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Now Accepting Registration | Open Education Research Institute (OERI) 2021
by Urooj Nizami 04 Mar '21

04 Mar '21

Now Accepting Registration | Open Education Research Institute (OERI) Dates: Monday, May 3 | Wednesday, May 5 | Friday, May 7 Time: 9am – 12pm (PST) Program Description: As open education initiatives mature, it is imperative to investigate their impacts whether it be to advocate for institutional support or to iterate, innovate and further advance the goal of equitable access. For this reason, open education research is becoming an important facet within a healthy and thriving open ecosystem. This three-day Open Education Research Institute (OERI) provides an opportunity for new and emerging researchers interested in open educational practices to deepen their knowledge and sharpen their skillset while connecting with other researchers and joining a Provincial mentorship network. Learning Outcomes: Participants will * receive an overview of existing research on open educational practices, including a special focus on research conducted in or by researchers in British Columbia. * learn about different theoretical and methodological frameworks for research in open education * receive guidance on practical issues such as preparing applications for ethical review of their research projects and publishing their work in open access journals or repositories * work in affinity groups to draft and revise their research questions and be paired with an experienced researcher, who will serve as their mentor for the following year. The OERI is jointly funded by KPU's Office of Open Education and BCcampus. While there will be no cost to register for the event, registration is required for planning and logistics. To maintain a fruitful experience for participants, registration is limited. To cultivate a research community here is BC, priority will be given to registrants at BC institutions. For more information and to register, please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/oeri The full program will be published in April 2021. For questions, please contact Rajiv Jhangiani and Urooj Nizami at open(a)kpu.ca. [Text Description automatically generated] Very best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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Now Accepting Applications | UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship
by Urooj Nizami 02 Mar '21

02 Mar '21

Now Accepting Applications | UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship [Graphical user interface, application Description automatically generated] Interested in designing meaningful assignments that take on some of the world's most pressing sustainability needs? The UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship is for you! Apply for this award-winning fellowship<https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2020/open-pedagogy/united-nations-sustai…> and work in interdisciplinary, inter-institutional teams this summer to create renewable assignments. Once created, deploy these assignments in your courses toward reaching any of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals <https://en.unesco.org/sustainabledevelopmentgoals> .    For more information and to apply, please visit: www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> Applications will be accepted until March 31, 2021. Hear what past participants of the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship have to say: Video Content<https://media.kpu.ca/id/0_uwnqvrx8?width=608&height=402&playerId=23451315>. Open educational resources (OER)<https://en.unesco.org/themes/building-knowledge-societies/oer> are teaching, learning and research materials in any medium – digital or otherwise – that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits no-cost access, use, adaptation and redistribution by others with no or limited restrictions. The creation, adaptation, and adoption of OER supports equitable access to education. Open pedagogy<http://openpedagogy.org/open-pedagogy/> may be understood as an access-oriented commitment to learner-driven education. An increasingly popular form of open pedagogy involves the design and use of renewable assignments. Renewable assignments (also known as non-disposable assignments) are those that add value to a student's world, live outside of the boundaries and beyond the duration of the course, and are likely to have a lasting impact. Disposable assignments, on the other hand, are those that only the instructor and students will see and which students are likely to throw away once they have been graded (Seraphin et al., 2019<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711>; Wiley, 2013<https://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2975>). Please get in touch if you should have any questions! Best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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Congratulations! | Andrea Niosi | Award for Excellence in Open Education
by Urooj Nizami 25 Feb '21

25 Feb '21

Congratulations, Andrea Nioisi! Join the Office of Open Education in recognizing Andrea Niosi (School of Business) on receiving the BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education. Andrea is a KPU Open Education champion! She has received an OER Grant<http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants>, published an open textbook with students, has been an Open Pedagogy Fellow<https://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship>, and has presented at multiple conferences about her work in open education. [A person smiling at the camera Description automatically generated with low confidence] To learn more about Andrea Niosi’s achievement within open education, please visit: https://bit.ly/3bDqHp2 Warmest congratulations on your achievement! On behalf of the Office of Open Education, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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You’re invited: Open Education Challenge Series during Open Education Week
by Arianna Cheveldave 23 Feb '21

23 Feb '21

Dear colleagues, Open Education Week is fast approaching! To celebrate, BCcampus is hosting an Open Education Challenge Series<https://oechallenge.opened.ca/about-the-open-education-challenge-series/> for educators interested in learning more about open education practices (OEP). From March 1 to March 5, we will release two challenges a day. A challenge is a micro activity that you can do in 10 minutes or less that will introduce a small aspect of open education. Everyone is welcome to participate, but the challenges are designed for educators who are new to open education. Topics to explore include open licences, open textbooks, and perhaps even open pedagogy! This isn’t a bootcamp or crash course in open education: it’s more of a tasting buffet of appetizers, designed to allow even the most time-constrained educators to participate. Please share this event with your departments and networks, especially those who are new to open education. Invite your colleagues to participate with you! It’s a great way to learn about OEP together. Here is the event page and where to register: OE Challenge Series 2021<https://bccampus.ca/event/open-education-challenge-series-2021/> Sincerely, The Facilitators: Carolee Clyne, Josie Gray, Clint Lalonde, Melanie Meyers, and Krista Lambert Sent via 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 ________________________________ 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.

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You're Invited | KPU Open Education Week 2021
by Urooj Nizami 22 Feb '21

22 Feb '21

Open Education Week 2021 [Open Education Week 2021 Flyer] Mark Your Calendars! Monday, March 1 | 12:30 – 1:30pm Wicked Problems and Open Remedies: A student centered approach Facilitated by Arley Cruthers (KPU) Panelists: Kristen Morgan (UBC Okanagan), Sophia Nguyen (SFU), Caitlin Spreeuw (Douglas College) In planning and policy, a wicked problem is one that is difficult or impossible to solve due to incomplete, contradictory, interconnected, and/or changing factors. A problem that requires a major change in practice, belief, or behaviour for many people is often a wicked problem. Drawing on this idea, we turn our attention to the wicked problem in higher education of empowering students in the classroom, and centre student voices in exploring the challenges and potential solutions for tackling this problem. This event is organized by the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) group with sponsorship from BCcampus, Capilano University, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, Langara College, and the University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan campus. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/3u9Mj4Z<https://bit.ly/3u9Mj4Z> Tuesday, March 2 | 10:00 – 11:00am Open Education Research: Tips and advice Facilitated by Melissa Ashman Faculty across BC have access to tremendous support and opportunities to engage in open education. If you’re curious about open education research, this session is for you. In this session, you’ll hear from one instructor who is completing a research study on the perceptions of faculty and students towards open pedagogy. Learn more about her project and gain tips and advice to help launch your own research project. This event will be hosted on Zoom and is open to folks beyond KPU. However, you must have a registered Zoom account to access the event. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/2ZyNSLK<http://bit.ly/2ZyNSLK> Wednesday, March 3 | 3:00 – 4:00pm Indigenous Resources for Virtual Classrooms Facilitated by Rachel Chong This workshop provides support towards KPU's Vision 2023 goal to "embrace all cultures and promote a renewed, authentic approach to Indigenization". This session will cover how to integrate asynchronous video instruction on the respectful use of Indigenous information with the Indigenous Information Literacy video playlist, add special topic support through the Indigenous Studies guide for areas such as Truth and Reconciliation, Indigenous literature, and more. There will be ample time for discussion to help generate ideas for optimal classroom use. KPU Open is encouraging the KPU community to check out Honoring Indigenous Writers, a series of UBC-hosted events starting 24-Feb and throughout the month of March, including a Wikipedia-edit-a-thon! More info at: https://hiw.open.ubc.ca/ <https://hiw.open.ubc.ca/%C2%A0> To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/3k8e6OG Thursday, March 4 | 10:00 – 11:00am Open Pedagogy in Practice: Students as content creators Facilitated by Andrea Niosi No textbook? No problem! In this session you will learn how one faculty member designed a 4th year capstone course so students could become content creators for the course. In 13 weeks, 34 KPU students designed and published an OER that now serves other educators, students, and a broader audience of users. Hear how to structure such an ambitious project (online!) and from the students themselves who participated in the course and co-authored the OER. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/36YaV6P Friday, March 5 | 12:00 – 1:00pm Discovering Open Educational Resources (OER) Facilitated by Caroline Daniels and Karen Meijer-Kline You want to use Open Educational Resources (OER) but don't know where to find them? KPU librarians will show you their favourite places to find Open materials and will answer any questions you have about all things Open. To register, please visit: https://bit.ly/2LCcVKt We hope you’ll join us! For more announcements throughout OE Week and beyond, please follow us on twitter at: @KPUOpen<https://twitter.com/KPUopen> Very best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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FW: Open Art Histories: Three Views on Open Educational Resources (February 26th)
by Karen Meijer-Kline 19 Feb '21

19 Feb '21

From: Bcoel <bcoel-bounces(a)lists.bccampus.ca> On Behalf Of Lindsay Tripp Sent: February 19, 2021 10:34 AM To: bcoel(a)lists.bccampus.ca Subject: [Bcoel] Open Art Histories: Three Views on Open Educational Resources (February 26th) CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello all, Forwarding an event next week that may be of interest to you: Open Art Histories: Three Views on Open Educational Resources Friday, February 26, 10:00pm - 11:30pm PST Description: Are you interested in what ArtxHistory.org founder Natalie Coletta describes as "rejecting the dominant language and scholarship that create a climate of elitism and exclusivity" in art history? Are you curious about using open educational resources (OERs) to do so? Join us for an afternoon of talks with three art historians leading the development of open access teaching materials that seek to challenge traditional textbook conventions. Leah Clark will share how Open Arts Objects, an open access platform providing free films inspires diverse audiences to understand art and visual culture while leading change in museum educational programmes and professional practice and increasing public awareness about a global approach to art history. Natalie Coletta founded the ArtxHistory portal as a means to decolonize academia, while serving students and teachers and addressing challenging topics in the areas of artistic practice, history, and critique of 20th and 21st century art. Smarthistory's Dean of Content and Strategy, Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank will speak to how the resource's free, award-winning digital content unlocks the expertise of hundreds of leading scholars making the history of art accessible and engaging to more people around the world. Please note: This event is free, but registration is required<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flangara.z…>. Lindsay Tripp Copyright Librarian Langara Library 604.323.5290 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6 Unceded Musqueam Territory [Image removed by sender. Langara Logo]<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flangara.c…> ________________________________ Please consider the environment before printing. CONFIDENTIALITY: This e-mail may contain confidential or privileged information. It may also contain information pertaining to copyright. This is for educational purposes and is not intended as legal advice. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately and delete this email from your system.

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Publishing Opportunity | KULA RFP on OERs & COVID
by Urooj Nizami 18 Feb '21

18 Feb '21

Request for Proposals: COVID-19, Online Instruction, and Open Educational Resources KULA: Knowledge Creation, Dissemination, and Preservation Studies is requesting proposals for a forum on the shift to online teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic. We seek commentaries and teaching reflections (especially contributions that openly share syllabi and teaching materials with the broader community) from faculty members, librarians, and other staff working at post-secondary institutions who have transitioned to and developed pedagogical materials, especially Open Educational Resources (OERs), for online instruction in the last year. How has your teaching evolved? What are the demands and challenges of the digital environment? What has worked, and what has not? How have students responded? As a multidisciplinary journal, we encourage submissions from scholars and practitioners across disciplines, and we are interested in experiences with both synchronous and asynchronous teaching. We also welcome submissions with student collaborators. Please submit proposals of approximately 300 words under the section “Proposals: COVID-19, Online Instruction, and Open Educational Resources” here: https://kula.uvic.ca/index.php/kula/submission/wizard<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkula.uvic…>. We are accepting proposals until March 15, 2021. The deadline for full submissions, which will undergo blind peer review, will be May 31, 2021 Original message from Jonathan Bengtson, University Librarian & President, Canadian Association of Research Libraries, University of Victoria Libraries. Best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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Congratulations! | OER Grant Recipients & Ed Leave Recipient
by Urooj Nizami 17 Feb '21

17 Feb '21

Spring 2021 OER Grant Recipients The Office of Open Education is pleased to announce and congratulate recipients of the Spring 2021 Open Educational Resources Grant: Arley Cruthers (School of Business), Lilach Marom (Arts), Seanna Takacs (Teaching and Learning Commons) | Story Based UDL Guide (Creation) * Create story-based Universal Design for Learning (UDL) guide that can act as a training module for instructors, education students and students of EDUC 4210 Andrew Frank (School of Business) | Writing for Public Relations, PRLN 1120 (Adaptation) * Adapt an existing OER with local examples and case studies toward a Public Relations OER relevant to our context Leonora King (Arts) | Natural Hazards (Creation) * Create a comprehensive open access natural disasters textbook that will emphasize the British Columbia context but be versatile for adaptation for international audiences [Graphical user interface Description automatically generated] Educational Leave Recipient The Office of Open Education would like to extend its congratulations to Pamela Ip (School of Business) on receiving an Educational Leave to create an open educational resource (OER) and ancillary resources for MRKT 1199: Introduction to Marketing. This project is estimated to save KPU business students roughly $300,000 a year. Pamela’s project is the first step toward establishing an open online course in Marketing in the hope of further reducing barriers. About Open Educational Resources (OER) Grants The Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant program provides funding and staff support to regular KPU faculty members interested in creating, adapting, and adopting OER. Faculty can apply for up to $4000 in funding to create OER or up to $2000 to adapt existing OER! The application deadline for OER Creation and Adaption grant for Summer 2021 is May 1. Apply anytime for an OER Adoption Grant. For more information and to apply, visit kpu.ca/open/grants<file:///C:/Users/unizami/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/Content.Outlook/0YZZ0O4U/kpu.ca/open/grants>. Best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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Cascadia Open Education Summit 2021 | Free Registration Now Open!
by Urooj Nizami 10 Feb '21

10 Feb '21

Cascadia Open Education Summit 2021 | Free Registration Now Open! [cid:image001.jpg(a)01D6FFC4.7B76BB60]<https://cascadia.bccampus.ca/registration/> "Cascadia Open Education Summit Flyer<https://cascadia.bccampus.ca/registration/>" by BCcampus<https://bccampus.ca/> is licensed under CC BY 4.0<http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0> BCcampus is pleased to announce registration for the virtual Cascadia Open Education Summit is now open<https://cascadia.bccampus.ca/registration/>. Taking place from April 27 to 29, Cascadia 2021 is a post-secondary education conference hosted in partnership between BCcampus, Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Open Oregon Educational Resources, and California State University, Long Beach. With the tagline "Regional influence. Global impact," this conference highlights innovation, research, and best practices in open education on the West Coast that is also applicable to the wider world. Thanks to conference partners, registration for Cascadia 2021 is free. Register today and join open education advocates and practitioners this April for three days of connection and discussion. Learn more and register at https://cascadia.bccampus.ca/ For more about Open Education at KPU, see: www.kpu.ca/open <https://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu>. Best, [logo gif] Urooj Nizami; MISt, MA (she/her) Open Education Strategist, Office of Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University e urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca<mailto:urooj.nizami(a)kpu.ca> w www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> Subscribe to the KPU Open listserv here<https://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/openkpu> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This e-mail and any attachments may be confidential or legally privileged. If you received this message in error or are not the intended recipient, please destroy the e-mail message and any attachments or copies. At KPU, we work, study, and live in a region south of the Fraser River which overlaps with the unceded traditional and ancestral lands of the Kwantlen, Musqueam, Katzie, Semihamoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt, and Kwikwetlen peoples.

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FW: Registration is open for the Student Journal Forum 2021
by Karen Meijer-Kline 25 Jan '21

25 Jan '21

Hi all, Have any of your students expressed interest in starting a student journal? In that case, I wanted to share with you the below info about an upcoming Student Journal Forum, this year free and online! Feel free to share with anyone interested, and if you would like more information about available library support for journal publishing please don't hesitate to contact me. All best, Karen Student Journal Forum 2021 - registration open Registration is now open for the 6th annual Student Journal Forum which will take place online from February 16th to 19th, 2021. This event will be paced over four days, with 2-3 short sessions each day. These will include information sessions, panels, and networking focused on helping you and your editorial team expand your knowledge of the journal publishing process. Visit the Student Journal Forum 2021 website <https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fguides.li…> for the detailed schedule of the week's events. When: February 16-19, 2021 (two-three sessions daily) Where: Zoom. Login details will be sent to registered attendees Registration: https://uoft.me/sjf2021<https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuoft.me%2…> Cost: free The event is open to everyone but is being planned for post-secondary students in Canada who are involved with or considering starting a student journal. The SJF has previously been hosted annually in person by UofT Libraries. In 2021, the SJF will be run remotely and is jointly organized by McGill University Library, McMaster University Library, Simon Fraser University Library, University of Alberta Library, University of British Columbia Library, University of Calgary Libraries and Cultural Resources, University of Toronto Libraries, and York University Libraries. Christie Hurrell, MA, MLIS Director, Lab NEXT Libraries and Cultural Resources University of Calgary achurrel(a)ucalgary.ca<mailto:achurrel(a)ucalgary.ca> 587-433-7841

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