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ALS meeting Dec 9. has been cancelled due to weather
by Rosario Passos 06 Dec '16

06 Dec '16

Hi everyone, This is an important notice to let you know that the ALS meeting scheduled for Dec. 9 at BCIT downtown campus has been postponed to January 2017 due to the weather forecast for the end of the week, which includes heavy snow fall for Thursday and Friday. The January 2017 dates are still to be determined. We will keep everyone on these lists posted as soon as new dates are confirmed. So stay tuned and enjoy the snow, if you can! Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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Accessibility for Open Textbooks Webinar - tomorrow
by Rosario Passos 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Hi everyone, Are you attending this webinar tomorrow at 12:30pm? https://bccampus.ca/event/accessibility-for-open-textbooks/?instance_id=2436 Just thought i'd mention for anyone who may be interested. Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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BCLA Proposal
by Rosario Passos 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Hi there everyone, Please see attached message from Lin. She was trying to send this out on Thursday, but the listserv was not working. ______________________________________ Final proposal is due by 11:59 Tuesday , Dec. 6. [ https://bclaconnect.ca/2017-conference/program-speakers/call-for-proposals/ | https://bclaconnect.ca/2017-conference/program-speakers/call-for-proposals/ ] Martin is away today and I am away Fri ., and Mon . This latest is based on our discussion earlier this week, and on some notes that Gill sent me about things he could talk about on Dec. 9, and on Martin’s amalgamation of the two proposals. Please have at it – feel free to put in different ‘fictional’ names for the panel. Martin will need your feedback by noon on Monday so that he can finalize and submit by noon on Tuesday . Thanks for taking care of this Martin -please revise as you like. [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/18eGDZvLlWh996ocO9qxyBAQ1RfjTjx_qbMLoLTX… | https://docs.google.com/document/d/18eGDZvLlWh996ocO9qxyBAQ1RfjTjx_qbMLoLTX… ] Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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Listserv back up and running
by Rosario Passos 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Hi there everyone, If you tried to send a message through the listserv in the last few days, you probably got an email returned message. That is because BCcampus carried out a big email server patch last week and it broke the listservs. Well, I am happy to let you know that everything is now back in service and the listservs are working, so... go ahead and send your messages. Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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BCOEL website
by Rosario Passos 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Message from Erin: Hello All, Here is the the website for the BCOEL group: [ https://bcoel.ca/ | https://bcoel.ca/ ] Caroline will be make a few more changes before Friday (About US, Events, Join Us) but otherwise this is the basic website for now and it can be used to promote BCOEL on Friday if desired. If there is content you would like added, please let me know. Erin Erin Fields MLIS, BEd, BA SLAIS Liaison Librarian, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Social Justice Librarian, Flexible Learning Coordinator Humanities and Social Sciences Department - Koerner Library | UBC Library The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus 1958 Main Mall | Vancouver British Columbia | V6T 1Z2 Canada Phone [ callto:604%20822%200977 | 604 822 0977 ] erin.fields(a)ubc.ca | @Emefie [ http://www.library.ubc.ca/ | http://www.library.ubc.ca ] | [ http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798 | http://directory.library.ubc.ca/people/view/798 ] Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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Open Textbook Summit - Vancouver BC, May 24-25, 2017
by Rosario Passos 05 Dec '16

05 Dec '16

Hello everyone, I am very excited to let you know that the call for proposals for the 2017 Open Textbook Summit is now open! BCcampus welcomes proposals for the 4th annual Open Textbook Summit , May 24 -25, 2017 at SFU Harbour Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia (Canada). The Open Textbook Summit attracts a wide range of higher education participants including faculty, students, open educators, project staff, librarians, as well as government policy makers and institutional leaders. Confirmed Keynote Speakers for the 2017 Open Textbook Summit: * [ https://creativecommons.org/author/ryan/ | Ryan Merkley ] , CEO Creative Commons * [ http://commons.bcit.ca/update/2016/01/bcit-welcomes-kory-wilson-as-executiv… | Kory Wilson ] , Executive Director, Aboriginal Initiatives and Partnerships at BCIT Topics Topics for this year’s summit include: 1. Faculty experiences adopting, adapting or creating open textbooks 2. Student advocacy in open textbook adoption and adaptation 3. The Open Textbook Project in BC: sharing experiences and resources 4. The importance of Provincial policy in establishing funding programs for open educational resources 5. The role of librarians in supporting open textbooks 6. Open textbook research initiatives 7. Open textbook peer review processes 8. Institutional support for open textbook adoptions 9. Technology to support the development and use of open textbooks 10. Innovative pedagogical activities involving open textbooks and open pedagogy 11. Open textbooks adoption challenges and how to overcome them 12. Open textbooks and open pedagogy 13. Open textbooks: issues of quality in open education For more information and to make a submission, please visit: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-summit-2017-call-for-proposals/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-summit-2017-call-for-proposals/ ] Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ]

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