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New job opportunity: Open Education Strategist at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (British Columbia, Canada)
by Rajiv Jhangiani 24 Jan '22

24 Jan '22

Dear colleagues, I am absolutely thrilled to announce that we are growing our team by hiring an additional Open Education Strategist. This is a full-time and ongoing position located within the Teaching & Learning Commons<https://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University<https://www.kpu.ca/> (KPU). See: https://tre.tbe.taleo.net/tre01/ats/careers/v2/viewRequisition?org=JT63GS&c… The Open Education Strategist provides project management and support for various open education initiatives and direct pedagogical consultation and technical training to KPU educators and programs on how to discover, adopt, adapt, or create open educational resources (OER) and how to design learning experiences that integrate principles of open pedagogy. The incumbent oversees the regular collection, management, and reporting of data for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program, plans the Open Education Research Institute, and provides support to OER grantees, Open Pedagogy Fellows, and Open Education Research Fellows. Through consultations, materials and training, the incumbent communicates open education trends and practices to educators and peers. Collaborating with Teaching and Learning Commons staff, librarians, and other stakeholders within and outside of KPU, this position advances, supports, and evaluates open educational practices for KPU. Qualified candidates will have current knowledge of Creative Commons licenses and how to discover, adopt, revise, and remix OER educational resources (OER). A demonstrated ability to create or adapt OER using open education tools (e.g., Pressbooks, H5P, etc.), current knowledge of open pedagogy (e.g., renewable assignments), and the ability to design, develop and deliver information, resources and training on open educational practices is required. A Bachelor’s degree is required. A specialization in Communications, Education, Marketing, Educational Technology, or Library & Information Science would be an asset. This is a unionized (BCGEU) position that includes benefits. KPU has five campuses located in the Metro Vancouver region of British Columbia and offers bachelor's degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates and citations in more than 140 programs. Almost 20,000 students annually attend courses at KPU campuses in Surrey, Richmond, Langley, Cloverdale, and Civic Plaza. The University welcomes and encourages applications from women, visible minorities, Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation, and persons of any gender identity or gender expression. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. A review of applications will begin on January 21, 2022; however, the position will remain open until filled. Please feel free to share this posting widely. I would be happy to address any questions about this position. Thank you very much, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice President, Teaching and Learning Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/tlcommons<http://www.kpu.ca/tlcommons> | www.kpu.ca/cps<http://www.kpu.ca/cps> | www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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FW: Question: Microsoft Template and Copyright
by Jessica Norman 22 Dec '21

22 Dec '21

Hi All, Sharing this very informative discussion from the CCCOER listserv. I think I’ll be reviewing my slide sets over break with an eye to this new information. <Apologies for the duplication for those on multiple listservs.> Cheers, Jessica [cid:image001.png(a)01D7F727.D40F32B0] Jessica Norman, MLS OER Librarian Construction, Manufacturing & Automation Liaison Book an appointment<https://sait.libcal.com/appointment/16446> From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Cable Green Sent: December 20, 2021 3:11 PM To: CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Cc: Veronica Vold <voldv(a)linnbenton.edu>; Amy Hofer <hofera(a)linnbenton.edu>; heather.morgan(a)sfcc.spokane.edu Subject: Re: Question: Microsoft Template and Copyright Greetings Friends: I reached out to our Creative Commons (CC) lawyers to get their opinion on this important question. Disclaimer: This is not legal advice. (1) Their comments on your questions: ----------------- I would say that any art elements that are under a Microsoft license that does not allow relicensing under a CC license should be clearly marked; that the clip art can be incorporated with a presentation that is otherwise CC-licensed but those elements would need to be marked separately. By templates I'm thinking you mean layouts that include some sort of stock designs, and not just layout placement? I'd consider that the same as clip art to the extent they include copyrightable art and designs; some that are just simple placement guides and do not really include art I think would be harder to say are copyrightable at all. ----------------- (2) CC will reach out to Microsoft in early 2022 to ask this question, and to check in on their work and plans related to open licensing. (3) As a practical matter - if you use MS powerpoint to create slides, and you want to be extra safe - you might want to include some of this info in your attribution statements - either at the beginning or the end of the powerpoint slide deck. For example: Unless otherwise noted, [Title - or "this presentation"] by: [Author] is licensed under CC BY 4.0<https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/> [or other license]. Templates and clipart are by Microsoft: all rights reserved copyright. Or something similar. (4) You can skip this problem altogether by using LibreOffice.<https://www.libreoffice.org/> Wishing you all a Happy Holidays! Cable -- Cable Green, PhD Director of Open Knowledge Creative Commons @cgreen<http://twitter.com/cgreen> [https://docs.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1bfPrz2ITBJWh9sFLJdRbfP-wGYld…] On Fri, Dec 17, 2021 at 11:59 AM Veronica Vold <voldv(a)linnbenton.edu<mailto:voldv(a)linnbenton.edu>> wrote: Thanks so much for sharing what you found in the EULA/Service Agreements, Jin!! I agree that this is a really good question. Here's what I'm curious about: * In 2007, Microsoft partnered with Creative Commons to create an add-in that allows Windows users to embed Creative Commons licenses directly into Word, PowerPoint, and Excel documents<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13303>. What's the status of Microsoft's relationship with Creative Commons right now? It sounds like this add-in was a positive collaboration<https://creativecommons.org/2006/06/21/microsoftandcreativecommonsreleaseto…>; is there any further collaboration planned? * Given that Microsoft encourages users to search for and use openly licensed images when authoring slides, I'm curious why Microsoft-owned v. copyright-free content isn't more clearly labeled in the authoring software interface itself. Searching through the different license terms, I don't see guidance on use of pre-built slide templates, which is worrying for users hoping to share open and accessible slide decks. * Jin, your suggestion to port to a royalty-free template is a great idea! I'm also concerned about the additional time/labor required for clean up and for ensuring that accessibility features like alt text carry over. It would be awesome if Microsoft was more transparent about its options for openly licensing content; lack of transparency is definitely a barrier for users, especially for those who are new to open education. Is there an existing query about this on Microsoft support that we could comment on and follow? Thanks all! Veronica Veronica Vold, PhD (Pronouns: she/her<https://www.mypronouns.org/home>) Open Education Instructional Designer Open Oregon Educational Resources<https://openoregon.org/> voldv(a)linnbenton.edu<mailto:voldv(a)linnbenton.edu> On Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 8:21:25 AM UTC-8 Jin An-Dunning wrote: Hello All, I did a little bit of research on this just because it is such a good question and found the following: * Microsoft no longer offers clipart; however, according to their website<https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-icons-in-microsoft-office…>, their “icons are free to use; there's no royalty or copyright.” * Their various EULA/Services Agreements<https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/servicesagreement> are byzantine (as can be expected) and appears to depend a lot on 1) what type of license you are using and 2) who created the content. For example, Microsoft explicitly states “When you share Your Content with other people, you understand that they may be able to, on a worldwide basis, use, save, record, reproduce, broadcast, transmit, share and display Your Content for the purpose that you made Your Content available on the Services without compensating you.” However, this does not apply to copyrighted materials owned by Microsoft or third party vendors and Microsoft explicitly states that Microsoft products are for “your personal, noncommercial use” unless otherwise specified by your license whether it be commercial or educational. I would highly encourage the person to visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/useterms/ to see if they can find the specific license that applies to them OR just port their work to a royalty free template or their own design since I think there might be risks involved with repackaging a Microsoft or potentially third party owned template and releasing it under an open license. Regards, Jin An-Dunning, MLIS (they/them/their) Librarian, Department Chair of Library & Distance Education, ASCC OERi Liaison [College of the Desert] Phone: 760.776.2546<tel:7607762546> Mobile: 760.565.3386<tel:7605653386> Email: han-d...(a)collegeofthedesert.edu<mailto:han-d...(a)collegeofthedesert.edu> Social Media (Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/LibrariesCOD> & Instagram<https://www.instagram.com/librariescod/>): @LibrariesCOD 43500 Monterey Avenue Palm Desert, CA 92260 www.collegeofthedesert.edu<http://www.collegeofthedesert.edu/> 2020 Bellwether Award Finalist 2019 Bellwether Legacy Finalist 2019 Aspen Prize Nominee 2018 Bellwether Award 2018 Chancellor’s Student Success Award SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook: @CollegeoftheDesert<https://www.facebook.com/CollegeOfTheDesert> Twitter: @CollegeofDesert<https://twitter.com/CollegeofDesert/> Instagram: @CollegeoftheDesert<https://www.instagram.com/collegeofthedesert/> #CollegeoftheDesert #CODCares #StudentSuccess #CreateTomorrow #CODProud #CODIDEA [Safe Zone Logo][COD Cares Logo] From: cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com> <cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Bond, Paul Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2021 6:47 AM To: Kendra K. Perry <kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu<mailto:kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu>> Cc: Morgan, Heather <Heather...(a)sfcc.spokane.edu<mailto:Heather...(a)sfcc.spokane.edu>>; cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Question: Microsoft Template and Copyright ***WARNING: This email comes from an external organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.*** My institutional version of PowerPoint won't let me see the EULA, but according to https://office-watch.com/2016/office-licence-all-35000-words-of-it/, a version of the EULA says "you may not: ... (ii) grant your customers rights to further license or distribute the media elements" which would preclude any open licensing. On Thu, Dec 16, 2021 at 8:45 AM Kendra K. Perry <kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu<mailto:kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu>> wrote: Does Microsoft have licensing info published for this? I know Canva publishes info about using their design elements for things like logos that can be trademarked. Kendra Perry, MA, MLIS Coordinator of Library<http://www.hagerstowncc.edu/library> & Learning Support Services<http://www.hagerstowncc.edu/lsc> Hagerstown Community College Schedule an appointment with me<https://bit.ly/kendra-perry> 240-500-2551<tel:(240)%20500-2551> kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu<mailto:kkp...(a)hagerstowncc.edu> (she/her/hers<https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her>) [75th 200x200] From: cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com> <cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com>> On Behalf Of Morgan, Heather Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2021 6:15 PM To: cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-...(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Question: Microsoft Template and Copyright This Email comes from outside of HCC, please verify this is a legitimate email before clicking links or opening attachments. Hello, I attended a faculty workshop today promoting OER and the question came up - if someone has used a Microsoft powerpoint template and clipart in their presentation, may that person provide an open license for their presentation? Thank you in advance for your thoughts. Sincerely, Heather Morgan Librarian / Department Chair Spokane Falls Community College 24/7 Chat with a Librarian<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fsfcclibchat&c=…> SFCC Library Canvas Course<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fsfcclibrary&c=…> Upcoming SFCC Library Workshops<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fbit.ly%2fsfcclibrarywor…> [Small Skitch] -- If you have any questions about or technical difficulties with this email list, contact liz...(a)oeglobal.org<mailto:liz...(a)oeglobal.org> To find out more or be added to this list visit https://www.cccoer.org/community-email/<https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=https%3a%2f%2fwww.cccoer.org%2fcommun…> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-adviso...(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-adviso...(a)googlegroups.com>. 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#OTESSA22 Submission Deadline Extended to January 15, 2022
by Arianna Cheveldave 20 Dec '21

20 Dec '21

Dear colleagues, The submission deadline for OTESSA 2022 has been extended<https://otessa.org/news/otessa22-final-deadline-extended-to-january-15/> until January 15, 2022. The Open/Technology, Education, Scholarship and Society Association (OTESSA<https://conference.otessa.org/index.php/conference>) online conference will be held between May 16 and 19, 2022. The overarching theme is critical change, and the subthemes are the transitions of online learning and teaching; addressing the new iniquities; and sustaining positive change. There is also a wildcard subcategory for "innovative and inventive ideas around research or practice" that don't fit any of the subthemes. As said in their call for proposals<https://otessa.org/2022/>: "OTESSA welcomes thinkers, tinkerers and designers from across disciplines and contexts who are exploring the role of open and digital technologies in education, society, and scholarship to be part of this conference gathering." Review the OTESSA submission guidelines<https://conference.otessa.org/index.php/conference/about/submissions> and the OTESSA call for proposals<https://otessa.org/2022/> online before submitting. 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 Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ 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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Program for Open Scholarship Education (POSE): Spring 2022 Session
by Arianna Cheveldave 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Dear colleagues, UBC is once again running the Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE)<https://pose.open.ubc.ca/> in the spring 2022 semester from January to April. Registration is open to anyone in post-secondary who is interested. POSE is a four-month flexible and blended program that will help you develop foundational knowledge of Open Scholarship, Open Education, and Open Research. POSE will explore how open copyright licenses, collaborative practices, and networked technologies have the potential to lower barriers to knowledge by making the processes and products of scholarship more distributed, transparent, and accessible. POSE is intended for faculty, staff, postdocs, and students with an interest in open research, open access, open data and open education. The program is open to UBCO, UBCV, and non-UBC faculty, staff, and students at the post-secondary level. You will learn about: * Open Education * Open Access * Open Research * Open Data * Open Tools To support participant flexibility, the program is composed of online self-paced modules that you can complete over four months. You are also required to participate in two online synchronous sessions during the program. We will also host optional sessions each month where you can engage with various practitioners in the different areas of open scholarship and meet other participants in a synchronous environment. Upon completion, you will receive a Certificate of Completion. The first module will be released on January 1, 2022. The POSE kick-off session will be on January 18, 2022, and the wrap-up session will be on April 28, 2022. For more detailed information about POSE, visit the POSE home page<https://pose.open.ubc.ca/>. To register for POSE<https://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/program-for-open-scholarship-and-educatio…>, you will need a UBC CWL (campus-wide login). If you don't already have one, you can register for a basic CWL account<https://activate.id.ubc.ca/iamweb/>. Please share widely. 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 Need help with LaTeX<https://www.overleaf.com/learn/latex/Learn_LaTeX_in_30_minutes#What_is_LaTe…>? Contact latexsupport(a)bccampus.ca ________________________________ 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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New OER | Organic Chemistry I / Xin Liu | KPU
by Urooj Nizami 16 Dec '21

16 Dec '21

Organic Chemistry I  By Xin Liu<https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/organicchemistry/back-matter/about-the-author/> [Graphical user interface, website Description automatically generated] Link to Resource:  https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/organicchemistry/ An open textbook that is suitable for the first semester of Organic Chemistry. Basic concepts of the structures and reactivities of organic molecules are covered in this open textbook. Besides the fundamental discussions of organic acids-bases, stereochemistry, IR and NMR, this book also includes the topics of substitution and elimination reactions, radical substitution of alkanes, preparation and reactions of alkenes and alkynes. This OER was funded by KPU | Open Education’s OER Grant Program<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> and supported by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS>. For a complete catalogue of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University, please visit: https://kpu.pressbooks.pub/catalog/openkpu For more about KPU | Open Education, please visit: www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen> Best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, KPU | Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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OpenEd Week 2022 - Collaborative Sessions
by Krysta McNutt 15 Dec '21

15 Dec '21

Hello Everyone! I'm starting to plan a schedule of events for the University of Alberta's Open Education Symposium. It will be a series of events throughout Open Education Week (Mar 7-11, 2022). I'm looking to do some collaborative sessions with other institutions. The University of Alberta would handle the registration, Zoom hosting, facilitation support, and edit/post the recording. I would ask that we do a joint-introduction to the session and you are welcome to put the registration and zoom on your institution's website, if you wish, to promote as a partnership with UofA rather than sending them to the UofA website. So far, we have a series of lunch-hour lightning talks (3-4 presenters in a 1hr session) being planned with University of Alberta, University of Calgary, and Thompson Rivers University. A growing list of topics we would like to deliver include: - Evaluating the quality of open pedagogies - OER speed-dating! - Open EdTech - tools review - open and participatory technologies - Pressbooks, H5P, and using them in class - "Do open pedagogies have to be either open or closed? What is in the middle?" - ZTC - common barriers when implementing (course-level) - Universal design, OER, and course design - Demo: How to change your course to incorporate OER If you're interested in collaborating, I would love to hear from you! Thanks, -- Krysta McNutt, PMP (she/her <https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her>) Open Education Lead, Centre for Teaching and Learning University of Alberta, ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Treaty 6/Métis Homelands krystam(a)ualberta.ca | 780-710-5674 | Subscribe to CTL's Monthly Newsletter <https://ualberta.us4.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=e41612c074c272daa0649aeff&…>

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Nomination Period Deadline: Open Education Conference Board of Directors
by Hailey Babb 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

Hello all, As you may have seen, the Open Education Conference has announced an election process to form a Board of Directors that will assume leadership of the conference in order to guide it’s future as a sustainable, community-owned event. The conference has launched a community election process to select six new members for the Board of Directors, who will serve two-year terms starting in January 2022. (Full details and FAQ <https://openeducationconference.org/2021-election>) The nomination period for the Open Education Conference Board of Directors Election will close at 11:59pm PST this Friday December 3, 2021. For interested candidates, full responsibilities and criteria are outlined in the Board Responsibilities & Requirements <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5h6Tr-I13w0XGGwEjiiI__KK7ajcshuWz_2iBh…>. In general, candidates must: - Have attended the Open Education Conference at least once. - Identify with the Open Education Conference community and work toward its Strategic Vision <https://openeducationconference.org/about/strategic-vision>. - Be able to fulfill the Board Responsibilities & Requirements <https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5h6Tr-I13w0XGGwEjiiI__KK7ajcshuWz_2iBh…>, including the 6-10 hour monthly time commitment. - Have not served as a committee member for the 2020 or 2021 Open Education Conference. Please consider this opportunity to shape the future of the Open Education Conference and share it with others who would make great candidates! Further details and an election FAQ can be found on the Open Education Conference website <https://openeducationconference.org/2021-election>. To stay up to date with the elections process, please ensure that you are subscribed to the Open Education Conference mailing list <https://form.openeducationconference.org/sign-up>. Please feel free to share with your networks. We encourage all interested nominees to fill out the self-nomination form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeSm1cgd3S9VFUdY1u4NQ8TUP346eqcUdF…> . Thank you! Hailey Babb On behalf of the Open Education Conference Strategic Planning Committee -- *Hailey Babb* Open Education Project Manager SPARC <http://sparcopen.org>

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Announcing a New Open Textbook for Veterinary Medicine
by Ross, Heather 02 Dec '21

02 Dec '21

I am excited to announce the release of a new open textbook from the Western College of Veterinary Medicine at USask. An English translation of a 1918 work by German veterinary anatomist Dr. Hermann Baum, The Lymphatic System of the Dog details a comprehensive investigation of the anatomy and drainage patterns of the canine lymphatic system. You can read more about this project in this article - https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2021/usask-veterinarians-vision-rev… The book is in our open textbook catalogue at https://news.usask.ca/articles/colleges/2021/usask-veterinarians-vision-rev… Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327 Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca [cid:E5455CFC821E4B27BA26041F56DFDC1C]

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