August 2018 - Canadaoer - lists.bccampus.ca

New Linear Algebra Textbook
by Jenni Hayman 18 Jun '20

18 Jun '20

Hi Everyone, Just saw this announcement go by in another open space, always interesting to have new books on the open market! In partnership<https://www.degruyter.com/dg/newsitem/256/de-gruyter-and-united-nations-coo…> with the United Nations, De Gruyter has just published a new Open Access text book on Linear Algebra<https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/495839>, which is available in both PDF and epub formats. https://www.degruyter.com/viewbooktoc/product/495839 // 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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BCampus Open Education: new books and updates (May 4, 2018)
by Lauri Aesoph 14 Nov '18

14 Nov '18

Hello Everyone, Happy Friday! See below for new and updated open textbooks in our collection, news about our support resources, and information about the open peer reviews posted by open textbooks. New books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… | Speaking and Writing Punjabi ] by Ranbir Johal (Kwantlen Polytechnic University) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=db971e1f-dee2-4032-99b4-… | Combinatorics: an upper-level introductory course in enumeration, graph theory, and design theory ] , by Joy Morris (University of Lethbridge * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8880b4d1-7f62-42fc-a912-… | Naming the Unnameable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations ] by Michelle Bonczek Evory (Open SUNY) Updated books * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=e12e3911-8a06-497e-b8c9-… | A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB ] by Serhat Beyenir (British Columbia Institute of Technology) * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3ffb8117-dc5a-4197-b0ed-… | Biology 2e ] , from OpenStax, has been added to our collection. The older edition will be archived on June 1, 2018. Support resources * The BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide has been archived. This resource was replaced by the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] , added in February. * Find attached a zipped file containing the editable files for the BCcampus [ https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/05/OpenEdInfoSheet_Spring2018_03.pdf | Open Education Info Sheet – Spring 2018 ] Reviews * Starting March 18, 2018, the licence for published reviews changed from CC BY-ND to CC BY. (Older reviews still retain the CC BY-ND designation.) This was done to more easily share reviews with other collections. This information, along with a statement clarifying that the copyright for reviews is held by the reviewer, has been clarified on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/call-for-reviewers-2/ | Review an Open Textbook ] web page on our website. * When open textbooks are replaced with new editions, PDFs of the reviews for the older edition are now compiled in a zip file and posted by the new version of the textbook. A README file is included in the zipped file explaining this arrangement and the reason for it. Best regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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OER Questions for End-of-Term Surveys
by Ross, Heather 31 Aug '18

31 Aug '18

Happy Friday everyone. I have the opportunity to add a couple of questions to the bank instructors and departments use for the end-of-course student satisfaction surveys that our university does. Does anyone have any examples of such questions they’ve included? Thank you and have a great long weekend. 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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Re: [Canadaoer] OER For French
by Rajiv Jhangiani 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

Hi Heather, I have pasted an email below that links to two books that might help (backstory included). Plus, there is this: Histoires d'Avenirs: Science-fiction pour le cours de français niveaux intermédiaire et avancé<http://dx.doi.org/10.15760/pdxopen-12>, by Annabelle Dolidon and Stéphanie Roulon. Stories of Avenirs is a textbook based on nine French science fiction news targeted at an audience of foreign (intermediate and advanced) learners but also a native audience wishing to deepen its knowledge of modern science fiction - after a preliminary chapter which recalls the historical bases of the genre. The manual proposes a holistic approach (stylistic, linguistic, and intercultural) and asks for critical thinking through reading, interpretation, conversation, research and presentations, with a twofold objective: to develop French language skills in contemporary subjects through fiction; and to introduce French and francophone science fiction to foreign learners. Cheers, Rajiv From: "Bolick, Josh" <jbolick(a)ku.edu> Date: Monday, March 26, 2018 at 5:49 AM To: Karen Lauritsen <klaurits(a)umn.edu> Cc: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>, Sarah Cohen <sfcohen(a)umn.edu>, David Ernst <dernst(a)umn.edu> Subject: 2 French OERs Hi Karen, I hope you're excellent! I'm writing to let you know that, with Rajiv's (copied) help, KU Libraries was recently able to work with the author of 2 intro french texts to make them open. Both were conventionally published, but went out of print, which reverted the rights back to the authors, and now the authors have agreed to open (CC-BY-NC) licensing for them. Dinneen, David A., Christiansen, Hope., Kernen, Madeleine., Pensec, Herve. "Au Boulot! First-Year French." Houghton Mifflin Custom Publishing. 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/15572 Dinneen, David A. & Kernen, Madeleine. "Chapeau! First-Year French" Wiley. 1989. http://hdl.handle.net/1808/15558 In addition to the primary textbooks, both include supplements to support instruction (exercises, etc). The meet the OTL criteria and we'd love to see them included so they can be more fully utilized. I realize they're a little dated, but I would guess they're still fine for intro instruction and at least they're licensed to allow for modernizing now. Plus, as the UMN kids say: "I figured French hadn't changed that much." Let me know if you need any more information. Cheers, Josh Josh Bolick Scholarly Communication Librarian Shulenburger Office of Scholarly Communication & Copyright Watson Library University of Kansas 785 864 1828 From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 2:55 PM To: "canadaoer(a)kodos.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)kodos.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] OER For French An instructor who teaches first year university French is looking for an open textbook. Does anyone know of something to replace this: Invitation au monde francophone" (2nd edition), Jarvis, Gilbert A., Thérèse M. Bonin, Diane W. Birckbichler, Anne Lair, Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2005. Thank you. 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<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<http://open.usask.ca/>

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OER For French
by Ross, Heather 30 Aug '18

30 Aug '18

An instructor who teaches first year university French is looking for an open textbook. Does anyone know of something to replace this: Invitation au monde francophone" (2nd edition), Jarvis, Gilbert A., Thérèse M. Bonin, Diane W. Birckbichler, Anne Lair, Boston: Heinle Cengage Learning, 2005. Thank you. 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<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/>http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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KPU launches its second Zed Cred program
by Rajiv Jhangiani 29 Aug '18

29 Aug '18

Hello friends, FYI a press release announcing our second Zed Cred (the Adult Graduation Diploma), along with zero textbook cost pathways in English, Math, Biology, and Physics Qualifying Studies just went out. See: http://www.kpu.ca/news/2018/08/29/kpu-launches-second-program-can-be-taken-… It includes a nice promotional video for our Zed Cred programs. Cheers, Rajiv

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Re: [Canadaoer] Q about question bank creation/management software
by Rajiv Jhangiani 18 Aug '18

18 Aug '18

Hello everyone, Just a quick follow up to say that I haven’t received any responses to this email (nor on the Open Textbook Network’s listserv); however, I am currently investigating TAO, which is a potential solution that was suggested to me by Clint Lalonde from BCcampus: https://www.taotesting.com/tao-community-edition/ Cheers, Rajiv ________________________________ From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2018 1:41:36 PM To: Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Q about question bank creation/management software Hello everyone, I am writing to inquire whether any of you have used software to support the authoring and management of question banks to support open textbooks? I have used Repondus in the past (https://www.respondus.com/products/respondus/index.shtml) as well as implemented simpler options that involve writing questions in MS word using a format that can easily be imported into an LMS using an importer like http://lyceum.algonquincollege.com/quizgenerator/. The former also has a free version (Respondus LE, https://www.respondus.com/download/respondus_le.shtml) which works for authoring and managing question banks that will be used for print exams (without LMS integration), while the latter approach works for LMS-delivered quizzes but not at all for print quizzes where, for example, you want to have the ability to randomly pick items. A third option is to create questions within the LMS question bank tool itself, but that is typically a very clunky system that does not export well for print quizzes. I am aware of online tools such as Proola (http://proola.org/) and Prendus (https://www.prendus.com/) that are geared towards collaborative question bank authoring by educators and students, respectively. Given the growing interest in creating ancillary resources to support open textbooks, I am wondering if anyone else has implemented (or even trialled) a different technological solution? Many thanks, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Creative Commons Canada Chapter Meeting - Monday, August 20 7pm Toronto time
by Jenni Hayman 17 Aug '18

17 Aug '18

Hello Everyone, Apologies for the short notice but the CC Canada Slack channel has been my locus of organization to get the CC Canada Chapter started. I will shift away from this channel to whatever communication mode the chapter deems most effective. Please join us Monday, August 20 from 7pm to 8pm Toronto Time if you are interested, it will take place by Zoom and be recorded: Zoom link: Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/j/108889742 Or iPhone one-tap : Canada: +16475580588,,108889742# Or Telephone: Dial(for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): Canada: +1 647 558 0588 Agenda: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-Sh2MkBS4KUHkT0Ka8ul3UDiIaQz45sceILTHV-… Best, Jenni // 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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FYI: Open Government Plan
by Amanda Coolidge 13 Aug '18

13 Aug '18

The Government of Canada has just released its 4 th Open Government Plan for public comment, which now includes a draft commitment on Feminism and Inclusion. This draft was partially informed by the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue’s recent [ http://www.sfu.ca/dialogue/watch-read-discover/inclusion-in-open-government… | research and recommendations ] on Inclusion in Open Government. -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Creative Commons Canada Chapter Meeting
by Jenni Hayman 10 Aug '18

10 Aug '18

Hello Everyone, With apologies for cross-posting, if you are interested in becoming part of the new Creative Commons Canada chapter (being reformed as part of Creative Commons' new governance structure), please respond to the Doodle poll below with your availability for our first Chapter meeting. If you can let me know by end of day Monday that would be great and I'll partner with others to set the date and get us rolling. Looking forward to seeing you there! Thank you, Jenni Doodle Poll: https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq [https://doodle.com/graphics/static/facebookSharingThumbnail.png]<https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq> Doodle: CC Canada Chapter Meeting<https://doodle.com/poll/hbawepmahrdi9zmq> doodle.com Doodle radically simplifies the process of scheduling events, meetings, appointments, etc. Herding cats gets 2x faster with Doodle. For free! // 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/> Subscribe to the eCampusOntario newsletter<https://ecampusontario.wufoo.com/forms/z1svdvyh15srf9b/>

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