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Open Education Events at Douglas College
by Flewelling, Debra 28 Feb '18

28 Feb '18

Hello all, [cid:image001.jpg(a)01D3B0C1.D0A46DD0] Next week (March 5th - 9th ) is Open Education Week - a time for the Open Education community to raise awareness about the impact of open educational practices as well as to celebrate this global movement. We are pleased to invite you to our Douglas College events. Here at Douglas, we've got three events lined up<https://library.douglascollege.ca/faculty/oer/events>: [cid:image003.png(a)01D3B0C1.D0A46DD0] 1. Discover the Power of Pressbooks, with our own Jennifer Kirkey - sign up<https://surveys.douglascollege.ca/s/2018OEWPressbooks/> 2. Teaching with Wikipedia, with Will Engle (UBC) - sign up<https://surveys.douglascollege.ca/s/2018OEWWikipedia/> 3. OER Champion Celebration - hosted by Learning Resources (cash bar) - RSVP<https://surveys.douglascollege.ca/s/2018OEWChampions/> for catering See our website for more details<https://library.douglascollege.ca/faculty/oer/events> about our events. We've received an official badge from Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/> for our participation. Visit https://www.openeducationweek.org/ for more information on other events, both online and at other institutions. We hope you'll come celebrate with us! On behalf of Open Douglas<https://dcconnect.douglascollege.ca/aboutdouglas/groups/OpEd/Pages/default.…>, Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca>

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NEW: BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide
by Lauri Aesoph 20 Feb '18

20 Feb '18

Hello Everyone, This morning we posted a new guide on a new topic: the BCcampus Open Education [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1d31f3b7-dd9f-4f47-97eb-… | Self-Publishing Guide ] : [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6cp ] Read more about it in this blog: [ https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co | https://urls.bccampus.ca/6co ] We hope you find value in this new resource, and will share it widely with your faculty, staff and students. Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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UPDATE: Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship - application deadline extended to Feb 22
by Lauri Aesoph 16 Feb '18

16 Feb '18

Hello Everyone, BCcampus Open Education has extended the deadline for the Open Education Research and Advocacy Fellowship to February 22! This opportunity is for open to faculty in British Columbia. For more information, please see: https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ Regards, The BCcampus Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Open Education Week Events: Calling Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island Institutions!!!
by Amanda Coolidge 09 Feb '18

09 Feb '18

Please join us for the following FREE events to support Open Education Week! Open Education Week’s goal is to raise awareness about free and open educational opportunities that exist for everyone, everywhere, right now. We want to highlight how open education can help people meet their goals in education, whether that’s to develop skills and knowledge for work, supporting formal studies, learning something new for personal interest, or looking for additional teaching resources. [ http://www.openeducationweek.org/ | Open Education Week ] is taking place March 5-9th. [ https://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus ] is supporting these activities through co-ordination, sponsorship, or co-promotion. These offerings are a rich combination of online and onsite events to help you learn more and celebrate Open Education Week 2018! We are hosting/sponsoring events in Vancouver, Richmond, and Victoria. Please join us for the following events. Details on each event can be found on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-education-week-events-calling-lower-mainland-… | BCcampus Open Education Site ] . UnCommon Women Panel Date: Monday, March 5 Time: 5:00 pm- 8:00 pm Location: SFU Harbour Centre, Segal Rooms 1400 & 1410 [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekUnCommonWomen18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Tuesday March 6 Time: 8:30 am- 2:00 pm Location: [ https://www.google.com/maps?q=8771+Lansdowne+Rd,+Richmond+BC&spn=0.015259,0… | Richmond Campus, KPU Melville Centre for Dialogue ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionKPU18 | Free Registration ] Open Education Week: Open in Action Date: Thursday March 8 Time: 9:30 am- 3:00pm Location: [ http://camosun.ca/about/documents/iu_map.pdf | Babcock Canada Interaction Lab in the Jack White Building (#13 on Map) @ Interurban campus, Camosun College ] [ http://www.eply.com/OpenEdWeekOpeninActionCamosun18 | Free Registration ] If you have questions please contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -- Amanda Coolidge, MEd Senior Manager of Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:250-580-6949 | 250-8 ] 18-4592 | [ mailto:acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] 120-645 Fort Street | Coast and Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, B.C. | V8W1G2 [ http://bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ http://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus news: Call for 2018 Faculty Fellows AND Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches webinar
by Lauri Aesoph 31 Jan '18

31 Jan '18

Hi Everyone, Please see below for a couple of news items from BCcampus. Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowship - for 2018 BCcampus Open Education is taking applications for 2018 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellowships. Post-secondary faculty in British Columbia are eligible to apply for one of three 1-year positions. Successful candidates will help raise awareness of open educational practices through advocacy and will conduct, present, and publish research on open educational practices at B.C. institutions. For more information and to apply see [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals/faculty-fellows/ | information posted on the BCcampus OpenEd website ] . Designing Open Resources, Strategies, and Approaches Date: February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Time: 12:00 - 1:00 pm Location: Collaborate Virtual Room Students are advocates and supporters of open education, creating, adapting and sharing resources, using open technologies and getting involved in projects to build awareness among their peers. In this webinar, we will be bringing together students from across the BC Post Secondary System who are supporting open education projects and together we’ll explore what we can learn as contributors to these projects. We’ll also explore varied practices and approaches for creating well-designed, accessible and open content. By attending this webinar you will learn and discuss: * How students in BC are supporting Open Education projects. * How open education supports learning * Ways of designing and developing content using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) that is accessible and focused on the user experiences. * Approaches to making content open, findable and re-usable. Join Cindy Underhill Strategist, Learning Resource Design at the University of British Columbia Lucas Wright Open Education Advisor at BCcampus, and Josie Gray Open Resource Production Tuesday, February 27th, 12 :00 - 1:00 pm Please r [ https://www.eply.com/DesigningOpenResources18 | egister using this link ] . Regards, Lauri and the Open Education team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca | Skype lauri.aesoph 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/zimbra/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus OpenEd: Jan 9/18 - new books and updates
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Jan '18

09 Jan '18

Hello Everyone, We've added two new books and one new ancillary resource, as well as, a few updates. Please see below. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=8af49997-4d25-43fe-b6fa-… | Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students ] This new textbook, published by the Rebus Community, is designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=37d3b486-45ef-4e38-a764-… | The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy ] This collection of original source readings by philosophers who originated many of the issues we discuss today was written by TRU faculty member Jeff McLaughlin and was produced with funds from a BCcampus Open Education OER Grant. Major areas of philosophy covered are Ethics, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Philosophy of Religion, Ethics, Socio-Political Philosophy, and Aesthetics. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=75ab4802-42c4-4fb7-9051-… | Education and Career Planning Open Course ] This unique open course which is the result of a collaboration between seven colleges and BCcampus Open Education, and funded in part by an OER Grant. Authored by Mary Shier and Allison Schubert from College of the Rockies, it is at the provincial ABE level (grade 12 equivalent) and can be used as an elective course towards the BC Adult Grad Diploma. Three file formats are provided (D2L, Moodle, Common Cartridge) so the course can be downloaded into a learning management system. Other news We have added the following new categories to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection: * "Engineering" sub-category to the "Sciences" category * "Education" as a main category and "Early Childhood Education" as sub-category Pressbooks updates are now available on the BCcampus Open Ed website (open.bccampus.ca) under [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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BCcampus Open Education: new books, new course
by Lauri Aesoph 30 Nov '17

30 Nov '17

Hello Everyone, We're very proud to bring you the latest new additions to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] . The majority of these books (and one course) are by authors in B.C.and Canada with several from the University of Victoria. EDUCATION Made in British Columbia [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7069 | Complexities, Capacities, Communities ] (English) [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7342 | Complexités, Capacités, Communautés ] (French) This book describes approaches to capacity promotion that respond to the complexities and possibilities of communities—at local and country levels. These initiatives challenge established developmental narratives in ECD and international development, and in so doing provide alternative ways for scholars and practitioners in ECD, education, and the broad international development field to enhance capacities. HEALTH Made in British Columbia [ https://dspace.library.uvic.ca/handle/1828/7814 | Handbook of eHealth Evaluation: An Evidence-based Approach ] This handbook presents the science and practice of eHealth evaluation based on empirical evidence gathered over many years within the health informatics discipline. The handbook describes different approaches used to evaluate the planning, design, implementation, use and impact of eHealth systems in different health settings. It also provides a snapshot of the current state of knowledge on the consequences of opting for eHealth systems with respect to their effects and implications on provider performance and health outcomes. Made in British Columbia [ https://dementiavoiceandchoice.com/ | Living Well with Dementia ] This website-based course from Judith DeGroot and Sharon Leitch, Health Care Assistant Program instructors at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Vancouver, explores how individuals can live a fully engaged, productive, and satisfying life with dementia. The course covers how to connect with afflicted individuals, learn about the disease itself, and discover useful tools. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Canadian (Alberta) [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=16301119-8ec4-4241-b0f7-… | Business Math: A Step-by-Step Handbook ] Business math is the study of mathematics required by the field of business. This textbook covers taxes, gross earnings, product prices, and currency exchange; loans, lines of credit, mortgages, leases, savings bonds, and other financial tools. It also discusses how to execute smart monetary decisions both personally and for their business. There are two versions for this book: The "Basic Edition" and the "Premium Edition." While they cover the same content, the Premium Edition includes additional features such as Excel integration, Excel templates, Excel screenshots, along with lots of extra visuals and graphics to help student wrap their heads around the numbers, procedures, and concepts that they work with. The Basic Edition does not include Excel and those extra visuals and graphics in order to streamline the book. Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d4468c30-938d-4ba9-acd8-… | Principles of Microeconomics, adaptation, UVic ] This book is an adaptation of Principles of Microeconomics originally published by OpenStax. This adapted version has been reorganized into eight topics and expanded to include over 200 multiple choice questions, examples, eight case studies including questions and solutions, and over 200 editable figures. This adaptation is a work by Dr. Emma Hutchinson with assistance from Maxwell Nicholson. This resource was funded, in part, by an OER Grant from BCcampus. A [ https://open.bccampus.ca/suggestion-for-the-collection/ | Suggestion for the Collection ] request [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=053bc0d1-fea6-44af-af18-… | Organizational Behavior ] This book is not be about giving students all the answers to every situation they may encounter when they start their first job or as they continue up the career ladder. Instead, this book gives students the vocabulary, framework, and critical thinking skills necessary to diagnose situations, ask tough questions, evaluate the answers received, and to act in an effective and ethical manner regardless of situational characteristics. Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Call for authors for Introduction to Philosophy open textbook
by Lauri Aesoph 06 Nov '17

06 Nov '17

Hello Everyone, Please see below a call for authors for a new Philosophy open textbook . Please contact [ mailto:%20zoe(a)rebus.community | Zoe Wake Hyde ] or [ mailto:%20apurva(a)rebus.foundation | Apurva Ashok ] if you have any questions about this project or the Rebus Community. Alternatively, you can contact the general editor for the book Christina Hendricks: christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ] Hello, The [ https://forum.rebus.community/ | Rebus Community ] is looking for contributors to a new open textbook on Introduction to Philosophy. The book is targeted at 100-level college courses, and is being put together by Christina Hendricks of the University of British Columbia, with the support of The Rebus Community, a non-profit initiative, developing new collaborative models for publishing free/open textbooks and other academic works. We are seeking faculty interested in contributing to the book. Particularly, we are looking for: 1. Chapter authors for the following areas: 1. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/126/ethics-part-ed-george-matthews | Ethics ] 2. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/125/aesthetics-part-ed-w-scott-clifton?… | Aesthetics ] 3. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/206/logic-part-ed-benjamin-martin | Logic ] 4. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/210/social-and-political-philosophy-par… | Social and Political Philosophy ] 5. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/226/metaphysics-part-ed-adriano-palma | Metaphysics ] 6. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/213/philosophy-of-religion-part-ed-beau… | Philosophy of Religion ] 7. [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/212/philosophy-of-mind-part-ed-heather-… | Philosophy of Mind ] We are looking for people with a PhD in philosophy, ideally with teaching experience at the first-year level. PhD students in philosophy may also be considered as authors, or can contribute in other ways to the book. Interested faculty or PhD students can sign-up using the links above . Each chapter will be around 3000 words. Alternatively, if you would like to write about a section that is not listed, we can discuss the possibility of additions. You can find more information about the project here: [ https://forum.rebus.community/topic/204/project-summary | https://forum.rebus.community/topic/204/project-summary ] The Rebus Community is looking for forward-thinking academics, students, and citizens to come help us reimagine publishing and its impacts on education. We are currently working towards releasing the first few parts of the textbook, which will cover core concepts in Western philosophy and other traditions, with faculty joining us from institutions across North America, Africa, and Europe. The book will be freely available to students and faculty and openly licensed to enable reuse. Please contact [ mailto:%20zoe(a)rebus.community | Zoe Wake Hyde ] or [ mailto:%20apurva(a)rebus.foundation | Apurva Ashok ] if you have any questions about this project or the Rebus Community. Alternatively, you can contact the general editor for the book Christina Hendricks: christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca. ------------------------------------------------------- Christina Hendricks Professor of Teaching, Philosophy University of British Columbia-Vancouver [ http://philosophy.ubc.ca/ | http://philosophy.ubc.ca ] Deputy Academic Director Centre for Teaching, Learning & Technology [ http://ctlt.ubc.ca/ | http://ctlt.ubc.ca ] Website: [ http://chendricks.org/ | http://chendricks.org ] Blog: [ http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks | http://blogs.ubc.ca/chendricks ] Email: [ mailto:christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca | christina.hendricks(a)ubc.ca ]

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Festival of Learning and Open Education: Call for Proposals now open
by Lauri Aesoph 26 Oct '17

26 Oct '17

(apologies for cross posting...) Hello Everyone, The [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/call-for-proposals/ | call for proposals ] is now open for the [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/ | 2018 Festival of Learning ] . We encourage all of our open education and other higher ed colleagues from everywhere to submit a proposal. The deadline is [ https://bccampus.ca/festival-of-learning-2018/call-for-proposals/ | December 11 ] . There will be three topic areas: Open Education , Educational Technology, and Teaching & Learning. (This event is offered in place of the Open Textbook Summit for 2018.) Festival of Learning 2018 will take place May 28-20, 2018 in beautiful downtown Vancouver. Registration opens on February 1. Join 500 participants in an inclusive space designed to enable cross-pollination between educators and administration, thought leaders and faculty. No matter your role in post-secondary education, we want you to feel comfortable sharing your own experiences – successes as well as challenges. Best regards, Lauri Aesoph and the BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph, Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovat e . 250-893-0258 | laesoph(a)bccampus.ca 120-645 Fort Street | Coast & Straits Salish Territory | Victoria, BC | V8W1G2 [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/bccampus.ca | BCcampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Sign up for [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-around-the-web/ | BCcampus news ]

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Frequencies podcast through the UBC Okanagan Library
by Flewelling, Debra 25 Oct '17

25 Oct '17

Hello, In case you haven't seen this post, this podcast series looks so interesting - see email below. I'm looking forward to listening ... Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian Douglas College ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Rob Makinson <hreodbeorht(a)gmail.com<mailto:hreodbeorht(a)gmail.com>> Date: Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 4:28 PM Subject: [LibOER] Frequencies podcast through the UBC Okanagan Library To: SPARC Libraries & OER Forum <sparc-liboer(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer(a)arl.org>> The University of British Columbia, Okanagan (UBC-O) Library is proud to announce Frequencies<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Flibrary.ok.…>, a new open access podcast series featuring UBC researchers, hosted and produced by the Library. Every season of Frequencies revolves around an emerging topic or current event, with each episode tackling the issue from a different perspective. Most episodes run approximately 20 minutes, and you can listen to them directly in your browser or by downloading and playing them from your favourite podcasting app. Season One launched in September to coincide with Science Literacy Week, discussing issues like the rise in medicinal psychoactive drug usage<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>, making science accessible through fiction<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>, and the science of soundscapes<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>. Season Two, launched this week as part of our celebrations for Open Access Week, considers the role of universities in the open access movement<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…> and knowledge sharing between the academy and indigenous groups<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fubcolibrary…>. We hope that these podcasts will help share the expertise of UBC researchers with the rest of the world and start meaningful conversations about the important issues facing us. Please dive into Frequencies and let us know what you discover! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "SPARC Libraries & OER Forum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sparc-liboer+unsubscribe(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer+unsubscribe(a)arl.org>. To post to this group, send email to sparc-liboer(a)arl.org<mailto:sparc-liboer(a)arl.org>. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/a/arl.org/group/sparc-liboer/<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.goo…>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/arl.org/d/msgid/sparc-liboer/2fb02350-c702-4442…<https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.goo…>.

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Speaker invited to Douglas College to talk obout open pedagogy
by Flewelling, Debra 17 Oct '17

17 Oct '17

Hello, Apologies for crossposting. We've invited Christina Hendricks to Douglas College to talk about open pedagogy. Christina is Professor of Teaching in the Department of Philosophy and the Deputy Academic Director of the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology at UBC. Please join us on Thursday October 26th at 1:30 PM in the Aboriginal Gathering Place. Register here - https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/whats-open-about-open-pedagogy-tickets-38257482… Hope to see you there! Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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BCcampus Open Education: new books and ancillary resources, and other updates
by Lauri Aesoph 05 Oct '17

05 Oct '17

Hello Everyone, It's been a busy fall for BCcampus Open Education. Please see below for a list of new open textbooks, ancillary resources, and other updates. An option to purchase print-on-demand copies through SFU's Document Solutions for Canadian faculty and students is available for all textbooks. Textbooks and supplementary resources that were created in B.C. are labelled as "Made in British Columbia". Other Canadian based materials are also marked. New Books CRIMINOLOGY Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0c9b47a1-9309-470c-b83c-… | Introduction to Criminal Investigation: Processes, Practices and Thinking ] is a teaching text describing and segmenting criminal investigations into its component parts to illustrate the craft of criminal investigation. Published by the Justice Institute of BC and written by Rod Gehl (JIBC) and Darryl Plecas (University of the Fraser Valley), t he goal of this textbook is to assist the reader in forming their own structured mental map of investigative thinking practices. GEOGRAPHY [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3b660b21-097e-4ecf-8a8e-… | World Regional Geography ] presents an overview of the discipline by introducing students to key themes and concepts in geography through a study of the world’s regions. This recent addition, by Caitlin Finlayson from the University of Mary Washington, was evaluated by subject matter experts in B.C. MATH - Calculus Made in British Columbia [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c8c2b69f-5ff7-4b6d-a35a-… | Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences ] , by UBC Math professor Leah Edelstein-Keshet, is a high quality textbook designed with life sciences majors in mind. O ften calculus is taught as a technical subject with rules and formulas devoid of its connection to applications. In this textbook, the applications form an important focal point, with emphasis on life sciences. This places the techniques and concepts into practical context, as well as motivating quantitative approaches to biology taught to undergraduates. A two-volume set for an introductory calculus course has also been added, written by faculty authors at the Grand Valley State University in Michigan * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a78cdfc6-b5b6-45cb-9045-… | Active Calculus, 2017 edition ] can be used as a stand-alone textbook for a standard first semester college calculus course or as a supplement to a more traditional text. WeBWork files for a workbook and computer lab activities are available to instructors. * In [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3dcfe755-6534-4877-9c97-… | Active Calculus Multivariable ] the authors endeavor to actively engage students in learning the subject through an activity-driven approach in which the vast majority of the examples are completed by students. PSYCHOLOGY >From NOBA, we've added [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0100da6c-9753-42cf-a1f3-… | Together: The Science of Social Psychology ] in which several modules investigate the ways other people affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviours. SPANISH Two new textbooks on Spanish literature (and written in Spanish) are now available. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=17e2b614-b203-4491-8f39-… | Antologia Abierta de Literatura Hispana ] is a critical anthology of literary texts from the Spanish-speaking world. The focus is on canonical authors with an attempt to include voices that have been marginalized. Julie Ward, assistant professor of 20th and 21st-century Latin American literature at the University of Oklahoma, is the editor. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0613e2b4-5a51-4aec-8927-… | Leyendas y arquetipos del Romanticismo español, Segunda edición ] i s an introduction to nineteenth-century Spanish literature with a thematic focus on legends and archetypes. This textbook is by Robert Sanders, from Portland State University, who specializes in nineteenth and twentieth-century peninsular Spanish literature. WEB LITERACY [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ccbb4e77-b20f-4dec-8a9f-… | Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers ] by Michael Caulfield, from Washington State University in Vancouver, WA, "will show you how to use date filters to find the source of viral content, how to assess the reputation of a scientific journal in less than five seconds, and how to see if a tweet is really from the famous person you think it is or from an impostor", amongst other skills. Textbook Updates Made in British Columbia PDF files and print-on-demand copies are now available for the two textbook set: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=4356bb1a-a2d9-4a3c-989e-… | Greek and Latin Roots: Part I - Latin ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=659957b9-b344-4f30-9f74-… | Greek and Latin Roots: Part II - Greek ] . This series examines the systematic principles by which a large portion of English vocabulary has evolved from Latin and (to a lesser degree) from Greek. These open textbooks, by the late Peter Smith, were produced by the University of Victoria and funded, in part, from a BCcampus OER Grant. Canadian (Alberta) [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c6d0e9bd-ba6b-4548-82d6-… | Creative Clinical Teaching in the Health Professions ] has been updated with files for its 2016 edition. This peer reviewed e-book, from Athabasca University authors Sherri Melrose, Caroline Park, and Beth Perry, is a must-read for nurses and other health professionals who strive to teach with creativity and excellence in clinical settings. Each chapter presents current evidence informed educational practice knowledge. New Ancillary Resources HEALTH CARE Made in British Columbia [ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/healthcasestudies/ | Health Case Studies ] , th e work of Glynda Rees, Rob Kruger, and Janet Morrison from BCIT, is a set of eight original health case studies. Each case includes a patient story that models the best practice in healthcare settings along with a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation. These case studies align with the textbooks [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fbbb4840-eda5-4265-9f1c-… | Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] . This project was funded, in part, with funds from a BCcampus OER Grant. ACCOUNTING Canadian (Alberta) For [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0370418e-be7d-4541-b0d1-… | Introduction to Financial Accounting ] , we have added (from author, David Annand, Athabasca University) a comprehensive end-of-course assignment. Randomly-generated versions of this assignment are also available. ESL and ABE English Made in British Columbia Practice exercises, created by the University of Victoria, have been linked to two English as a Second Language (ESL) books in the collection ( [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3988a71f-654e-4c7c-b662-… | In the Community: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] and In the Workplace: [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c071db23-acd5-4242-adcc-… | An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] ) and the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Academic/Basic%20Upgr… | BC R ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Academic/Basic%20Upgr… | eads series ] that focuses on Adult Literacy Fundamentals in English. Support Resources A new "Support Resources" category has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook collection ] with sub-categories for [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Guides | Guides ] and [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | Toolkits ] . All BCcampus created guides and toolkits have been added. A new resource, [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f93fbf46-4f6f-44f2-87bd-… | A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students ] , produced through the Rebus Community, has been added to [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Guides | Guides ] in the B.C. Open Textbook collection. This handbook is for for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other open educational resources. Rajiv Jhangiani, from Kwantlen Polytechnic University, was a contributor. Other News BCcampus Open Education has posted an ongoing [ https://open.bccampus.ca/call-for-nominations-awards-for-excellence-in-open… | Call for nominations for its new Awards for Excellence in Open Education ] . This monthly award will recognize outstanding contributions to the open education movement in British Columbia . For details, see the "Calls for Proposals" link at the top of the [ https://mail.bccampus.ca/open.bccampus.ca | BCcampus OpenEd website ] . Regards, Lauri Aesoph Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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Wikipedia Edit-A-Thon
by Lin Brander 08 Sep '17

08 Sep '17

Hello Everyone, Here is the document that Deirdre Grace has developed - it will likely be finalized and formatted very early next week. Please let Deirdre know if you have any feedback. Are there other BC people notable for their research and work on open education? Arthur 'Gill' Green Rajiv Jhangiani

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New book on making open textbooks with students
by Flewelling, Debra 07 Sep '17

07 Sep '17

Hello, FYI - the following book looks very interesting: The Rebus Community<http://rebus.community/> has developed a new resource to support those interested in running an open textbook project in their classroom. The new collaboratively-created Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students<https://press.rebus.community/makingopentextbookswithstudents/> contains project ideas, case studies, resources, sample assignments and more. You can learn more about the project here<https://about.rebus.community/2017/08/new-resource-from-the-rebus-community…>. Debra Flewelling Open Education & Emerging Technologies Librarian T 604.527.5190 F 604.527.5193 Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca<mailto:Debra.Flewelling(a)douglascollege.ca> [Description: logo_2012_for_email_signature77172]

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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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Re: [Opendouglas] book lovers day and new books in the open textbook collection
by Lauri Aesoph 09 Aug '17

09 Aug '17

Hi Everyone, In addition to today being Book Lovers' Day, our project has added another four textbooks to the collection (from Open Oregon), noted below, bringing the total number to 200. [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/forest-measurements-an-applied-approach | Forest Measurements: An Applied Approach ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/environmental-biology | Environmental Biology ] [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/simple-book-production | Beginning Excel ] [ https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/wrd/ | The Word on College Reading and Writing ] Other new items include: - The ancillary resource [ https://www.oercommons.org/courses/anatomy-physiology-lab-homework-and-refe… | Anatomy & Physiology Lab Homework and Reference Materials ] which has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f4873e49-e09c-469e-9ee8-… | Anatomy and Physiology: OpenStax ] record page in the collection. - The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Toolkits | OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors ] , which is part of the new "Support Resources" category in the collection. Notice the sub-categories within this section entitled: guides, toolkits and tools. We are currently moving and adding resources to this new section. Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph From: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca> To: "opentext" <opentext(a)bccampus.ca>, "communications" <communications(a)bccampus.ca> Sent: Wednesday, August 9, 2017 8:27:48 AM Subject: book lovers day Hi there! Today is [ https://twitter.com/search?q=%23BookLoversDay | #BookLoversDay ] . Thanks Amanda -- 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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BC Open Textbook Collection - 5 new books
by Lauri Aesoph 21 Jul '17

21 Jul '17

Hello Everyone, During the past couple of weeks, we have added the following five new books to the BC Open Textbook Collection. * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=19892992-ae43-48c4-a832-… | Exploring Movie Construction and Production ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=9f29a3d9-db42-4c49-95bb-… | Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 1) ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=74d3c256-ae2d-4551-b1f9-… | Intermediate Financial Accounting (Volume 2) ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=a00b2496-dc06-40b4-aef2-… | Strategies for Academic Success ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=68486c3a-53e8-472d-914e-… | The History of Our Tribe: Hominini ] Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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New open textbook and ancillary resources: Mechanics
by Lauri Aesoph 15 Jun '17

15 Jun '17

Hi Everyone, A new book has been added to the BC Open Textbook Collection called [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=408ae05b-5867-4478-ab84-… | Mechanics ] . In addition, three new ancillary resources have been created for this textbook by UBC and are posted by the book. These resources are: - Instructor Resource: Learning Logs - Instructor Resource: Learning Evaluation - Student Resource: Tutorials Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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Call for Proposals Announced via BCcampus
by Amanda Coolidge 16 May '17

16 May '17

Call for Proposals Announced With the support of both the Ministry of Advanced Education and the Hewlett Foundation, BCcampus will distribute the following grants in support of Open Education: * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/zed-credz-degree-grants/ | Zed Cred/Z-Degree ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-materials-development-grant/ | Ancillary Resources ] * [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant/ | OER Grants ] New this year We are excited to announce the newest grant for this year- the Zed Cred/Z-Degree grant. A Zed Cred/Z-Degree is a set of courses in a specific program area that allows a student to earn a credential, such as an associate degree or certificate program, with zero textbook costs by way of using open educational resources and/or free library materials. Successful Open Educational Resources Zed Cred/Z Degree implementations will empower faculty to lead the work, develop broad-based support across the institution for using open educational resources, and promote the benefits of enrolling in an open educational resources degree programs to students. The process of developing an open educational resources degree will build institutional capacity for designing clearer and more efficient pathways to credentials and better connecting student learning outcomes to curriculum and pedagogy. BCcampus will distribute two grants (maximum $35,000.00) to BC Institutions committed to the development of a “Zed Cred” (Z Degree) Program. With the funds, Institutions will not only develop pathways to credential by adopting and adapting pre-existing OER, the funds may also be used to create new OER necessary for the program. The Institutions will also be required to package and publish their degree paths such that other Institutions from BC and beyond can borrow from their progress. Any learning materials created under the Zed Cred program will hold a [ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ | Creative Commons BY license ] and must be fully editable. As this initiative is new to British Columbia, we welcome any questions you may have about the grant program, the outcomes, and expectations. Please feel free to connect with our Open Education Team at [ mailto:opentext(a)bccampus.ca | opentext(a)bccampus.ca ] Ancillary Resources and OER Grants In addition to the Zed Cred/Z-degree grants, we are distributing two other types of grants (Ancillary Resources and OER Grants). Changes have been made to the grants based on recommendations from last year. The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-materials-development-grant/ | ancillary resources call for proposals ] is to support inter-institutional initiatives to create ancillary support material for existing open textbooks in the [ http://open.bccampus.ca/ | BC Open Textbook Collection ] that could assist faculty in adopting the open textbook. This material can include: * Testbanks of questions based on an existing open textbook. * Presentations (PowerPoint, Open Office, Prezi, etc) * Multimedia content, such as audio or video, that could further enhance the textbook. * Simulations. * Instructor and student manuals. * Additional learning activities. Ancillary Resource Development Proposals can not exceed $2,500.00 provided by BCcampus. A maximum of four Ancillary Resource Grants will be awarded. The [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant/ | OER Grants call for proposals ] is for institutions or their representatives (e.g. Articulation Committees, Teaching and Learning Centres, Libraries, OER Working Groups) in British Columbia and Yukon to provide small open educational resource grants, funded by BCcampus and matched by the institution. Open Educational Resource grants may be used for, but are not limited to: * Adaptation of Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources * Creation of Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources * Course redesign using Open Textbooks/Open Educational Resources * Workshops, training, and institutional support for OER infrastructure (e.g. Open Policy, Awareness, How to Adopt, How to Adapt, Pressbooks Support) OER Grant Proposals can not exceed $10,000.00 provided by BCcampus. A maximum of four OER Grants will be awarded. Should you have questions about the changes and/or the outcomes, expectations of these grants please fee free to connect with our Open Education Team at [ mailto:opentext(a)bccampus.ca | opentext(a)bccampus.ca ] Thank you! Amanda Coolidge -- 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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B.C. Open Textbooks Collection: new books and resources
by Lauri Aesoph 11 May '17

11 May '17

Hello Everyone, It's been a busy month for the B.C. Open Textbook Project. We've curated many new textbooks and resources for all to use. Please see below for details. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=af6a3eed-243a-4eeb-8903-… | Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology ] We've added another anthropology book to our collection. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=da50f5f1-bbc6-481e-a359-… | Teaching in a Digital Age ] This book now has a Portuguese translation in addition to its current Chinese, French, Spanish, and Vietnamese versions. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=17082e35-cf6d-43e1-a5be-… | A Concise Introduction to Logic ] This philosophy book is from the [ https://textbooks.opensuny.org/ | Open SUNY collection ] . A print on demand option has been added. >From the [ http://albertaoer.com/ | Alberta OER ] repository, we have brought in the following books: ESL books To accommodate these books, a new sub-category, "English as a Second Language", has been added to "Upgrading Programs". Convenient reference links between these books are included. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=3988a71f-654e-4c7c-b662-… | In the Community: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=c071db23-acd5-4242-adcc-… | In the Workplace: An Intermediate Integrated Skills Textbook ] Professional Communications OER series Convenient reference links between these books are included. [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=1f02ebef-8261-4dae-af65-… | Professional Communications OER - Modules 1-4: Overview ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=0382aa4c-e64e-469a-b64b-… | Professional Communications OER - Module 1: Foundations ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=f85bb38d-d044-4e24-9372-… | Professional Communications OER - Module 2: Writing ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=d569209a-3b01-4635-a56a-… | Professional Communications OER - Module 3: Presentations ] [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=2c19eacf-e7a4-4f44-a8cd-… | Professional Communications OER - Module 4: Interpersonal ] Also... [ https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=23534637-e4c4-49fd-91b0-… | Microbiology ] (an adaptation from Boundless), by Peggy O'Sullivan In addition to textbooks , the following resources are now available through the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus OpenEd website ] . The [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ | B.C. Open Textbook Pressbooks Guide ] has been updated with: 1. [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/powerpoint-slides-used-during-webi… | PowerPoint Slides Used during Pressbooks Training Webinars ] 2. Embedded videos and transcripts for 1. [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/using-latex-to-render-formulas/ | Using LaTeX to Render Formulas ] 2. [ https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/chapter/how-to-embed-videos-from-youtube/ | Embedding Videos from YouTube ] The [ https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/facultyoertoolkit/ | Faculty OER Toolkit ] by Shannon Moist, SFU Teaching & Learning Centre , has been added to the Resources drop-down list on the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ | BCcampus OpenEd website ] . The World Bank's [ https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/ | Open Knowledge Repository ] has been added to the [ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-directory/ | Open Textbook/OER Directory ] . This impressive collection contains over 23,000 high quality books, journals, working papers, and other high quality resources on economic development around the world. [ http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2012/04/10/world-bank-announ… | In 2012 ] , World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick said: “Making our knowledge widely and readily available will empower others to come up with solutions to the world’s toughest problems." Read about [ https://open.bccampus.ca/b-c-institutions-open-education-mailing-lists/ | B.C. Institutions: Open Education Mailing Lists ] . Regards, Lauri Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate Mobile 250.893.0258 | Twitter @lauriaesoph | Skype laesoph

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Welcome to the "Open Douglas" listserv!
by Flewelling, Debra 25 Apr '17

25 Apr '17

Dear Douglas Open Education Community, In collaboration with BCcampus, Douglas College has created and agreed to pilot the "Open Douglas" listserv to be used to share information about open education news, events, and resources at Douglas College and BCcampus. To post to this list, send your message to opendouglas(a)mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:opendouglas(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 Douglas 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 Douglas. * 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. You have been added to this list because of your participation or interest in open education such as an open textbook author, reviewer, event or conference attendee. To receive your password and gain access to your configuration page, follow these steps. 1. Go to http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/opendouglas a) Scroll down to "Opendouglas Subscribers" b) Enter your email address in the field under "To unsubscribe from Opendouglas, 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: "Opendouglas mailing list membership configuration for (YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS)" a) Scroll down to "Your Opendouglas 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 Douglas colleague who wishes to join this listserv, ask them to submit a subscription request at http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/opendouglas or to contact me and I will add them to the listserv. 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! Regards, Debra Debra Flewelling Open Education Librarian [cid:image001.png(a)01D2BDF8.B00878D0]

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