April 2021 - Bcoel - lists.bccampus.ca

Pressbooks Support in B.C. Post-Secondaries: A Conversation (May 27 11am-12pm)
by Lindsay Tripp 02 Jun '21

02 Jun '21

Dear BCOEL community, Please join us on Thursday, May 27 from 11am-12pm for a conversation about how B.C. colleges and universities are supporting Pressbooks. Speakers from three post-secondary institutions (BCIT, Kwantlen, and UBC) will share some of the successes and challenges they've experienced. We'll leave ample time for Q&A/casual discussion. Pressbooks is an open source book production platform based on WordPress. Our open education partner, BCcampus, hosts an instance of Pressbooks and offers staff and educators from post-secondary institutions in B.C. and the Yukon a free account<https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/>. This is an informal session for information sharing and no registration is required (Zoom details provided below). We hope to see many of you there! Many thanks, Lindsay Tripp (on behalf of the BCOEL Steering Committee) ------ Zoom link: https://langara.zoom.us/j/65221795334?pwd=WHdBWnhWdXFVMjNUTnZqbGhIRTlHQT09 Passcode: 761690

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MARC Record Update: New books and new editions added to the BC Open Textbook Collection (April 22, 2021)
by Lauri Aesoph 22 Apr '21

22 Apr '21

Dear Linda, The following open textbooks were added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> during the past month: * Barbering Techniques for Hairstylists<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c9…> * Basic HVAC<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65…> * Cellular Internet of Things for Practitioners<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=79…> * Psychology - 1st Canadian Edition <https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=99…> New editions * Principles of Macroeconomics - 2021A (Lyryx)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=cd…> * Principles of Microeconomics - 2021A (Lyryx)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=55…> Best regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education Operations, BCcampus Cell: 250-893-0258<tel:250-893-0258> • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauriaesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriaesoph/> ____________________________________________________________ Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.

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Reminder: Survey for Canadian Distribution of OpenStax hardcover textbooks
by Arianna Cheveldave 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

Dear colleagues, A reminder that all Canadian faculty, librarians, bookstore staff, and students are invited to participate in the Canadian Distribution of OpenStax hardcover textbooks<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-qcjdty-ehldhkki-jl/> survey, ending on April 30. All responses are anonymous. Final results will be shared out later this year. BCcampus in partnership with Vretta<https://www.vretta.com/ordering.html> and the Manitoba Open Textbook Initiative<https://openedmb.ca/> is surveying Canadian post-secondary institutions about their knowledge about/adoption of/suggested improvements to the distribution of OpenStax’s hardbound books in Canada<https://bccampus.ca/2021/02/23/hard-back-openstax-books-come-to-canada/>, and the usage of and need for printed open textbooks in general. Regards, Lauri Aesoph laesoph(a)bccampus.ca Arianna Cheveldave Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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