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External Opportunity: Apply to be an OER Research Fellow (deadline May 15)
by Rajiv Jhangiani 19 Apr '19

19 Apr '19

Dear colleagues, The US-based Open Education Group (http://openedgroup.org/) is an interdisciplinary research group that supports and conducts original, rigorous, empirical research on the impact of OER adoption on a range of educational outcomes. They have just put out their latest call for OER Research Fellows; see: https://www.formpl.us/form/267776001 Both Farhad Dastur and I have benefited from terms as OER Research Fellows and I would be happy to discuss this opportunity with you and serve as a reference. More information about the program: Successful candidates will publish papers relating to the educational outcomes that take place when OER and/or open pedagogy are substituted for traditional learning materials and approaches. OER Research Fellows will receive funding to attend two conferences, one of which will be the Open Education Conference in Phoenix, AZ, October 30 - Nov. 1, 2019. The second conference will be the 2020 OpenEd conference (date and place to be determined). In addition, Fellows will receive mentoring in OER research and guidance in identifying, researching, and writing specific OER projects. Small stipends will be made available to OER Research Fellows who successfully complete the program; the overall funding support for Fellows will be approximately $5,000 (including conference costs and stipend). Thank you, Rajiv [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. 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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Announcing the recipients of the UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship
by Rajiv Jhangiani 17 Apr '19

17 Apr '19

Dear colleagues, On behalf of the Open Education Working Group, I am delighted to announce that the recipients of our inaugural UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Open Pedagogy Fellowship<http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship> are: * Kathy Dunster (Urban Ecosystems) and Michelle Franklin (Sustainable Horticulture) * Pamela Ip (Marketing) and Candy Ho (Educational Studies) * Jennifer Hardwick (English) and Greg Chan (English) Each of these teams has been paired with a faculty member at Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Maryland) and will over the Summer collaboratively design three renewable assignments that will help students become agents of change in their own communities. Please join me in congratulating our latest grant recipients! [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. 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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New Open Textbook / Open Pedagogy Project From USask
by Rajiv Jhangiani 26 Mar '19

26 Mar '19

Good afternoon everyone, I wanted to share this new resource developed at the University of Saskatchewan (see below). It is a lovely example of an open pedagogy project that involves Education students writing essays for a course that have been put together in an openly-licensed collection. This kind of project is among the type of proposals that our OER grant program is able to support: http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants And of course the platform on which it resides is Pressbooks, which is a core part of our library’s Open Publishing Suite: https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS Cheers, Rajiv From: Canadaoer <canadaoer-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of "Ross, Heather" <heather.ross(a)usask.ca> Date: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 2:01 PM To: Canada OER <canadaoer(a)mail.bccampus.ca>, CCCOER Advisory <cccoer-advisory(a)googlegroups.com> Subject: [Canadaoer] New Open Textbook / Open Pedaogy Project From USask Good afternoon. I’m very excited to announce our first open textbook written by students at the University of Saskatchewan. This is also the first open textbook from our College of Education. Please see Sharing Our Knowledge: Best Practices for Supporting English Language Learners in Schools. https://openpress.usask.ca/ealbestpractices/ Heather M. Ross (B.A., B.Ed., M.Ed.) Educational Developer (Digital Pedagogies) Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning Research Fellow Open Education Group Room 50.5, Murray Building University of Saskatchewan Tel: 306.966.5327 email: heather.ross(a)usask.ca<mailto:heather.ross(a)usask.ca> http://teaching.usask.ca/index.php Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on: http://open.usask.ca

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UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship: Application deadline 1 week away!
by Rajiv Jhangiani 25 Mar '19

25 Mar '19

Good morning! This is just a reminder that the application deadline for this fellowship is one week away. Please note that you do not need to have a well-developed idea for potential renewable assignments as the collaborative design of these assignments is the focus of the fellowship. The application form is brief (consists of 3 questions) but requires the endorsement of the Dean of your Faculty. If you are interested in this opportunity and want to discuss a potential application, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me. Thank you, Rajiv From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 11:49 AM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] New opportunity: UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship Dear colleagues, The Open Education Working Group is delighted to announce the creation of an Open Pedagogy Fellowship in partnership with Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Maryland, USA) that centres on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (SDGs), a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711> (all of which will carry a Creative Commons license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from Montgomery College) will begin to design three renewable assignments in Summer 2019. It is anticipated that 2 applications will be selected for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which includes training and support from the Office of Open Education along with a grant of CDN$1000 that may be used to hire one or more student assistants. Open Pedagogy Fellows will be required to attend a kick-off meeting and three additional meetings throughout the summer. KPU faculty interested in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow should discuss their interest with Rajiv Jhangiani<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education. There will be priority consideration for applications for teams, including interdisciplinary teams. Communications with MC faculty and students can be done entirely through web conferencing and/or email. Completed applications must be endorsed by the Dean of your Faculty and submitted to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open(a)kpu.ca> by midnight on April 1, 2019. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>. Faculty will be notified of acceptance into the fellowship the week of April 8, 2019. For more information about this fellowship and the application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

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New opportunity: UN Sustainable Development Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship
by Rajiv Jhangiani 15 Mar '19

15 Mar '19

Dear colleagues, The Open Education Working Group is delighted to announce the creation of an Open Pedagogy Fellowship in partnership with Montgomery College<https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/offices/elite/unesco/> (Virginia, USA) that centres on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals<https://en.unesco.org/sdgs> (SDGs), a set of 17 goals that address a wide range of social issues, such as poverty, inequality, climate change, and peace and justice. This fellowship is designed to assist faculty with creating renewable assignments<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1475725718811711> (all of which will carry a Creative Commons license) to help students become agents of change in their own communities. Each fellowship team (which will include at least one faculty member from KPU and one faculty member from Montgomery College) will begin to design three renewable assignments in Summer 2019. It is anticipated that 2 applications will be selected for the UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship, which includes training and support from the Office of Open Education along with a grant of CDN$1000 that may be used to hire one or more student assistants. Open Pedagogy Fellows will be required to attend a kick-off meeting and three additional meetings throughout the summer. KPU faculty interested in becoming a UN SDG Open Pedagogy Faculty Fellow should discuss their interest with Rajiv Jhangiani<mailto:rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca>, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education. There will be priority consideration for applications for teams, including interdisciplinary teams. Communications with MC faculty and students can be done entirely through web conferencing and/or email. Completed applications must be endorsed by the Dean of your Faculty and submitted to open(a)kpu.ca<mailto:open(a)kpu.ca> by midnight on April 1, 2019. Applications will be adjudicated by the Open Education Working Group<http://www.kpu.ca/open/oewg>. Faculty will be notified of acceptance into the fellowship the week of April 8, 2019. For more information about this fellowship and the application form, visit: http://www.kpu.ca/open/un-sdg-fellowship [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

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Reminder to RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU
by Rajiv Jhangiani 25 Feb '19

25 Feb '19

Hello everyone, Just a quick reminder that next week is Open Education Week and we have a slew of activities planned, including a multi-institution event at KPU Richmond (Wednesday), the launch of OPUS and a special Zed Cred announcement at KPU Surrey (Thursday morning), and hands on workshops in Richmond (Monday), Langley (Tuesday), and Surrey (Thursday). Please RSVP to help us plan for catering (links below). Many thanks, Rajiv From: Openkpu <openkpu-bounces(a)mail.bccampus.ca> on behalf of Rajiv Jhangiani <rajiv.jhangiani(a)kpu.ca> Date: Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 3:47 PM To: KPU Open Education listserv <openkpu(a)mail.bccampus.ca> Subject: [Openkpu] RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU Open Education Week (March 4-8) takes place internationally and KPU has a bevy of events to celebrate, inform, and gather! Here is a roster of the week's events so you can RSVP and plan your schedule: March 6: Open In Action 2019. Join BCcampus, KPU, and other post-secondary partners at KPU Richmond for a day of hands-on learning on open education in practice and other engaging topics in this area of study. (Description <https://bccampus.ca/event/open-in-action-2019/>/ RSVP<https://events.eply.com/OpeninAction2019>.) March 7: Open Education Week and OPuS Launch Celebration. KPU Open Education is hosting an exciting morning event at KPU Surrey, for the launch of the Library's new Open Publishing Suite (OPuS) and a special announcement concerning the ZedCred initiative. (Event page and RSVP.<https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration>) March 4-7: Open Education Mini-Sessions. KPU Librarians will be hosting mini-sessions for instructors and those interested in using or creating open education resources. Held at multiple times and campuses, you can choose to sign up for one or all! You can learn how to create or use open journals in your classroom with Open Journal Systems, learn how to make open textbooks with Pressbooks, or get help updating your course so it's ZedCred ready! (Event page and RSVP<https://www.kpu.ca/OpenEdWeek>.) These events are opportunities to learn about Open Education and to meet other instructors and educational stakeholders interested in this area of study and practice. Questions? Ask A Librarian<http://www.kpu.ca/library/services/askalibrarian> or contact KPU Open<mailto:%20open(a)kpu.ca>. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. 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, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

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FW: Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Introduction to Psychology Study Guide
by Todd Mundle 22 Feb '19

22 Feb '19

Hi All, KPU Open Education and the Library and happy to announce that Sarah Murray’s Introduction to Psychology Study Guide has been reviewed and posted to the BCCampus Open Textbook Library. This is a welcome addition of material. Sarah had recently completed the guide during an Education Leave and then partnered with the Library to move the final version of the text from Word, to a web ready Pressbook, complete with inline images, videos and interactive study questions. Converting the book was done as a proof of concept for library publishing and several library employees (Paula Pinter, Lisa Hubick, Yasmin Jamal, Caroline Daniels) rallied to pull the project together. The experience of publishing a complete monograph was invaluable to improving workflow that will allow the Library to continue the program. Congratulations Sarah! Todd Mundle, University Librarian Rajiv Jhangiani, Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education Begin forwarded message: From: Josie Gray <jgray(a)bccampus.ca<mailto:jgray(a)bccampus.ca>> Date: February 20, 2019 at 8:39:17 AM PST To: Sarah Murray <sarah.murray(a)kpu.ca<mailto:sarah.murray(a)kpu.ca>> Subject: Re: Kwantlen Polytechnic University: Introduction to Psychology Study Guide Hi Sarah, The review went quicker than expected. I am happy to announce that we would be pleased to post your study guide. Because it accompanies the textbook Introduction to Psychology 1st Canadian Edition, I will be posting it alongside that book in the open textbook collection. Best, Josie Josie Gray Coordinator of Collection Quality, Open Education [https://bccampus.ca/files/2018/10/dotted-line.jpg] ________________________________ I acknowledge that the land on which I work and live is the traditional territory of the Lkwungen-speaking people.

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Announcing the Spring 2019 OER & Zed Cred grant recipients
by Rajiv Jhangiani 19 Feb '19

19 Feb '19

Dear colleagues, This semester the Open Education Working Group received a record number of applications for (Open Educational Resources) OER grants. I am delighted to announce that the following projects were funded: Celia Brinkerhoff (Library) Creation of videos to supplement the interactive Doing Research modules aimed at supporting information literacy Arley Cruthers (Applied Communications) Enhance and adapt the open textbook Business Communication for Everyone: An Inclusive Guide to Writing in the Workplace Sam Newton (Accounting) Co-creation of an open textbook for Introductory Taxation with students using principles of open pedagogy Asma Sayed (English) Remixing and adapting OER for Introduction to University Writing In addition, the following team were awarded a Zed Cred grant: Greg Simmons, Alana Abramson, Shereen Hassan, Dan Lett, Lisa Monchalin, and Wade Deisman (Criminology) Creation of an open textbook for Introduction to Criminology Finally, I am also happy to announce that a new BCcampus OER grant for Adult Basic Education was awarded to: Terry Berg (Academic & Career Preparation) Creation of an open textbook for Intermediate Algebra Congratulations to our latest grant recipients! [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

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RSVP for Open Education Week events at KPU
by Rajiv Jhangiani 14 Feb '19

14 Feb '19

Open Education Week (March 4-8) takes place internationally and KPU has a bevy of events to celebrate, inform, and gather! Here is a roster of the week's events so you can RSVP and plan your schedule: March 6: Open In Action 2019. Join BCcampus, KPU, and other post-secondary partners at KPU Richmond for a day of hands-on learning on open education in practice and other engaging topics in this area of study. (Description <https://bccampus.ca/event/open-in-action-2019/>/ RSVP<https://events.eply.com/OpeninAction2019>.) March 7: Open Education Week and OPuS Launch Celebration. KPU Open Education is hosting an exciting morning event at KPU Surrey, for the launch of the Library's new Open Publishing Suite (OPuS) and a special announcement concerning the ZedCred initiative. (Event page and RSVP.<https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration>) March 4-7: Open Education Mini-Sessions. KPU Librarians will be hosting mini-sessions for instructors and those interested in using or creating open education resources. Held at multiple times and campuses, you can choose to sign up for one or all! You can learn how to create or use open journals in your classroom, learn how to make open textbooks, or get help updating your course so it's ZedCred ready! (Event page and RSVP<https://www.kpu.ca/OpenEdWeek>.) These events are opportunities to learn about Open Education and to meet other instructors and educational stakeholders interested in this area of study and practice. Questions? Ask A Librarian<http://www.kpu.ca/library/services/askalibrarian> or contact KPU Open<mailto:%20open(a)kpu.ca>. [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. 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, Semiahmoo, Tsawwassen, Qayqayt and Kwikwetlem peoples.

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RSVP: Celebrating Open Education Week on March 7
by Rajiv Jhangiani 10 Feb '19

10 Feb '19

[cid:image001.png(a)01D4C15E.6365F5A0] In celebration of International Open Education Week<https://www.openeducationweek.org/>, please join us on the morning of Thursday March 7 for the launch of OPUS (KPU's Open Publishing Suite)<https://www.kpu.ca/library/OPUS> and for a very special announcement concerning the Zed Cred<https://www.kpu.ca/zedcred> initiative. When: Thursday, March 7, 2019 from 9:30-11:30am Where: Surrey Conference Centre RSVP form and full program at: https://www.kpu.ca/open-education-week-and-opus-launch-celebration [logo gif] Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor 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. Please note, all Kwantlen email addresses and url’s have been changed recently. Please update your records accordingly.

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