January 2019 - Openbcit - lists.bccampus.ca

Open Education related events and conferences 2019
by Rosario Passos 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators! The BCIT Open Education portal has a list of the Open Education related events that are happening this year, just in case you are interested: https://open.bcit.ca/events Stay tuned for an announcement of BCIT Open events coming soon! Cheers, Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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

23 Jan '19

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

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Open Education Grants - Call for applications is now open!
by Rosario Passos 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Hi there everyone, I have some excellent news: The call for Open Education Grants is now OPEN! Get all the information you need to apply here: https://commons.bcit.ca/library/2019/01/17/open-education-grants-at-bcit-ap… The application deadline is February 1, 2019 and the work must be completed by March 2020. Best of luck to all of you who are considering putting in an application. Cheers, Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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(Reprieve) Open Education Working Group Strategic Direction
by Rosario Passos 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators! Thanks to all who responded to the doodle poll for the tentative meeting next week. There wasn't a great response to the request for a meeting (I know... we are all busy) so I would like to re-schedule it to see if there are more convenient dates further along into February. So, have a look at this other poll with new dates and let us know what dates and times will work for you. https://doodle.com/poll/sgubar5bb73rd6da We would like to aim for a minimum of 10 participants, as we really value your input and ideas for the future of Open at BCIT, so, please see if you can find some time in your busy schedules. I may convince my husband to bake some cookies for the meeting! We will have a webex meeting going at the same time for the folks who cannot make it physically but would like to participate from their offices/campuses. If you fall under this category, please send me an email. Cheerio everyone, Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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FW: Open Education Working Group Strategic Direction 2019
by Rosario Passos 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, I am finding it strange that I only got a response from James.... Please confirm that you received this message on Jan. 9: From: Rosario Passos Sent: January 9, 2019 3:43 PM To: openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca Cc: James Rout <jrout(a)bcit.ca> Subject: Open Education Working Group Strategic Direction 2019 Hello fellow Open Educators at BCIT! And a Happy New Year to you all! Hope you managed to get some R&R during the Holiday break. The Open Education Working group would like to invite you all to a "general" meeting to discuss the strategic direction of "open" at BCIT. As some of you remember, last year we had a general meeting to come up with action items for 2018. This year we would like to set a couple of strategic goal statements that will guide our activities for 2019. We would also like to review and update the action plan, centred around the strategic goals. We would like to have this meeting fairly soon, so I created a Doodle Poll for the week of Jan. 21. Please have a look and choose the slots that work for you to attend: https://doodle.com/poll/46ep6p59ckwk2s3z Could you please complete the poll by January 15 so that we can get going with the planning? Please and thanks! Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Open Education Working Group Strategic Direction 2019
by Rosario Passos 09 Jan '19

09 Jan '19

Hello fellow Open Educators at BCIT! And a Happy New Year to you all! Hope you managed to get some R&R during the Holiday break. The Open Education Working group would like to invite you all to a "general" meeting to discuss the strategic direction of "open" at BCIT. As some of you remember, last year we had a general meeting to come up with action items for 2018. This year we would like to set a couple of strategic goal statements that will guide our activities for 2019. We would also like to review and update the action plan, centred around the strategic goals. We would like to have this meeting fairly soon, so I created a Doodle Poll for the week of Jan. 21. Please have a look and choose the slots that work for you to attend: https://doodle.com/poll/46ep6p59ckwk2s3z Could you please complete the poll by January 15 so that we can get going with the planning? Please and thanks! Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Info sessions for the 2019 learning and teaching framework (LT&F) grants
by Rosario Passos 04 Jan '19

04 Jan '19

Hi there fellow open educators, The LT&F grants are coming up, and I encourage you all to think about submitting an application for funding to do some work with open. Here are the details just published to the Loop: Info sessions? Already? Learning and Teaching Framework Grants 2019/2020<https://loop.bcit.ca/message/56475#56475> This question is Not Answered. <https://loop.bcit.ca/people/cgriffin>[Cathy Griffin]<https://loop.bcit.ca/people/cgriffin>[Level 5] Cathy Griffin<https://loop.bcit.ca/people/cgriffin> 4-Jan-2019 11:21 AM Visibility: Open to anyone There are three Learning and Teaching Framework Grant sessions coming up: Session 1 January 16th 11:30 - 1 pm Bldg SE12 101Q Session 2 January 30th, 11:30 1 pm, Bldg SE12, 101Q Session 2 February 10th, 11:30 1 pm, Bldg SE 12 101Q The Learning and Teaching Framework was launched in 2017 with the goal to provide all faculty and staff the opportunity to fund initiatives that directly align with the Learning and Teaching Framework. The deadline to apply for funding will be March 31/2019. Applications: https://www.bcit.ca/ltc/ltf.shtml Funding for grants must be utilized between April 1/2019 and March 31/2020. Questions? Contact Cathy Griffin, Faculty Development Co-ordinator, cathy_griffin(a)bcit.ca<mailto:cathy_griffin(a)bcit.ca> Cheers, Rosario [rosario.jpg] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca<mailto:rosario_passos(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc Education for a Complex World Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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