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NEW DATE (November 28) - Pressbooks Training webinars: Introduction and Intermediate 3
by Lauri Aesoph 21 Jun '18

21 Jun '18

Hello Everyone, We have just published the date (October 3) for the next [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | Pressbooks Training webinars ] . These sessions are open to all B.C. faculty and staff. In addition to the Introduction session, we will also be offering a third more advanced session: Intermediate 3 which will talk about how and when to cite and attribute elements for authors working on open textbooks in Pressbooks, along with where to find openly licensed resources.This intermediate session is the third in a series that we're developing on issues beyond introductory topics. For faculty and staff who do not have experience using Pressbooks, it is strongly recommended that they take the Introduction webinar before the Intermediate. These two webinars are conveniently scheduled so they can be taken on the same day. For more information and to register, please see: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-training-webinar/ ] To watch recordings from past webinars, visit [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/webinar-recordings/ | Webinar Recordings for Everyone ] . For a copy of the PowerPoint slides used during these webinars, visit [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/powerpoint-slides-used-during-webi… | PowerPoint Slides Used during Webinars ] . Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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BCcampus Open Education Accessibility Toolkit- update and new version!
by Amanda Coolidge 11 Jun '18

11 Jun '18

Great news!! The BCcampus Open Education [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/ | Accessibility Toolkit ] has been revised and updated. Most significantly, this version includes step-by-step instructions on how to meet web accessibility guidelines when authoring books in Pressbooks. A full list of changes can be found in the [ https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/back-matter/versioning-history/ | Versioning History ] page. Special thanks to Josie Gray for leading this initiative and keeping the Accessibility Toolkit up to date and with the latest information. On behalf of the BCcampus Open Education Team, Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Canadian post-secondary faculty: opportunity to review new OER for Open Choice
by Lauri Aesoph 15 May '18

15 May '18

Hello Everyone, See the below opportunity for all Canadian post-secondary faculty. Open Choice invites Canadian faculty to review OER for their upcoming database Choice, a publishing unit at the Association of College and Research Libraries, plans to release a new online database of open educational resource (OER) reviews called Open Choice. The new service will feature a significant collection of critical reviews of OER targeted to teaching faculty, instructional designers, librarians, and university staff charged with acquiring digital tools for instruction (IT, instructional technologies, etc.). We are looking for active teaching faculty who be interested in reviewing open educational materials for Open Choice. The reviews are more substantive, averaging 2,000-2,500 words, and use a structured review rubric. The rubric provides consistency in reviews and makes them easier to write. All reviews go through a formal copyediting process. We are able to provide a honorarium of $200 for each review. If you are interested in reviewing, or have questions about Open Choice or the reviewing process, please email Melissa Karp at [ mailto:mkarp(a)ala-choice.org | mkarp(a)ala-choice.org ] . Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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FW: May news from OpenStax
by Rosario Passos 10 May '18

10 May '18

Good morning fellow open educators! There are some interesting stories in the OpenStax newsletter so I thought I would share. Cheers, Rosario -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: May news from OpenStax Date: Wed, 09 May 2018 14:30:02 -0600 From: OpenStax <info(a)openstax.org><mailto:info(a)openstax.org> To: rosario(a)cascadia.bc.ca<mailto:rosario(a)cascadia.bc.ca> [OpenStax logo]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj6y/1989…> News Update May 2018 [person on kayak in Hurricane Harvey flooded streets]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj71/1989…> It’s been months since Hurricane Harvey struck, and students are still feeling the impact. Blog contributor and HCC student Jimmieka Mills reports on what students are experiencing and what resources are available to help. Read more<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj71/1989…> [Alyssa Foley portrait in news room]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj73/1989…> In this installment, Alyssa shares some of the frustrations and roadblocks in her pursuit of a college degree. This is part three in Alyssa’s series about the challenges of navigating higher education as a homeschooled, first-generation college student. Read more<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj73/1989…> [Professor working on laptop and taking notes]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj75/1989…> OpenStax editorial director Anthony Palmiotto describes OpenStax’s process for creating new books, from author recruitment to review to publication. Read more<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj75/1989…> [Professor working on laptop and taking notes]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj77/1989…> Instructor Andy Sunderland, an early adopter of OpenStax in the UK, shares how his department integrated OpenStax books with other open content to educate future teachers. Read more<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj77/1989…> [OpenStax blog]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/Email-utm-campaign-MayNews2018/3bj79/1989…> Connect with us! [facebook]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/openstax/3bj6p/198906926> [twitter] <http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/OpenStax/3bj6r/198906926> [youtube] <http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/user-cnxorg/3bj6t/198906926> OpenStax 6100 Main St. MS-375 Houston, Texas 77005 Manage subscription preferences <http://www2.openstax.org/emailPreference/218812/0ac291ed4aba150bea611405afc…> [logo-rice]<http://www2.openstax.org/e/218812/2018-05-09/3bj6w/198906926> [http://www2.openstax.org/r/218812/1/198906926/open/1]

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OER reality check
by Rosario Passos 03 May '18

03 May '18

Hello fellow Open Education practitioners! Some good news in this article about OER: "According to the Hewlett Foundation, ... sixteen peer-reviewed studies clearly show students perform as well or better when using OER versus traditional textbooks. The studies also show both faculty and students perceive OER to be as good or better quality than traditional methods where the content and structure is determined by the publisher and their authors." https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/insights-online-learning/2018-02-07/ope… The article also speaks to the progression of quality in OER over the years: "According to the Hewlett Foundation, which has invested in OER since 2012, sixteen peer-reviewed studies clearly show students perform as well or better when using OER versus traditional textbooks. The studies also show both faculty and students perceive OER to be as good or better quality than traditional methods where the content and structure is determined by the publisher and their authors." Unfortunately, the article also highlight the results of a 2014 survey: "According to a survey by Babson (2014)<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/11/04/open-educational-resources-p…>, most faculty and instructors have never heard of OER - it's a "new thing" about which they know very little." This means that our advocacy and awareness generation still has a long way to go. I am thankful that BCIT supports Open Education and has been making huge strides in generating awareness among faculty, students and administration. It's a good read... and if you have time, read the full report, listed as an attachment at the end of the article. Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [LTS_for_sig_2018-01] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Webinar coming up May 9
by Rosario Passos 25 Apr '18

25 Apr '18

Hi there fellow open educators. This upcoming webinar about student collaboration in open education efforts sounds interesting. Here is the link: https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/may-9-the-importance-of-student-collaboratio… Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [LTS_for_sig_2018-01] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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BCcampus Open Education Info Sheet
by Lauri Aesoph 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

Hello Everyone, Please find attached a new information sheet from BCcampus Open Education. It includes details about: * Open education in B.C. such as the values, 5Rs, and strategic priorities * Current projects and initiatives at BCcampus Open Education including B.C.'s Zed Cred Programs, Awards for Excellence in Open Education, the 2018/19 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, and the B.C. Open Textbook Collection Feel free to share this document, in print form or digitally, with colleagues, students, and others. Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Come celebrate our Open Education Grant recipients tomorrow at the Library!
by Rosario Passos 09 Apr '18

09 Apr '18

Hi everyone, Don't miss the celebration of the latest BCIT Open Education Grant recipients tomorrow. Come to the Library at 12:30 to hear about their projects and their experiences working in the "open". Hope to see some of you there. See attached poster for details. Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [LTS_for_sig_2018-01] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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FW: REMINDER: CCCOER webinar next Wednesday
by Rosario Passos 05 Apr '18

05 Apr '18

Hello Open Community at BCIT! I thought some of you might be interested in this webinar coming up on April 11: Dear CCCOER Community, The next webinar in our spring series, “How ‘Open Educational Practices’ Support Student-Centered Course Design and Accessibility,” will be on April 11th, 11am PT / 2pm ET. We will hear from two speakers how the use of OEP, including OER adoption, can support accessibility of instructional materials and enable student-centered course design methodologies such as universal design for learning (UDL). For more details and registration information, visit our website at: https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/how-open-educational-practices-support-stude… [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [LTS_for_sig_2018-01] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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FW: [EDEN-News] Open Education Week 2018 - Events organised by EDEN
by Rosario Passos 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

And here are some international events during Open Education Week, just in case you are interested. These are all webinars organized by the European Distance Education Network. Some interesting events around quality of open resources and practices. I may ty to catch one or two. Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: EDEN-News [mailto:eden-news-bounces(a)eden-online.org] On Behalf Of EDEN secretariat Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2018 9:04 AM To: Rosario Passos <Rosario_Passos(a)bcit.ca> Cc: EDEN Newsletter <eden-news(a)eden-online.org> Subject: [EDEN-News] Open Education Week 2018 - Events organised by EDEN [edlw] Open Education Week <http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/open-education-week-2/>5-9 March 2018 Free events organised by EDEN Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/> is a celebration of the global Open Education Movement. Its goal is to raise awareness about the movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide, the free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work, supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or looking for additional teaching resources. It is coordinated by the The Open Education Consortium<http://www.oeconsortium.org/>, an association of hundreds of institutions and organizations around the world that are committed to the ideals of open education. Universities, colleges, schools and organizations from all over the world have come together to showcase what they’re doing to make education more open, free, and available to everyone. Join us for the following events – participation is free and open! Don't forget to register, as EDEN will issue open badges to acknowledge and appreciate your participation at these events. ________________________________ The future of the distance education university Monday, 5 March, 2018, 20:00 CET Format: Panel discussion Moderator: Mark Nichols, Open University UK, EDEN Executive Committee member Speakers: Sir John Daniel, Ross Paul, António Teixeira, Tony Bates Please click here<http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/the-future-of-the-distance-educa…> for a more detailed description of the event The webinar will take place in EDEN's Adobe connect room<https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/oew2018/>. Click here<https://goo.gl/forms/KzovVCFxAIk9Lxzz1> to register for the event ________________________________ Challenges for quality of open educational resources Tuesday, 6 March, 2018, 13:00 CET Format: Panel discussion Moderator: Wim van Petegem, EDEN Vice-president Speakers: Airina Volungeviciene, Martin Weller, Ulf-Daniel Ehlers, Svetlana Knyazeva, Ebba Ossiannilsson Please click here<http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/challenges-for-quality-of-open-e…> for a more detailed description of the event The webinar will take place in EDEN's Adobe connect room<https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/oew2018/>. Click here<https://goo.gl/forms/DfaDTss4Ja6VH32x2> to register for the event ________________________________ Grassroots open educators at work: challenges and ideas Wednesday, 7 March, 2018 9:00 CET Format: Debate panel Moderator: Fabio Nascimbeni, EDEN Executive Committee member Speakers: Mihaela Banek Zorica, Anna Maria Tammaro, Carmen Holotescu, Wayne Mackintosh Please click here<http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/grassroots-open-educators-at-wor…> for a more detailed description of the event The webinar will take place in EDEN's Adobe connect room<https://eden-online.adobeconnect.com/oew2018/>. Click here<https://goo.gl/forms/zSj7t0hN7Ckiwm043> to register for the event ________________________________ How to promote academic integrity in online education - EDEN and SRCE joint event Friday, 9 March, 2018 13:00 CET Format: Panel discussion Moderator: Sandra Kucina Softic, EDEN Vice-president Speakers: Fredric M. Litto, Irene Glendinning, Chris Edwards Please click here<http://www.eden-online.org/eden_conference/how-to-promote-academic-integrit…> for a more detailed description of the event The webinar will take place in SRCE's Adobe connect room - to be announced later. Click here<https://goo.gl/forms/PBTVFVsvri88JeRf2> to register for the event For more events during the Open Education Week, check out the official website<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>. For any related questions contact the EDEN Secretariat at secretariat(a)eden-online.org<mailto:secretariat(a)eden-online.org>. [cid:image017.png(a)01D3B493.5E908C80]<https://www.facebook.com/EuropeanDistanceandElearningNetwork/>[cid:image018.png(a)01D3B493.5E908C80]<https://twitter.com/EDEN25_Official>[cid:image019.jpg(a)01D3B493.5E908C80]<https://www.linkedin.com/groups/EDEN-European-Distance-ELearning-Network-67…>[cid:image020.png(a)01D3B493.5E908C80]<http://www.youtube.com/user/edendissem/videos>[cid:image021.png(a)01D3B493.5E908C80]<http://www.slideshare.net/eden_online> [Erasmus] EDEN is supported by the ERASMUS+ Programme of the European Union. [EDEN] EDEN - European Distance and E-Learning Network Secretariat Tel: +36 1 463 1628, 463 2537 Fax: +36 1 463 1858 E-mail: secretariat(a)eden-online.org<mailto:secretariat(a)eden-online.org> http://www.eden-online.org

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Suggested event during Open Education Week
by Rosario Passos 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Hi there folks, I would like to suggest this event on Friday: TEACHING WITH WIKIPEDIA Open Douglas invites you to join Will Engle for this hands-on introduction to using Wikipedia in the classroom. Date: March 9, 2018 Time: 2:00 - 3:30 PM Location: Douglas College Library Classroom, New Westminster Campus, room N2100A Register here: https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… Scroll down to the Douglas College events. Hope to see some of you there Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Open Education Week is this week!
by Rosario Passos 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Hi there everyone, Lots of events happening in town to celebrate Open Education Week. Hope you are planning to attend at least one or two: https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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BCcampus Pressbooks Major Release Scheduled: March 15-16
by Lauri Aesoph 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Great news! Pressbooks has been making changes to the interface and functionality based on your feedback. The major release for the BCcampus Open Education Pressbooks instances is scheduled for later this month. Here’s a heads up of the changes that are on the way. Most of the improvements are under the hood. However, there are a few big changes we would like to call to your attention. First, a new look and feel is available for the network home page and catalog. The new standalone catalog page is sortable and filterable, for improved discovery. Pressbooks has also given the webbook a much-needed makeover, with some added functionality. A wider book layout, better scrolling and navigation are just some of the enhancements. We have also updated the Open Textbook theme at BCcampus. A big thanks to Ryerson University for supporting the development of these changes. The Luther theme will be retiring on the same day as the new release. In their place, Pressbooks is releasing two new themes, McLuhan and Jacobs. These two themes both offer expanded theme options, and both are designed with textbooks in mind. Their development has been generously funded by [ https://www.ecampusontario.ca/ | eCampus Ontario ] . We will be continuing to use the Open Textbooks as our default theme and the theme for the BCcampus open textbook collection. We are thoroughly testing the updated Pressbooks prior to the release and these improvements should not cause any issues with your existing books. But, if anything does come up, let us know right away at [ mailto:helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Other changes include: * Save Button: Pressbooks heard your pleas for a clearer way to save your chapters. It’s here! (In the past, the “save” button was named Update, Publish, or other variations based on the status of your post.) Note that when you create a new chapter, front or back matter section, you will first see a “Create” button, but subsequent changes can be saved by clicking on the new “Save” button. * Contributor Management: Pressbooks added a centralized contributor management tool where you can add contributors who can then be reused throughout your book as authors, editors, translators, reviewers, illustrators, and generic contributors. * Organize Page Improvements: Pressbooks revamped the Organize page, improving the display on mobile devices, and improving accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen reader users. * Chapter Importing: Now, you can import individual chapters from public, openly licensed Pressbooks webbooks using the Import tool. All you need to drop is drop in the URL to a book, begin the import process, then select the chapters you wish to add to your book. (Content that is private, All Rights Reserved or that carries any of the Creative Commons Non-Derivative licenses cannot be imported.) * Content Visibility: Pressbooks has made it more intuitive to manage the visibility of your content across web and exports. Now you can simply designate content visibility in web and exports on both the Organize page and the edit screen for individual front matter, chapters and back matter. * Import Files from URL: You can now import supported file formats hosted on remote (web based) sources via URL. If you have files hosted elsewhere (with the right permissions), you no longer need to download and upload files, but can import them directly with just the URL. * Ebook Start Point: Pressbooks has moved the ebook start point setting to the ebook Theme Options page to ensure that only one front matter, chapter, or back matter can be set as the ebook start point. (Note that Pressbooks tries to enforce the ebook start point you select. However, ereader devices may still override the start point you designate.) * Language Support Changes: Pressbooks has renamed the Language Support section in Theme Options to Language & Script Support to better reflect its functionality; we’ve also re-labelled Hindi support to Devanagari, to clarify that the Devanagari script supports Hindi, Sanskrit, and over 120 other languages. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or problems navigating the new features. You can contact us at [ mailto:helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Want to see how it looks? Our team put together a [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | screencast ] of the new interface and the changes that you will see when the release happens mid March. [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE ] Stay up to date Interested in staying in the know on Pressbooks updates? * Check [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] * Attend one of the webinars we will be hosting reviewing the changes to the Pressbooks UI- * Friday, March 9 from 10-11 am * Tuesday March 13 from 10-11 am * Thursday March 15 from 10-11 am * Friday March 16 from 10-11 am * Make sure to stay updated via our [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-news/ | Blog ] and on [ https://twitter.com/bccampus | Twitter ] * Sign up for the [ https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/97F887551C7932F2 | BCcampus Newsletter ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph, on behalf of the BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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FW: Ten OER Degree and Adoption Showcases next Wednesday!
by Rosario Passos 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Hi everyone, And this webinar also sounds really interesting – especially for us to learn about ZCred degrees and what other institutions are doing. As they say, you don’t have to attend the entire webinar… but consider attending for an hour or so. Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Liz Yata Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 6:20 AM To: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Ten OER Degree and Adoption Showcases next Wednesday! Dear CCCOER Community, Next week is Open Education Week! To celebrate, CCCOER is hosting an OER Adoption showcase next Wednesday. We will hear from ten different community colleges from seven states who have developed OER Degree or OER Adoption Programs that have significantly impacted their students access to instructional materials and given faculty the freedom to customize their instructional materials to better meet the needs of their students. When: Wednesday, March 7th 12 pm EST – 5 pm EST Where: Online registration link: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/749dc345d1d68a867c24e00bf0acd2b8 You do not have to attend the entire webinar! However, we only have one registration link, so please register for the entire webinar and use the link in the confirmation email to join us for as many or as few sections as you want. See the schedule below and at https://www.cccoer.org/webinar/oeweek-ten-oer-degree-and-adoption-showcases… This webinar will be recorded and posted on our website afterward. Let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Liz ~~~~~~~ Liz Yata CCCOER Support Specialist Open Education Consortium lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org> 12:00 PM ET Pima Community College Pima Community College is an Achieving the Dream OER Degree grantee who has developed an entire OER pathway for their students. 12:30 PM ET Houston Community College Houston Community College is developing a Zero-Cost degree program to expand access to education for their students. 1:00 PM ET Tidewater Community College Tidewater Community College was the first college to develop a “Z-Degree” in business starting in 2013 and became an Achieving the Dream OER Degree grantee. 1:30 PM ET Maricopa Millions Maricopa Millions is the 5-year program launched by the Maricopa Community Colleges to save students $5 Million in 5 years. Completing its fifth year this spring, it has saved students more than double that amount by encouraging faculty adoption of OER. 2:00 PM ET Salt Lake Community College (Open SLCC) Salt Lake Community College has been working on OER adoption since 2014 to provide students a cost-effective alternative to traditional textbooks. Their goal of saving students $5 million in five years will be achieved in 2018. 2:30 PM ET Lansing Community College Lansing Community College launched their first OER Initiative in 2015. Lead by their library, they have received funding this fall to engage faculty in OER development. 3:00 PM ET Austin Community College Austin Community College is the lead college for Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Texas Consortium. They have developed an entire OER degree pathway for their students. 3:30 PM ET Central Virginia Community College Central Virginia Community College is a member college of Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Virginia Consortium. They are developing multiple OER degree pathways to better serve their underrepresented students. 4:00 PM ET California Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree The California Zero Textbook Cost Degree is funding 23 colleges to develop zero-textbook-cost degrees to expand access to instructional materials for students. 4:30 PM ET Ivy Tech Community College Ivy Tech Community College is developing an OER Degree for transfer to expand access to instructional materials and improve learning outcomes for students. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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FW: Webinar tomorrow! Textbook Affordability: Student Perspectives and Advocacy
by Rosario Passos 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Hi all, This webinar may be of interest to students and faculty alike. If you have some time tomorrow, try participating. ☺ Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail From: cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com [mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Amy Hofer Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2018 11:22 AM To: Open Oregon <openoregon(a)googlegroups.com>; (occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu) 'occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu' <occdla(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>; orahead(a)googlegroups.com; Oregon Community College Library Association <occladir(a)lists.chemeketa.edu>; openwa-request(a)lists.ctc.edu; SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org>; CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>; Open Textbook Network <open-textbook-network(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: Webinar tomorrow! Textbook Affordability: Student Perspectives and Advocacy Textbook Affordability: Student Perspectives and Advocacy http://openoregon.org/events/event/textbook-affordability-student-perspecti… March 1, 12-1 Pacific. The session will be recorded and captioned to share later. Join the session: https://linnbenton.zoom.us/j/507784677 Call-in number: 646 876 9923 Participant PIN: 507 784 677 The high cost of textbooks is a major obstacle for college students pursuing their educational goals. Students have to make impossible choices – between textbooks and food, between expensive materials and poor grades – while the publishing market generates huge profits at students’ expense. Oregon’s colleges have made progress on lowering the cost of course materials, thanks in part to strong advocacy from student groups. In this webinar, some of our student activists will talk about strategies that they have pursued to promote affordable textbooks on their campuses. Other student leaders will come away with new ideas they can use to advocate for lowering costs at their own schools. -- 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CCCOER Advisory" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory+unsubscribe(a)googlegroups.com>. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.

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The LINK magazine
by Rosario Passos 27 Feb '18

27 Feb '18

Hi everyone, Have a look at the article Trade Up in the last issue of the LINK<https://www.bcitsa.ca/linkmagazine/> - a student perspective about one of the OER Grant projects that the Learning and Teaching Centre and the Library at BCIT are able to support with the generous contribution from BCcampus, aimed at fostering Open Education initiatives in teaching and learning in HE in BC. Note the section What is Open Education? where Emily says: "That's the beauty of Open Education; once the information has been gathered, the freedom of access that forms the basic principle of Open Education allows for the knowledge to be shared." I couldn't have said it better myself. Can't wait to see the finished product in April! Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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NEW: BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide
by Lauri Aesoph 20 Feb '18

20 Feb '18

Hello Everyone, This morning we posted a new guide on a new topic: the BCcampus Open Education [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] : [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp ] Read more about it in this blog: [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co ] We hope you find value in this new resource, and will share it widely with your faculty, staff and students. Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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UPDATE: Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship - application deadline extended to Feb 22
by Lauri Aesoph 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Hello Everyone, BCcampus Open Education has extended the deadline for the Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship to February 22! This opportunity is for open to faculty in British Columbia. For more information, please see: https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Open Education Week Events: Calling Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Institutions!!!
by Amanda Coolidge 09 Feb '18

09 Feb '18

Please join us for the following FREE events to support Open Education Week! Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work, supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or looking for additional teaching resources. [ http://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] is taking place March 5-9th. [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus ] is supporting these activities through co-ordination, sponsorship, or co-promotion. These offerings are a rich combination of online and onsite events to help you learn more and celebrate Open Education Week 2018! We are hosting/sponsoring events in Vancouver, Richmond, and Victoria. Please join us for the following events. Details on each event can be found on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… | BCcampus Open Education Site ] . UnCommon Women Panel Date: Monday, March 5 Time: 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Segal Rooms 1400 & 1410 [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekUnCommonWomen18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Tuesday March 6 Time: 8:30 am- 2:00 pm Location: [ https://www.google.com/maps?q=8771+Lansdowne+Rd,+Richmond+BC&spn=0.015259,0… | Richmond Campus, KPU Melville Centre for Dialogue ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionKPU18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Thursday March 8 Time: 9:30 am- 3:00pm Location: [ http://camosun.ca/about/documents/iu_map.pdf | Babcock Canada Interaction Lab in the Jack White Building (#13 on Map) @ Interurban campus, Camosun College ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionCamosun18 | Free Registration ] If you have questions please contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus news: Call for 2018 Faculty Fellows AND Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches webinar
by Lauri Aesoph 31 Jan '18

31 Jan '18

Hi Everyone, Please see below for a couple of news items from BCcampus. Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowship - for 2018 BCcampus Open Education is taking applications for 2018 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowships. Post-secondary faculty in British Columbia are eligible to apply for one of three 1-year positions. Successful candidates will help raise awareness of open educational practices through advocacy and will conduct, present, and publish research on open educational practices at B.C. institutions. For more information and to apply see [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ | information posted on the BCcampus OpenEd website ] . Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches Date: February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: Collaborate Virtual Room Students are advocates and supporters of open education, creating, adapting and sharing resources, using open technologies and getting involved in projects to build awareness among their peers. In this webinar, we will be bringing together students from across the BC Post Secondary System who are supporting open education projects and together we’ll explore what we can learn as contributors to these projects. We’ll also explore varied practices and approaches for creating well-designed, accessible and open content. By attending this webinar you will learn and discuss: * How students in BC are supporting Open Education projects. * How open education supports learning * Ways of designing and developing content using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that is accessible and focused on the user experiences. * Approaches to making content open, findable and re-usable. Join Cindy Underhill Strategist, Learning Resource Design at the University of British Columbia Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor at BCcampus, and Josie Gray Open Resource Production Tuesday, February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Please r [ https://www.eply.com/DesigningOpenResources18 | egister using this link ] . Regards, Lauri and the Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Research about OER in US Higher Ed
by Rosario Passos 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Hi everyone, Interesting data to comb through in this report: Opening the Textbook: Educational Resources in U.S. Higher Education, 2017<https://www.onlinelearningsurvey.com/reports/oer2017/2017Opening%20the%20Te…> Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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Great article in IRRODL
by Rosario Passos 25 Jan '18

25 Jan '18

Hi everyone, The August volume of IRRODL includes this great article about research done with students about their perceptions of the OpenStax textbooks. Really interesting read: Student and Faculty Perceptions of OpenStax in High Enrollment Courses<http://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/2462/4299> I particularly enjoyed reading about Faculty's experiences: "The faculty participants used the new text as an opportunity to rethink how they organized the content for their students." and "Faculty found the flexibility of the OpenStax textbook very useful. Their ability to link directly to content they planned to use and to add additional content using the learning management system contributed to their overall level of satisfaction with the content and associated tools." As much as I am a proponent of Open Textbooks, I am not a solid proponent of the textbook (in the format that has been in place over the last few decades) to be a driver of open educational practice. So seeing that faculty is using the open textbook to adapt their teaching practice makes me have hope! Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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CCCOER webinars
by Rosario Passos 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Hi there, CCCOER is hosting their first free and open webinar in 2018 on Feb 7th at 11am PT/ 2pm ET: OER Initiative Programs from SUNY's Monroe Community College (MCC). In the seminar you will hear from MCC librarians and faculty how professional development opportunities and faculty incentives provided by MCC allowed them to become a regional open education leader expanding access to affordable education and fostering faculty innovation through the adoption of open educational resources and practices For more details and registration information, see below or visit the website at: https://www.cccoer.org/2018/01/23/cccoer-spring-2018-webinars/ To see the rest of CCCOER spring webinars please visit: https://www.cccoer.org/2018/01/23/cccoer-spring-2018-webinars/ Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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How Higher Education Institutions Around the World Are Applying Open Education Resources (OER) In New and Diverse Ways
by Rosario Passos 24 Jan '18

24 Jan '18

Hi everyone, The Contact North series about How Higher Education Institutions Around the World Are Applying Open Education Resources (OER) In New and Diverse Ways features UBC and KPU in this issue. The following pieces speak about ways in which open practices were integrated into teaching and learning as well as the challenges faced. Makes for really interesting reading. * UBC<https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/open-educational-resources-university-b…> * KPU<https://teachonline.ca/tools-trends/implementation-open-educational-resourc…> Cheers, Rosario [image002] Rosario Passos, Instructional Development Consultant Learning and Teaching Centre, BCIT www.bcit.ca/ltc<../../../../../../All_Work_Data/www.bcit.ca/ltc> 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 3H2 Tel: (604) 456 1266 [Tagline] Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail

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BCcampus OpenEd: Jan 9/18 - new books and updates
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Hello Everyone, We've added two new books and one new ancillary resource, as well as, a few updates. Please see below. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8af49997-4d25-43fe-b6fa-… | Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students ] This new textbook, published by the Rebus Community, is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=37d3b486-45ef-4e38-a764-… | The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy ] This collection of original source readings by philosophers who originated many of the issues we discuss today was written by TRU faculty member Jeff McLaughlin and was produced with funds from a BCcampus Open Education OER Grant. Major areas of philosophy covered are Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=75ab4802-42c4-4fb7-9051-… | Education and Career Planning Open Course ] This unique open course which is the result of a collaboration between seven colleges and BCcampus Open Education, and funded in part by an OER Grant. Authored by Mary Shier and Allison Schubert from College of the Rockies, it is at the provincial ABE level (grade 12 equivalent) and can be used as an elective course towards the BC Adult Grad Diploma. Three file formats are provided (D2L, Moodle, Common Cartridge) so the course can be downloaded into a learning management system. Other news We have added the following new categories to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection: * "Engineering" sub-category to the "Sciences" category * "Education" as a main category and "Early Childhood Education" as sub-category Pressbooks updates are now available on the BCcampus Open Ed website (open.bccampus.ca) under [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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