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CARL Releases Environmental Scan of OE Service and Support in Canada - L'ABRC publie une analyse de l’environnement des services et du soutien à l’éducation ouverte au Canada
by Lise Brin 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Message bilingue – bilingual message : New Report from CARL’s OEWG: Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada https://www.carl-abrc.ca/news/oe-environmental-scan-released/ Monday, June 29, 2020. – The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) wishes to announce the publication of a new report by its Open Education Working Group (OEWG) that examines the landscape of regional and institutional post-secondary support for open education in Canada. This comprehensive environmental scan of Canadian institutional and regional open education initiatives presents a summary and analysis of support models, services, technologies, and success stories. This report contributes an essential glimpse at the state of open education in Canada, and highlights regional variations, strengths and weaknesses of current approaches, as well as gaps and opportunities. The contents are based on a scan that was undertaken from June to December 2019, primarily involving publicly available information on institutions’ and organizations’ websites. The authors recognize that this methodology may have missed significant Canadian initiatives. CARL therefore invites anyone whose contributions have been missed to provide additions and corrections via the commenting feature on the project’s data capture spreadsheet<http://tiny.cc/vzj8qz>. The report is authored by the following members of the OEWG: Nicole Askin (University of Manitoba), Mélanie Brunet (University of Ottawa), Rosarie Coughlan (Queen’s University), Caroline Daniels (Kwantlen Polytechnic University), Jean-François Durnin (Université de Montréal), Manisha Khetarpal (Maskwacis College), Ann Ludbrook (Ryerson University), Laurie Morrison (Brock University), and Ann Smith (Acadia University). CARL wishes to thank the authors for their commitment to this important and expansive project. > Full text of report – English<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OEWG_environmental_scan…> (PDF) > Full text of report – French<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GTDO_analyse_du_context…> (PDF) Two of the authors of this report, Mélanie Brunet and Laurie Morrison, presented a webinar that summarized the findings of the environmental scan in January 2020. You can access the recording of this webinar on CARL’s YouTube channel<https://youtu.be/t8JcdhZvcWo>. More information about the CARL Open Repositories Working Group is available on the CARL website<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/advancing-research/scholarly-communication/open-ed…>. ________________________________ Nouveau rapport du GTEO de l’ABRC : analyse de l’environnement des services et du soutien à l’éducation ouverte au Canada https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/nouvelles/publication-analyse-de-lenvironnement… Lundi 29 juin 2020 – L’Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada (ABRC) annonce la publication d’un nouveau rapport de son Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte (GTEO) qui explore le soutien postsecondaire à l’éducation ouverte par établissement et par région au Canada. Cette analyse globale de l’environnement des initiatives canadiennes en éducation ouverte par établissement et par région présente un résumé et une analyse des modèles, des services, des technologies et des réussites en matière de soutien. Ce rapport donne un aperçu fondamental de l’état de l’éducation ouverte au Canada et met en relief certaines variations, forces et faiblesses régionales des approches actuelles ainsi que des lacunes et des opportunités. Les contenus sont fondés sur une analyse réalisée de juin à décembre 2019 principalement à l’aide de renseignements publics offerts sur les sites web des établissements et des organisations. Les auteurs reconnaissent que cette méthodologie peut avoir manqué certaines initiatives canadiennes importantes. Par conséquent, l’ABRC invite les intervenants dont les contributions ont été omises à partager des ajouts et des corrections par la fonction de commentaires dans le tableur de saisie de données<http://tiny.cc/vzj8qz> du projet. Les membres du GTEO suivants ont participé à la rédaction du rapport : Nicole Askin (University of Manitoba), Mélanie Brunet (Université d’Ottawa), Rosarie Coughlan (Queen’s University), Caroline Daniels (Kwantlen Polytechnic University), Jean-François Durnin (Université de Montréal), Manisha Khetarpal (Maskwacis College), Ann Ludbrook (Ryerson University), Laurie Morrison (Brock University), et Ann Smith (Acadia University). L’ABRC voudrait remercier les auteurs pour leur engagement dans ce projet important et grandissant. > Rapport en texte intégral – français<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/GTDO_analyse_du_context…> (PDF) > Rapport en texte intégral – anglais<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/OEWG_environmental_scan…> (PDF) Deux des auteures du rapport, Mélanie Brunet et Laurie Morrison, ont présenté un webinaire résumant les conclusions de l’analyse de l’environnement en janvier 2020. L’enregistrement du webinaire est disponible sur la chaîne YouTube de l’ABRC<https://youtu.be/t8JcdhZvcWo>. Pour plus de renseignements sur le Groupe de travail sur l’éducation ouverte de l’ABRC, visitez le site web de l’ABRC<https://www.carl-abrc.ca/fr/faire-avancer-la-recherche/communication-savant…>. -- Lise Brin, MLIS Program Officer / Agente de programme [cid:image001.png(a)01D30653.78740D00] Canadian Association of Research Libraries Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada 309 rue Cooper Street, Suite 203 Ottawa Ontario K2P 0G5 T 902.318.4485 E lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca<mailto:lise.brin(a)carl-abrc.ca> W www.carl-abrc.ca [cid:image002.png(a)01D30653.78740D00]@carlabrc

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Request to complete a survey about the UNESCO OER recommendations
by Rajiv Jhangiani 28 Jun '20

28 Jun '20

Dear colleagues, I am writing to ask that you consider completing a survey from the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee (a group on which I serve). The survey relates to the UNESCO OER Recommendation, adopted 25 November 2019, which includes the following five focus areas i) Build the capacity of stakeholders to find, re-use, create and share OER ii) Develop supportive policy iii) Ensure inclusive and equitable access to quality OER iv) Nurture the creation of sustainability models for OER v) Facilitate international co-operation The mandate of the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee (OERAC)<https://www.icde.org/knowledge-hub/icde-oer-advocacy-committee> is to promote and support the UNESCO Recommendation and implementation across the globe. The general objective for this survey is to map progress in the implementation of the UNESCO OER Recommendation<http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URL_ID=49556&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION…> globally, in the context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The questions have its foundation in the Recommendation but also on the work of the UNESCO OER Dynamic Coalition<https://en.unesco.org/themes/building-knowledge-societies/oer/dynamic-coali…>, in which ICDE takes part (along with Creative Commons, ISKME, Open Education Global, SPARC, the OERu, and many others). We would sincerely appreciate it if you could complete this survey online by July 31, 2020. This survey is by necessity quite detailed and you should plan to spend at least 30-40 minutes for completion. Your responses will help us better understand country implementation efforts, and map progress. You can access the survey here: https://forms.gle/N16zqRcLT4URK1Q4A Thank you very much, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning & Associate Vice Provost, Open Education 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> Administrative Coordinator: Janice Webster t 604.598.6215 e janice.webster(a)kpu.ca<mailto:janice.webster(a)kpu.ca> 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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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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Questions About A Math Open Text
by Ross, Heather 17 Jun '20

17 Jun '20

I have an instructor looking to adapt an existing open textbook that is under a CC-BY-NC license, but we can only find it as a PDF. I'm wondering if anyone happens to have or know of a more open version, particularly Pressbooks if possible. See below for details about the book and his question about copyright. Thank you. Hi Heather — I wanted to start a conversation with you about adapting an open textbook for MATH163. I expect you’ll be able to highlight some things to consider as I undertake this project. This is the resource I am planning on adapting: https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/books/10/ . The textbook is released under CC4.0(BY+NC), which, from my understanding gives me licence to transform and build upon the material and then release it under a similar licence. My plan is to use this text as a base to create a custom text for the course. This will mostly consist of pruning the some of the material that my students aren’t prepared for, adding some material, and making minor notational changes throughout. One immediate question/concern that I have is copyright of the .pdf output versus copyright of the .tex source file. The authors are resistant to release their source files to me. (I recognize that they are not obligated to). If I cannot get access to these my plan is to apply for funds from GMC to have a student, essentially, recreate the source files. I worry about possible copyright issues here. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327<tel:306-966-5327> Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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Opening Up Copyright Series Update
by Michael McNally 20 May '20

20 May '20

Dear Canada OER Community, The team behind the University of Alberta’s *Opening Up Copyright* instructional modules is pleased to share another update on the series. This past Winter several new instructional modules have been created. The new are: · Applying Fair Dealing <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/applying-fair-dealing/> · Asking Permission and Transactional Licences <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/asking-permission-and-t…> · History of Copyright <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/history-of-copyright/> · *Nintendo v. Go Cyber <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/nintendo-v-go-cyber/>* · s. 41 Technological Protection Measures <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/s-41-technological-protection-m…> · Technological Protection Measures (Digital Locks) <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/technological-protectio…> We now have several modules covering fair dealing including Applying Fair Dealing <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/applying-fair-dealing/>, which examines how to conduct a fair dealing analysis, s. 29: Fair Dealing <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/section-29-fair-dealing/> that covers the statutory foundations of fair dealing, and modules for each of the three major Supreme Court cases on fair dealing: *CCH v. LSUC <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/cch-v-lsuc/>*, *SOCAN v. Bell <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/socan-v-bell-2/>*, and *Alberta (Education) v. Access Copyright <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/alberta-education-v-acc…>* . As well, we now have three modules on technological protection measures (TPM): Technological Protection Measures (Digital Locks) <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/technological-protectio…> that provides an overview of TPM, s. 41 Technological Protection Measures <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/s-41-technological-protection-m…>, which examines the statutory elements of anticircumvention protection, and *Nintendo v. Go Cyber <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/modules/nintendo-v-go-cyber/>* a module focused on the major Canadian case on TPM. This summer, through a University of Alberta Centre for Teaching and Learning OER Grant <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/oer/index.h…>, the project will be developing four modules with a focus on post-secondary copyright issues: *Access Copyright v. York*, Collective Licensing and the Copyright Board, Educational Institutions Policies and Practices, and s. 29.4 to 30.04 Educational Exceptions. The Scholarly Contributions <https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/scholarly-contributions/> section of the website has been updated and it has links to all the slides from the presentations about OUC as well as the two journal articles on the series. 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. 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. Feedback can also be sent directly to copyright(a)ualberta.ca with the subject line “OER Copyright Module.” We’re also happy to hear how the OUC modules are being used. If you are linking to, adopting or adapting the modules we would love to hear about it at on our OUC Module Use Community Page ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JrSd5PWShvyExN8NEZOgFpuTaF8DhKrkkgkmWSC… ) 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 with new modules currently under production that are funded through a University of Alberta’s Centre for Teaching and Learning OER Grant <https://www.ualberta.ca/centre-for-teaching-and-learning/grants/oer/index.h…> . Michael, on behalf of the OUC team - Julia Guy, Luc Fagnan, Michael B. McNally, Adrian Sheppard and Amanda Wakaruk

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The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education: now with French
by Arianna Cheveldave 15 May '20

15 May '20

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has also produced a French-language PDF of our graphic promoting OER in the time of COVID-19, thanks to Dan Dubien<https://twitter.com/DanDubien>: * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [English PDF]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Using-OER-to-reopen.pdf> * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [Word]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Word-Version.zip> * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [InDesign] <https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InDesign-Version.zip> * La nouvelle normalité: Rouvrir l'éducation avec les REL [French PDF] <https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/The-New-Normal-Using-OER-to-…> Please share and adapt as you wish. Best, Arianna Cheveldave 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 ________________________________ 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), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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Update to Open Education Foundation and Sustainability Grants Criteria
by Arianna Cheveldave 15 May '20

15 May '20

Dear colleagues, In light of the financial constraints being faced by B.C.'s post-secondary institutions during the current pandemic, BCcampus has decided to remove the requirement that applicants to the Open Education Foundation Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/open-education-foundation-gr…> and the Sustainability Grant for Institutions<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-open-education-sust…> must secure matching funds from their institutions equal to the grant total. These grants' calls for proposals have been updated to reflect this change. If an applicant's institution is willing and able to provide in-kind and/or financial contributions to their proposed project, this information should be included on the grant application. Sent on behalf of Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education. Best, Arianna Cheveldave 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 ________________________________ 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), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education
by Arianna Cheveldave 15 May '20

15 May '20

Dear colleagues, BCcampus has created a graphic explaining the benefits of OER in light of COVID-19. We are sharing it in multiple formats so that you may share and adapt it as you please, per its CC BY licence: * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [PDF]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Using-OER-to-reopen.pdf> * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [Word]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Word-Version.zip> * The New Normal: Using OER to re-open education [InDesign]<https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/InDesign-Version.zip> These files are available on our Reports, Reviews, and Resources<https://bccampus.ca/about-us/reports-and-reviews/> page, where you may also find links to our COVID-19 webinar series and support resources. We hope that this graphic may help you spread the word of open education and OER during these tumultuous times. Best, Arianna Cheveldave 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 ________________________________ 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), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.

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Resources For Transitioning Certain Types of Courses to Remote / Online
by Ross, Heather 13 May '20

13 May '20

Good morning. Like many of you, we have been quite busy providing consultations, workshops, and creating resources to support instructors who need to offer their courses remotely / online. We're wondering if anyone has developed or is in the process of developing resources you would be willing to share or we could link to related to offering the following types of courses in a remote / online format: * Field-based * Land-based * Practicums * Studio-based * Performance-based * Community / work-based The resources we've been developing can be found on: * Our website - https://teaching.usask.ca/ * Our blog - https://words.usask.ca/gmcte/ Thank you very much. Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd Educational Development Specialist University of Saskatchewan Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Ph: 306-966-5327<tel:306-966-5327> Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca<http://open.usask.ca/>

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Job Posting at KPU: Open Education Strategist
by Rajiv Jhangiani 11 May '20

11 May '20

Dear colleagues, I am absolutely thrilled to share a job posting for a new, full-time, and ongoing position at KPU, for an Open Education Strategist. See: https://www.kpu.ca/hr/careeropportunity/20-39r-open-education-strategist-of… The Open Education Strategist will provide 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. This position will oversee the regular collection, management, and reporting of data for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program, plan the annual Open Education Research Institute, and provide support to OER grantees, Open Pedagogy Fellows, and Open Education Research Fellows. Through consultations, materials and training, the Open Education Strategist will communicate 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. The Open Education Strategist works closely with and reports to the Associate Vice Provost, Open Education. 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. A review of resumes will begin the week of May 25, 2020; however, the position will remain open until filled. Please 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) Acting Vice Provost, Teaching & Learning and Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning<https://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/> 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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