May 2019 - Openbcit - lists.bccampus.ca

UNESCO webinar, if you're interested
by Rosario Passos 31 May '19

31 May '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Some of you might be interested in listening in or participate in the webinar" ICDE OER Advocacy Committee Webinar on the UNESCO OER forthcoming recommendations https://www.icde.org/events-listings/icde-oer-advocacy-committee-webinar?fb… Check it out. Rosario

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UNESCO OER Recommendations approved
by Rosario Passos 29 May '19

29 May '19

Hi All, These recommendations have been unanimously approved by UNESCO member states and will put forward for a vote at the Novemrber General Assembly. This is good new for the open movement. In case you are interested, here is the draft document: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N54rMUsvVO-9f1K-LN-pmkBQSto2wLRu/view 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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A new CC search tool
by Rosario Passos 24 May '19

24 May '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators! A new CC search is now available! The next generation of CC Search is live with an elegant redesign, faster load times, and easier attribution. Discover images across 19 collections, including cultural works from museums (the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art), graphic designs and art works (Behance, DeviantArt), photos from Flickr, and an initial set of CC0 3D designs from Thingiverse. Check it out: https://search.creativecommons.org/?fbclid=IwAR2TfzCzQa5iHPl3VCwl-98lVT4_MI… Cheers, Rosario

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Professional development opportunity on open pedagogy
by Rosario Passos 15 May '19

15 May '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Reposting by request. Please share with anyone who might be interested. Announcing a free summer professional development opportunity! An open course on open educational practices will run this summer from June 3 through July 28. [https://groups.google.com/group/cccoer-advisory/attach/34339fa794454/pasted…] Course Outcomes - Participants will: 1. Develop an understanding and appreciation for open content and open educational practices 2. Identify potential open resources for use in their educational environments 3. Create and edit open resources using wikis, Pressbooks, and multimedia 4. Apply accessibility and UDL concepts to open resources 5. Understand and apply basic instructional design concepts 6. Develop a lesson based on open educational practices for use in their classes Course Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Open Educational Resources 3. Wikis 4. Pressbooks 5. Multimedia 6. Accessibility and UDL 7. Instructional Design 8. Final Project The course is intended as a graduate-level introduction to open educational practices. Completing all activities and participating fully in course discussions is expected to require 8-10 hours each week. However, the course is designed to support learning at all levels of engagement. If one hour a week is all you have available, you should still find the experience beneficial and rewarding. To access course content, visit: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Open_Educational_Practices<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikive…> To join the course and participate in Piazza course discussions, follow the instructions at: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Open_Educational_Practices/Introduction/Join<https://nam05.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikive…> Contact dbra...(a)harpercollege.edu with any questions.

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Great news from Royal Roads University
by Rosario Passos 07 May '19

07 May '19

Good morning fellow Open Educators, Some great news to start the day: two programs at RRU are going textbook free, and the reasons for doing is to not only reduce the costs for students, but also to modify materials to improve the way they teach and the way that students learn.Great to see the shift of OER to transform teaching and learning. http://www.royalroads.ca/news-releases/no-textbooks-no-problem?utm_source=A… Cheers, Rosario

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BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (March 13, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph 03 May '19

03 May '19

Hello Everyone, Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education. New textbooks >From British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c0f6026d-a3e1-4108-b90b-… | Learning to Learn Online ] >From Kwantlen Polytechnic University in is Learning to Learn Online, a book that helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=789233f6-57b7-4c05-b06b-… | Trigonometry and AC Generation for Electricians ] To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as electricians. This new textbook is from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). >From Elsewhere in Canada [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f557a613-9813-4e65-b62c-… | Professional Web Accessibility Auditing Made Easy ] This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at the G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to address a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary institutions. >From the U.S. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=59c02e95-44d5-4d72-a9b5-… | Technical Project Management in Living and Geometric Order ] This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of the Technical Project Management course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of technical project management. It is the book used for one of the ten required classes in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Master of Engineering Management is a world-class online program, consistently ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8f2a750a-728d-496a-89c3-… | Media, Society, Culture and You ] This new addition is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change, thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. New support resources [ https://opentextbc.ca/workinggroupguide/ | Working Group Guide ] The Working Group Guide is a resource for librarians, staff, and faculty who support or are supporting open education at their institution and are starting or running an open working group. This resource contains three sections to help users establish, run, and sustain a working group. [ http://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/ | Information Directory ] The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia, on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Global North, and the Global South.This directory is considered an ongoing resource and will be updated as information comes available. A “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter to clearly indicate when information was last added. Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide * [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anthropology-and-archaeology/ | Anthropology and Archaeology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/communications/ | Communications ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/design/ | Fine Arts - Design ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/ | Geography ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/language-oer-for-specific-langu… | Language Learning: OER for specific languages ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/law-general/ | Law - General ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/media/ | Media ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/ | Open Education ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/ | Pedagogy and Instructional Design ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/psychology/ | Psychology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/religious-studies/ | Religion and Theology ] [ https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/statistics/ | Statistics ] We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) to review textbooks being considered for the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Collection ] Contact bookreviews [ mailto:opentext(a)bccampus.ca | @bccampus.ca ] if you are interested. 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 BC campus | Learning.Doing.Leading. 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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Good news on the publishers front
by Rosario Passos 02 May '19

02 May '19

Good morning fellow Open Educators, Some good news about the merging of McGraw Hill and Cengage. See article below: https://news.cengage.com/46/cengage-and-mcgraw-hill-to-merge-providing-stud… Cheers, Rosario

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