Good afternoon, BCOEL network! The holidays are fast approaching, which also means a new year (and another OE Week in March) will be upon us in no time! The BCOEL steering committee and OE week planning team have been discussing potential themes and speaker options, and would love to hear what you are most interested in for the coming 2026 event! The specifics will follow in late January/early February, but the rough outline for each option is as follows: 1. UNSDG x Open Education * OE week coincides with UNSDG Action week. This theme would highlight the intersection of each to speak to the broader goals of Open/accessible education (and more) 2. Maintaining momentum for OE initiatives amidst institutional precarity * This theme would discuss the benefits of collaborative work for OE initiatives, like OER publishing, amongst others, as a means of keeping project momentum going despite potential institutional challenges. Please rank your preferred theme using the arrows on the far right side of the poll before December 23, 2025. Voting is anonymous. Poll: BCOEL 2026 OE Week theme<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Qyxi9WSOY0iu1AzEkI08iHKaBknT6b9JukIuMDfLqyJUNTIwVVBZTjBaT0swOFI4RVhOTFROOTVRQS4u&loop=1> The event will likely be held online (like previous years) but we'll share more as the event planning process unfolds! Thanks all in advance and hope you are having a great end of term and an even better start to your holiday season! Best, Liz Elizabeth Johnston (she/her) Undergraduate Liaison Librarian | BA, MA, MLIS *I recognize that my working day may not be your working day. Please do not feel obligated to respond outside of your working hours. 1-877-431-6887 | elizabeth.johnston@ucanwest.ca 1461 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6Z 0E5 [cid:c149f8ba-7fb7-4a30-80d2-c2a2a06a74ca] We acknowledge that the territories on which UCW and its campuses are situated are the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and Sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We thank them for having cared for this land since time immemorial, honour their graciousness to the students who seek knowledge here, and iterate our dedication to valuing the ongoing contributions of Indigenous peoples and communities. Elizabeth Johnston Liaison Librarian University Canada West Direct. +17786536095<tel:+17786536095> Phone. +18774316887<tel:+18774316887> Email. elizabeth.johnston@ucanwest.ca<mailto:%7BE-mail%7D> 1461 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC, V6Z 0E5, Canada <https://www.ucanwest.ca/>www.ucanwest.ca<https://www.ucanwest.ca/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/UCW-logo-Email%20Signature.png]<https://www.ucanwest.ca/> <https://www.facebook.com/ucanwest/>[https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Facebook.png]<https://www.facebook.com/ucanwest/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Instagram.png] <https://www.instagram.com/university_canada_west/> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Youtube.png] <https://www.youtube.com/user/CanadaUniversity> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Twitter%20X.png] <https://twitter.com/ucanwest> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/LinkedIn.png] <https://www.linkedin.com/school/ucanwest> [https://image-assets.guscanada.ca/UCW/Tiktok.png] <https://www.tiktok.com/@ucanwest> We acknowledge that UCW campuses are located on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh nations. Notice: All electronic mail messages and any attached files sent by University Canada West (UCW) are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may contain privileged and/or confidential information. If you have received the email in error, please do not use, disclose, copy, distribute or retain it or any part of it. If you are not an intended recipient please email info@ucanwest.ca<mailto:info@ucanwest.ca> by reply immediately or alternatively notify us by telephone at +1-877-431-6887 (toll free international) . Whereas attachments are checked, neither the sender nor UCW accepts any liability in respect of any virus or malware that has not been detected. Any views and opinions expressed in communications sent by UCW staff belong to the individuals only and do not necessarily reflect the positions of UCW. UCW, therefore, accepts no responsibility for such views or opinions. Please be aware that when you receive a call from University Canada West it may be monitored and recorded. This is to be used internally for record-keeping, training and quality-assurance purposes.
