Hi there fellow Open Educators!
Do you have an idea for curriculum development that you would like to implement? Would you consider making those resources "open"? If so, then this news is for you! I am very pleased to let you know that the 2020/2021 Call for Proposals for Open Education Grants is open until February 15. There are two categories of grants:
1. Continuing Grant Categories for Individuals
Adoption - up to $250 - review and adopt an open textbook or other open learning resource, this can include minor revisions to customize it
Revision - up to $2K - take an existing OER and make substantial revisions to better suit class learning outcomes
Creation - up to $8K - create a learning resource - this can be in any category or format, eg.: textbook, video series, question or test banks
2. Department Open Education Grant - up to $15,000 - this grant goes directly to departments to adopt, revise, or create open education resources. These learning materials must be openly licensed and deposited into the BCIT Open Institutional Repository in an editable format. Use the Department application form below.
To download the application form, go to the Open Education at BCIT site<https://open.bcit.ca/>.
Look forward to seeing some applications come in!
Cheers,
Rosario
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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
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Hi there fellow open educators,
Just to let you know that the call for Open Education Grants is open until Feb. 15, 2021!
For more information and to apply, go to:
https://open.bcit.ca/proposals
Please distribute widely across your networks.
Cheers,
Rosario
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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
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Hi there fellow open educators,
This sounds like a really great webinar hosted by our colleagues at eCampus Ontario. Free for all to attend! Hope some of you can make it.
Cheers,
Rosario
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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
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Hey folks,
We are so excited to be resuming our monthly webinar series with a much-requested topic! Join us on Feb 9 at 12 PM ET for a facilitated discussion about "open-washing". "faux-pen" and other commercial practices surrounding OER and open education. The discussion will feature Ali Versluis and Heather Martin, who will discuss the work they've done at the University of Guelph to support folks in navigating these tricky waters. Bring your stories, ideas, and questions! Registration and more information available here: https://ecampusontario.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMscuurrz4jG9E2B3pOFVjTXk5…<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fecampuson…>
All are welcome to attend!
Best,
Lillian
// Lillian Hogendoorn, M.I. (she/her)
Acting Manager, Digital Access and OER
eCampusOntario
647-202-8553
[eCampusOntario]
372 Bay St. 14th Floor
Toronto, ON, M5H 2W9
ecampusontario.ca<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fecampusont…>
Dear colleagues,
BCcampus has a number of calls for proposals that are currently open. They are:
* Cascadia Open Education Summit<https://cascadia.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/>: Call for conference proposals. Closes January 29
* Nursing Pharmacology textbook adaptation<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/call-for-proposals-nursing-o…>: Call for individuals or groups to adapt an open textbook. Closes January 31
* BCcampus Research Fellows 2021–2022<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-research-fellows-20…>: Call for applications to a research fellowship focused on Indigenous researchers and projects. Closes February 14
We encourage you to apply to those opportunities that interest you and to visit our Grants and Calls for Proposals page<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/> frequently to see all the funding opportunities BCcampus offers. We also publicize these opportunities on social media and through our newsletter, and I will endeavour to broadcast them via our listservs.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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Dear colleagues,
BCcampus invites research proposals from B.C. post-secondary educators and students who are committed to exploring and improving student learning and eager to conduct and share research with others. For this call, only projects with Indigenous lead researchers and/or projects that are equitably and reciprocally partnered with Indigenous peoples and communities will be considered.
Deadline for submissions is Sunday, February 14, 2021. Awards are typically up to $6,000.
For more information, visit the BCcampus Research Fellows 2021–2022 page<https://bccampus.ca/grants-calls-for-proposals/bccampus-research-fellows-20…>.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://ca.linkedin.com/in/arianna-cheveldave> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Hi there everyone,
This is such a powerful statement from the Librarians at the Wake Forest University in NC... I had to share!
https://zsr.wfu.edu/2020/statement-on-online-proctoring-services/
Happy Holidays to all
Rosario
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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
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Hi there fellow Open Educators,
Some of you may be interested in attending the Trades and Vocational Education Summit Series event described below, with BCIT’s own and only Tim Carson!
Cheers,
Rosario
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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
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Dear colleagues,
On the first four Mondays in November, BCcampus is hosting the Trades and Vocational Education Summit Series<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.…>. The event description is as follows:
This summit series is designed to provide vocational education faculty opportunities to explore different avenues for their course design and delivery.
Session topics will include the following:
* Design Thinking for TVET
* Backwards Design Your Next Course
* Authentic Assessments for TVET
* Synchronous and Asynchronous Teaching in TVET.
Each week will have a different keynote speaker followed by an interactive workshop session. Tim Carson, Sally Vinden, Nicki Rehn, and Lucy Griffiths will lead the sessions. On November 23, there will be a social from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM PT.
The summit events are from 1:00 to 3:30 p.m. PST on November 2, November 9, November 16, and November 23. There is no cost to attend.
Please share widely within your networks.
Best,
Arianna Cheveldave
Coordinator, Open Education, BCcampus
Email: acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:acheveldave(a)bccampus.ca> • LinkedIn: ariannacheveldave<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fca.linked…> • Pronouns: She/her
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I acknowledge that the land I live, work, and play on is the unceded territory of the səl̓ilwətaɁɬ təməxʷ (Tsleil-Waututh), Skwxwú7mesh-ulh Temíx̱w (Squamish), W̱SÁNEĆ, and Songhees Nation of the Lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) peoples. I thank them for their hospitality.
Hi Everyone,
Thanks for the invitation, Rosario. As a new IDC, I’m looking forward to participating in all things Open at BCIT.
Best regards,
Michelle
Michelle Nakano
Instructional Design Consultant
Learning and Teaching Centre
mnuttall1(a)bcit.ca<mailto:mnuttall1(a)bcit.ca> www.bcit.ca/ltc
At BCIT we work, study and live on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nations of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh<https://www.squamish.net/> (Squamish), səl̓ilwətaɁɬ<https://twnation.ca/> (Tsleil-Waututh), and xwməθkwəy̓əm<https://www.musqueam.bc.ca/> (Musqueam).
Hi there fellow Open Educators,
The evaluation of Open Content has long been a bit of a barrier to the adoption of OER. This brief article announces an online tutorial with a section on the evaluation of OER and shares the BCacmpus checklist. I thought I'd share.
https://www.oerafrica.org/content/evaluating-open-content?fbclid=IwAR24f-Js…
Cheers,
Rosario
