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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/>

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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 ]

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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/>

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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

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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

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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/>

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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 ]

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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>

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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

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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

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