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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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. 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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.

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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 ]

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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>

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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.

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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 ]

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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 ]

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 ]

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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 ]

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