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Call for participation: Open Education for a Better World
by Rajiv Jhangiani 11 Oct '19

11 Oct '19

Open Education for a Better World (OE4BW) is an international online mentoring program, supporting the development and implementation of open educational resources that include and address at least one of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)<https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/>. This Call follows the first two cohorts of the OE4BW program where 49 Open Educational Resources (OER) projects were developed by 49 participants under the supervision of 67 mentors, coming from 25 countries from all over the globe. This included KPU’s own Christina Page (The Learning Centres) who served as a mentor and Andrea Niosi (Marketing) who was a participant. So far, the developers and mentors were regionally coordinated by Hub leaders in the following three Regional Hubs: * Africa and Europe Hub, * Asia and South Pacific Hub, * North and South America Hub. In this year’s OE4BW Call, a new, topic-oriented SDG7 Hub (i.e. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all) is added. For more information about this program and information about how to apply visit: http://oe4bw.ijs.si/participate/ [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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Call for proposals: Festival of Learning 2020
by Rajiv Jhangiani 04 Oct '19

04 Oct '19

The Festival of Learning is B.C.’s largest celebration of teaching and learning in higher education and will take place from May 11-13, 2020. Held every two years and welcoming about 500 attendees from all over B.C. and beyond, the Festival is a great opportunity for faculty, students, leaders, librarians, learning designers, educational technologists and accessibility/ disability educators and professionals to network and learn together. This year’s theme is disruption and transformation in post-secondary education. The deadline for proposals is November 15, 2019. We welcome your proposals from all areas of higher education as we grapple with key questions, such as: * How are open educational practices (OEP) transforming teaching and learning? How do OEP disrupt traditional power structures and narratives in education? How are the open education and open access movements challenging the status quo? Where are they falling short? * How are you “disrupting” teaching and learning practices, policies, and processes? What disruptions call for creative adaptation and change? * How are you engaging in reconciliation, Indigenous pedagogy, decolonization, or Indigenization in your teaching and learning practices? * Technology is often seen as a disruptor and catalyst for transformation. How can we effectively and creatively use educational technologies to support learning? * What transformations are needed to make post-secondary institutions and learning environments inclusive and accessible to support every student? * As educators, how do we respond skillfully to the global climate crisis? What is our role and responsibility to the planet at this critical time? See the call for proposals at: https://festival.bccampus.ca/call-for-proposals-2019/ [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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KPU Open Education Fall 2019 newsletter
by Rajiv Jhangiani 01 Oct '19

01 Oct '19

Happy October everyone! I am pleased to share KPU Open Education’s first newsletter<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/KPU%20Open…>. Our first issue includes: * New milestones for the Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program * Information about OER Adoption, Adaptation, and Creation Grants * Information about the KPU Library’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS) * Highlights from this summer’s UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship * Spotlight on Arley Cruthers, one of KPU’s Open Education Champions * Upcoming events and professional development opportunities Download the KPU Open Education Fall 2019 newsletter<https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/Teaching%20and%20Learning/KPU%20Open…>. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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3 levels of grants now available to support OER Creation, Adaptation, or Adoption
by Rajiv Jhangiani 30 Sep '19

30 Sep '19

The Open Education Working Group is pleased to announce expanded support for the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER). Three types of grants<https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants> are now available: 1. OER Adoption Grant With the generous support of the Kwantlen Student Association (KSA)<https://kusa.ca/>, OER Adoption Grants are now available to support faculty who wish to adopt OER in place of commercial textbooks and aimed at recognizing the effort involved in implementing this change. Individuals or teams teaching multi-section courses may apply for the grant. Successful individual applicants are eligible to receive up to a $500 towards the professional development activity of their choosing. Teams may receive up to $1,500 towards a group event, project or activity. Annual funding for the OER adoption grant fund is $10,000. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<https://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg> on a rolling basis until funds are spent. 2. OER Adaptation Grant OER Adaptation projects may include proposals to adapt existing open textbooks by updating or localizing them, making them interactive by incorporating H5P applications<https://h5p.org/content-types-and-applications>, or developing ancillary resources (such a question banks) to support existing open textbooks, including in collaboration with students (via open pedagogy) or with other faculty collaborators. OER Adaptation Grants are funded by the Office of Open Education and adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group. Grant recipients receive funding up to $2000, which may be used to hire student assistants, pay honoraria to external collaborators, and more. In-kind assistance is also offered through Open Education, the Library, and Teaching & Learning Commons. Applications are reviewed three times a year (May 1, September 1, and January 15) until the available funding has been allocated. 3. OER Creation Grant OER Creation projects may include proposals to author new open textbooks in areas of need. In addition to project funding up to $2000 and in-kind assistance from Open Education, the Library, and Teaching & Learning Commons, successful applicants for OER Creation Grants will also receive up to $2000 towards any professional development activity of their choosing. The eligibility, eligible expenses, expectations, in-kind contributions, evaluation criteria, and application process for OER Creation grants are identical to OER Adaptation Grants. For more information about each of these grants (including the application forms), please visit: https://www.kpu.ca/open/grants [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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Intro to Open Pedagogy workshop on Monday (12-1:30pm)
by Rajiv Jhangiani 28 Sep '19

28 Sep '19

Hello everyone, I hope you are enjoying the start of a lovely weekend. In case you missed the announcements from the Teaching & Learning Commons, I wanted to share that Arley Cruthers (Applied Communications), Andrea Niosi (Marketing), and I will be co-facilitating a workshop on Introduction to Open Pedagogy on Monday from 12-1:30pm in A2410 at KPU Surrey. If you are available please drop in and join us! More info & registration at: https://www.kpu.ca/events/introduction-open-pedagogy-surrey Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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Call for applications: Teaching Fellow in Open Education
by Rajiv Jhangiani 27 Sep '19

27 Sep '19

Good morning everyone, I am delighted to share the Teaching & Learning Commons’ call for applications for a Teaching Fellow in Open Education. Teaching Fellows provide an educational development leadership opportunity for KPU faculty members. They are seconded from their respective faculty appointments through partial time releases. There are two Teaching Fellow positions posted at the moment, one focused on Interculturalization & Internationalization, and the other on Open Education. The responsibilities of the Open Education Teaching Fellow will include: 1. Supporting the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources (OER) within their program area, with an eventual goal of developing and launching a new Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) program. 2. Providing hands-on support for faculty, including for discovering relevant OER, Pressbooks training, and other support as needed. 3. Creating or adapting OER as needed to support the ZTC program development, following the principles outlined in the BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit. 4. Participating actively in open education events at KPU. 5. Communicating and share work with the KPU community. For more details and the application process, please see: https://www.kpu.ca/teaching-and-learning/teaching-fellow-applications Submit your application to tlcommons(a)kpu.ca<mailto:tlcommons(a)kpu.ca> by 8 AM, Friday, October 11, 2019. Applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee and short-listed applicants will be invited to interview by month’s end. Thank you very much, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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BCcampus Open Education: News and updates (September 25, 2019)
by Lauri Aesoph 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Hello Everyone, Here is the latest from BCcampus OpenEd. New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection * Physical Geology - 2nd Edition<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=5e…> (old edition will be removed from collection February 1, 2020) * Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=27…> * Korean Through Folktales<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ff…> * From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=11…> * Opening Eyes into Inclusion and Diversity<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=ac…> * EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers<https://open.bccampus.ca/browse-our-collection/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=65…> New categories added to the BC Open Textbook Collection: * Language Learning > Arabic Language * Language Learning > Korean Language * Humanities > Gender and Sexuality Studies * Education > Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Support resources updates * The Frequently Asked Question guide is now called the Answer Guide<http://Answer%20Guide>. Open Ed updates * 100+ textbooks in the BC collection are now accessible.<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/24/100-accessible-open-educational-resources/> * Introducing the 2019/20 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows<https://bccampus.ca/2019/09/18/introducing-the-2019-20-open-education-advoc…> We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) from B.C. or other parts of Canada to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty<https://opentextbc.ca/oerdiscipline/front-matter/b-c-open-textbook-collecti…>. Contact bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:bookreviews(a)bccampus.ca> if you are interested in providing an SME review. Help us identify the gaps Contact opentext(a)bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection<https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/>. In particular, we'd like to hear of topics in these areas: business, early childhood education (ECE), health, STEM (science, technology, engineering, math), and trades. For the most current open education information, take a look at these continuously updated directories: * Information Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/openedinfo/> - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions * Post-Secondary Directory<https://opentextbc.ca/postsecondary/> - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada If you have questions about open education in B.C., see the Answer Guide<https://opentextbc.ca/faqs/> Regards, The BCcampus OpenEd team Lauri Aesoph Manager, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] Cell: 250-893-0258 • Email: laesoph(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:laesoph(a)bccampus.ca> Twitter: @lauriaesoph<https://twitter.com/lauriaesoph> • Skype: lauri.aesoph • LinkedIn: lauri.aesoph<https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauri.aesoph/> BCcampus.ca<https://bccampus.ca/> • @BCcampus<https://twitter.com/BCcampus> • #BCcampus<https://twitter.com/hashtag/BCcampus?src=hash> I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Free online course to master the basics of OER and Creative Commons
by Rajiv Jhangiani 25 Sep '19

25 Sep '19

Dear colleagues, KPU Open Education recently became a partner of New Zealand’s national Centre for Open Education Practice. They are offering a free and online PD opportunity for educators who wish to learn the basics of OER and Creative Commons licensing. Please see below (and attached) for the details. The course begins on October 7. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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. From: OER Foundation <no-reply(a)bounce.oeru.org> Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at 6:55 PM To: Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Subject: [COEP] Free professional development opportunity for educators CAUTION External Sender: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. [https://wikieducator.org/images/9/91/COEP-logo.png]<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/545713be062e1ffcaa68103f3?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Dear Rajiv Free online course to master the basics of OER and Creative Commons The OERu has partnered with the ICDE 2019 World Conference on Online Learning<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/0e47916f9edbd26a03239e93c?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> to provide a free professional development opportunity in open education. This free course is open for all educators. Commencing on 7 October 2019, the UNESCO / ICDE Chair in Open Educational Resources (OER) in New Zealand will facilitate a cohort offering of the OERu's micro-course: Open Education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/7f04532ecc0ba9f8179c6e09e?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> (LiDA103). Registration link: https://oer.nz/wcol2019<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/974a874a6f04fe48a9de39d49?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Please share the gift of knowledge with friends, colleagues, and institutions who may be interested in this professional development opportunity. We also attach a poster you can use to promote the course at your institution. Thanks for your help! Best wishes Wayne Mackintosh UNESCO / ICDE Chair in OER Managing Director of the OER Foundation Email: wayne(a)oerfoundation.org Towards more sustainable higher education New Zealand's national Centre for Open Education Practice Website: coep.nz<https://mautic.oeru.org/r/545713be062e1ffcaa68103f3?ct=YTo1OntzOjY6InNvdXJj…> Unsubscribe<https://mautic.oeru.org/email/unsubscribe/5d8ac7cede21f402751881> to no longer receive emails from us.

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Open Access Events at KPU
by Caroline Daniels 24 Sep '19

24 Sep '19

Hi all There are a few events listed below worth noting planned for Open Access week<http://www.openaccessweek.org/> which takes place October 21-27. All are welcome. Note: you need to register for the Decolonize Open afternoon. We hope to see you there! You can keep up with how KPU is celebrating Open Access week by monitoring our events page at https://www.kpu.ca/library/Open_Access. 1. Can we Decolonize Open? An Open Access Week Event at KPU Richmond Join Langara, Kwantlen, BCIT, SFU, and UBC for an exciting half-day celebration of Open Access Week (Oct 21-27, 2019). This year’s theme from SPARC is Open for Whom? Equity in Open Knowledge. Our keynote speaker, Jessie Loyer, will explore this question alongside participants through the lens of decolonization. The conversation will continue with local panelists engaged in open knowledge work. Light refreshments will be served courtesy of our partner BCcampus<https://bccampus.ca/>. All are welcome. Date: Tuesday, October 22 2019 Time: 12:30pm-1pm (check-in); 1pm-4pm (program) Place: Kwantlen Polytechnic University, 8771 Lansdowne Road, Richmond BC; Wilson School of Design, room 4900 Cost: Free! Registration required<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScD_hrXdrCfPgVUj2AN-aOPrXJDxUppgRX…>. Summary of Jessie’s talk Sometimes when folks are in the midst of a monumental, feel-good shift, they fail to realize who has been excluded from that space. Librarians and scholars have been advocating the ideals of open access for many years and have seen the exciting changes the movement creates for public knowledge. Yet we rarely think about whose voices are absent and the structures of power that limit this project. Together, we’ll query our positionality in these spaces, and consider how the politics of refusal and an ethic of care might intersect to complicate the open access movement, potentially creating futurities of reciprocity. If rethought as a tool of resurgence, open access can support justice. ________________________________ 2. Intro to Open Science & Open Access (Student Directed Presentations) Kicking off Open Access Week 2019, join us for a presentation about Open Science and Open Access. Learn about the benefits of open science practices such as pre-registering your hypotheses and sharing your data and research materials in open repositories. We will discuss the academic publishing process, sharing your pre- and postprints, and resources and other supports available to you at KPU, such as our institutional repository KORA. The talk will focus on practical steps that (student) researchers can take at KPU that will help make their work more visible, transparent, and rigorous. Date: October 21, 2019 Time: 7:00-8:30 pm Place: Surrey Conference Centre (Cedar 1205C) All are welcome! [logo gif] Caroline Daniels, MLS Systems Librarian t 604.599.3036 e caroline.daniels(a)kpu.ca<mailto:caroline.daniels(a)kpu.ca> kpu.ca<http://www.kpu.ca/> Kwantlen Polytechnic University ► Where thought meets action This email may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you received this email in error please delete the email and inform the sender immediately. Unauthorized distribution or use is strictly prohibited.

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KPU's ZTC initiative hits new milestones
by Rajiv Jhangiani 20 Sep '19

20 Sep '19

Good afternoon everyone, I am delighted to share some updated statistics with you from our Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) initiative: * We have now crossed $3.1 million in student savings. In the first year of the program (2018) we exceeded $1 million in savings whereas this year we have exceeded $2 million. * The ZTC initiative now includes six credentials based on more than 700 unique courses that are taught by more than 300 instructors. To view the data dashboard and learn more about our six ZTC programs, visit https://www.kpu.ca/open/ztc Many thanks to Andrea Mah and Jasmine Marahar, student assistants who have been working on collecting and verifying these data. Cheers, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. (pronouns: he/him) Associate Vice Provost, Open Education Kwantlen Polytechnic University t 604.599.3253 e rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> www.kpu.ca/open<http://www.kpu.ca/open> 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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