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KPU launches its second Zed Cred program

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, A press release announcing our second Zed Cred (the Adult Graduation Diploma), along with zero textbook cost pathways in English, Math, Biology, and Physics Qualifying Studies just went out. See: http://www.kpu.ca/news/2018/08/29/kpu-launches-second-program-can-be-taken-… Cheers, Rajiv

6 years, 9 months

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Reminder: OER grant applications due on September 1

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, If you would like to adapt an open textbook (e.g., to localize/contextualize it) or create some openly-licensed content (e.g., modules, videos, question banks, etc.) to support your classes, please consider applying for an OER grant. The application form is brief and the turnaround time for a decision rapid. With this grant you can quickly get up to $2000 to support your project, which you could use for ~125 hours of student assistant support. For more information please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Questions about this grant or the application process? Please send an email to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open@kpu.ca> Cheers, Rajiv From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Monday, July 23, 2018 at 12:15 PM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] OER Grants: New application cycle & revised application form Dear colleagues, As you may know, KPU has offered small OER grants for the past two years to those interested in creating, adapting, and adopting OERs. These grants are jointly funded by BCcampus and the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and thus far have been used to support OER projects in Academic & Career Preparation, Languages & Cultures, Sociology, Asian Studies, English Language Studies, and the Learning Centres. I am writing to inform you that the Open Education Working Group has recently revised the application process for these grants from rolling applications to 1 application deadline per semester (May 1, September 1, and January 15). For information about these grants (including eligible expenses, expectations, and evaluation criteria) and the brief application form, please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Thank you, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 9 months

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Review an open textbook & receive an honorarium from BCcampus

by Rajiv Jhangiani

BCcampus is looking for instructors to review existing open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. An honorarium of $250 will be paid to eligible and qualified individuals who complete, submit, and permit the open publication of their review for a textbook in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. All reviews must be approved by BCcampus Open Education before they are posted and payment is made to the reviewer. Answers provided in completed reviews must be accurate, comprehensive, constructive, and concise; this is required so that the review is useful to those evaluating the targeted open textbook. (See “Completed Review: Approval and Payment” below.) Each approved and completed review will be published by the reviewed textbook in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/> under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/>. The copyright for each review is owned by the reviewer. Resources * Application form<http://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-reviewers/>, including a list of existing open textbooks eligible for review. * B.C. Open Textbooks Review Rubric<https://open.bccampus.ca/files/2017/11/BC-Open-Textbooks-Review-Rubric.docx> (CC BY). Review and Selection Process * Faculty who would like to review a textbook should be teaching in the subject area for the selected text. * Reviewers should be teaching at a post-secondary institution in either British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, or the Yukon. * Reviewers are willing to consider the adoption of the reviewed open textbook, providing its quality and contents are appropriate for their course. Please note that in order to encourage a diversity of voices in the reviews, BCcampus limits the number of reviews per person to one. Application Process Faculty interested in reviewing one of the BCcampus Open Education, should submit an application<http://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-reviewers/>. If you have any further questions, please email helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:opentext@bccampus.ca>.

6 years, 9 months

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Call for expressions of interest: (Virtual) Faculty Learning Community on Open Pedagogy

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, Earlier this year, we organized KPU's first interdisciplinary Faculty Learning Community (FLC) on Open Pedagogy<https://www.kpu.ca/open/pedagogy>. Meeting over the Spring semester, the 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. This Fall will mark the launch of our second FLC cohort. The group will read a single article and meet for a virtual discussion twice a month on Fridays from 9-10am (beginning on September 21). The schedule of meetings and topics is as follows: September 21: From open educational resources to open pedagogy [Reading<http://openpedagogy.org/open-pedagogy/>] October 5: Diversity, equity, and inclusion through open education [Reading<https://www.cccoer.org/2018/06/28/on-equity-diversity-inclusion-and-open-ed…>] October 19: Privacy, digital redlining, and educational technology [Reading<https://www.commonsense.org/education/privacy/blog/digital-redlining-access…>] November 2: A domain of one's own: Wordpress in the classroom [Reading<http://hackeducation.com/2017/04/04/domains>] November 23: Information environmentalism: Wikipedia in the classroom [Reading<https://er.educause.edu/articles/2017/10/info-environmentalism-an-introduct…>] December 7: Open pedagogy showcase If you have any questions about the FLC, please contact Rajiv Jhangiani at rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani@kpu.ca> To express your interest in joining this community please complete this webform: https://www.kpu.ca/open/flc Thank you very much, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 10 months

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Opportunity for a 1-year secondment to BCcampus (Researcher, Open Practices)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has posted a posted a 1 year contract position for which they would like to second a faculty member from a BC post-secondary institution. If you are passionate about Open Educational Practices and are interested in leading research in this area, this position might be a good opportunity for you. From the posting: “The Researcher, Open Practices will work on projects that inform and advance the use of Open Educational Practices in B.C. post-secondary. In particular, this role is responsible for building a shared understanding of successful implementations of Open Pedagogy and other Open Practices that contribute to improved learning. This is a new role at BCcampus as we work to advance the impact Open Education can have on learning and teaching.” Applications are due by August 13. For more information about the position please see: https://bccampus.ca/careers/researcher-open-practices/ Cheers, Rajiv

6 years, 10 months

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OER Grants: New application cycle & revised application form

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, As you may know, KPU has offered small OER grants for the past two years to those interested in creating, adapting, and adopting OERs. These grants are jointly funded by BCcampus and the Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic and thus far have been used to support OER projects in Academic & Career Preparation, Languages & Cultures, Sociology, Asian Studies, English Language Studies, and the Learning Centres. I am writing to inform you that the Open Education Working Group has recently revised the application process for these grants from rolling applications to 1 application deadline per semester (May 1, September 1, and January 15). For information about these grants (including eligible expenses, expectations, and evaluation criteria) and the brief application form, please visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Thank you, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 10 months

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Educause primer on open educational practices

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, Beyond adopting open educational resources such as open textbooks , a growing number of our colleagues at KPU have been experimenting with open educational practices. If you are curious about what this involves, Educause has helpfully published the following 2-page primer as part of their ELI series “7 things you should know about…” https://library.educause.edu/resources/2018/7/7-things-you-should-know-abou… (bonus: KPU gets a brief mention) For those of you interested in exploring this approach to teaching and learning, please watch for an invitation next month to join a Faculty Learning Community this Fall on open pedagogy. Cheers, Rajiv

6 years, 11 months

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Fall 2018 timetable launches (with a new feature for the Zed Cred)

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, A quick update: The Fall 2018 course timetable launched this morning and, thanks to support of our wonderful colleagues in the Registrar’s office, it now includes a new field that makes it possible for students to identify course sections that have zero required textbook costs and qualify for the Zed Cred. To see how this works visit: https://twitter.com/KPUopen/status/1010284480022507520 The growth in the Zed Cred initiative has been tremendous, as we have gone from 80 sections this Spring to over 300 sections this Fall. These sections represent 191 courses from 36 departments and 5 Faculties. A massive THANK YOU to the many of you who are supporting or involved in this initiative. Warm regards and have a wonderful weekend, Rajiv

6 years, 11 months

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Open anatomical atlas and anatomy images - expression of interest

by Lauri Aesoph

Dear Faculty and Staff, BCcampus Open Education is reaching out to all faculty members and staff involved in the teaching and support of anatomy and healthcare post-secondary curricula in B.C. in response to a request from the [ http://www.oeconsortium.org/ | Open Education Consortium ] to identify individuals interested in collaborating on a project that would involve the co-creation of an open anatomical atlas of anatomy images. Background Anatomy is a basic discipline for all medical and paramedical fields around the world. Anatomical illustrations are essential for the teaching and learning of anatomy and are universally relevant in all countries. Good quality artist-created anatomical drawings are available in anatomical atlases and textbooks but are mostly copyrighted. There are very few good quality anatomical images available under an open license. If you think this is a good idea and want to participate in the creation and implementation of an open anatomical atlas, please respond to this email by July 15. A response to this email does not commit you to anything, it merely indicates an interest in this project. On behalf of all interested parties that reply to this email, and as a member of the Open Education Consortium, BCcampus Open Education will submit a form expressing interest. Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd 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/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

6 years, 11 months

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NEW DATE (July 11) - Pressbooks Training webinars: Introduction and Intermediate 1

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, We have just published the date (July 11) for the next [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] . This time, in addition to our Introduction session, we will also be offering an Intermediate 1 session focusing on how to import certain files into Pressbooks and exporting a variety of file types. For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day. For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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Congratulations to Melissa Ashman on the publication of her new open textbook!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I am delighted to share news of the publication of yet another new open textbook at KPU, this one authored by our amazing colleague Melissa Ashman. Introduction to Professional Communications is an adaptation and remix of several other open textbooks and will be used in our Applied Communications program. The book is available in a variety of digital formats at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/professionalcomms/ Please join me in celebrating Melissa’s terrific work! Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

6 years, 12 months

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BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit- update and new version!

by Amanda Coolidge

Great news!! The BCcampus Open Education [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit ] has been revised and updated. Most significantly, this version includes step-by-step instructions on how to meet web accessibility guidelines when authoring books in Pressbooks. A full list of changes can be found in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/versioning-history/ | Versioning History ] page. Special thanks to Josie Gray for leading this initiative and keeping the Accessibility Toolkit up to date and with the latest information. On behalf of the BCcampus Open Education Team, Amanda Coolidge -- 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 ]

7 years

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New funding for OER for Adult Basic Education announced

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills, & Training has just announced funding to support OER development for Adult Basic Education. This is very exciting news for us at KPU, especially for our colleagues in the Faculty of Academic & Career Advancement, many of whom are already active users of open textbooks. This funding provides more support to adapt and create new OER where necessary. From the press release: “The Province is providing BCcampus, which produces open education online content, with $250,000 to create or adapt textbooks for all courses in all levels of the British Columbia adult graduation diploma (or adult dogwood diploma). Courses covered include math, English, science, social science, computer studies, and education and career planning.” Link to Press release: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2018AEST0072-001108 Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

7 years

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Two new grants from BCcampus to support Open Education at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good afternoon everyone, I am happy to end this celebratory week with some more happy news. BCcampus recently announced the recipients of their latest round of open education grants. Among the 9 successful proposals they funded were two proposals from KPU. The first is an OER Create grant to help support the development of an Ancient and Medieval History open textbook (a project led by Tracey Kinney) while the second is an OER Sustainability grant that will help us develop a specialized service in the Library to support OER creation. This round involved the largest number of grant submissions to BCcampus to date so it is nice to see our leadership in this space being recognized with external support. Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Cheers, Rajiv

7 years

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Congratulations to Christina Page and the Learning Centres on the publication of their open textbook!

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I am delighted to share news of the publication of a new open textbook by Christina Page and her colleagues from the Learning Centres titled “University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed,” available at https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/studystrategizesucceed/ A recipient of an OER grant, Christina and her team (which includes Graeme Robinson-Clogg, Rawia Inaim, and Vijaya Jammi, along with student assistant Anmol Mangat) have also developed 25 learning strategies videos (https://bit.ly/2IMhpvp) and soft launched two interactive Online Academic Skills Workshops (Reading Texts and Time Management for Busy Students) (http://www.kpu.ca/asw-online) Together, these resources eliminate the need to purchase commercial learning strategies texts (e.g., in the Learning Centre, for Orientation programming), enhance student access to Academic Skills development opportunities, and increase opportunities for instructors to integrate learning strategies into their courses. Please join me in congratulating Christina and her team. Cheers, Rajiv

7 years

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Cengage releases 3 current textbooks under an open license

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying this beautiful long weekend! Some of you have been following the moves of commercial textbook publishers into Open Education. Although many are justifiably skeptical about these moves, I and other open education advocates have been meeting with some of them to explain what it means to be a good actor in Open Education (e.g., providing and not just reusing content, making editable files available, hosting OER on a platform that does not require registration, etc.). One of the groups I have recently discussed these issues with is Cengage. I am delighted to share the news that they have followed our advice and have today released three of their (current) textbooks under an open license. These three books are relevant to a few of our programs at KPU so I am sharing them on this listserv. They are: English Composition 1: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/28908-cengage-opennow-english-composit… Developmental English: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/28906-cengage-opennow-developmental-en… College Success: https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/28784-cengage-opennow-college-success-… You can download these books in their entirety in both PDF and MS Word formats, edit them as you see fit, and reuse them in whole or in part. They each now carry a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) license. Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

7 years

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Canadian post-secondary faculty: opportunity to review new OER for Open Choice

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, See the below opportunity for all Canadian post-secondary faculty. Open Choice invites Canadian faculty to review OER for their upcoming database Choice, a publishing unit at the Association of College and Research Libraries, plans to release a new online database of open educational resource (OER) reviews called Open Choice. The new service will feature a significant collection of critical reviews of OER targeted to teaching faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and university staff charged with acquiring digital tools for instruction (IT, instructional technologies, etc.). We are looking for active teaching faculty who be interested in reviewing open educational materials for Open Choice. The reviews are more substantive, averaging 2,000-2,500 words, and use a structured review rubric. The rubric provides consistency in reviews and makes them easier to write. All reviews go through a formal copyediting process. We are able to provide a honorarium of $200 for each review. If you are interested in reviewing, or have questions about Open Choice or the reviewing process, please email Melissa Karp at [ mailto:mkarp@ala-choice.org | mkarp(a)ala-choice.org ] . Regards, Lauri 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 ]

7 years

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Free Online Course (MOOC): Making Sense of Open, eCampusOntario June 1-15th/18

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello again everyone, One other opportunity to share with you today. As I mentioned in a previous email, eCampus Ontario is facilitating an open online course about Open Education from June 1-15. See below for the link to register. Cheers, Rajiv From: Ann Ludbrook <aludbrook(a)ryerson.ca> Date: Monday, May 14, 2018 at 12:13 PM Subject: Free Online Course (MOOC): Making Sense of Open, eCampusOntario June 1-15th/18 Hi all: You may want to take this short online course or pass it on to interested faculty - 8 hours in total time commitment and a nice overview of open. Info: Welcome to the Making Sense of Open Education mini-MOOC. This course will run with live facilitation from June 1-15, 2018 with an engaged group of global participants including experienced community peers to support learning and networking. This will be an introductory-level course designed for global post-secondary educators interested in learning more about open education, open educational resources (OER), and open educational practices (OEP). To Register and for more info: http://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=3237 -- Ann Ludbrook Copyright and Scholarly Engagement Librarian Ryerson University T: 416-979-5000 ext 6910 Email: aludbrook(a)ryerson.ca<mailto:aludbrook@ryerson.ca>

7 years

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Call for 2018-2019 OER Research Fellows

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, The Open Education Group (based at Brigham Young University in Utah) has put out a call for applications for the 2018-19 OER Research Fellowships. If you are interested in conducting research about OER (including assessing their impact on your students’ educational outcomes), I strongly encourage you to apply. Farhad Dastur and I have both benefited greatly from this fellowship. The support includes funding to attend two open education conferences, mentorship, and a small stipend. For more information and to apply see: https://www.formpl.us/form/5292176104751104 Note also that this opportunity is not limited to faculty. Cheers, Rajiv

7 years

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Invitation for collaborative OER projects from the Rebus Community

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, The Rebus Community will soon (on May 16) launch a project management tool for collaboration on Open Educational Resources (OER) publishing projects around the world. They are inviting submissions for up to 10 beta OER/open textbook publishing projects. Since so many of you in the KPU community are currently working on or planning such projects, I thought you might want to consider this opportunity (useful for inviting collaborators for co-creation or even peer-review). For more information see: https://about.rebus.community/2018/04/rebus-community-projects-beta-invitat… Application form: https://about.rebus.community/beta-projects-application-form/ I should add that I have worked with this group before on two projects, including one to create slide decks to support an open textbook for Social Psychology. I am happy to chat with you about my experience and as well assist you with an application, should you feel this platform is a good fit for your project. Cheers, Rajiv

7 years, 1 month

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2 free & open online micro-courses about Open Education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, I wanted to share the following two free & open online micro-courses with you. Both are related to Open Education and will run over the next several weeks: 1. Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world: https://oeru.org/oeru-partners/otago-polytechnic/open-education-copyright-a… (offered by the OERu network from May 9-23) 2. Making sense of open education: http://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=3237 (facilitated by eCampus Ontario from June 1-15) Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

7 years, 1 month

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Congratulations to KPU's Ranbir Johal on the publication of her open textbook

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Hello everyone, I am delighted to share the news that our very own Ranbir Johal’s open textbook on Speaking and Writing Punjabi has been published today by BCcampus: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… Ranbir received an OER grant last year in support of this project and I know that thousands of students will benefit from her incredible work. Please join me in congratulating our amazing colleague! Cheers, Rajiv

7 years, 1 month

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BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Dear colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I share the news of BCcampus’ latest recipient of their award for excellence in open education—our very own Dean of Arts Dr. Diane Purvey! See: https://bccampus.ca/2018/04/24/and-the-winner-is-diane-purvey/ for more details. Cheers, Rajiv

7 years, 1 month

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Just published: Open textbook efficacy study at KPU

by Rajiv Jhangiani

Good morning everyone, I am delighted to announce the publication of our article that shows that Psychology students at KPU assigned open textbooks perform the same as or better than those assigned commercial textbooks (among other fascinating findings about their perceptions and usage). The study, which was co-authored by my fabulous colleagues in the Psychology department Farhad Dastur, Richard LeGrand, and Kurt Penner, was published today in the Canadian Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Full text available at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss1/5 Cheers, Rajiv

7 years, 1 month

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BCcampus Open Education Info Sheet

by Lauri Aesoph

Hello Everyone, Please find attached a new information sheet from BCcampus Open Education. It includes details about: * Open education in B.C. such as the values, 5Rs, and strategic priorities * Current projects and initiatives at BCcampus Open Education including B.C.'s Zed Cred Programs, Awards for Excellence in Open Education, the 2018/19 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, and the B.C. Open Textbook Collection Feel free to share this document, in print form or digitally, with colleagues, students, and others. 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/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

7 years, 2 months

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