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New listserv address
by Arianna Cheveldave 27 Mar '20

27 Mar '20

Dear Canadaoer listserv members, We wish to inform you that the email address for the Canadaoer listserv has changed from canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca to canadaoer(a)lists.bccampus.ca effective immediately. Please update your address book with this updated information. 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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Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program!
by Michelle Brailey 12 Mar '20

12 Mar '20

Dear colleagues, The University of Alberta Library and the Alberta OER Technology and Infrastructure Working Group is pleased to announce the new Open Education Alberta <https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> program. This no-fee provincial program seeks to eliminate barriers to adopting, adapting and creating open textbooks by providing Alberta post-secondary institutions with easy-to-use online publishing software. The University of Alberta Library will host and maintain the Pressbooks publishing software, and partner institutions will establish workflows and service models that fit their unique community needs. Thank you to Mount Royal University, MacEwan University, University of Calgary, University of Lethbridge and the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology for their contributions to the development of this program. *Why do we need this program?* Many institutions are eager to pursue the development of Open Education initiatives on their campuses, but do not have access to the technical infrastructure or staff to host the tools and software required to adapt or create new content. The UofA, which already manages a local OER publishing program, is well-positioned to expand its hosting to support more content, while institutions with special expertise in content and course creation, open pedagogy, scholarly communications, and project management, can contribute to the program through the development of content and supporting materials. Because the published textbooks will be openly available to anyone, the entire post-secondary community in Alberta can benefit from this collaborative program. *What are OER?* Open Educational Resources (OER) are teaching and learning materials that allow free use and reuse, without charge. OERs often have a Creative Commons license <https://creativecommons.org/> that states specifically how the material may be used, reused, adapted, and shared. *What is Pressbooks?* Pressbooks <https://pressbooks.com/> is a simple publishing software for the authoring and publication of multimedia-rich print books, ebooks, and webbooks. The published books are shareable in multiple formats including pdf, epub, and mobi and can easily be adapted and updated using the Pressbooks software. For more information, see https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca *Working Group Members* Initiative Co-Leads (2019-present): Michelle Brailey (University of Alberta) & Cari Merkley (Mount Royal University) Institutional Representatives and Contributors: Robyn Hall (MacEwan University), Christie Hurrell (University of Calgary), Jessica Norman (Southern Alberta Institute of Technology), Erika Smith (Mount Royal University), Joerdis Weilandt (University of Lethbridge) -- Michelle Brailey *Digital Initiatives Projects Librarian, University of Alberta * brailey(a)ualberta.ca *The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples.* Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton

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3 New OERs in Nursing
by Lena Patterson 06 Mar '20

06 Mar '20

Dear Canada OER, I am so pleased to let you know that three new health and nursing related open education resources (OER) are now available for use. These resources were collaboratively authored by Ontario College and University faculty staff and students with added authoring expertise from health industry professionals, including Toronto Public Health. Please see the complete message below. Have a wonderful weekend, Lena ******* Access the OERs! · Vaccine Practice for Health Professionals: 1st Canadian Edition<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=eee4df35-4d54-4074…> · The Complete Subjective Health Assessment<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=df19b620-466b-4167…> · Interpreting Canada’s 2019 Food Guide and Food Labelling for Health Professionals<https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/catalogue/item/?id=8d149a27-c5eb-49d2…> If you have any questions or comments about these OERs or require further OER support, please do not hesitate to contact Lindsay Woodside at lwoodside(a)ecampusontario.ca<mailto:lwoodside(a)ecampusontario.ca> // Lena Patterson Co Executive Director (Interim) eCampusOntario 416.275.0190 [eCampusOntario] 372 Bay St, 14th Floor Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9

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Re: [Canadaoer] Canadaoer Digest, Vol 41, Issue 9
by Amanda Wakaruk 28 Feb '20

28 Feb '20

Hi everyone. To add to the OER Funding conversations -- and this is really just brainstorming -- but what about a campaign to flood / pitch to bolster federal programs that provide publishing support? For example: https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/funding/book-fund/publi… Note that eligible publishers, in this program anyway, include university presses. Is it too far of a leap to make the case for library publishers to be included as well? As we all know, many libraries are now acting as OA publishers (for stats on that, see Sonya Betz and Doris Wagner. Exploring the Value of Canada’s Library Publishers. Building Community, Building Open. PKP Scholarly Publishing Conference. November 22, 2019. https://conference.pkp.sfu.ca/index.php/pkp2019/pkp2019/paper/viewFile/717/… ). *Amanda Wakaruk <https://amandawakaruk.ca>*, MLIS, MES Copyright Librarian, Copyright Office <http://www.copyright.ualberta.ca/> Learning Services, University of Alberta amanda.wakaruk(a)ualberta.ca > >

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FW: Join us at the Festival of Learning 2020
by Amanda Coolidge 24 Feb '20

24 Feb '20

I hope you will consider attending our event!! Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Director of Open Education, BCcampus Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <http://www.twitter.com/acoolidge> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacoolidge/> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> For thousands of years the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and the Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality. From: BCcampus <communications=bccampus.ca(a)cmail20.com> on behalf of BCcampus <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Reply-To: communications <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Date: Monday, February 24, 2020 at 11:57 AM To: core <core(a)bccampus.ca> Subject: Join us at the Festival of Learning 2020 Festival of Learning 2020 [BCcampus]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-r/> [Festival of Learning Disruption and Transformation]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-y/> Three is a magic number: Meet our keynotes [A photo of Tanysha Klassen]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-j/> Tanysha Klassen, Chairperson of the British Columbia Federation of Students, has years of experience in advocating for post-secondary students across British Columbia including campaigning against increased tuition fees, poor government funding of the post-secondary sector, and access to affordable and open-source textbooks. [A photo oj Jess Mitchell]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-t/> Jess Mitchell is Senior Manager, Research + Design at the Inclusive Design Research Centre<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-i/> at OCAD University in Toronto<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-d/> and is part of the Fluid design project<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-h/>. [cid:image002.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] [A photo of Kevin Lamoureux]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-u/> Kevin Lamoureux is a Faculty member at the University of Winnipeg and a well known public speaker. He has served as Associate Vice President for the University of Winnipeg, Education Lead for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, and as Scholar in Residence for several school divisions. Registration is OPEN This year, we explore disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. This year, we explore disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. We ask: How are we intentionally disrupting our work at an individual, institutional, or societal level? What prompts us to transform practices, policies, or processes? Join us for one, two or all three days! [cid:image003.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] [A list of our sponsors]<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-l-mchutk-jhgotyiy-b/> Through collaboration, anything is possible We are immensely grateful for the contributions made by the individuals, institutions, and organizations that help us make the Festival of Learning possible and accessible to all. Through the generosity of our sponsors, we can bring beneficial change to the instructors, learners, faculty, and support teams of British Columbia. There are still opportunities available and all contributions are welcome. [cid:image004.png(a)01D5EB0C.8BEAE660] BCcampus - Vancouver, B.C. | Victoria, B.C. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the BCcampus newsletter. If you have received this email in error, please unsubscribe. Unsubscribe<https://sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com/t/d-u-mchutk-jhgotyiy-p/>

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FW: [OpenEd] OpenEd Conference Update & Steering Committee Nominations
by Amanda Coolidge 21 Feb '20

21 Feb '20

FYI From: Nicole Allen (SPARC) <nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org>> Subject: [OpenEd] OpenEd Conference Update & Steering Committee Nominations Date: February 18, 2020 at 12:44:46 PM EST To: community(a)openeducationconference.org<mailto:community(a)openeducationconference.org> Dear colleagues, On behalf of the partners who have stepped forward to provide interim support for the OpenEd conference—OpenStax<http://openstax.org/>, SPARC<http://sparcopen.org/>, the Colorado OER Council<http://masterplan.highered.colorado.gov/oer-in-colorado/>, and USM's Kirwan Center<https://www.usmd.edu/cai/>—we’d like to to express our thanks to all who took the time to read, comment on, and show support for our Proposal for #OpenEd20 and Beyond<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1k15VwfREQI1eWUNpxEudA-LHow0I7C12E7ZBhvs…>. We look forward to working together with you over the next two years to organize OpenEd and transition the conference toward community ownership. Now that there’s been a little time to get our collaboration up and running, we’re writing with a few initial steps. Please feel free to pass this email along anyone who may be interested. OpenEd Community Email List First, everyone who would like to participate in shaping the future of the OpenEd conference is welcome to join the community email discussion list<https://groups.google.com/a/openeducationconference.org/forum/#!forum/commu…>. This list will be used as an open communication channel for updates, planning discussions, and opportunities to join committees. You can subscribe and manage your preferences here<https://groups.google.com/a/openeducationconference.org/forum/#!forum/commu…> or complete this form<https://forms.gle/U3QPoMbh2apjyvh88>. (If you received this message directly, you're already subscribed!) Call for Steering Committee Candidates As outlined in the proposal, a key first step is to establish a Steering Committee to provide high-level guidance for conference organizing and long-term planning. A full description of the committee is available here<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BbGQKTQsrL5X3ZA0B1IjsUrmHX8c8SBuUtrJ9pm…>, and there is an open form to submit candidate nominations/sign-ups here<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxsgnMfrh4KaXdap-nqJ_r8UoiQ1_FRFb…>. Deadline: Tuesday February 25 11:59pm your local time. It is important to establish the Steering Committee quickly, since it will help set up additional committees and channels for community participation with more opportunities to come. Timeline for 2020 Date & Location We have begun exploring options in Denver, Colorado as the proposed location for #OpenEd20 this fall. The goal is to have a venue secured and dates announced by the first half of March. Updates will be sent to the community discussion list, and there is a sign up to receive announcements only here<https://forms.gle/UTvFnRWqpyPkFHKY7>. -- Look forward to working together with you all, and wishing everyone a great week! Cheers, Nicole, Daniel, MJ and Spencer Nicole Starr Allen SPARC<http://www.sparcopen.org/> | Director of Open Education 21 Dupont Circle NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20036 USA +1 (202) 750-1637 nicole(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:nicole(a)sparcopen.org> @txtbks<http://www.twitter.com/txtbks>

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OER About Evolution
by Ross, Heather 13 Feb '20

13 Feb '20

An instructor in Biology teaches a course on evolution and is looking for open materials to replace the current commercial textbook. So far I found this: https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/module/15028/overview - Biology, Evolutionary Processes, Evolution and the Origin of Species, Understanding Evolution | OER Commons Does anyone know of anything else I should point her toward? Thank you. 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 [cidimage003.png(a)01D592FE.59426690]

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TopHat
by Ross, Heather 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of how TopHat’s textbook authoring works? We may be renewing our contract with them and TopHat wants instructors having access to do that to be part of a new contract. I need whatever I can find out to have evidence as to why this is probably a bad idea. Thank you. 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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A Declaration on OER Funding
by Michael McNally 12 Feb '20

12 Feb '20

Hi Everyone, As some of you may be aware, the University of Alberta will be hosting an OER summit on May 20, 2020, and as part of the planning process, I've been handed some leeway (thanks Krysta) for the final plenary session. Based on some conversations with colleagues here in Alberta, one idea I've had is that it would be nice to finish the day with some sort of tangible outcome/takeaway. After ruminating about this for a bit (and in relation to ongoing discussions over the listserv on national advocacy), I've been thinking about how nice it would be to conclude the day with a declaration, specifically in relation to OER funding. If I had to sum up my thinking in a sentence it would be - the declaration would call on governments that generate revenues from student loans to invest 1% of those revenues into OER. This approach would end up implicating the federal government because of the Canada Student Loans Program (CSLP). For reference this number would work out to $8.73 million this year (or roughly the same as the $8m the Finance Committee recommended in 2017, and slightly less than the US Federal Investment, which is currently $7 million, but in USD). My sense is that when you suggest 1% of revenue go back into textbook affordability you have a reasonable starting point. That said, I'm open to alternate suggestions. In terms of background the federal government holds over $18 billion in student debt (with an array of provincial and territorial programs adding in another $10 billion in student loan debt). While there have been calls for the elimination of all revenues on student debt (the Canadian Federation of Students has argued for this, and the NDP had it in their last platform), it is important to note that the CSLP program actually doesn't 'profit' in that expenses are greater than revenues. Also, the federal government rather regularly writes-off bad debt from the CSLP. According to the most recent annual report from 2016-17 ( https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/canada-stud…) the amount of bad debt the government writes off is in the $160-$175 million range, or (conveniently enough) 1% of the overall loan value. In Jan of this year, the Feds wrote off another $163m ( https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/2019/01/28/liberals-write-off-163-…) again in the roughly 1% amount range. Also, it should be noted that revenues on the CSLP are predicted to grow (this isn't good news, but it would mean that the 1% value would also increase). The Parliamentary Budget Officer predicts that CSLP revenue will rise to $1.4b by 2024 (which would make the OER fund about $14 million). Thus, I'm reaching out to all of you to see if perhaps we might be able to work toward some declaration. The idea being the declaration is worked on in advance, and then read and signed at the May 20, 2020 event (of course we'd have a mechanisms for those who can't be present in Edmonton to sign the declaration). I'd be willing to do some leg work here locally to see how we might get some broader pick-up of the declaration reading/signing. As I noted earlier, I'm open to other suggestions on funding ideas, but I thought targeting loan revenues was a) a way to implicate the federal government, b) it also implicates most of the provinces (excluding QC) and the Yukon, c) there is a degree of simplicity to this approach as opposed to going after a marker tied to education spending. If there are a few supporters, then I'm happy to try to see this through. Finally, just before the holiday break, I mused at trying to frame some of the issues for a Hill Times op-ed. I have a draft if anyone wanted to critique/comment/add their name to it ( https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUfYOsozemjcAoAiMfqpA-887eyEXqJAOeZk-6A…) - I'm happy for any feedback. I'll admit it is a clunky piece (dealing with the idea of 1% of loan revenue funding mentioned earlier), but my rough sense is the audience for a Hill Times op-ed isn't the general public. At the end of the day, if this gets rejected (which wouldn't surprise me), I'll probably still aim for something in *Policy Options*. Michael -- Michael B. McNally, Associate Professor, Faculty of Education (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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OER Webinars this Week
by Ali Versluis 11 Feb '20

11 Feb '20

FYI. Full disclosure that I am speaking in one of these webinars ("Be True") about funding, sustainability and advocacy in temporary OER positions so am fully shilling. Even so, I think the conversation is very worth having and it's freeeeee. Hope to see you there! Ali Versluis | Open Educational Resources Librarian McLaughlin Library | University of Guelph 50 Stone Rd E | Guelph, ON | N1G 2W1 (519) 824-4120 Ext. 54214 | versluis(a)uoguelph.ca Pronouns: she, her, hers | What Does This Mean?<https://www.mypronouns.org/she-her> Note that I generally observe email-free evenings and weekends. [1501098102289_uofg_cornerstone_improve_life.png] ________________________________ From: Amy Hofer <hofera(a)linnbenton.edu> Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2020 4:24 PM To: Rayne Vieger <raynev(a)uoregon.edu>; Meggie Wright <WrightM(a)lanecc.edu>; Ali Versluis <versluis(a)uoguelph.ca>; Amanda C. Larson <acl49(a)psu.edu> Subject: Fwd: Winter Webinars this Week ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Amy Hofer <hofera(a)linnbenton.edu<mailto:hofera(a)linnbenton.edu>> Date: Mon, Feb 10, 2020 at 3:37 PM Subject: Winter Webinars this Week To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer(a)sparcopen.org>>, Open Textbook Network <open-textbook-network(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:open-textbook-network(a)googlegroups.com>>, Open Oregon <openoregon(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:openoregon(a)googlegroups.com>>, CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>>, Oregon Community College Library Association <occladir(a)lists.chemeketa.edu<mailto:occladir(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>>, (occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu<mailto:occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>), 'occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu<mailto:occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>' <occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu<mailto:occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>> This message is cross-posted. OER and FlatWorld: A Story of Partnership Feb 13th 2020 , 11:00am – 12:00pm This session will compare OER and FlatWorld texts and make the case for why OER is often the better option based on cost, quality, and adaptability. https://openoregon.org/events/event/oer-and-flatworld-a-story-of-partnershi… “Be True”: We Heart OER Librarians Feb 14th 2020 , 10:00am – 11:00am This webinar will explore models for OER librarian positions. https://openoregon.org/events/event/be-true/ FYI, Amy -- Amy Hofer Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services openoregon.org<http://openoregon.org> 510-213-0702 Linn-Benton Community College 6500 SW Pacific Blvd. Albany, OR 97321 -- Amy Hofer Coordinator, Statewide Open Education Library Services openoregon.org<http://openoregon.org> 510-213-0702 Linn-Benton Community College 6500 SW Pacific Blvd. Albany, OR 97321

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