March 2017 - Canadaoer - lists.bccampus.ca

May Meeting - Scheduling
by Lena Patterson 13 Apr '17

13 Apr '17

Hey there Canada OER, Happy Open Ed Week! Looking for times and dates in the second week of May when we can get together again to catch up. Please complete the poll: https://doodle.com/poll/2xuvfw2694v58nii I will confirm once we've got a good number of responses. Thank you! Lena Lena Patterson Operations Director Twitter:@lpatter10 416-640-7056 [cid:image002.png(a)01D152AE.A1830340]

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UBC brings OER into the tenure and promotion process
by Amanda Coolidge 29 Mar '17

29 Mar '17

Congrats [ https://twitter.com/UBC | @UBC ] on incoporating OER practice into the tenure and promotion process, [ https://t.co/kh14JzqATr | http://bit.ly/2mKoiki ] Ed Leadership, section 3.4.1 [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/oer?src=hash | #oer ] Specifically: "Contributions to the practice and theory of teaching and learning literature, including publications in peer-reviewed and professional journals, conference publications, book chapters, textbooks and open education repositories / resources." -- 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

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OER Environmental Scan - supplementing ABOER Program Evaluation Report
by Krysta McNutt 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, Please see here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqJjyTv1uF1VzStIJtg5ViI8y_IG6XKwbFNvit7…> an environmental scan conducted by UofA Libraries with input from the Canada OER group and the Alberta OER Community of Practice. This will supplement the Campus Alberta OER Program Evaluation report which is still in progress including program overview, ROI/cost benefit (program-specific and forecast), provincial & national landscape, and steering committee recommendations. Please do not hesitate to comment on the environmental scan <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KqJjyTv1uF1VzStIJtg5ViI8y_IG6XKwbFNvit7…> , any feedback is welcome and appreciated. Thank you! -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Program Manager, Campus Alberta OER Initiative <http://www.albertaoer.com> Consultant, Faculty of Education, Technologies in Education krysta.mcnutt(a)ualberta.ca | techined.ualberta.ca 780-710-5674 | 3-104 Education North *Teaching and learning with every interaction*Click here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/albertaoer> to join the conversation: Alberta OER Community of Practice

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Open ESL Textbook for CBL Levels 5/6
by Krysta McNutt 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, Thanks to the inspiring conversations with many of you today, and David's prompt, I thought I'd share an OER created through ABOER which is specifically created for english as a second language: Take a peek on Bow Valley College's website here <https://centre.bowvalleycollege.ca/tools/workplace-intermediate-integrated-…> . or on AlbertaOER.com here <http://albertaoer.com/content/repository/item?uuid=19071e71-ab12-4184-bc03-…> . Happy OpenEd Week! -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Program Manager, Campus Alberta OER Initiative <http://www.albertaoer.com> Consultant, Faculty of Education, Technologies in Education krysta.mcnutt(a)ualberta.ca | techined.ualberta.ca 780-710-5674 <(780)%20710-5674> | 3-104 Education North *Teaching and learning with every interaction*Click here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/albertaoer> to join the conversation: Alberta OER Community of Practice

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New report with Canadian data on tuition costs for students
by Lauri Aesoph 28 Mar '17

28 Mar '17

Hello Everyone, In case you haven't see this yet, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives just published a new [ https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/case-renewal-post-se… | report ] entitled "The Case for Renewal in Post-Secondary Education". The article cites tuition costs for students, useful information when talking about open education, OER, and open textbooks. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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OER Environmental Scan
by Krysta McNutt 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, As part of the reporting to Ministry (due Mar 31) we are conducting an environmental scan (global, national and provincial). Michelle (librarian at UofA) has a shared document here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZMazqdFHGGtxVUgxEEOT5EYvcuS_VOWSpawrZy5…> where she and the CoP have been collaboratively collecting information. If you have any *information you can share regarding open education in your province*, we would be so thankful for your input! Please feel welcome to paste the information in this document <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZMazqdFHGGtxVUgxEEOT5EYvcuS_VOWSpawrZy5…>, or, contact Michelle directly at brailey(a)ualberta.ca (or me!). Thanks so much. -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Program Manager, Campus Alberta OER Initiative <http://www.albertaoer.com> Consultant, Faculty of Education, Technologies in Education krysta.mcnutt(a)ualberta.ca | techined.ualberta.ca 780-710-5674 | 3-104 Education North *Teaching and learning with every interaction*Click here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/albertaoer> to join the conversation: Alberta OER Community of Practice

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May 11 Alberta OER Summit - Schedule
by Krysta McNutt 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

Hi Everyone, Great to hear all your voices on the call this morning! Here <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RBt3v5tRR6evuvBJJN63fuhwJKYQMS6RFhGb31q…> is the schedule for the Alberta OER Summit on May 11. We are working toward having both live streaming and recording of all sessions. -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Program Manager, Campus Alberta OER Initiative <http://www.albertaoer.com> Consultant, Faculty of Education, Technologies in Education krysta.mcnutt(a)ualberta.ca | techined.ualberta.ca 780-710-5674 <(780)%20710-5674> | 3-104 Education North *Teaching and learning with every interaction*Click here <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/albertaoer> to join the conversation: Alberta OER Community of Practice

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agenda
by Amanda Coolidge 22 Mar '17

22 Mar '17

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KuWFCekNe2iKjS4mY5DGzy2KsgMdXidfWtkkSIi… -- 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

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College Physics: OpenStax - now in Pressbooks
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Mar '17

09 Mar '17

Hello Everyone, I'm pleased to announce that BCcampus has added the final chapters of OpenStax' College Physics to Pressbooks, and that both the Pressbooks and WordPress XML files of the entire book have been uploaded to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0cd5405-a301-4940-ab3a-… | BC Open Textbook Collection ] . I will notify all BC faculty, on record, who have adopted this textbook about this latest development. I'd also like to offer a hearty thank you to our open education support, Joey Ma who, along with Brendan Lane, were the driving force behind this long project. Without Joey's tenacity, this task would not have been completed. Thank you Joey! This news has been updated in our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | Pressbooks Guide ] in the section describing our [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/why/ | ongoing work adding OpenStax books to Pressbooks ] . Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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