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Regional Leaders of Open Education Network Program: Scholarship Opportunity
by Arianna Cheveldave 27 Aug '21

27 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, BCcampus is offering five scholarships of $200 each to five faculty or staff to participate in the Regional Leaders of Open Education (RLOE) Network<https://www.cccoer.org/rloe/>. This amount would cover the entire cost of the program, which will be held online. This scholarship opportunity<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/scholarship-opportunity-to-p…> provides the chance for faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions to learn about how open educational resources and practices can help their students and to receive valuable mentorship from open education leaders on how to implement an institutional open education strategy. The program requires a commitment of 12 synchronous hours and 12 asynchronous hours. The program will run for three cohorts, each of which will be in session during one of these date ranges: * October 25 to November 12, 2021 * January 24 to February 11, 2022 * May 23 to June 10, 2022 The deadline to apply for the first cohort is Tuesday, September 10. Eligible applicants for this scholarship include faculty and staff at B.C. public post-secondary institutions who have read the RLOE Network Invitation to Participate<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M2jve42yOqjtS8_fIsieVJd6QNm0W1eEc45d-rc…>. To apply for the scholarship, simply apply to the RLOE Network<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSedUQJEc0mOr7qleJuUaCwxQqvzCjeUp2R…>. Eligible B.C. applicants will be identified by OE Global (who runs the program) and referred to BCcampus. BCcampus will then get in touch with successful applicants to the program and cover their costs. Any further questions about the program can be directed to Amanda Coolidge at acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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 Learn how to vote in the 2021 federal election [PDF]<https://drive.google.com/file/d/14bHP3Kf7iKpGcZWrNAF2SirwqIimVPS_/view?usp=…>. ________________________________ 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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Expression of Interest: Development of Open Courses
by Arianna Cheveldave 25 Aug '21

25 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, I am writing to let you know about a BCcampus expression of interest request regarding the development of open courses<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/expression-of-interest-devel…>. In summer 2020, BCcampus began creating a collection of open courses<https://collection.bccampus.ca/> to assist instructors and course developers in creating and updating their courses, particularly while transitioning from in-person teaching to online. The collection currently contains nine full courses that are openly licensed and ready for use. We are looking for B.C. applicants who have developed, adapted, or adopted an open textbook in our B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> to develop a new open course, or adapt an existing open course, that accompanies the textbook. Up to $8000 is available per grant, depending on how much work is required. Deadline for submissions is September 20, 2021. Read the expression of interest for more information. If you have any questions, please contact Melanie Meyers at mmeyers(a)bccampus.ca. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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Open Education Policy Forum 2021
by Arianna Cheveldave 10 Aug '21

10 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, Attached is a PDF with complete information about the 6th Open Education Policy Forum: The Universe of Openness, which will be held in the Central European time zone on Wednesday, September 15, and Thursday, September 16, hosted by Centrum Cyfrowe. This is a free online conference that will be held in English. There is an open call for 7-minute lightning talks, to be held on September 15. Application deadline is Sunday, August 15. There are also three workshops of up to 15 participants, currently accepting applications until August 15. Topics include designing the future of open education policy based on know-how and good practices; new concepts & perspectives for the study on copyright for education; and Open Education for Green & Climate Education. Use this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdNZRK8bknLSvZnBIdoquzQaufOVnj5JB9…> to register for the conference and/or apply to lightning talks and workshops. Contact Anahita Rezaei at openpolicyforum(a)centrumcyfrowe.pl with any questions. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language, and Assessment (ATLA)
by Arianna Cheveldave 10 Aug '21

10 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, I would like to pass on information about the inaugural Conference for Antiracist Teaching, Language, and Assessment, called ATLA 2021<https://www.atlaconf.com/>. Their website describes the event as, "An opportunity for instructors across a variety of disciplines to meet, share ideas, and build antiracist approaches to teaching and learning." This free digital conference will be held via Zoom in the Pacific time zone on Friday, September 17, and Friday, October 1. Between conference days, there will also be asynchronous activities "focused on taking actionable steps towards enacting antiracist teaching in our lives and classrooms." The conference will be hosted by Oregon State University and moderated by Jesse Stommel. Keynote speakers include Vershawn Ashanti Young, Ana Milena Ribero, Victor Villanueva, and Asao B. Inoue. Register for ATLA 2021<https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cBhadv9KONlfZbM>. Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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Building Just and Sustainable OER Workshop
by Arianna Cheveldave 03 Aug '21

03 Aug '21

Dear colleagues, This message is sent on behalf of Amanda Coolidge. Please check out this professional development opportunity for ensuring OER Sustainability with a Justice/EDI (JEDI) lens at your institution, led by the RIOS (formerly SCORE network) and Gateway Sciences Institute. A few openings are left but deadline is approaching, as first workshop week starts August 9. The original registration deadline was August 2, but registrations are still being accepted through the afternoon of August 4. Please contact Dr. Carrie Eaton for any questions. Do you lead an organization, project, or professional development related to Open Education or STEM Education in higher ed? Need help improving your broader impacts and sustainability in a way that centers justice and equity? Are you interested in tools and feedback to better reach your audience and communicate the value of your work? If so, join with teams from other projects like yours (e.g. BioQUEST/QUBES and RIOS Institute) in a new workshop. The first workshop, Focus on Strategy, runs from August 9 to August 12, and the second workshop, Focus on Operations, is from September 13 to 16. Details about workshop available here<https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/score/blog/2021/07/learning-community…>! Register for the workshop here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfGsxiCMcf0bLOygO3XmKzal9IN3DkggsI…>! Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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BCcampus Grants
by Arianna Cheveldave 15 Jul '21

15 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, The following notices are for funding and research opportunities with BCcampus. We encourage anyone who is interested and eligible to apply. Grants BCcampus Professional Learning Grant The BCcampus Professional Learning Grant was created to provide B.C. public post-secondary educators with more equitable access to funding for professional development related to creating excellent learning experiences and environments for diverse student groups. Apply: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-professional-learni… BCcampus Research Fellows 2021 - 2023 We invite research proposals from B.C. post-secondary students who are committed to exploring and improving student learning and eager to conduct and share research with others. For this call, only projects with student lead researchers will be considered. The deadline for proposals is October 31, 2021. Apply: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-research-fellows-20… Best, Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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July 22 FREE Virtual Event - OER: What’s Next? Equity & Diversity
by Arianna Cheveldave 14 Jul '21

14 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, This message is courtesy of Jamie Whitman of the Community College of Baltimore County. ---- Hello! Just wanted to pass along a professional development opportunity hosted by ACRL’s Community and Junior Colleges Library Section. Information about the event and how to register is below. OER: What’s Next? Equity & Diversity Thursday, July 22, 2021 @ 1PM PT /2PM MT / 3PM CT / 4PM ET Free Online Event Join Ann Fiddler and Dr. Rebecca Karoff for a panel focusing on what is next for OER concerning equity and diversity. Event hosted by the CJCLS OER Committee. Use the link at the bottom to register for the first of the special series. This one-hour synchronous event will feature two presenters, followed by a Q&A: * ANN FIDDLER Ann Fiddler is the Open Education Librarian for the City University of New York in the Office of the Dean of Library Services. This office supports 32 libraries across 24 campuses in the 5 boroughs of New York City. Ann has been overseeing Open Educational Resource initiatives across the university since 2014. She has been the principal investigator for grants in support of OER from Achieving the Dream, The Gates Foundation, and The Public Interest Technology Network. She is currently leading the University-wide OER Initiative generously funded by New York State. * DR. REBECCA KAROFF Dr. Rebecca Karoff joined the University of Texas System in February 2016 as Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. She is responsible for leading and supporting student success initiatives system-wide. Her work addresses the student success continuum, PK-20 and into the workforce, and recognizes the remarkable responsibility and opportunity of the University of Texas System to achieve more equitable access and outcomes for the state’s increasingly diverse students. She is the primary architect of the UT System’s student success framework, and collaborates with institutional colleagues across the UT System to ensure student financial well-being, effective advising, and students’ sense of academic and social belonging. Her work includes leadership of the UT System’s momentum-building strategy on Open Educational Resources (OER), strengthening curricular innovation, and working with faculty to embrace their roles in student success. All her work is data-informed, equity-centered and quality-driven, and she is interested in expanded approaches to measuring student success. Beyond the UT System, she is a member of the Texas Transfer Alliance, a joint effort among the Charles A. Dana Center, the Texas Success Center, the Texas Association of Community Colleges, and four of the state’s public university systems (Texas A&M University System, Texas State University System, University of North Texas System and University of Texas System) to improve transfer student outcomes. She is active in NASH, the National Association of System Heads, and is a co-author of the NASH Equity Action Framework, a tool designed for university systems to assess their progress toward, and act on the adoption and integration of essential equity practices through sustained engagement. She chairs the Equity Work Group of DOERS3, the Driving OER Sustainability for Student Success Collaborative, work resulting in the DOERS3 OER Equity Blueprint and Equity Through OER Rubric. Attendance is Free! Register here: https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2xR6rllJSJWI7yJzMwuPQg Take care and be well, Jamie Whitman jwitman(a)ccbcmd.edu Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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Taking Up the Open Pedagogy Summer Adventure
by Arianna Cheveldave 12 Jul '21

12 Jul '21

Dear colleagues, The following is a message from Alan Levine, reaching out on behalf of OE Global. ---- What's an adventure without a dash of the unknown? My hope for our Open Pedagogy Summer Adventure<https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/open-pd/summer-adventure/47> was to flip the usual webinar style approach to what works beautifully here by email where people ask, answer, share when they can. All of the Summer Adventure series is freely available to read in OEG Connect, and to respond there use this special link <https://connect.oeglobal.org/invites/a4eGA3vSTB> for the quick route to make an account. Your interest we heard for learning about interactivity, specifically H5P, is in my corner, and Liz Yata will be sharing soon details on our webinar session next week. The activities I will review<https://connect.oeglobal.org/tag/interactivity-opsa>, are and will be available for anyone to use at any time. Here is the H5P Adventure. Each leads to an activity and a place to share what you discover or ask questions. * 0. The Interactivity Strand in the Summer Adventure: What Kind of H5P Do You Want<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/the-interactivity-strand-in-the-summer-adven…> - a poll and discussion to share what you know or want to know about H5P * 1. Before Grabbing the Tools<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/h5p-1-0-before-grabbing-the-tools/1933/10> - Find where and how to find examples of H5P interactivity to seed ideas what is possible * 2. Where to Make H5P?<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/h5p-2-0-where-to-make-h5p/2022/2> - Determine where you can get access to an H5P creation space * 3. Start From Scratch or Remix?<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/h5p-3-0-start-from-scratch-or-remix/2026/6> A value of H5P content is that it is truly reusable. If you are new to H5P it might be easier to learn the tools by modifying existing content. * 4. Pick Up a First Tool and Go<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/h5p-4-0-pick-up-a-first-tool-and-go/2058/2> - since there are 49 different content type tools, which ones are good start? We have suggestions More will be added, perhaps for the more complex tools like Branching Scenarios, but rather than us decided in advance we will base on your feedback. And I am sure there is some strong expertise here with H5P (more than mine) so we welcome people who know their way around H5P. There's more in the mix than H5P. Christina Riehman-Murphy and Bryan McGeary have provided a stand alone version of their OER Roadmap workshop<https://connect.oeglobal.org/tag/roadmap-opsa> (and are standing by to respond to questions). There has been good Q&A in a copyright topic<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/none-of-us-are-lawyers-ask-about-copyright-a…>, the typical CCCOER abundance of resource sharing<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/suggested-resources-for-learning-about-open-…>, and participants have shared as introductions<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/say-hello-and-share-your-summer-goals-in-ope…> and updates<https://connect.oeglobal.org/t/how-are-those-summer-projects-going/2059/> progress on their own summer open pedagogy projects. We hope to see you join the adventure when you can<https://connect.oeglobal.org/c/open-pd/summer-adventure/47>. Sent on behalf of Alan Levine cogdogblog(a)gmail.com Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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B.C. Open Textbook Collection - Possible Outage on June 25
by Arianna Cheveldave 24 Jun '21

24 Jun '21

Dear colleagues, On June 25, 2021, we are migrating the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/> to new, more secure servers. We plan for the disruption to be minimal, but the collection may be unavailable between 7 a.m. and 10 a.m. Pacific time. If anyone needs urgent access to a book in the collection while the collection is unavailable, please email opentext(a)bccampus.ca with the name of the book and we will get you a copy. Sincerely, The BCcampus Open Education Team Arianna Cheveldave [Hear my name]<http://nmdrp.me/ariannacheveldave> 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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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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