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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 25, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

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

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Fw: You are invited to attend the Canadian Roundtable on Academic Materials (CRAM) - November 20, SFU Vancouver
by Hope Power 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Good morning, Just sharing an announcement about an upcoming event that may be of interest. The Canadian Roundtable on Academic Materials (CRAM) <https://www.cram.campusstores.ca/> is scheduled at SFU Vancouver on November 20th: https://www.cram.campusstores.ca Registration is now open for "bookstore, faculty, students, librarians, teaching & learning, finance and administration and any other stakeholder in post-secondary education who may be interested in discussing the long-term sustainability of academic materials." More details below! Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359 I respectfully acknowledge that SFU Burnaby is located on the unceded and traditional territories of the Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam and Kwikwetlem First Nations. ________________________________ From: Greg McPherson - CSC <greg(a)campusstores.ca> Sent: September 23, 2019 2:00 PM To: Greg McPherson - CSC Subject: You are invited to attend the Canadian Roundtable on Academic Materials (CRAM) - November 20, 2019 [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b3bd61e50a54f0b184e8fce/t/5d88e3ede…] Join us at SFU Vancouver on November 20th for the next session of the Canadian Roundtable on Academic Materials (CRAM), presented by Campus Stores Canada. The objective of CRAM is to initiate a national discussion on academic materials between all stakeholders within our institutions with the purpose to understand and develop a holistic and comprehensive institutional approach for the long-term sustainability of academic materials. More information on past sessions is available on the CRAM website<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAABfbBZ09sGV82qwP6TjBr_cnnYkIAQAA…>. If you are from a BC Post-Secondary Institution, there is a small $100 (plus GST) fee for each attendee to help us cover costs for the meeting room, AV and meals. Our capacity for this session is limited to approximately 60 attendees. We would like to see representation from as many stakeholder groups in attendance as possible. Subject to demand, we can’t guarantee that all registered delegates will be able to attend. We will confirm your attendance no later than November 8th. Those not able to attend will be refunded their registration fee in full. [https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5b3bd61e50a54f0b184e8fce/5d77fa3128a…]<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAAEDgNhad9akvHqq4cNE7CURk8y3BAQAA…> CRAM - SFU Vancouver - Registration<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAAEDgNhad9akvHqq4cNE7CURk8y3BAQAA…> Register for CRAM SFU Vancouver on November 20, 2019 CA$100.00 Register Now<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAAEDgNhad9akvHqq4cNE7CURk8y3BAQAA…> CRAM Vancouver – Session Details When: November 20, 2019 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Where: Simon Fraser University at Harbour Centre<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAAOSV5VFVaqi91jQ76Zf-BDcl7E3RAQAA…> 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC Segal Conference Rooms 1420-1430 Agenda: The agenda will include a series of panel sessions with various stakeholders on campus followed by table discussions. We will hear about the challenges and barriers each of us face with respect to the delivery and affordability of academic materials. We will then discuss the options we must consider to overcome these barriers. Our goal is to come up with an action plan that each of you can take back to your campus. A more detailed agenda will be made available closer to the meeting. For more information or if you have questions please contact CSC Executive Director Greg McPherson at (403) 288-7225 or email greg(a)campusstores.ca<mailto:greg(a)campusstores.ca> Campus Stores Canada, Box 71157 , Silver Springs, Calgary, AB, Unsubscribe [https://static3.squarespace.com/static/newsletters/assets/c0312745730df13cf…]<http://event.squarespace-mail.com/?ref=GUkAAAFq4AqfJ6d47BfRVM1uNmGaO9YeAQAA…> [http://event.squarespace-mail.com/l.gif?ref=GUkAAH6POsKkqjMSxyspUYF6ZRy3p40…]

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Save the Date / date à retenir : CARL-ABRC Open Education Leadership Essentials
by Fields, Erin 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

FYI! SAVE THE DATE: Open Education Leadership Essentials (OeLE) Event<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/save-the-date-oele/> January 27-28, Toronto, ON Ryerson University Registration details to follow [cid:image001.png(a)01D56FB8.0B2AFD50] The Open Education Leadership Essentials Event (OeLE) is a two-day event, designed by the CARL Open Education Working Group<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>, to provide Canadian library practitioners with the information, skills and resources to lead open education initiatives. The event will engage participants with presentations, community building sessions, and hands-on activities that will provide participants with the building blocks to implement OE programs on their own campuses. This event is open to participants from any Canadian post-secondary educational institution. Although presentations will be in English, all documentation related to the event will be available in both English and French. More information and details about the schedule: see OeLE Event Programme Details (EN)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_programplan_en.pdf> (FR)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_plan_programme_fr.p…> To prepare attendees for the OeLE, the CARL Open Education Working<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…> Group will be offering a series of webinars later this fall, including: * Supporting Open Educational Practices from the Library (presented by Rajiv Jhangian, Associate Vice Provost, Open Education at Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * Creative Commons and Canadian Copyright (presented by Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian, University of Alberta) * Open Education Support Models: The Canadian Post-Secondary Landscape (presented by Laurie Morrison, Head, Liaison Services, Brock University Library and Mélanie Brunet, Copyright Services Librarian, University of Ottawa) These webinars will be open to all, regardless of whether you are attending the OeLE event. More information about these webinars will be available shortly. If you have any questions, please contact Erin Fields, CARL Visiting Program Officer for Open Education (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields(a)ubc.ca>) or Lise Brin, Program Officer at CARL (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca>). More information about the CARL OEWG can be found on the CARL Open Education webpage<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-edu…>. **** DATE À RETENIR : Open Education Leadership Essentials<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/date-a-retenir-oele/> [Principes fondamentaux du leadership en éducation ouverte] Les 27 et 28 janvier, Toronto (Ontario) Ryerson University Les détails de l’inscription suivront [cid:image002.png(a)01D56FB8.0B2AFD50] Open Education Leadership Essentials Event (OeLE) [Principes fondamentaux du leadership en éducation ouverte] est un événement de deux jours qui a été conçu par le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…> afin d’offrir aux bibliothécaires canadiens l’information, les compétences et les ressources nécessaires pour diriger des initiatives d’éducation ouverte. L’événement permettra aux participants d’assister à des présentations, de participer à des séances d’échanges et à des activités pratiques qui leur fourniront les éléments de base pour mettre en œuvre des programmes d’éducation ouverte sur leur propre campus . Cet événement est ouvert aux participants de tout établissement d’enseignement postsecondaire canadien. Même si les présentations se feront en anglais, toute la documentation relative à l’événement sera disponible en anglais et en français. Pour plus d’informations et de détails sur le programme, voir le Plan du programme (EN)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_programplan_en.pdf> (FR)<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/OeLE_plan_programme_fr.p…> Pour préparer les participants à l’OeLE, le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…> offrira une série de webinaires plus tard cet automne, notamment : * Supporting Open Educational Practices from the Library [Soutien des pratiques d’éducation ouverte par les bibliothèques] (présenté par Rajiv Jhangian, vice-recteur associé, Open Education à la Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * Creative Commons et Canadian Copyright [Creative Commons et droit d’auteur canadien] (présenté par Amanda Wakaruk, bibliothécaire du droit d’auteur, University of Alberta) * Open Education Support Models: The Canadian Post-Secondary Landscape [Modèles de soutien à l’éducation ouverte : L’environnement post-secondaire canadien] (présenté par Laurie Morrison, chef, Services de liaison, Brock University Library et Mélanie Brunet, bibliothécaire des Services du droit d’auteur, Université d’Ottawa) Ces webinaires seront ouverts à tous, que vous assistiez ou non à l’OeLE. De plus amples renseignements sur ces webinaires seront disponibles sous peu. Si vous avez des questions, veuillez communiquer avec Erin Fields, agente du programme-invité de l’ABRC pour l’éducation ouverte (erin.fields(a)ubc.ca<mailto:erin.fields(a)ubc.ca>) ou Lise Brin, agente de programme à l’ABRC (lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca>). De plus amples renseignements sur le GTÉO de l’ABRC se trouvent sur la page Web de l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC<http://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savante…>. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image003.png(a)01D56FB8.0B2AFD50] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image004.png(a)01D56FB8.0B2AFD50]@carlabrc ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the CARL-OEWG list, please click here.<https://lists.ubc.ca/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=CARL-OEWG&A=1> Further information about the UBC Mailing Lists service can be found on the UBC IT website.

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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 13, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph 13 Sep '19

13 Sep '19

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

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