Open math practitioners?
Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We've had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven't quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I'll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here's Rajiv's email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We've had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven't quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I'll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here's Rajiv's email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA<mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA> Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We've had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven't quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460
Hi Martin, Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html And here's some info about her proposed project: "Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience." Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca / 778.782.4359 From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca> To: "Flewelling, Debra" <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>, "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is [ mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA | KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA ] Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [ [ mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca | mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] ] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering
This is great, Hope. I will pass this information along too. -Martin From: Hope Power [mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca] Sent: May-11-17 9:42 AM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca> Cc: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>; bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html And here's some info about her proposed project: "Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience." Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca> / 778.782.4359 ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> To: "Flewelling, Debra" <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>>, "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca>> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA<mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA> Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering
I love this email thread. Thank you for being such amazing supporters and advocates to Open Education. From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca> To: "Hope Power" <hpower(a)sfu.ca> Cc: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:57:44 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? This is great, Hope. I will pass this information along too. -Martin From: Hope Power [mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca] Sent: May-11-17 9:42 AM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca> Cc: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>; bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: [ https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html | https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html ] And here's some info about her proposed project: "Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience." Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University [ mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca | hpower(a)sfu.ca ] / 778.782.4359 From: "Martin Warkentin" < [ mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca | Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca ] > To: "Flewelling, Debra" < [ mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca | flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca ] >, "bcoelsteering" < [ mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca | bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca ] > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [ [ mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca | mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca ] ] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin < [ mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca | Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca ] >; 'bcoelsteering' < [ mailto:bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca | bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] > Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is [ mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA | KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA ] Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [ [ mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca | mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] ] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list [ mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca | Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] [ http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering | http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering ] _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering -- 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
At UBC the graduate students in mathematics, several years ago, put together an open database of problem sets and answers in the UBC Wiki: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Science:Math_Exam_Resources It’s an amazing resource that has replaced most text content in courses. There is a full list of all the courses that currently are using this tool. Additionally, there has been a lot of development in our Math department on developing open texts . The full list can be found here with linked examples (Look at: Appendix: Sample of Open Textbooks Used at UBC): http://open.ubc.ca/open-ubc-snapshots-textbook-displacements-by-open-resourc... Best, Erin From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Amanda Coolidge Sent: May-11-17 10:11 AM To: Martin Warkentin Cc: bcoelsteering Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? I love this email thread. Thank you for being such amazing supporters and advocates to Open Education. ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> To: "Hope Power" <hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca>> Cc: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:57:44 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? This is great, Hope. I will pass this information along too. -Martin From: Hope Power [mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca] Sent: May-11-17 9:42 AM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> Cc: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>>; bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html And here's some info about her proposed project: "Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience." Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca> / 778.782.4359 ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> To: "Flewelling, Debra" <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>>, "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca>> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA<mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA> Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering -- 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 [cid:image001.png(a)01D2CA41.A7058ED0]
Thanks, Erin. I have passed along the link to the article And I have directed math/science folks to the UBC wiki, but while freely available, most of the content I have spot checked does not carry open licenses. The general copyright information here: http://wiki.ubc.ca/UBC_Wiki:General_disclaimer I have little doubt most contributors would assign an CC license if asked, and in some places it seems like license clarification is a work in progress: http://www.math.ubc.ca/~andrewr/maths100180/2016/CLP/clp_notes_100.pdf From: Fields, Erin [mailto:erin.fields(a)ubc.ca] Sent: May-11-17 10:32 AM To: 'Amanda Coolidge' <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca>; Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca> Cc: bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? At UBC the graduate students in mathematics, several years ago, put together an open database of problem sets and answers in the UBC Wiki: http://wiki.ubc.ca/Science:Math_Exam_Resources It’s an amazing resource that has replaced most text content in courses. There is a full list of all the courses that currently are using this tool. Additionally, there has been a lot of development in our Math department on developing open texts . The full list can be found here with linked examples (Look at: Appendix: Sample of Open Textbooks Used at UBC): http://open.ubc.ca/open-ubc-snapshots-textbook-displacements-by-open-resourc... Best, Erin From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Amanda Coolidge Sent: May-11-17 10:11 AM To: Martin Warkentin Cc: bcoelsteering Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? I love this email thread. Thank you for being such amazing supporters and advocates to Open Education. ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> To: "Hope Power" <hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca>> Cc: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 9:57:44 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? This is great, Hope. I will pass this information along too. -Martin From: Hope Power [mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca] Sent: May-11-17 9:42 AM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> Cc: Flewelling, Debra <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>>; bcoelsteering <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, Petra Menz from MATH at SFU here has recently been funded for a project through our OER grants program. It's still in early stages, but here's her contact info if your UFV faculty contact is interested in reaching out to her: https://www.sfu.ca/math/people/faculty/petra_menz.html And here's some info about her proposed project: "Petra Menz’s project aims to find, adapt and adopt OER materials and integrate them into existing course materials for MATH 157 and MATH 158. This includes the amalgamation of course content and study skills exercises, development of online assignments, and interactive practice problem assignments. These developments will offer social calculus students three types of high-quality assessment along with cost-free course content that weaves the learning of reading and studying skills into the material in order to enhance their mathematical learning experience." Cheers, Hope -- Hope Power Teaching & Learning Librarian W.A.C. Bennett Library (Burnaby) Simon Fraser University hpower(a)sfu.ca<mailto:hpower(a)sfu.ca> / 778.782.4359 ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>> To: "Flewelling, Debra" <flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca>>, "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)kodos.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:50:42 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Debra, Many thanks. I will pass this along. -Martin From: Flewelling, Debra [mailto:flewellingd(a)douglascollege.ca] Sent: May-10-17 5:02 PM To: Martin Warkentin <Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca>>; 'bcoelsteering' <bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca>> Subject: RE: Open math practitioners? Hi Martin, I sent our an email to our math faculty that use an open textbook and I’ll let you know if any of them show any interest. However, Rajiv had someone looking for a partner. Here’s Rajiv’s email: Hello everyone, I recently met with a faculty member at Carleton U who is interested in developing OER and wants to connect with others in his field who already have. Do any of you know of any Math faculty on your campuses involved in OER adoption who would be willing to connect with him? His name is Kevin Cheung and his email address is KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA<mailto:KEVINCHEUNG(a)CUNET.CARLETON.CA> Many thanks, Rajiv Debra From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: May-10-17 4:44 PM To: 'bcoelsteering' Subject: [Bcoelsteering] Open math practitioners? Hi, all. There is a UFV math faculty member very interested in completing an open textbook on calculus he started a couple of years ago. We’ve had a few conversations in the past, but he has had time constraints, as well as some uncertainties around recombining open licensed content that I haven’t quite been able to alleviate yet. He also has a different pedagogical approach in mind, and one that he apparently cannot easily work into the existing BC Campus calculus texts. The details escape me, but it made a lot of sense to me as someone who never responded well to traditional approaches of teaching math. So quite some time after starting and outlining from scratch, he has realised it will be more efficient to complete by incorporating existing content. And I now get the impression he is looking for some collaboration opportunities with others who have specifically worked with open math content. Do any of you know of anyone actively using and revising math content? Many thanks. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering -- 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 [cid:image001.png(a)01D2CA4E.FFCBC590]
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