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FW: Get Into the Openverse for finding CC Licensed Images and Audio
by Rosario Passos 08 Feb '23

08 Feb '23

Hi there fellow Open Educators, The following is adapted from a discussion in OE Global. I thought some of you might find it interesting: We know everybody has their favorite source (or a curated list of them) for finding openly licensed media. However, the Openverse, which is the evolution of the Creative Commons CC Search that was adopted and operated by WordPress, is now its own entity at https://openverse.org/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> Why is this important? Beyond being a searchable tool of over 600 million images and audio, you can be confident that each item is licensed under a Creative Commons license. And for every result you find, Openverse offers a readily used cut and paste attribution statement. Learn more about Openverse<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> and the different sources it indexes and draws from<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…>. If you previously listed/linked to the Creative Commons search at https://search.creativecommons.org/<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsearch.cr…> then see what happens, you are covered. Before you start just tossing search terms in (well go ahead and do that), its worth noting the special power search tools<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> you can wield as well. So I can start away by searching on "dogs playing" https://openverse.org/search/?q=dog%20playing<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> Pay attention to the filters on the right. From the first result, you can filter by different licenses (e.g. find ones you can modify, so it removes results that are licensed no derivates. Next, from my dogs playing, I want to focus on just images https://openverse.org/search/image?q=dog%20playing<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…>. Nice. Now I have more filters available. I might limit it to Photographs that are wide (landscape orientation) and available in larger sizes https://openverse.org/search/image?q=dog%20playing&license_type=modificatio…<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> Or I can limit it to specific sources, so dogs playing from Eurpoena, the Met, and the New York Public Library https://openverse.org/search/image?q=dog%20playing&license_type=modificatio…<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> This is a lot of flexibility! What do I get with results? I might look at this Japanese painting of Courtesan and Attendant Playing with a Dog<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…>. The Openverse entry provides the link to the source of the image<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> (so I can download it from the Met, and see more information too). But more valuable, there the license is made very clear and I have different options for copy a well formed attribution statement (bottom right corner) [Screen Shot 139]<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fconnect.o…> While Openverse is not the end all be all, to me, for being perfectly clear on licensing, its pretty much the cat's pajamas<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fopenverse…> [:wink:] Rosario

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FW: New OER: Introduction to Criminology
by Rosario Passos 03 Feb '23

03 Feb '23

Hello fellow open educators, I saw this open textbook published by OPUS at KPU and thought that some of you may be interested, or know someone who might be interested. I know we have a Forensics program at BCIT… maybe someone can share with someone from that program? Cheers, Rosario Introduction to Criminology Edited by Dr. Shereen Hassan and Dan Lett, MAS  [cid:image001.png(a)01D937D6.06935C30] Link to Resource: Introduction to Criminology<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkpu.press…> Although this open education resource (OER) is written with the needs and abilities of first-year undergraduate criminology students in mind, it is designed to be flexible. As a whole, the OER is amply broad to serve as the main textbook for an introductory course, yet each chapter is deep enough to be useful as a supplement for subject-area courses; authors use plain and accessible language as much as possible, but introduce more advanced, technical concepts where appropriate; the text gives due attention to the historical “canon” of mainstream criminological thought, but it also challenges many of these ideas by exploring alternative, critical, and marginalized perspectives. After all, criminology is more than just the study of crime and criminal law; it is an examination of the ways human societies construct, contest, and defend ideas about right and wrong, the meaning of justice, the purpose and power of laws, and the practical methods of responding to broken rules and of mending relationships. Special thanks to Leah Ballantyne, LLB LLM, a Cree lawyer from the Mathias Colomb Cree Nation in Pukatawagan, Manitoba, who provided expert Indigenous consultation/editing for this textbook.  This OER was jointly funded and supported by KPU Arts, KPU OER Grants, KPU OPUS, BCcampus and the Justice Institute of BC.     Check out the KPU Pressbooks Catalogue<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkpu.press…> of works published by the Open Publishing Suite (OPUS)<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.c…> at Kwantlen Polytechnic University.  Learn more about KPU Open Education<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kpu.ca…>. Follow us on Twitter at @KPUopen<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>.

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Wikipedia gets a fresh new interface... and I like it!
by Rosario Passos 27 Jan '23

27 Jan '23

Hi there fellow open educators, Check out Wikipedia’s new look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChatGPT# Here is an article summarizing the biggest changes. I particularly like the contextual table of contents on the left. https://wikimediafoundation.org/news/2023/01/18/wikipedia-gets-a-fresh-new-… Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png(a)01D9321C.39F682B0] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) 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 I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations

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💻 West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards 2023 – Call for Nominations
by Rosario Passos 07 Dec '22

07 Dec '22

Hello fellow Open Educators, Please share widely across your networks: The BC Teaching and Learning Council (BCTLC) is pleased to open the call for nominations for the West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfu-bccam…>. The West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards recognizes exemplary teaching in public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia. Application Deadline: February 28, 2023 Learn more: West Coast Teaching Excellence Awards 2023 – Call for Nominations<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsfu-bccam…> Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png(a)01D90A23.E63052C0] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) 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 I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations

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FW: [Canadaoer] CFP: Lightning Talks on Open Education (proposals due Dec. 10)
by Rosario Passos 02 Dec '22

02 Dec '22

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Please see below a request for proposals for a 15-minute lightning talk about facets of open education, including open pedagogy and learning, utilizing open educational resources, and integrating open strategies in higher education. These talks will be held in March 2023 and proposals are due December 10. Cheers, Rosario From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> On Behalf Of Hendricks, Christina Sent: December 1, 2022 1:14 PM We are excited to announce the second annual offering of The Open Education Talks<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwerklund.…>, first offered in 2022 as The Open Pedagogy Talks, a series of lightning talks focusing on open education in postsecondary institutions. These 15-minute talks will be about facets of open education, including open pedagogy and learning, utilizing open educational resources, and integrating open strategies in higher education. The purpose of these talks is to create an accessible, virtual space to engage in conversations about open education. We encourage talks that are student-led or otherwise showcase the important role of student-educator collaborations in open education, and welcome proposals from educators, students, administrators, librarians, instructional designers, and all other roles related to the design, delivery, and evaluation of open education in postsecondary institutions. For these talks, we share our understanding of open education, which is from the UNESCO Cape Town Declaration: “…open education is not limited to just open educational resources. It also draws upon open technologies that facilitate collaborative, flexible learning and the open sharing of teaching practices that empower educators to benefit from the best ideas of their colleagues'' (UNESCO Cape Town Declaration, 2018). Interested speakers are invited to submit a proposal for a 15-minute talk that falls under the umbrella of one of the following topics: * Exploring Open Education:: These talks focus on the facets of open education, why it has been impactful in higher education, and examples in higher education. * Open Learning Design: These talks focus on integrating open learning principles into current and future program and course designs. * Creating Open Educational Resources: These talks focus on creating, identifying, using, and sharing open educational resources in higher education. * Open Scholarship and Research Practices: These talks focus on how educators and learners integrate open research into their courses and scholarship of teaching and learning practices. Important Dates: * Proposal Deadline: December 10, 2022 * Speakers Notified: January 10, 2023 * Registration Open: February 1, 2023 Talks Schedule: Every Wednesday in March, 2023 at 12:30 PM MST Submission: Please submit your proposal<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.off…> by December 10, 2022. Open Education Talks Working Group: This initiative has been developed in partnership with the University of Calgary, Thompson Rivers University, Concordia University (Edmonton), the University of Alberta, and the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. If you have questions or would like more information, you can contact me: christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca<mailto:christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca>. Please feel free to share this invitation with your network. Thank you and we look forward to learning alongside you in this endeavor! Warm regards, Christina Hendricks ------------------------------------------------------------------- Christina Hendricks PhD (she, her, hers<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>) Professor of Teaching, Philosophy Academic Director, Centre for Teaching, Learning, and Technology The University of British Columbia | Vancouver Campus | xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) Territory 214 – 1961 East Mall | Vancouver BC | V6T 1Z1 Canada christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca<mailto:christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca>

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FW: Open textbook on thermodynamics
by Rosario Passos 29 Nov '22

29 Nov '22

Hello fellow Open Educators, Please see the link below for a new open textbook on thermodynamics. Share widely! Cheers, Rosario From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> On Behalf Of Yan, Claire Sent: November 29, 2022 2:32 PM To: canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca Subject: [Canadaoer] Open textbook on thermodynamics CAUTION: This email originated from outside of BCIT. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello, I recently created and published an open textbook Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics, funded by UBC OER grant. The book is written by using BCcampus Pressbooks and is intended for the 1st thermodynamics course at the university/college level. https://www.oercommons.org/courses/introduction-to-engineering-thermodynami…<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.oerco…> I would appreciate if you could distribute the link via the canadaoer Listserv. Regards, Claire Yan Ph.D., P.Eng. (She/Her/Hers<https://equity.ubc.ca/resources/gender-diversity/pronouns/>) Associate Professor of Teaching, Engineering Faculty of Applied Science | School of Engineering The University of British Columbia | Okanagan | Syilx Okanagan Nation Territory EME 4221, 1137 Alumni Ave | Kelowna BC | V1V 1V7 Canada Phone 250 807 8631 | Fax 250 807 9850 yu.yan<mailto:yu.yan(a).ubc.ca>@ubc.ca<http://ubc.ca/> www.ubc.ca/okanagan/engineering<http://www.ubc.ca/okanagan/engineering>

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Call for Open Content for Digital Literacy Project
by Rosario Passos 24 Nov '22

24 Nov '22

Dear fellow Open Educators, This message is sent on behalf of Leva Lee and Britt Dzioba of BCcampus. This call for open content closes on December 8, 2022. ___________________________________________________- In partnership with the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training (AEST) and the Digital Learning Advisory Committee-a group of people with deep and broad expertise and experience across the sector-BCcampus is pleased to be leading the development of a collection of open materials to support digital literacy in B.C. post-secondary institutions. This collection will include high-quality, openly licensed courses and resources to support the development of digital literacy knowledge, skills, and abilities. We are currently seeking content submissions for the collection that fulfill the requirements of the eight areas of digital literacy thematic competencies identified in AEST's Digital Learning Strategy<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetug.ca%2…>: ethical and legal consideration, technology supports, information literacy, digital scholarship, communication and collaboration, creation and curation, digital well-being, and community-based learning. Do you have digital literacy content that will help people accomplish any of the following? * Understand the ethics and legal implications of gathering and sharing digital information. * Learn about the risks and benefits of having an online presence. * Discover and choose educational software, digital tools, and apps. * Interpret and validate the information. * Use technology to collect, analyze, and share research. * Create multimedia that can reach different audiences and share stories. * Create healthy boundaries with technology and use digital tools to maintain well-being. * Communicate and collaborate meaningfully with digital communities. * If you answer yes to any of these questions, we would love to hear from you! Content may be in the form of textbooks, courses or course materials, websites, videos, infographics, podcasts, book chapters, journal articles, tools, or tutorials. Submissions must be openly licensed or be content an institution is willing to openly license and make shareable in the collection. Submissions will be reviewed by a group of evaluators from our sector prior to inclusion in the collection. If you have a question or would like to find out more, please visit Digital Literacy Project: Call for Open Content<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.…> or contact Leva Lee at leva.lee(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:leva.lee(a)bccampus.ca> or Britt Dzioba at bdzioba(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bdzioba(a)bccampus.ca>.

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Trades Summit Series: Strengthening Teaching and Learning for the Future
by Rosario Passos 22 Nov '22

22 Nov '22

Hi there fellow open educators, There is still time to register for the BCcampus virtual event on Nov 24 - 25: Trades Summit Series: Strengthening Teaching and Learning for the Future<https://bccampus.ca/event/strengthening-teaching-and-learning-for-the-futur…> So share widely across your networks. Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png(a)01D8FE17.A6EB96F0] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) 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 I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations

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A great resource about copyright
by Rosario Passos 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

Hi there fellow Open Educators, I am pretty sure I shared this resource before… but here you go again – it is a great resource on open and copyright from the University of Alberta, and it has been updated so there some new stuff. Have a look and share widely across your networks. https://sites.library.ualberta.ca/copyright/ Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png(a)01D8F358.1CA88F30] Rosario Passos Instructional Development Consultant (IDC) Learning and Teaching Centre (LTC) 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 I acknowledge that BCIT campuses are located on unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) and Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) Nations

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FW: Extended!! Call for Authors: OER and Tenure and Promotion Case Studies
by Rosario Passos 24 Oct '22

24 Oct '22

Hi there fellow Open Educators, Some of you might be interested in contributing to this project. The deadline has been extended. Have a look at the info below: _______________________________ The Call for Authors has been extended to October 31, 2022. Dear Open Education Colleagues: The DOERS3 Collaborative<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doers…>, building on its previous work with the DOERS3 OER Contributions Matrix<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doers…>, seeks authors for a book-length project<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doers…> centered around valuing open education work in the tenure, promotion, and reappointment process. To that end, we are interested in case studies written by faculty, staff, and administrators detailing their experiences trying to appropriately value OER and open educational work in that process. A critical part of sustaining OER and open educational practices in higher education is recognizing the contributions by instructors who create and improve OER as part of their professional work. By collecting case studies from those who have experience, DOERS3 seeks to provide as many examples from as many types of institutions as possible so that those looking for answers to this problem can find solutions that speak to their particular issues. The goal of this project is to ultimately be the first stop for anyone asking, “How can I make open education work count toward the job security of myself and others?” DOERS3 seeks abstracts of no more than 250 words for potential case studies by 10/24/22. Case study authors will be compensated for their work and all accepted submissions will be peer reviewed. For more details and a link for abstract submission, see the full Call for Authors.<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doers…> Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -------------- My working hours may be different to yours. Please do not feel obligated to reply outside of yours. Amanda Coolidge, MEd [she/her] Hear my name<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnamedrop.…> Executive Director (interim), BCcampus [Logo Description automatically generated with medium confidence] BCcampus acknowledges the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), and the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) Peoples, on whose traditional territories we are privileged to live, work, and play. Cell: 250 818 4592 • Email: acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @acoolidge <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitte…> • LinkedIn: amandacoolidge<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linke…> Learning. Doing. Leading. BCcampus.ca<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.…> • @BCcampus<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…> • #BCcampus<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.c…>

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