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Open Scholarship Day and Open Science Framework (OSF) workshop in UBC Vancouver - September 29, 2017
by Rosario Passos 21 Sep '17

21 Sep '17

Hello everyone, I thought some of you might be interested in this event coming up next week: Open practices are empowering faculty, staff and students in Canada to transform the way they create, manage and share their research and educational efforts. Join us on September 29, 2017 for a full day of hands-on workshops<http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/events/open-scholarship-in-practice/> exploring the practice of open scholarship including an afternoon session hosted by the Center for Open Science about the many simple actions researchers can take to increase the efficiency and reproducibility of their work with the Open Science Framework platform<https://osf.io/>. The Open Science Framework (OSF) is an open source web application that supports the research workflow, enabling scientists to collaborate and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of their research by making it much easier (in fact, virtually automatic) for researchers to keep track of what they've done, and why. This framework, which does not require any specialized knowledge of programming, was used to work on an important study<https://www.nature.com/news/over-half-of-psychology-studies-fail-reproducib…> of the reproducibility of psychology research. Additional workshops will explore topics ranging from new tools for open data analysis and scientific computation to innovative pedagogies that become possible when students and faculty members become co-creators engaged in meaningful, generative knowledge creation. All events are free but registration<http://events.ctlt.ubc.ca/open-scholarship-in-practice-registration/?> is required. 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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Welcome to the "Open BCIT" listserv!
by Rosario Passos 14 Sep '17

14 Sep '17

Dear BCIT Open Education Community, Welcome to the "Open BCIT" listserv! In collaboration with BCcampus, BCIT has created and agreed to pilot the "Open BCIT" listserv to be used to share information about open education news, events, and resources at BCIT and BCcampus. To post to this list, send your message to openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:openbcit(a)mail.bccampus.ca>. As a participant you are free to use this listserv to disseminate your own open education information and news, or to ask colleagues for assistance about open educational issues. For instance: * Looking for an open textbook in your subject area? Ask your BCIT colleagues for ideas. * Wondering how to use Pressbooks or create an open textbook adaptation? Use this listserv to find out who has this expertise at BCIT. * Wanting to find out details and deadlines for Open Education Grants? This is the place to check in! * Interested in designing a course assignment wherein students edit Wikipedia articles or produce some other useful public resource? Reach out to colleagues who have already done this. * Know of a great event about Open Education coming up and don't know how to reach all OpenEd advocates at BCIT? This is where you can post it! You have been added to this list because of your participation or interest in open education. You may have authored or reviewed an open textbook, attended an event or conference about open education or applied for an Open Education Grant at BCIT in the past. To receive your password and gain access to your configuration page, follow these steps. 1. Go to http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openbcit a) Scroll down to "Openbcit Subscribers" b) Enter your email address in the field under "To unsubscribe from Openbcit, get a password reminder, or change your subscription options enter your subscription email address" c) Click the "Unsubscribe or edit options" button d) Note: This action will NOT remove you from this list. 2. You will land on a page entitled: "Openbcit mailing list membership configuration for (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)" a) Scroll down to "Your Openbcit Password". b) Under "Forgotten Your Password?", click on "Email My Password To Me". c) Take note of the URL for this page as this is your personal configuration page for this listerv. Your personal configuration page will allow you to: * change your email address * add your name * unsubscribe from the list * change or retrieve your password * change other options. If you know of a BCIT colleague who wishes to join this listserv, ask them to submit a subscription request at http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openbcit. If you would like be removed from the list, you can follow the instructions above or I can also do it for you. Just let me know! 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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Invitation to Join: Creative Commons Open Education Platform
by Amanda Coolidge 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Greetings Open Education Colleagues: In early 2017, the Creative Commons Global Network (CCGN) completed a consultation process of renewing and reorganizing itself to support a strong and growing global movement. The year-long process resulted in the CCGN [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-strategy/ | Global Network Strategy ] . Part of the new strategy is to establish defined areas of focus, or “platforms,” which will drive CC’s global activities. [ https://creativecommons.org/about/global-affiliate-network/network-platform… | Platforms ] are how we organize areas of work for the CC community, where individuals and institutions organize and coordinate themselves across the CC Global Network. In the spirit of openness and to effectively strategize, these platforms are open to all interested parties working in the platform area and adjacent spaces. That’s why Creative Commons invites you to join the CC Global Network Open Education Platform! WHY join? * Stay connected to global actions in open education resources, practice, and policy. * Identify, plan and coordinate multi-national open education, practices and policy projects to collaboratively solve education challenges with an amazing group of open education leaders from around the world. * Secure funding (from Creative Commons and other funding sources) for the open education projects we collectively select. * Contribute to global perspectives on open education to strengthen advocacy worldwide. * Connect your country / region to global open education initiatives. * Be on the forefront in implementing Creative Commons' global network strategy. * Meet annually, in-person, at the Creative Commons Summit with members of the CC Open Education Platform to celebrate successes, share best practices, and plan for the next year. * Explore, practice, and share innovative methods for inclusive and open engagement with educators, learners and governments around the world.. WHO should join? * Open education advocates working in the areas of open educational resources, open educational practices, and/or open education policy. WHAT are we working on right now? * Reaching the right people (you!) to build a strong open education platform. * Developing decision making and engagement structures. * Defining the goals and projects the CC Open Education Platform will pursue. Joining the CC Open Education Platform is easy and free: 1. Sign up for the email list: [ https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu | https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/cc-openedu ] 2. Sign up for IM (Slack or IRC): * [ https://slack-signup.creativecommons.org/ | Slack: sign up ] : (it will send an invitation email), then sign up to the [ https://creativecommons.slack.com/messages/C2S2MFAJW | #cc-openedu channel ] * IRC: to join the #creativecommons-openedu IRC channel, connect via Freenode. 3. Review and contribute to the platform [ https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-HPog_7pPUXrECzne1t6X7eKwo8TzpYBZ8iC8Ff… | draft working doc. ] 4. Attend and participate in the monthly meetings. * The next meeting is October 18: 8:00pm / October 19: 9:00am (PDT, UTC -7). * Note: every meeting has two different times - so everyone can attend one of the meetings during local daylight hours. Please join the e-mail list and IM channel, introduce yourself and we’ll see you at the next meeting! With gratitude, Amanda Coolidge CC Open Education Platform Member -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | www.bccampus.ca ] Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

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