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A good way to start the year thinking about Open Pedagogy
by Rosario Passos 13 Jan '20

13 Jan '20

Hello there fellow Open Educators! And a very happy 2020 to you! I didn't want to share this article in December as I thought it would get lost in the long list of emails you would all be clearing upon your return to work early in 2020... :) but here it goes now, and I hope you find a little bit of time to read it. This article explores how open educators are using open pedagogy (the use of OER and OEP to stimulate autonomous learning and engage students as creators of information) to change "...their teaching and learning in a practical way." The article reports on research carried out in Post-Secondary institutions in BC to explore "...how faculty are beginning to use open technologies and knowledge in ways that impact their pedagogy." I hope you enjoy the reading: Practicalities of implementing open pedagogy in higher education<https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40561-019-0110-5> 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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PhET simulations for STEM
by Rosario Passos 27 Nov '19

27 Nov '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Seems like the Open Education Global conference is all about sciences today :-) Some of you may have heard of PhET simulations for STEM, especially physics and math. These simulations have been developed by the folks at University of Colorado to teach complex science concepts to students and can be ran online and offline. Check out the link below: https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations cheers, Rosario

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Open Publishing agreement between Carnegie U and Elsevier
by Rosario Passos 27 Nov '19

27 Nov '19

Hi there everyone, Some news from the publishing realm, shared by our wonderful librarian Deirdre Grace, that some of you might be interested in: Carnegie U and Elsevier signed an open publishing agreement: https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/november/cmu-publishing-agre… The following really resonates with my beliefs around "open": "Carnegie Mellon is committed to ensuring that our publicly funded research is accessible to the world" Cheers, Rosario

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Stats and Math exercises
by Rosario Passos 27 Nov '19

27 Nov '19

Hi there fellow open educators, I am attending the Open Education Global conference in Milan, and just learned about this portal that has thousands of open exercises for post-secondary Math and Stats subject matters. If you are a math or statistics teacher you might be interested in checking it out. These exercises are mostly from University of the Netherlands and Deft University in the Netherlands as well. <https://grasple.com/>https://grasple.com/open Let me know what you think about it, and if you think it is a good site, please share it widely in your networks. Cheers, Rosario

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Adoption of draft recommendation on OER by UNESCO
by Rosario Passos 21 Nov '19

21 Nov '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Have some great news to share... not sure how many of you have been following this process at UNESCO, but, they unanimously adopted a new draft recommendation on OER<https://www.oercongress.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Draft-OER-Recommenda…> to support the achievement of the UN's 2030 Development Agenda. Recommendations include five objectives: * building capacity of stakeholders to create, access, use, adapt, and redistribute OER; * developing supportive policy at the national level; * encouraging inclusive and equitable quality OER; * nurturing the creation of sustainability models for OER; and * facilitating international cooperation. The recommendation is expected to be approved next week at the UN General Conference next week. oercongress.org www.oercongress.org<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oercongress.org%2Fwp-conte…> 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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CARL statement on Open Education
by Rosario Passos 16 Nov '19

16 Nov '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Some of you may already have seen this, however, I would like to share this here for the ones who may have missed it. The Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARLS) has just released a statement on Open Education. This is a tremendous endorsement of the role that Open Education can play in Post Secondary teaching and learning. See the statement here: http://www.carl-abrc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CARL_statement_OE-3.pdf 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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FW: Open RN - Visit us online or at Open Ed!
by Rosario Passos 01 Nov '19

01 Nov '19

Hi there fellow Open Educators, I thought some of you might be interested in this, so I am forwarding the message to the list. 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 ________________________________ From: 'Mussehl, Vince' via CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>> Sent: October 29, 2019 4:36 PM To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <liboer(a)sparcopen.org<mailto:liboer(a)sparcopen.org>>; CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com<mailto:cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com>>; cow(a)wils.org<mailto:cow(a)wils.org> <cow(a)wils.org<mailto:cow(a)wils.org>>; WISPALS (All) (wispals-all(a)wils.org<mailto:wispals-all(a)wils.org>) <wispals-all(a)wils.org<mailto:wispals-all(a)wils.org>> Subject: Open RN - Visit us online or at Open Ed! Hi All! The Open RN project from Chippewa Valley Technical College and partners is now online! Open RN is one of the 3 grant awardees of the Department of Education's Open Textbook Pilot Grant and is charged with developing 5 open nursing textbooks and 25 virtual reality scenarios. Highlights of the project include: * Potential student savings of $1.5 million annually * Potential to impact 5,700 students annually * Over 200 developers are working on the project * First book (Pharmacology) will be released next fall 2020 Sign up on the Open RN web page<http://bit.ly/36jDRE7> for project updates or to get involved as a reviewer. Also available through the web page is the Open RN blog and Twitter feed (@OpenRN). If you are attending Open Ed in Phoenix please stop by our poster on Thursday evening. Thanks! Vince Mussehl Open RN Lead Librarian Director of Library Services Library & Information Services Program Director Chippewa Valley Technical College Eau Claire, Wisconsin 715-858-1875 | vmussehl(a)cvtc.edu<mailto:vmussehl(a)cvtc.edu> [cid:image001.png(a)01D341C6.008E4450]<https://mycvtc.cvtc.edu/site/student/Pages/Library.aspx> -- If you have any questions about this group, contact lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org<mailto:lizyata(a)oeconsortium.org> --- 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>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/BL0PR01MB52843171250543D7…<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/cccoer-advisory/BL0PR01MB52843171250543D7…>.

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Call for Proposals: Open Educational Resource Development for the Trades
by Rosario Passos 31 Oct '19

31 Oct '19

Hello fellow Open Educators! This BCcampus call for proposals is just out: https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-open-educ… Some information from the call: (proposals are due November 15!) Synopsis This call for proposals is for OER development funded by BCcampus in order to increase and improve the application, awareness, and sustainability of open education in trades training. The Open Education Trades Grant for Term 2019 may also be used for, but is not limited to, the development of open textbooks, instructor resources, media, open test banks, or ancillary resources. For this term (November 2019 to January 2020), the following grants will be offered: * Two individual grants of $7000 maximum per SME (total of $14,000) * One institutional or articulation group grant of $21,000 Application Process The application form<https://open.bccampus.ca/files/2019/06/Call_Application-OE-Sustainability-G…> should be completed and emailed to Tim Carson at tcarson(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:tcarson(a)bccampus.ca>. While the application form asks for all basic information, those wishing to submit more detail may attach appendices as required. The evaluation committee looks for proposals that are well written and specifically address the guidelines. Designate a lead representative for the project and submit the proposal through the lead. Note: Please note there is an institutional signoff section in the application for individuals. Criteria for Successful Proposals Successful proposals will meet the following mandatory criteria: * Exhibit characteristics of quality teaching and learning, such as alignment with learning outcomes or provincial outlines for your specific trade. * Demonstrate experience and a positive track record with curriculum development. * Identify deliverables and their due dates. * Include a budget documenting the use of the funding being requested. * Include a timeline. * Be submitted by trades applicants who have completed their harmonization outline sequencing So, put your heads together and apply! 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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Call for proposals is open
by Rosario Passos 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Hi there colleagues, The call for proposals for the BCIT Open Education Faculty Champion/Fellow grant is now open! The BCIT Open Education Working Group is inviting BCIT Instructors to apply for a BCIT Open Education Faculty Champion/Faculty Fellow Grant in the amount of $15,000. The Faculty Champion/Fellow will collaborate with and be supported by the BCIT Open Education Working Group. The successful grant recipient will be committed to generating awareness about and increasing the use of OER and Open Pedagogy (OP) at BCIT. They will work with students and faculty to transform the student learning experience at BCIT through the widespread use of OER and OP and will be eager to share their expertise with colleagues and students across the institution. This grant must be used to include, but is not limited to, the following activities: * expand open education advocacy with faculty and students * liaise with the BCIT Student Association and other student groups * organize/participate in events and workshops * conduct a small research project or survey focused on BCIT faculty or students and the use of OER/OEP (results to be presented to the Institute and openly published) The recipient is expected to dedicate a minimum of 240 hours to grant-related activities. The grant timeframe is between January 2020 and March 2021 but does not have to be spread over that entire time. Please include a letter of support from your manager with your application if you intend to use the funding for release time or engage in this work in a way that will impact your regular duties. Also, please don't forget to include in the application an outline of your experience in Open Education to date. Application form<https://commons.bcit.ca/library/files/2019/10/LIB-92_A.pdf> Submit your application to open(a)bcit.ca<mailto:open(a)bcit.ca> on or before Sunday, November 3, 2019. This opportunity is funded by an Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions from BCcampus with matching funds from BCIT. Questions? Contact Lin Brander (lbrander(a)bcit.ca<mailto:lbrander(a)bcit.ca>) We look forward to receiving your 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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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (October 23, 2019) - last email
by Lauri Aesoph 23 Oct '19

23 Oct '19

Dear colleagues, This is the last email you'll be receiving regarding updates about BCcampus Open Ed. In an effort to streamline our communication channels, BCcampus Open Education will be shared exclusively through the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> and announced via BCcampus's social media platforms. To stay informed about open education in British Columbia and BCcampus OpenEd, * Subscribe to the BCcampus newsletter<https://bccampus.ca/subscribe/?subscribe=> * Follow BCcampus on Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/BCcampus>, Twitter<https://twitter.com/bccampus>, Flickr<https://www.flickr.com/photos/61642799(a)N03/>, LinkedIn<https://www.linkedin.com/company/bccampus/>, Videos<https://video.bccampus.ca/> _____________________________________________________________________________ And now for the last news and updates message..... Happy Open Access week! This year's theme is Open for whom? Equity in open knowledge.<http://www.openaccessweek.org/profiles/blogs/theme-of-2019-international-op…> See the BCcampus Events Calendar<https://bccampus.ca/events/calendar/> for a list of Open Access events across the province. Next week, the BCcampus team is heading<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/bccampus-heads-to-opened19/> to the 16th Annual Open Education Conference<https://openedconference.org/2019/> in Phoenix, Arizona. Follow on Twitter: #opened19 New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * New edition: Teaching in a Digital Age - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=6e…> (Old edition will be removed from the collection Feb 1) * A test bank is now available for Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan)<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9e…> * Native Peoples of North America has been archived as it did not meet the criteria of the B.C. collection. This book can still be found in the Open Textbook Library<https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/native-peoples-of-north-america>. Support resources updates * Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://open.bccampus.ca/use-open-textbooks/evaluate-open-textbooks/> has been updated as well as the Find an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/find-an-open-textbook/> and Evaluate an Open Textbook<https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/chapter/evaluate-an-open-textbook/> in the Adaptation Guide with OER evaluation checklists from the Open Oregon Educational Resources<https://openoregon.org/>. * NEW: Appendix C: OpenStax Textbooks in Pressbooks<https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/back-matter/appendix-c-openstax-textbooks-…> in the Pressbooks Guide * COMPLETED: Adoption Guide - 2nd Edition<https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/> OpenEd updates * Ongoing adoption: Estimating, calculating, and tracking<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/23/ongoing-adoption-estimating-calculating-and-…> * Easier customization: 33 OpenStax textbooks now in Pressbooks<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/easier-customization-33-openstax-textbooks-n…> * Hard-back OpenStax books come to Canada<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/18/hard-back-openstax-books-come-to-canada/> * Early thoughts on the BCcampus open homework systems project<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/08/early-thoughts-on-the-bccampus-open-homework…> * From Zed Cred to ZTC: Clarifying what institutions really mean<https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…>s <https://bccampus.ca/2019/10/04/from-zed-cred-to-ztc-clarifying-what-institu…> OER by Discipline Directory: new entries * Anatomy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/anatomy/> * Course Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/course-collections/> * Education - General<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/education-general/> * English and Writing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/english/> * Gender Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/gender-studies/> * Geography<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/geography/> * Hairdressing<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/hairdressing/> * Indigenous Studies<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/indigenous-studies/> * Multimedia Collections<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/multimedia-collections/> * Open Education and Open Pedagogy<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/open-education/> * Pedagogy and Instructional Design<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pedagogy-id/> * Pharmacology<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/pharmacology/> * Physics<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/chapter/physics/> We need Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:opentext(a)bccampus.ca> if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. For the most current open education information, see: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> For questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> On behalf of the BCcampus OpenEd team, Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> 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 and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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