Hello fellow Open Educators, Open Education Week<https://oeweek.oeglobal.org/pages/about/> celebrates the worldwide achievements in Open Education. This year, this international event takes place March 6 to 10. There are lots of events happening during that week and I hope you can take some time to attend some, either virtually or in person. Check out BCcampus calendar of events<https://bccampus.ca/events/> for information on what will be happening around town that week. In the meantime, mark your calendar for this event organised by the BCOEL on Friday, March 10: [https://bccampus.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pexels-frans-van-heerden-830829-300x184.jpg]<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.ca%2Fevent%2Ffinding-the-free-path-making-zero-textbook-cost-courses-visible%2F%3Finstance_id%3D3651&data=05%7C01%7CRosario_Passos%40bcit.ca%7Cd04a74b43707472d36f808db1a79db94%7C8322cefd0a4c4e2cbde5b17933e7b00f%7C0%7C0%7C638132882885923828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mhmKvHz6N5Q3dOv1%2F3BsqnquMzX0MjuXwELnR6movyA%3D&reserved=0> Finding the Free Path: Making Zero-Textbook-Cost Courses Visible (2023-03-10)<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbccampus.ca%2Fevent%2Ffinding-the-free-path-making-zero-textbook-cost-courses-visible%2F%3Finstance_id%3D3651&data=05%7C01%7CRosario_Passos%40bcit.ca%7Cd04a74b43707472d36f808db1a79db94%7C8322cefd0a4c4e2cbde5b17933e7b00f%7C0%7C0%7C638132882885923828%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mhmKvHz6N5Q3dOv1%2F3BsqnquMzX0MjuXwELnR6movyA%3D&reserved=0> You have adapted your course to ensure materials are free for students, but how can students choose to save money if they aren’t aware of their zero textbook cost (ZTC) course options? Learn from B.C. post-secondary institutions — including Thompson Rivers University, Kwantlen Polytechnic Un bccampus.ca Cheers, Rosario [cid:image001.png(a)01D94CDC.751F1E30] 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