Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program!
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
This is great news, thanks for sharing and looking forward to what may transpire! Tim Tim Carson, RSE, MA Provincial Trades Representative, Open Education, BCcampus Cell: 778-233-4472<tel:250-580-6949> Twitter @praxisguild<https://twitter.com/praxispedagogy> • Skype: burntbeanjuice • BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples, <https://www.caut.ca/content/guide-acknowledging-first-peoples-traditional-territory#_ftn10> including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. [A screenshot of a cell phone Description automatically generated] From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Michelle Brailey <brailey(a)ualberta.ca> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 1:50 PM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! 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<https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca<mailto: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<mailto:brailey(a)ualberta.ca> The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples. Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton
Congrats Michelle and Cari - wonderful provincial initiative! On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 5:12 PM Tim Carson <tcarson(a)bccampus.ca> wrote:
This is great news, thanks for sharing and looking forward to what may transpire!
Tim
*Tim Carson, RSE, MA*
Provincial Trades Representative, Open Education, BCcampus
*Cell: *778-233-4472 <250-580-6949>
*Twitter @praxisguild <https://twitter.com/praxispedagogy> • Skype: burntbeanjuice • *
*BCcampus.ca <https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus <https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus <https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash>*
*I acknowledge that the land on which I work is the traditional territory of the Coast Salish peoples,* <https://www.caut.ca/content/guide-acknowledging-first-peoples-traditional-territory#_ftn10>*including the territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations.*
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*From: *Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Michelle Brailey <brailey(a)ualberta.ca> *Date: *Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 1:50 PM *To: *"canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> *Subject: *[Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program!
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)
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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 _______________________________________________ Canadaoer mailing list Canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/canadaoer
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Congratulations!! This is fabulous to see. 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: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Michelle Brailey <brailey(a)ualberta.ca> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 1:50 PM To: "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! 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<https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca<mailto: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<mailto:brailey(a)ualberta.ca> The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples. Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton
This is wonderful. Congratulations to all involved. Carley McDougall Special Projects Coordinator 204.727.9668 ext 211 | Cell: 204.996.7636 mcdougallc(a)campusmanitoba.ca<mailto:mcdougallc(a)campusmanitoba.ca> 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Campus Manitoba www.campusmanitoba.ca<http://www.campusmanitoba.ca> From: Canadaoer [mailto:canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Michelle Brailey Sent: March-11-20 3:49 PM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! 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<https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca<mailto: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<mailto:brailey(a)ualberta.ca> The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples. Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton
Congratulations to you both for leading this initiative and to the rest of the working group! Alberta educators are lucky to have folks like you tackling this. The future is bright for OER in Alberta! // 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 Carley McDougall <McDougallC(a)CampusManitoba.CA> Date: Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 11:00 AM To: Michelle Brailey <brailey(a)ualberta.ca>, "canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca" <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: Re: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! This is wonderful. Congratulations to all involved. Carley McDougall Special Projects Coordinator 204.727.9668 ext 211 | Cell: 204.996.7636 mcdougallc(a)campusmanitoba.ca<mailto:mcdougallc(a)campusmanitoba.ca> 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB R7A 6A9 Campus Manitoba www.campusmanitoba.ca<http://www.campusmanitoba.ca> From: Canadaoer [mailto:canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Michelle Brailey Sent: March-11-20 3:49 PM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! 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<https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca<mailto: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<mailto:brailey(a)ualberta.ca> The University of Alberta is situated on traditional Treaty 6 territory and homeland of the Métis peoples. Amiskwaciwâskahikan / ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᕀᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ / Edmonton
Congratulations Michelle and AB! I have added this information to the following BCcampus support resources: * Alberta page<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/chapter/alberta/> in the Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> * Pressbooks Catalogues<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-b/> in the Pressbooks Guide Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education, BCcampus Cell: 250-893-0258<tel:250-893-0258> • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauriaesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauriaesoph/> ____________________________________________________________ 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: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Michelle Brailey <brailey(a)ualberta.ca> Sent: March 11, 2020 1:49 PM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Canadaoer] Now Open: Alberta's Provincial OER Publishing Program! 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<https://pressbooks.library.ualberta.ca/> or contact library.publishing(a)ualberta.ca<mailto: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<mailto: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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Tim Carson