January 2019 - 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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Environmental Science: a Canadian Perspective
by Geoffrey Brown 01 Mar '19

01 Mar '19

Hi everyone, Just thought I'd share news of the recent release of our first open textbook at Dalhousie University. Hopefully this is the first of many more to come. Additional background information on the project can be found here https://www.dal.ca/news/2018/11/27/the-future-is-open.html [cid:image003.jpg(a)01D4B193.203C7950]Environmental Science: a Canadian Perspective by renowned conservation biologist Bill Freedman (1950-2015) https://digitaleditions.library.dal.ca/environmentalscience/ Geoff Brown, MLIS Librarian -------------------------------------------- Digital Scholarship and Government Information Dalhousie University Libraries Halifax, NS, Canada (902)494-2826 gsbrown(a)dal.ca

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Opening Up Copyright Instructional Modules
by Michael McNally 28 Jan '19

28 Jan '19

Dear Canada OER Community, The team behind the University of Alberta’s Opening Up Copyright instructional modules is pleased to share an update on the series along with several new openly licensed modules and renewed opportunities to contribute. Building on the initial two modules (Images and Public Domain) released in March 2018, we have now produced six additional modules on the following topics: · Open Licensing and Creative Commons · Other Types of Intellectual Property (IP) · Theoretical Foundations for Copyright · CCH v. LSUC · SOCAN v. Bell, and · Section 13: Ownership of Copyright All of the modules can be found here: https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ We’d also like to emphasize that these modules are published under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) licence so that they can be adopted and adapted by anyone. On the page for each module you will find a link to the associated script and slides, to allow for adaptation. The scripts and slides are also made available under a CC-BY licence. More information about the series is available on the “About” page ( https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/about/) In addition, we would like to highlight the Opening Up Copyright Community Pages ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/17Ul4YeOovdLOEaczPK7RipG_OgOd7etOcJI8ppT…) The Community Pages provide an overview of the entire suite of modules to be developed as part of the series, and also indicates which modules are currently under development. Furthermore, we encourage you to contribute to the individual module pages, where we hope to collect your ideas, feedback or suggestions. Please consider sharing suggestions for Learning Objectives, ideas for Narratives or Contextual Stories, Test Questions, Links to Useful Resources, or Other Suggestions for modules that interest you. You also have the option of including your name on these pages, so that we can provide attribution for your contributions at the end of the module. Completed modules will be revised in the summer of 2019, based on feedback provided in the Community Pages or sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” The Opening Up Copyright instructional modules series receives funding through the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/tlef> at the University of Alberta. -- Michael B. McNally, Associate Professor, School of Library and Information Studies, 5-171 Education North, University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta CANADA T6G 2J4 mmcnally(a)ualberta.ca Phone: 780-492-3934 Fax: 780-492-2430

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Business Information Systems OER Textbook?
by Jessica Norman 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Hi All, I have an instructor who is very keen on developing a Business Information Systems OER textbook from the Canadian perspective. We researched current OERs and have found a couple in the US that he could use as a launch point for his work. However, I know that business is a very popular area for new development and I wanted to ask if anyone has heard of a similar project (completed or in progress) at their institution or organization. Thanks, Jessica [cid:image004.png(a)01D18F19.9217E950] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian, Reg Erhardt Library Library Liaison: Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Learner and Academic Services Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (January 23, 2018)
by Lauri Aesoph 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

Hello Everyone, Happy 2019 to everyone. Below is the latest for BCcampus Open Education. New textbook [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1ff23e21-e22d-482d-9fc5-… | Environmental Science: A Canadian Perspective ] This is the first open textbook published by Dalhousie University. It has been used for many years and underwent five revisions. When the author and Dalhousie faculty member, Bill Freedman, passed away, his widow agreed to publish the newest edition as an open textbook. This textbook is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the introductory level in Canadian colleges and universities. This book is suitable for students beginning a program in environmental science, environmental studies, or sustainability . Updates have been made to these topics in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/artificial-intelligence/ | Artificial Intelligence ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/astronomy/ | Astronomy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/biology/ | Biology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/digital-education/ | Digital Education ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/educational-technology/ | Educational Technology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/environment/ | Environment ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/film-and-video/ | Film and Video ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/ | Gender Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geology/ | Geology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/graphics/ | Graphics and Animation ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/health-and-medical-general/ | Health and Medical - General ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/history-world/ | History ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/learning/ | Learning ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/library-and-information-science/ | Library and Information Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/linguistics/ | Linguistics ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/management/ | Management ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/nursing/ | Nursing ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pashto/ | Pashto ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/philosophy/ | Philosophy ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/political-science/ | Political Science ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/presentations/ | Presentations ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/programming/ | Programming ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religious Studies ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/spanish/ | Spanish ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/university-success/ | University Success ] * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/veterinary/ | Veterinary ] Other updates * A Canada map icon is now being used to identify Canadian content in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/ | OER by Discipline Guide ] * Open textbook adoption tracking templates have been added to a new chapter, [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/chapter/poll-faculty-and-track-adop… | Poll faculty and track adoptions ] , in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/ | Adoption Guide ] Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] . Best regards, The BCcampus Open Ed team Lauri Aesoph, BSc Manager, Open Education BCcampus Open Education Cell: [ tel:250-580-6949 | 250-893-0258 ] • Email: [ mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca ] Twitter: [ https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph | @lauriaesoph ] • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/ | lauri.aesoph ] [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] • [ https://twitter.com/BCcampus | @BCcampus ] • [ https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash | #BCcampus ] I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Re: [Canadaoer] Creative Commons Question
by Lillian Hogendoorn 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Hi Heather, The NC clause refers only to the use, not to the entity. So even though her practice may be a commercial entity, the use of handing out patient education materials, to me, seems to be a non-commercial purpose. If there is no payment or compensation directly connected with the exchange, then you should be in the clear. Lillian // Lillian Hogendoorn Digital Access and OER Lead eCampusOntario 647-202-8553 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St. 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9 ecampusontario.ca<http://ecampusontario.ca/> From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Monday, January 21, 2019 at 11:00 AM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Creative Commons Question Good Monday morning everyone. I have a question about a CC-BY-NC license. This module from NOBA carries that license (https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nervous-system) I’m married to a chiropractor who would like to take content from the book and put it into some patient education materials to provide to patients for free. Her practice is obviously a business and she’s paid by patients for care, but not for the patient education materials. Can she still take content from this module for this purpose? I’m unsure so want to check. 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 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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Creative Commons Question
by Ross, Heather 21 Jan '19

21 Jan '19

Good Monday morning everyone. I have a question about a CC-BY-NC license. This module from NOBA carries that license (https://nobaproject.com/modules/the-nervous-system) I’m married to a chiropractor who would like to take content from the book and put it into some patient education materials to provide to patients for free. Her practice is obviously a business and she’s paid by patients for care, but not for the patient education materials. Can she still take content from this module for this purpose? I’m unsure so want to check. 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 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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Economics
by Ross, Heather 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Does anyone know of an instructor using the OpenStax Economics text with a test bank, either the one from OpenStax or one that they have created / adapted? Our Economics department is considering it, but has some concerns about the test bank. 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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Adaptation of Physical Geology Book
by Ross, Heather 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Good afternoon. I am very excited to announce that the University of Saskatchewan adaptation of Physical Geology (originally out of BCcampus) has been published to our openpress.usask.ca site. You can find the book specifically at: https://openpress.usask.ca/physicalgeology/ Please note, do some formatting issues, custom PDF files were created instead of the standard Pressbooks PDF export. The PDFs can be found at the top of the table of contents. 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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Looking for OER Shop Safety Docs/Power Tool Manual
by Jessica Norman 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

I've had an instructor ask for help locating OERs related to shop safety and power tool use. His exact message: We are planning to put together a "module" or "document/policy" regarding safe use of tablesaws and jointers in our Carpentry and Cabinetmaker shops and wondered what may be available. I've look at MERLOT, Alberta OER, SkillsCommons, OERCommons, OASIS, BCcampus, and the University of Hawai'i. I've found materials related to OSHA, occupational safety, and CCOHS, but not a specific shop manual for carpentry or a manual for power tools. (I need to give the U of H textbook a closer look as some parts may be relevant). I'm hoping someone might have a lead for me! Thanks for any assistance, Jessica [1515697169940_PastedImage] Jessica Norman, MLS eLearning Librarian Library Liaison: Construction, Hospitality & Tourism Reg Erhardt Library Learner and Academic Services Southern Alberta Institute of Technology Stan Grad Centre, MC113 1301 - 16 Avenue NW, Calgary AB, T2M 0L4 (Office) 403.210.4073 jessica.norman(a)sait.ca<mailto:jessica.norman(a)sait.ca> Preferred pronoun: She/Hers/Her

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