August 2017 - Bcoel - lists.bccampus.ca

NEW DATE (July 11) - Pressbooks Training webinars: Introduction and Intermediate 1
by Lauri Aesoph 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

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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Hosting an OpenCon Satellite Event
by Amanda Coolidge 25 Aug '17

25 Aug '17

For this interested http://www.opencon2017.org/satellite <http://www.opencon2017.org/satellite> Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca <http://www.bccampus.ca/> Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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Pressbooks 4.0 and 4.1 Updates
by Lucas Wright 23 Aug '17

23 Aug '17

Dear Pressbooks user Pressbooks (pressbooks.bccampus.ca) and open textbooks in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection that are hosted in BCcampus' internal instance of Pressbooks (opentextbc.ca) was upgraded to Pressbooks 4.0 this summer and has recently been upgraded to Pressbooks 4.1. We are sorry to get these changes to you after the update and all future notices will be sent to you before the updates occur. Below we have included Pressbooks updates that will be noticeable to users.For a complete list of changes, see [ https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master | https://github.com/BCcampus/pressbooks-mpdf/commits/master ] . Features 4.0 * LaTeX outputs are now at a sufficient resolution for print applications (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/819 | #819 ] ). * You can now change statuses in bulk on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/249 | #249 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/822 | #822 ] ). * Deleted content can now be restored from Text → Trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/tree/9283c26504007ba55259672c5cb9e… | 9283c26 ] ). 4.1 * Cloning! Clone any public, properly-licensed book from any Pressbooks 4.1 network including your own (super admins can clone any book from their own network, regardless of license) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/841 | #841 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/857 | #857 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/881 | #881 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/885 | #885 ] ). * Word count for the entire book and for content marked for export is now displayed on the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/842 | #842 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/878 | #878 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/880 | #880 ] ). * Users can now delete their own books from the book menu (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/845 | #845 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/864 | #864 ] ). * Punjabi Gurmukhi support (props to [ https://github.com/alexpflores | @alexpflores ] ) (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/877 | #877 ] ). Fixes 4.0 * DOCX and ODT files exported from Google Docs (which lack standard metadata) can now be imported without issue via the import module (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/837 | #837 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/838 | #838 ] ). * Images are now set to a prince-image-resolution of auto, normal rather than 300dpi for more reliably high-quality print PDF output (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/744 | #744 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/776 | #776 ] ). * Text suggesting that we offer printing services has been removed from the Publish page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/784 | #784 ] ). * Current privacy settings are now displayed properly when updating book privacy from the Organize page (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/711 | #711 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/801 | #801 ] ). * The Search and Replace module no longer searches items in the trash (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/commit/697873425439be829abaeb077fb… | 6978734 ] ). * Fix: Miscellaneous improvements to improve performance and reduce unnecessary error output. 4.1 * The TOC endpoint in the Pressbooks REST API v2 now uses chapters and parts for consistency with the endpoints for these post types. * The EPUB importer now properly detects and handles optional whitespaces (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/554 | #554 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/874 | #874 ] ). * Image URLs with #fixme on the end will now be properly copied into EPUBs during export (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/887 | #887 ] ) Enhancements 4.0 * Expanded metadata is now hidden on the Book Information page unless needed (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/804 | #804 ] and [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/832 | #832 ] ) 4.1 * Book editors can now modify theme options and custom CSS (see [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/issues/862 | #862 ] , [ https://github.com/pressbooks/pressbooks/pull/863 | #863 ] ). For questions, please ask the [ https://bccampus.mycusthelp.ca/webapp/_rs/(S(p5kmxhtjq0mru40nixjnzwck))/Req… | BCcampus Helpdesk. ] Thanks, Lucas Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca Skype: lucwrite Twitter: @lucwrite

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Re: [Bcoel] book lovers day and new books in the open textbook collection
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Hi Everyone, In addition to today being Book Lovers' Day, our project has added another four textbooks to the collection (from Open Oregon), noted below, bringing the total number to 200. [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/forest-measurements-an-applied-approach | Forest Measurements: An Applied Approach ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/environmental-biology | Environmental Biology ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/simple-book-production | Beginning Excel ] [ https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/ | The Word on College Reading and Writing ] Other new items include: - The ancillary resource [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/anatomy-physiology-lab-homework-and-refe… | Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials ] which has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] record page in the collection. - The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors ] , which is part of the new "Support Resources" category in the collection. Notice the sub-categories within this section entitled: guides, toolkits and tools. We are currently moving and adding resources to this new section. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph From: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> To: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca>, "communications" <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 8:27:48 AM Subject: book lovers day Hi there! Today is [ https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BookLoversDay | #BookLoversDay ] . Thanks Amanda -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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