September 2017 - Canadaoer - lists.bccampus.ca

Open Ed?
by Amanda Coolidge 12 Oct '17

12 Oct '17

Good morning/afternoon Canada! Who will be at Open Ed? Might be nice to grab a beverage of choice with each other. Amanda -- 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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CASA Board President presents to the Government of Canada's Standing Committee on Finance.
by Amanda Coolidge 22 Sep '17

22 Sep '17

Good morning! I wanted to share with you the presentation that the CASA Board President gave to the Government of Canada's Standing Committee on Finance. [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=eAWIy2mE7Ms | https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=eAWIy2mE7Ms ] In written word you can see the pre-budget submission here: [ http://www.casa-acae.com/casas_2018_prebudget_submission | http://www.casa-acae.com/casas_2018_prebudget_submission ] CASA's Recommendations: * That the Tri-Agencies create a pilot grant program, at an estimated $8 million, to support the development and distribution of OERs. So so so amazed and proud of the students across Canada. Amanda -- 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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Chatting about OER campus initiatives
by Krysta McNutt 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

Hi Everyone, I'm gearing up to start an open ed program at my campus and I would love to chat through where we're at in the process and get some input. I would love to connect and share ideas, resources, etc. Thanks! -- Krysta McNutt, PMP Project Manager Open Education, Centre for Teaching and Learning Curriculum Renewal, School of Dentistry University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada krystam(a)ualberta.ca | 780-710-5674 | @mcnuttsays <http://www.twitter.com/mcnuttsays> Community Lead, Alberta Open Educational Resources <http://www.albertaoer.com/> Community of Practice Creative Commons Open Education Platform <https://github.com/creativecommons/network-platforms/blob/master/Open-Educa…> Member, CC-Canada <https://twitter.com/CC_Canada> *The University of Alberta is located **o**n Treaty 6 territory, the territory of the Papaschase, and the homeland of the **Métis Nation.*

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Open Con Satellite Events in Canada needed.
by Amanda Coolidge 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

There are no #OpenCon <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23OpenCon> satellite events in Canada this year. Is anyone up for organizing? More information at: opencon2017.org/satellite <http://opencon2017.org/satellite> 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

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eCampusOntario to host a Basecamp and other fun spaces for edX Intro to Open Education
by Jenni Hayman 13 Sep '17

13 Sep '17

Greetings Canada OER members, eCampusOntario would like to host a Basecamp instance and interact in other spaces – as participants choose to build community around the six-week "Intro to Open Education" MOOC on edX by David Wiley and George Siemens. It begins October 1. Introduction to Open Education https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-open-education-utarlingtonx-link-oex , it's free to sign up and take (of course). [https://www.edx.org/sites/default/files/course/image/featured-card/open_roa…]<https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-open-education-utarlingtonx-link-oex> Introduction to Open Education | edX<https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-open-education-utarlingtonx-link-oex> www.edx.org Learn about open education and how it can significantly reduce costs, increase agency and transparency, and improve learning outcomes. We're going to use the hashtag #OpenEdMOOCCanada to build on the official hashtag. Let's see how much of a cross-Canada following we can build together. I'm happy to add any interested participants into the Basecamp team, and can deputize anyone to add others. We could host weekly Twitter chats if desired, promote blog posts related to the learning, etc. Let's invite as many educators and learners as we can! Other ideas and supports that you desire? Go ahead and blow up my inbox with interested participants and I'll just keep adding people in to Basecamp. Don't forget to sign up! We can probably recruit other Canadians inside the edX shell. jhayman(a)ecampusontario.ca Thank you!! // Jenni Hayman Program Manager eCampusOntario 226.500.0845 [https://i.xink.io/Images/Get/N87356/e.png] 211 Yonge St. 2nd Floor Toronto, ON, M5B 1M4 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca/>

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Save The Date - TLT Conference
by Ross, Heather 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Building Champions and Allies - For Open and Indigenizing Pedagogies Teaching and Learning Today 2018, to be held at the University of Saskatchewan May 1 & 2 2018, is tackling two of the most important paradigm shifts in higher education across Canada, indigenizing and opening academia and exploring where they may intersect. We are calling on all champions and allies of these two movements to join us in sharing, discovering, and learning about the challenges, rewards, and shifts in education that are impacting and transforming our institutions. Kory Wilson, the Executive Director, Aboriginal Initiatives and Partnerships for the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) will be the opening keynote for this conference. If you are interested in building, driving, or supporting indigenization or open pedagogy, please save the date. Space will be limited. https://teachingtest.usask.ca/tlt2018/ Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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Invitation to Join: Creative Commons Open Education Platform
by Amanda Coolidge 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Greetings Open Education Colleagues: In early 2017, the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) completed a consultation process of renewing and reorganizing itself to support a strong and growing global movement. The year-long process resulted in the CCGN [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-strategy/ | Global Network Strategy ] . Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or “platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-platform… | Platforms ] are how we organize areas of work for the CC community, where individuals and institutions organize and coordinate themselves across the CC Global Network. In the spirit of openness and to effectively strategize, these platforms are open to all interested parties working in the platform area and adjacent spaces. That’s why Creative Commons invites you to join the CC Global Network Open Education Platform! WHY join? * Stay connected to global actions in open education resources, practice, and policy. * Identify, plan and coordinate multi-national open education, practices and policy projects to collaboratively solve education challenges with an amazing group of open education leaders from around the world. * Secure funding (from Creative Commons and other funding sources) for the open education projects we collectively select. * Contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen advocacy worldwide. * Connect your country / region to global open education initiatives. * Be on the forefront in implementing Creative Commons' global network strategy. * Meet annually, in-person, at the Creative Commons Summit with members of the CC Open Education Platform to celebrate successes, share best practices, and plan for the next year. * Explore, practice, and share innovative methods for inclusive and open engagement with educators, learners and governments around the world.. WHO should join? * Open education advocates working in the areas of open educational resources, open educational practices, and/or open education policy. WHAT are we working on right now? * Reaching the right people (you!) to build a strong open education platform. * Developing decision making and engagement structures. * Defining the goals and projects the CC Open Education Platform will pursue. Joining the CC Open Education Platform is easy and free: 1. Sign up for the email list: [ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu | https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu ] 2. Sign up for IM (Slack or IRC): * [ https://slack-signup.creativecommons.org/ | Slack: sign up ] : (it will send an invitation email), then sign up to the [ https://creativecommons.slack.com/messages/C2S2MFAJW | #cc-openedu channel ] * IRC: to join the #creativecommons-openedu IRC channel, connect via Freenode. 3. Review and contribute to the platform [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HPog_7pPUXrECzne1t6X7eKwo8TzpYBZ8iC8Ff… | draft working doc. ] 4. Attend and participate in the monthly meetings. * The next meeting is October 18: 8:00pm / October 19: 9:00am (PDT, UTC -7). * Note: every meeting has two different times - so everyone can attend one of the meetings during local daylight hours. Please join the e-mail list and IM channel, introduce yourself and we’ll see you at the next meeting! With gratitude, Amanda Coolidge CC Open Education Platform Member -- 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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U of S Has Two New Open Textbooks
by Ross, Heather 01 Sep '17

01 Sep '17

Good afternoon. I want to let everyone know that we have two new open textbooks from our Edwards School of Business that have been added to our catalogue. Both are by Professor Lee Swanson and carry a CC-BY-SA license. Please let me know if you know of anyone who adopts these. Thank you. Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toolkit - http://openpress.usask.ca/entrepreneurshipandinnovationtoolkit/ The Business Plan Development Guide - http://openpress.usask.ca/businessplandevelopmentguide/ Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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