is hosting an exciting morning event at KPU Surrey, for the launch of the Library's new Open Publishing Suite (OPuS) and a special announcement concerning the ZedCred initiative. (Event page and RSVP.<https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration>) March 4-7: Open Education Mini-Sessions. KPU Librarians will be hosting mini-sessions for instructors and those interested in using or creating open education resources. Held at multiple times and campuses, you can choose to sign up for one or all! You can learn how to create or use open journals in your classroom with Open Journal Systems, learn how to make open textbooks with Pressbooks, or get help updating your course so it's ZedCred ready! (Event page and RSVP<https://www.kpu.ca/OpenEdWeek>.) These events are opportunities to learn about Open Education and to meet other instructors and educational stakeholders interested in this area of study and practice. Questions? Ask A Librarian<http://www.kpu.ca/library/services/askalibrarian> or contact KPU Open<mailto:%20open@kpu.ca>. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

6 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

FW: Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Introduction to Psychology Study Guide

by Todd Mundle

Hi All, KPU Open Education and the Library and happy to announce that Sarah Murray’s Introduction to Psychology Study Guide has been reviewed and posted to the BCCampus Open Textbook Library. This is a welcome addition of material. Sarah had recently completed the guide during an Education Leave and then partnered with the Library to move the final version of the text from Word, to a web ready Pressbook, complete with inline images, videos and interactive study questions. Converting the book was done as a proof of concept for library publishing and several library employees (Paula Pinter, Lisa Hubick, Yasmin Jamal, Caroline Daniels) rallied to pull the project together. The experience of publishing a complete monograph was invaluable to improving workflow that will allow the Library to continue the program. Congratulations Sarah! Todd Mundle, University Librarian Rajiv Jhangiani, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education Begin forwarded message: From: Josie Gray <jgray(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:jgray@bccampus.ca>> Date: February 20, 2019 at 8:39:17 AM PST To: Sarah Murray <sarah.murray(a)kpu.ca<mailto:sarah.murray@kpu.ca>> Subject: Re: Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Introduction to Psychology Study Guide Hi Sarah, The review went quicker than expected. I am happy to announce that we would be pleased to post your study guide. Because it accompanies the textbook Introduction to Psychology 1st Canadian Edition, I will be posting it alongside that book in the open textbook collection. Best, Josie Josie Gray Coordinator of Collection Quality, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

6 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

Announcing the Spring 2019 OER & Zed Cred grant recipients

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, This semester the Open Education Working Group received a record number of applications for (Open Educational Resources) OER grants. I am delighted to announce that the following projects were funded: Celia Brinkerhoff (Library) Creation of videos to supplement the interactive Doing Research modules aimed at supporting information literacy Arley Cruthers (Applied Communications) Enhance and adapt the open textbook Business Communication for Everyone: An Inclusive Guide to Writing in the Workplace Sam Newton (Accounting) Co-creation of an open textbook for Introductory Taxation with students using principles of open pedagogy Asma Sayed (English) Remixing and adapting OER for Introduction to University Writing In addition, the following team were awarded a Zed Cred grant: Greg Simmons, Alana Abramson, Shereen Hassan, Dan Lett, Lisa Monchalin, and Wade Deisman (Criminology) Creation of an open textbook for Introduction to Criminology Finally, I am also happy to announce that a new BCcampus OER grant for Adult Basic Education was awarded to: Terry Berg (Academic & Career Preparation) Creation of an open textbook for Intermediate Algebra Congratulations to our latest grant recipients! [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Open Education Week (March 4-8) takes place internationally and KPU has a bevy of events to celebrate, inform, and gather! Here is a roster of the week's events so you can RSVP and plan your schedule: March 6: Open In Action 2019. Join BCcampus, KPU, and other post-secondary partners at KPU Richmond for a day of hands-on learning on open education in practice and other engaging topics in this area of study. (Description <https://bccampus.ca/event/open-in-action-2019/>/ RSVP<https://events.eply.com/OpeninAction2019>.) March 7: Open Education Week and OPuS Launch Celebration. KPU Open Education is hosting an exciting morning event at KPU Surrey, for the launch of the Library's new Open Publishing Suite (OPuS) and a special announcement concerning the ZedCred initiative. (Event page and RSVP.<https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration>) March 4-7: Open Education Mini-Sessions. KPU Librarians will be hosting mini-sessions for instructors and those interested in using or creating open education resources. Held at multiple times and campuses, you can choose to sign up for one or all! You can learn how to create or use open journals in your classroom, learn how to make open textbooks, or get help updating your course so it's ZedCred ready! (Event page and RSVP<https://www.kpu.ca/OpenEdWeek>.) These events are opportunities to learn about Open Education and to meet other instructors and educational stakeholders interested in this area of study and practice. Questions? Ask A Librarian<http://www.kpu.ca/library/services/askalibrarian> or contact KPU Open<mailto:%20open@kpu.ca>. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. We work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

6 years, 3 months

1
0
0 0

RSVP: Celebrating Open Education Week on March 7

by Rajiv Jhangiani

[cid:image001.png@01D4C15E.6365F5A0] In celebration of International Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, please join us on the morning of Thursday March 7 for the launch of OPUS (KPU's Open Publishing Suite)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> and for a very special announcement concerning the Zed Cred<https://www.kpu.ca/zedcred> initiative. When: Thursday, March 7, 2019 from 9:30-11:30am Where: Surrey Conference Centre RSVP form and full program at: https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (January 23, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy 2019 to everyone. Below is the latest for BCcampus Open Education. New textbook [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1ff23e21-e22d-482d-9fc5-… | Environmental Science: A Canadian Perspective ] This is the first open textbook published by Dalhousie University. It has been used for many years and underwent five revisions. When the author and Dalhousie faculty member, Bill Freedman, passed away, his widow agreed to publish the newest edition as an open textbook. This textbook is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the introductory level in Canadian colleges and universities. This book is suitable for students beginning a program in environmental science, environmental studies, or sustainability . Updates have been made to these topics in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/artificial-intelligence/ | Artificial Intelligence ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/astronomy/ | Astronomy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/biology/ | Biology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/digital-education/ | Digital Education ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/educational-technology/ | Educational Technology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/environment/ | Environment ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/film-and-video/ | Film and Video ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/ | Gender Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geology/ | Geology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/graphics/ | Graphics and Animation ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/health-and-medical-general/ | Health and Medical - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/ | History ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/learning/ | Learning ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/library-and-information-science/ | Library and Information Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/linguistics/ | Linguistics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/management/ | Management ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/nursing/ | Nursing ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pashto/ | Pashto ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/ | Political Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/presentations/ | Presentations ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/programming/ | Programming ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religious Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/spanish/ | Spanish ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/university-success/ | University Success ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/veterinary/ | Veterinary ] Other updates * A Canada map icon is now being used to identify Canadian content in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * Open textbook adoption tracking templates have been added to a new chapter, [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/chapter/poll-faculty-and-track-adop… | Poll faculty and track adoptions ] , in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/ | Adoption Guide ] 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 BCcampus Open Education 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.

6 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Save the date: Celebrating Open Education Week on March 7

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, This year we will celebrate international open education week at KPU with the launch of OPUS, our Library’s new open publishing suite<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> that enables faculty to create and adapt open educational resources, publish open access journals or monographs, and more! Come hear from KPU faculty and staff who have used the services and tools in OPUS to develop open textbooks and practice open pedagogy with their students. The morning will also feature an update on open education at KPU, a presentation on OPUS from the Library, and a very special announcement by our Dean of Arts. Optional workshops will be offered through the afternoon on Getting Started with Pressbooks and Launching an Open Access or Course Journal. More details and registration will be forthcoming. Date: Thursday, March 7 Time: 9:30—11:30am Location: Surrey Conference Centre [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 4 months

1
0
0 0

Submit a proposal about Open Educational Practices to the KPU Symposium

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The call for proposals for KPU’s 3rd Teaching, Learning, Scholarship, & Research Symposium is now open and includes a category for open educational practices. This is a great opportunity to share what you are doing with open educational resources and/or open pedagogy with your colleagues. For more information about the call and the proposal form visit: http://www.kpu.ca/symposium-call-proposals (proposals are due by February 25) Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 5 months

1
0
0 0

Registration & call for proposals open for the 2019 Cascadia Open Textbook Summit

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, The 2019 Cascadia Open Textbook Summit will take place from April 17-18 at SFU Harbour Centre. This is our primary local event related to open education and a great opportunity to both showcase our open education projects and to learn from other exciting initiatives in this space. Day 1 will include 2 keynotes and conference proceedings with presentations, panel presentations, and table talks. Day 2 is a “Day of Action” and will feature a series of workshops (2 hours each) designed to support those who wish to achieve the next step in their OER work or initiative. The call for proposals is still open (until Jan 25) and registration has just opened. For more information see: https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 5 months

1
0
0 0

Reminder: OER Grant applications due on January 15

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Welcome back and a very happy new year to you! This is a quick reminder that the deadline for applications for the next round of the OER grants is coming up soon on January 15. You can receive a grant for up to $2000 that you can use to hire a student assistant or support other work related to the adaptation or creation of open educational resources or the adoption of open pedagogy in your courses. For more information and the (brief) application form, please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants If you have a larger OER project in mind please also reach out at open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> and I would be happy to help determine and locate the support you might need. Warm regards, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 5 months

1
0
0 0

A remarkable year for Open Education at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, As we wind down for a well-deserved holiday break, I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to this incredible community and to share just a few highlights of our progress in 2018: * We continue to be Canada’s leading institutional adopter of open educational resources<https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-stats/> and the number of faculty who are adopting open textbooks continues to grow rapidly (and now spans every Faculty & School at KPU). * This year we launched our (and Canada’s) second Zed Cred program<http://www.kpu.ca/news/2018/08/29/kpu-launches-second-program-can-be-taken-…>, leading to the Adult Graduation Diploma (our first one, launched in Fall 2017, leads to the Certificate in Arts<http://www.kpu.ca/news/2017/11/01/kpu-unveils-sweet-suite-courses-no-cost-t…>). Overall, our Zed Cred initiative encompassed more than 350 sections taught by more than 100 instructors and saved our students more than $1.2 million! * Our course timetable now offers a searchable field for Zed Cred sections<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Kwantlen+Polytechnic+University%27s+Zed+Cred+ini…>. * Faculty are now able to set up a print-on-demand service for open textbooks<https://media.kpu.ca/media/Print+on+demand+setup+tutorial/0_izv6teqn>, thanks to the support of the KPU Bookstore & Print Shop. * During Open Access week the KPU Library soft-launched OPUS, an open publishing suite<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> that supports faculty and staff who are creating and adapting open educational resources. You will hear more about this service in the new year. * We had two cohorts of cross-disciplinary faculty learning communities on open pedagogy<http://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy> this year. As interest in this innovative approach to teaching and learning continue to grow, several workshops will be offered to faculty in the new year, in partnership with the Teaching & Learning Commons. * KPU faculty and staff received several grants from BCcampus to support our continued work in open education. Several others have successfully received Creative Capital grants, 0.6% PD fund awards, and paid educational leave to support their open education projects. I am especially grateful to the members of our Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>, whose support and guidance have been critical to this progress. The next year holds great promise for open education at KPU. We will continue to offer OER grants<http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>, are busy planning events for Open Education week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, and are building towards several exciting milestones. But, for now, we enjoy a well-deserved break ☺ I wish you all a joyous and restful holiday season. See you in 2019! Warm regards, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 5 months

1
0
0 0

Registration for OpenCon Cascadia is now open

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Please see the invitation below to attend OpenCon Cascadia in Portland from Feb 1-2, 2018. Registration is free (or $10 if you prefer). As an OpenCon alum I an attest to the value of this event, particularly in bringing together people interested in different elements of openness, including open education, open access scholarship, and open science. Cheers, Rajiv From: <scholcomm-request(a)lists.ala.org> on behalf of Ashley Farley <Ashley.Farley(a)gatesfoundation.org> Reply-To: Ashley Farley <Ashley.Farley(a)gatesfoundation.org> Date: Monday, December 17, 2018 at 3:33 PM To: 'scholcomm' <scholcomm(a)lists.ala.org> Subject: [SCHOLCOMM] Registration for OpenCon Cascadia is now open! Hi all, OpenCon Cascadia is coming to Portland, Oregon! Join us February 1st and 2nd, 2019, to make scholarship more open, inclusive, and accessible. It is the mission of OpenCon Cascadia to create a collaborative community, spanning all disciplines, domains, and research communities. Together, we want to build a regional coalition of students, researchers, educators, and librarians passionate about improving research, academic culture, and access to scholarship. Come to OpenCon Cascadia to participate in energizing conversations, imagine solutions, network and form collaborations, and contribute to game-changing projects related to open access, open education, and open data. We are also excited to announce our keynote speakers: Dr. Kadija Ferryman<https://datasociety.net/people/ferryman-kadija/> and Dr. Leslie Chan<http://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/~chan/>. Register now https://openconcascadia.eventbrite.com. In order to ensure that registration cost isn't a barrier to participation, attendees can choose to register for free, $5, or $10. For those that are able to contribute, we appreciate your help in making OpenCon Cascadia an affordable and accessible event. OpenCon Cascadia<https://opencon-cascadia.github.io/> February 1-2, 2019 OHSU Robertson Life Sciences Building<https://www.ohsu.edu/xd/about/visiting/directions/clsb-life-sciences.cfm> Contact us with questions or ideas at openconcascadia(a)gmail.com<mailto:openconcascadia@gmail.com> Best, Ashley Ashley Farley Associate Officer Knowledge & Research Services P +1 206-709-3278 E ashley.farley(a)gatesfoundation.org<mailto:ashley.farley@gatesfoundation.org> T @AshleydFarley<https://twitter.com/ashleydfarley> Show Respect. Offer Trust. Be Transparent. Create Energy.

6 years, 5 months

1
0
0 0

BCampus Open Education: new OER and updates (December 6, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, This is our last update for the year. New textbooks [ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/knowinghome2/ | Knowing Home: Braiding Indigenous Science with Western Science - Book 2 ] This new work joins Book 1, published in 2016. Knowing Home attempts to capture the creative vision of Indigenous scientific knowledge and technology that is derived from an ecology of a home place. The traditional wisdom component of Indigenous Science—the values and ways of decision-making—assists humans in their relationship with each other, the land and water, and all of creation. Edited by Gloria Snively and Lorna Wanosts'a7 Williams, this work was overseen by the [ https://onlineacademiccommunity.uvic.ca/press/ | University of Victoria ePublishing Services, ] and supported by an OER Grant from BCcampus Open Education. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5c918b0d-c893-4fd5-a578-… | Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People ] This book is designed for a single-semester introduction to financial planning and decision-making, in order to provide first and second-year business students with the necessary financial literacy and skills needed to make sound financial decisions, assess financial risk, and achieve financial success. This textbook attempts to speak to the varied backgrounds, knowledge systems, and experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians by providing Indigenous and non-Indigenous perspectives on personal finance and financial planning using examples and information from the Canadian financial system, economy, and Elders. This open textbook adaptation, by Bettina Schneider from the [ http://fnuniv.ca/ | First Nations University of Canada ] , is published by the [ https://uofrpress.ca/Open-Access-Publishing | Open Access Publishing Program ] part of the University of Regina Press. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=62dea1c4-5563-41c5-bef0-… | Financial Strategy for Public Managers ] This offering is a new generation textbook for financial management in the public sector. It offers a thorough, applied, and concise introduction to the essential financial concepts and analytical tools that today’s effective public servants need to know. The authors are Sharon Kioko and Justin Marlowe from the University of Washington. Updated textbook * Updated edition: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0be814c3-979d-41a0-a74c-… | Linear Algebra with Applications: Lyryx, Version 2019B ] New additions to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * Two new ABE Chemistry resources have been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/adult-basic-education/ | Upgrading ] * [ https://globalstorybooks.net/ | Global Storybooks Portal ] has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english-as-a-second-language/ | English Language Learning (ESL) ] * [ https://climate.mit.edu/ | MIT Climate ] has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/climate-change/ | Climate Change ] * [ https://catalog.data.gov/dataset/supertracker-source-code-and-foods-database | SuperTracker ] has been added to the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/nutrition/ | Nutrition ] and and [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/records/ | Health Records and Technology ] chapters * Carnap for teaching and studying formal logic has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * Spectacles in the Roman World has been added to [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/greek-and-roman-studies/ | Greek and Roman Studies ] * [ https://ocw.tudelft.nl/ | TU Delft OpenCourseWare, ] with open courses in English and Dutch, has been posted in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/ | Course Collections ] and [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/dutch/ | Nederlands (Dutch) ] chapte 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 ] . Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education 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.

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Opportunity to contribute a chapter to a new OER book: Call for Proposals

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Please see below for an opportunity to contribute to a new book with the purpose of presenting current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | learning.doing.leading . [ callto:250-893-0258 | 250-893-0258 ] | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus ___________________________________________________________________________________ Call for Chapters: Open Educational Resources (OER) Pedagogy and Practices Editor Molly Y. Zhou Call for Chapters Proposals Submission Deadline: January 10, 2019 Full Chapters Due: May 10, 2019 Submission Date: May 10, 2019 Introduction OER is a recent educational structural organization shift on access to learning materials. It is a new movement in education. Although it started within higher education, the impact of this movement has started to impact K-12 schools. This movement is not only in the US, but across continents and countries in the world. As education becomes more individualized with educational technologies, OER adds to the efforts in leveraging educational resources, educational cost, educational equity, and poverty for a world class of education as contextualized in a world of uncertainties. Objective The purpose of the book is to present current research on OER in education with focus on pedagogical discussion and practices in teaching and learning in higher education and in K-12 schools. The content topic coverage of book includes OER inclusive teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices in higher education and K-12 OER teaching and learning practices. Target Audience OER organizations, investors, educational agencies, educational policy makers, educational leaders, educators, teachers, philanthropists, and other individuals interested in OER in teaching and learning. Recommended Topics Chapters with research topics and content that address research-based OER teaching and learning pedagogical clinical practices are welcome for submission. Submission Procedure Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before January 10, 2019 , a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by January 17, 2019 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by May 10, 2019 , and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ ] prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project. Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process. All proposals should be submitted through the eEditorial Discovery®TM online submission manager at [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-gl… | https://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/submit/3598 ] Publisher This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the "Information Science Reference" (formerly Idea Group Reference), "Medical Information Science Reference," "Business Science Reference," and "Engineering Science Reference" imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit [ https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.igi-glo… | www.igi-global.com ] . This publication is anticipated to be released in 2020. Important Dates Chapter Proposal due date: 1/10/2019 Full chapter due date: 5/10/2019 Final Deadline due date: 9/30/2019 Inquiries Molly Zhou School of Education Dalton State College [ mailto:mzhou@daltonstate.edu | mzhou(a)daltonstate.edu ] USA DALTON STATE COLLEGE EMPLOYEE EMAIL This email message is being sent from a Dalton State College email account. The owner of this account has no authority to validate, terminate, or verify account information. If this email requests you take any action requiring you to provide your user credentials (such as clicking an embedded link), the account has been compromised and should be reported to abuse(a)daltonstate.edu. IMPORTANT/CONFIDENTIAL: This message contains information from Dalton State College, which may be privileged, confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, employee, or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify abuse(a)daltonstate.edu

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Apply for an OER grant! (Deadline: January 15)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The deadline for applications for the next round of the OER grants falls on January 15, so this is a good time to begin thinking about whether you would like to apply. You can receive a grant for up to $2000 that you can use to hire a student assistant or support other work related to the adaptation or creation of open educational resources or the adoption of open pedagogy in your courses. For more information and the (brief) application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Thank you, Rajiv ps If you have a larger OER project in mind please also reach out and I would be happy to help determine and locate the support you might need [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Cascadia Open Education Summit 2019 - now accepting proposals

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, [ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | Information about ] and the [ https://bccampus.ca/event/2019-cascadia-open-ed-summit-call-for-proposals/ | call for proposals ] for the Cascadia Open Education Summit 2019 are now available. BCcampus, the Washington State Board of Colleges and Technical Colleges, Open Oregon Educational Resources and Lumen Learning welcome proposals for the Cascadia Open Education Summit April 17-18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The Cascadia Open Education Summit attracts a wide range of higher education participants including faculty, students, open educators, project staff, librarians, as well as government policymakers and institutional leaders. Please share this information widely: [ https://bccampus.ca/event/cascadia-open-education-summit/ | https://t.co/Havh7nxR30 ] and #CascadiaOpenEd Regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

Fwd: Access at no charge for Canadiana collections: press release / L’accès sans frais aux collections de Canadiana : communiqué de presse

by Todd Mundle

Feel free to share widely. Todd Todd M. Mundle Begin forwarded message: From: CRKN-RCDR listserv [mailto:COLLECTIONS@LIST.CRKN-RCDR.CA] On Behalf Of Rebecca Ross Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2018 9:39 AM To: COLLECTIONS(a)LIST.CRKN-RCDR.CA<mailto:COLLECTIONS@list.crkn-rcdr.ca> Subject: [CRKN Collections Listserv] Access at no charge for Canadiana collections: press release / L’accès sans frais aux collections de Canadiana : communiqué de presse **Sent to Directors and Collections lists** *Message bilingue* Dear Members, Please see the public press release (https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/en/over-60-million-pages-digitized-canadian-docume…) announcing access at no charge for Canadiana collections as of January 1, 2019. Please share this announcement widely. Thank you, Rebecca Over 60 Million Pages of Digitized Canadian Documentary Heritage Soon To Be Available At No Charge The Canadiana collections of archival material, government publications, periodicals, monographs, annuals, and newspapers will be free to access as of January 1, 2019 November 15, 2018, Ottawa, Ontario – As of January 1, 2019, 60 million pages of Canadian digital documentary heritage will be available at no charge to users. The Canadiana collections are the largest online collections of early textual Canadiana in the world. The removal of the subscription paywall will allow unimpeded access to this unique historical content for researchers, students, faculty, and all users in Canada and around the world. Making the Canadiana collections available at no cost to users is a result of the recent merger between Canadiana.org<http://canadiana.org>, a not-for-profit charity, and the Canadian Research Knowledge Network (CRKN), a not-for-profit partnership of 75 Canadian universities, finalized in April 2018. “When our members outlined the vision and goals of a merged organization, ensuring the widespread access to the Canadiana collections was of vital importance,” states Alan Shepard, Chair of the CRKN Board of Directors and President and Vice-Chancellor of Concordia University. “Expanding access to this content encourages the study of Canada, both within and outside of the country,” continued Dr. Shepard. “We are proud to have followed through on our commitment to the community in our first year of operations as a merged organization.” The Canadiana collections include three flagship collections: Early Canadiana Online, Héritage, and Canadiana Online. The Early Canadiana Online and Canadiana Online collections are comprised of Canadian monographs, periodicals, government publications, newspapers and annuals and amount to over 19 million pages. The Héritage collection, developed in partnership with Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and CRKN, includes 900 collections of 41 million pages of archival materials. The Héritage collection includes scans of microfilm taken from some of Library and Archives Canada’s most sought-after archival collections. “LAC is proud to have partnered with CRKN to develop this fundamental collection for researchers, students, teachers, and all Canadians interested in their ancestry and shared history,” states Dr. Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada. “We applaud CRKN’s decision to increase access to our documentary heritage.” The removal of the subscription paywall and user fee does not mean that there are no longer costs associated with the continued maintenance and development of this content. CRKN and the archival community continue to add to the Canadiana Online and Héritage collections and CRKN is currently engaging with stakeholders to develop digitization priorities. Ongoing costs and support for Canadiana collections comes from CRKN members who have made a three-year commitment to fund the development of the collections and access platform. In the coming year, CRKN is looking to make critical updates to its platform, increasing the ability to find and use Canadiana content. An assessment and review of the content is also required to decolonize descriptions, search terms, keywords, and other classifications to ensure that they are culturally sensitive. CRKN also plans to eventually make the Canadiana collections available as open access which would entail a review and implementation of user rights statements. These developments will once again increase ease of use and access to the collections, eventually making them more readily available in research settings and to the general public. “Historians and digital humanists in Canada and abroad have been working with digitized documentary heritage to explore our history, culture, and identity. The content in the Canadiana collections has been used by researchers for decades. Removing the paywall and thereby increasing access to this essential corpus of Canadian heritage will allow researchers to use tools and technologies to do their work more efficiently and more collaboratively,” says Ian Milligan, Associate Professor of History, University of Waterloo. ________________________________ **Envoyé aux listes des collections et des directeurs** *Bilingual message* Chers membres, Je vous contacte pour vous demander de bien vouloir prendre connaissance du communiqué de presse (https://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/fr/plus-de-60-millions-de-pages-du-patrimoine-docu…) concernant l’accès sans frais aux collections de Canadiana à partir du 1er janvier 2019 et le transmettre au plus grand nombre possible. Merci beaucoup, Rebecca Plus de 60 millions de pages du patrimoine documentaire canadien numérisé bientôt accessibles sans frais Les collections de Canadiana, incluant des archives, publications gouvernementales, périodiques, monographies, annuaires et journaux, seront accessibles sans frais à partir du 1er janvier 2019. 15 novembre 2018, Ottawa, Ontario – À partir du 1er janvier 2019, 60 millions de pages du patrimoine documentaire canadien numérisé seront accessibles sans frais. Canadiana compte la plus importante collection mondiale de documents textuels du début de l’histoire canadienne. Grâce à l’élimination des frais d’abonnement, les chercheurs, étudiants, professeurs et utilisateurs du monde entier pourront accéder de façon illimitée à ce contenu historique unique. Cette initiative est possible grâce à la fusion en avril 2018 de Canadiana.org<http://canadiana.org>, un organisme de bienfaisance sans but lucratif, et le Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche (RCDR), un partenariat sans but lucratif de 75 universités canadiennes. « Nos membres ont indiqué que l’accès général aux collections de l’histoire canadienne fait partie intégrante de la mission et vision d’une organisation combinée », selon Alan Shepard, président du conseil d’administration du RCDR et président et vice-chancelier de l’Université Concordia. « Un accès plus général à ce contenu favorise la recherche sur le Canada, à l’échelle nationale et internationale. Nous sommes fiers d’avoir pris cet engagement pour la communauté pendant notre première année d’activité à titre d’organisation combinée », poursuit-il. Canadiana comporte trois collections phares : Notre mémoire en ligne, Héritage, et Canadiana en ligne. Notre mémoire en ligne et Canadiana en ligne comprennent des monographies canadiennes, périodiques, publications gouvernementales, journaux et annuaires, dont le volume total s’élève à 19 millions de pages. La collection Héritage, créée en partenariat entre le RCDR et Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (BAC), inclut 900 collections, équivalentes à 41 millions de pages de documents d’archives. Cette collection comporte aussi des microfilms numérisés, qui proviennent des collections les plus prisées de BAC. « Bibliothèque et Archives Canada est fier de son partenariat avec le RCDR en vue du développement de cette collection fondamentale pour les chercheurs, étudiants, professeurs et tous les Canadiens qui s’intéressent à leur généalogie et leur histoire collective », dit M. Guy Berthiaume, bibliothécaire et archiviste du Canada. « Nous félicitons le RCDR de sa décision qui permet d’élargir l’accès à notre patrimoine documentaire ». Le retrait des frais d’abonnement et d’utilisation n’élimine pas pour autant les coûts associés au maintien et développement de ce contenu, puisque le RCDR et la communauté des archives ajoutent régulièrement des documents aux collections d’Héritage et de Canadiana en ligne. À cette fin, le RCDR travaille auprès de nombreuses parties prenantes pour atteindre ses objectifs en matière de numérisation. Pour assurer les coûts récurrents et les ressources nécessaires aux collections, les membres du RCDR ont conclu un engagement triennal, prévoyant le financement, ainsi que le développement des collections et de la plateforme d’accès. Cette année, le RCDR apportera d’importantes mises à jour à sa plateforme, en plus d’accroître l’usage et la découverte du contenu de Canadiana. Il est également important d’analyser et de revoir le contenu pour décoloniser les descriptions, mots-clés, termes de recherche et autres classifications, pour veiller à ce que ces éléments tiennent compte de la dimension culturelle. Le RCDR prévoit aussi éventuellement d’ouvrir les collections de Canadiana au libre accès, ce qui impliquerait l’examen et l’application de droits d’utilisateurs. Ces avancées accroîtront également la facilité d’utilisation et l’accès aux collections pour la recherche et le grand public. « Les historiens et spécialistes des humanités numériques, au Canada et à l’international, ont recours au patrimoine documentaire numérisé pour explorer notre histoire, identité et culture. Par ailleurs, les chercheurs consultent le contenu de Canadiana depuis des dizaines d’années. Grâce à l’élimination des frais d’abonnement, ces individus pourront donc accéder à ce corpus essentiel du patrimoine canadien. Les chercheurs auront ainsi les outils et technologies nécessaires pour travailler de façon plus efficace et collaborative », selon Ian Milligan, professeur-associé d’histoire, University of Waterloo. Rebecca Ross Director, Marketing and Stakeholder Engagement Directrice du marketing et de la mobilisation des intervenants Canadian Research Knowledge Network Réseau canadien de documentation pour la recherche 411 – 11 avenue Holland Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Y 4S1 T : 613.907.7027 M : 613.791.8334 rross(a)crkn.ca<mailto:rross@crkn.ca> @CRKN_RCDR<https://twitter.com/CRKN_RCDR> www.crkn-rcdr.ca<http://www.crkn-rcdr.ca/> www.canadiana.ca<http://www.canadiana.ca> ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the COLLECTIONS list, click the following link: http://list.crkn-rcdr.ca/scripts/wa-CRKN.exe?SUBED1=COLLECTIONS&A=1 Please send any questions about the CRKN-RCDR listservs to info(a)crkn-rcdr.ca<mailto:info@crkn-rcdr.ca>

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

OE for a Better World Project (OE4BW) Applications for Mentors and Creators Due December 12

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Please see the message below for a unique opportunity to bring together OER creation with the UN’s sustainable development goals. Cheers, Rajiv From: <cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com> on behalf of Jenni Hayman <jenni.hayman(a)gmail.com> Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 at 5:49 AM To: Open Education Platform <cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [cc-openedu] OE for a Better World Project (OE4BW) Applications for Mentors and Creators Due December 12 Greetings Open Colleagues, University of Nova Gorica (UNG) and UNESCO Chair on Open Technologies for OER and Open Learning at the Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI) are announcing a new round of the Open Education for a Better World international on-line mentoring programme. The programme will take place from 7th January to 5th July 2019. Candidates with concrete ideas for open e-learning courses aligned with SDG goals are invited to apply by 12 December 2018. Up to fifty (50) candidates will be chosen to be guided on-line towards the implementation of their course. Application for candidates: Those that want to create open SDG projects in partnership with mentors: http://unesco.ijs.si/2018-2019-application-form-for-candidates/ Application for Mentors: Those who want to mentor candidates as they create their projects: http://unesco.ijs.si/2018-2019-application-form-for-mentors/ I created a project last year and attended the conference in beautiful Vipava, Slovenia. It was an amazing experience and I encourage you to apply!! Best, Jenni Jenni Hayman, EdD Twitter: @jennihayman -- This is the list for the Creative Commons Open Education Platform. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Open Education Platform" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cc-openedu+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cc-openedu+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to cc-openedu(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cc-openedu@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/cc-openedu. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

6 years, 6 months

1
0
0 0

BCampus Open Education: new books and updates (May 4, 2018)

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Happy Friday! See below for new and updated open textbooks in our collection, news about our support resources, and information about the open peer reviews posted by open textbooks. New books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… | Speaking and Writing Punjabi ] by Ranbir Johal (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=db971e1f-dee2-4032-99b4-… | Combinatorics: an upper-level introductory course in enumeration, graph theory, and design theory ] , by Joy Morris (University of Lethbridge * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8880b4d1-7f62-42fc-a912-… | Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations ] by Michelle Bonczek Evory (Open SUNY) Updated books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e12e3911-8a06-497e-b8c9-… | A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB ] by Serhat Beyenir (British Columbia Institute of Technology) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3ffb8117-dc5a-4197-b0ed-… | Biology 2e ] , from OpenStax, has been added to our collection. The older edition will be archived on June 1, 2018. Support resources * The BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide has been archived. This resource was replaced by the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] , added in February. * Find attached a zipped file containing the editable files for the BCcampus [ https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/05/OpenEdInfoSheet_Spring2018_03.pdf | Open Education Info Sheet – Spring 2018 ] Reviews * Starting March 18, 2018, the licence for published reviews changed from CC BY-ND to CC BY. (Older reviews still retain the CC BY-ND designation.) This was done to more easily share reviews with other collections. This information, along with a statement clarifying that the copyright for reviews is held by the reviewer, has been clarified on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/call-for-reviewers-2/ | Review an Open Textbook ] web page on our website. * When open textbooks are replaced with new editions, PDFs of the reviews for the older edition are now compiled in a zip file and posted by the new version of the textbook. A README file is included in the zipped file explaining this arrangement and the reason for it. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 7 months

1
7
0 0

BCcampus OpenEd: survey regarding Pressbooks files for OpenStax textbooks

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Faculty and Staff, In consultation with OpenStax, BCcampus Open Education is conducting a survey of faculty and others at B.C. post-secondary institutions regarding the demand for Pressbooks files of OpenStax textbooks for adaptation purposes. Currently, [ https://openstax.org/subjects | OpenStax ] hosts its open textbooks in a platform called CNX. Pressbooks is a widely used authoring and adaptation system. (See the [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | Pressbooks Guide ] for more information.) If you are interested in participating, please fill out this anonymous survey form: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/openstax-pressbooks-survey/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/openstax-pressbooks-survey/ ] This survey will close on November 30, 2018. Feel free to share this survey with your B.C. post-secondary colleagues. Regards, Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 7 months

1
0
0 0

Reminder re: Open Access Week events

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Just a quick reminder that you can register for one or more of next week’s events celebrating Open Access Week 2018 by visiting: https://www.kpu.ca/OpenAccessWeek Whether you are interested in hands-on training with Pressbooks (for creating/adapting open textbooks), Open Journal Systems (for launching an open access journal), embedding library resources into your Moodle course sites (for the Zed Cred), or listening to our own Melissa Ashman (along with others from UBC, SFU, the Commonwealth of Learning, and the Nun wa dee Stewardship Society) talk about the invisible labour of Open, the KPU Library & Office of Open Education have got you covered. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly. From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Karen Meijer-Kline <karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca> Date: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 2:20 PM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] Celebrating Open Access Week 2018 Join us in celebrating Open Access Week 2018! October 22-28 International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions and organizations across the world. The library will be hosting 3 different workshops, in 4 separate offerings for your scheduling convenience: * Launch your own OJS journal: Get a tour of OJS from KPU Librarians and learn how it can support your course or journal. * Create and adapt using Pressbooks: Learn how to make accessible open textbooks. * ZED CRED READY: Update your course so it has zero textbook costs! Find out how to embed library resources into your course web sites. Register at https://www.kpu.ca/OpenAccessWeek Furthermore, on Wednesday evening please join SFU, BCIT, KPU, Langara, UFV and UBC and the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) group for this panel event on the topic of invisible labour in open scholarship: * OPEN BUT NOT FREE: INVISIBLE LABOUR IN OPEN SCHOLARSHIP. Enjoy an evening downtown for a panel and discussion on invisible labour, sustainability, participation and exclusion as they relate to Open Education. Date: Wednesday October 24, 5-8pm Location: SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre), Rm 700 More information and registration: https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/33758 If you have any questions please let me know. Hope to see you there, Karen [logo gif] Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian t 604.599.2978 e karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:karen.meijer-kline@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

6 years, 7 months

1
0
0 0

Celebrating Open Access Week 2018

by Karen Meijer-Kline

Join us in celebrating Open Access Week 2018! October 22-28 International Open Access Week is a global, community-driven week of action to open up access to research. The event is celebrated by individuals, institutions and organizations across the world. The library will be hosting 3 different workshops, in 4 separate offerings for your scheduling convenience: · Launch your own OJS journal: Get a tour of OJS from KPU Librarians and learn how it can support your course or journal. · Create and adapt using Pressbooks: Learn how to make accessible open textbooks. · ZED CRED READY: Update your course so it has zero textbook costs! Find out how to embed library resources into your course web sites. Register at https://www.kpu.ca/OpenAccessWeek Furthermore, on Wednesday evening please join SFU, BCIT, KPU, Langara, UFV and UBC and the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) group for this panel event on the topic of invisible labour in open scholarship: · OPEN BUT NOT FREE: INVISIBLE LABOUR IN OPEN SCHOLARSHIP. Enjoy an evening downtown for a panel and discussion on invisible labour, sustainability, participation and exclusion as they relate to Open Education. Date: Wednesday October 24, 5-8pm Location: SFU Vancouver (Harbour Centre), Rm 700 More information and registration: https://www.lib.sfu.ca/help/publish/scholarly-publishing/33758 If you have any questions please let me know. Hope to see you there, Karen [logo gif] Karen Meijer-Kline Scholarly Communications Librarian t 604.599.2978 e karen.meijer-kline(a)kpu.ca<mailto:karen.meijer-kline@kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

6 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Announcing the Fall 2018 OER grant recipients

by Rajiv Jhangiani

On behalf of the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>, I am delighted to announce the latest recipients of KPU’s Open Educational Resources (OER) grants: * Andrea Niosi (Marketing), who will develop an open textbook in Consumer Behaviour * Fiona Whittington-Walsh, Seema Ahluwalia, and Rebecca Yoshizawa (Sociology), who will adapt an existing open textbook for Introduction to Sociology (2nd Canadian ed.) to produce an abridged and updated edition * Arleigh Reichl (Psychology), who will work with the Kwantlen Psychology Society to launch an open access journal of KPU Psychology student work Please join me in congratulating our latest grant recipients! For more information about the OER grant program please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Please note that the next application deadline is January 15, 2019 [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

6 years, 8 months

3
2
0 0

Call for nominations Awards for Excellence in Open Education

by Amanda Coolidge

Dear friends- We encourage you to nominate a peer and colleague at your Institution for Awards for Excellence in Open Education. The Awards for Excellence in Open Education recognize outstanding contributions to the open education movement in British Columbia. These contributions may include significant leadership, OER development, research, or advocacy by faculty, students, support staff, or administrators at post-secondary institutions in B.C. or others that support the post-secondary system in B.C. Individuals or teams may be recognized. Anyone may propose a nomination, but individuals may not self-nominate. Individual award nominations are made in writing via the online form (see below). The open education team at BCcampus adjudicates the award each month. Award winners will receive a certificate of recognition and be profiled on the BCcampus website. Previous honourees include [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/05/15/lucky-number-7-grant-potter-is-the-newest-re… | Grant Potter ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2017/11/07/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-irwin… | Irwin DeVries ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2017/12/05/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-tara-… | Tara Robertson ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/02/19/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-chris… | Christina Hendricks ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/01/11/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-tanni… | Tannis Morgan ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/03/27/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-inba-… | Inba Kehoe ] , [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/04/24/and-the-winner-is-diane-purvey/ | Diane Purvey ] , and [ https://bccampus.ca/2018/09/27/award-for-excellence-in-open-education-maja-… | Maja Krzic ] . Thanks! Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

Save the date: April 17-18, 2019: Cascadia Open Education Summit,

by Amanda Coolidge

Excuse the cross postings: Join us for the Cascadia Open Education Summit, formerly known as the BC Open Textbook Summit, in beautiful Vancouver, B.C. on April 17 & 18, 2019 at SFU Harbour Centre. This event is co-hosted with our regional friends; Lumen Learning, Open Oregon Educational Resources, and the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges. This event is for new and experienced OER advocates offering the opportunity to learn and share effective practices in awareness building, implementation, collaboration, strategy, and research. Theme: Scaling New Heights with Open Education. Example topics include: * What are the current challenges and opportunities for open education? Do you have creative solutions for how to take them on? * How is the ecosystem around OER evolving, and what are the implications for this evolution? * As OER enters mainstream curriculum, what are the implications for institutions? Faculty? Libraries? Students? Other stakeholders? Event details: * Day 1 will include 2 keynotes and conference proceedings with presentations, panel presentations, and table talks. * Day 2 is our Day of Action Focused OER Workshops. A series of workshops will be presented (2 hours each) and is intended for people looking for support in achieving the next step in their OER work or initiative. Keynotes: Heather M. Ross, Educational Development Specialist, University of Saskatchewan and Karen Cangialosi, Professor of Biology, Keene State College Who should attend: People engaged in higher education focused open education initiatives, including students, faculty, librarians, instructional technologists, administrators, and other campus leaders. Further details will emerge as the program committee meets – stay informed about the call for proposals via #casacadiaopened and through [ https://bccampus.ca/ | our website. ] -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ] -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 8 months

1
0
0 0

2025

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

OpenKPU