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2 free & open online micro-courses about Open Education
by Rajiv Jhangiani 08 May '18

08 May '18

Dear colleagues, I wanted to share the following two free & open online micro-courses with you. Both are related to Open Education and will run over the next several weeks: 1. Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world: https://oeru.org/oeru-partners/otago-polytechnic/open-education-copyright-a… (offered by the OERu network from May 9-23) 2. Making sense of open education: http://www.open.edu/openlearncreate/course/view.php?id=3237 (facilitated by eCampus Ontario from June 1-15) Cheers, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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Congratulations to KPU's Ranbir Johal on the publication of her open textbook
by Rajiv Jhangiani 04 May '18

04 May '18

Hello everyone, I am delighted to share the news that our very own Ranbir Johal’s open textbook on Speaking and Writing Punjabi has been published today by BCcampus: https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?uuid=fb061187-187c-4272-8ba1-… Ranbir received an OER grant last year in support of this project and I know that thousands of students will benefit from her incredible work. Please join me in congratulating our amazing colleague! Cheers, Rajiv

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BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education
by Rajiv Jhangiani 25 Apr '18

25 Apr '18

Dear colleagues, It is with great pleasure that I share the news of BCcampus’ latest recipient of their award for excellence in open education—our very own Dean of Arts Dr. Diane Purvey! See: https://bccampus.ca/2018/04/24/and-the-winner-is-diane-purvey/ for more details. Cheers, Rajiv

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Just published: Open textbook efficacy study at KPU
by Rajiv Jhangiani 17 Apr '18

17 Apr '18

Good morning everyone, I am delighted to announce the publication of our article that shows that Psychology students at KPU assigned open textbooks perform the same as or better than those assigned commercial textbooks (among other fascinating findings about their perceptions and usage). The study, which was co-authored by my fabulous colleagues in the Psychology department Farhad Dastur, Richard LeGrand, and Kurt Penner, was published today in the Canadian Journal of Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. Full text available at: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cjsotl_rcacea/vol9/iss1/5 Cheers, Rajiv

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BCcampus Open Education Info Sheet
by Lauri Aesoph 12 Apr '18

12 Apr '18

Hello Everyone, Please find attached a new information sheet from BCcampus Open Education. It includes details about: * Open education in B.C. such as the values, 5Rs, and strategic priorities * Current projects and initiatives at BCcampus Open Education including B.C.'s Zed Cred Programs, Awards for Excellence in Open Education, the 2018/19 Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, and the B.C. Open Textbook Collection Feel free to share this document, in print form or digitally, with colleagues, students, and others. 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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New grants from BCcampus to support the curation, adaptation, or creation of OER and ancillary resources [time sensitive]
by Rajiv Jhangiani 29 Mar '18

29 Mar '18

Hello everyone, BCcampus has put out a new call for grant applications related to the development of open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER). This includes one grant fund to support the curation, adaptation, or creation of OER and another grant fund to support the creation of ancillary resources (e.g., question banks, slide decks, multimedia content, etc.) that support existing OER. The application deadline is coming up quick, in just over two weeks. More details (including eligible subject areas) are available on these two web pages: https://open.bccampus.ca/open-educational-resource-grant-curate-customize-c… https://open.bccampus.ca/ancillary-resource-grant/ If you think you have a project in mind that might be a candidate for either of these two grants please let me know ASAP. I can then work with you to determine the next steps, including potentially applying for one of these two grants. As a reminder, we also currently have OER and Zed Cred grants available at KPU. For more information about OER grants visit http://www.kpu.ca/open/grants Thank you, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning & Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://cos.io/>

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BCcampus Pressbooks Major Release Scheduled: March 15-16
by Lauri Aesoph 05 Mar '18

05 Mar '18

Great news! Pressbooks has been making changes to the interface and functionality based on your feedback. The major release for the BCcampus Open Education Pressbooks instances is scheduled for later this month. Here’s a heads up of the changes that are on the way. Most of the improvements are under the hood. However, there are a few big changes we would like to call to your attention. First, a new look and feel is available for the network home page and catalog. The new standalone catalog page is sortable and filterable, for improved discovery. Pressbooks has also given the webbook a much-needed makeover, with some added functionality. A wider book layout, better scrolling and navigation are just some of the enhancements. We have also updated the Open Textbook theme at BCcampus. A big thanks to Ryerson University for supporting the development of these changes. The Luther theme will be retiring on the same day as the new release. In their place, Pressbooks is releasing two new themes, McLuhan and Jacobs. These two themes both offer expanded theme options, and both are designed with textbooks in mind. Their development has been generously funded by [ https://www.ecampusontario.ca/ | eCampus Ontario ] . We will be continuing to use the Open Textbooks as our default theme and the theme for the BCcampus open textbook collection. We are thoroughly testing the updated Pressbooks prior to the release and these improvements should not cause any issues with your existing books. But, if anything does come up, let us know right away at [ mailto:helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Other changes include: * Save Button: Pressbooks heard your pleas for a clearer way to save your chapters. It’s here! (In the past, the “save” button was named Update, Publish, or other variations based on the status of your post.) Note that when you create a new chapter, front or back matter section, you will first see a “Create” button, but subsequent changes can be saved by clicking on the new “Save” button. * Contributor Management: Pressbooks added a centralized contributor management tool where you can add contributors who can then be reused throughout your book as authors, editors, translators, reviewers, illustrators, and generic contributors. * Organize Page Improvements: Pressbooks revamped the Organize page, improving the display on mobile devices, and improving accessibility for keyboard navigation and screen reader users. * Chapter Importing: Now, you can import individual chapters from public, openly licensed Pressbooks webbooks using the Import tool. All you need to drop is drop in the URL to a book, begin the import process, then select the chapters you wish to add to your book. (Content that is private, All Rights Reserved or that carries any of the Creative Commons Non-Derivative licenses cannot be imported.) * Content Visibility: Pressbooks has made it more intuitive to manage the visibility of your content across web and exports. Now you can simply designate content visibility in web and exports on both the Organize page and the edit screen for individual front matter, chapters and back matter. * Import Files from URL: You can now import supported file formats hosted on remote (web based) sources via URL. If you have files hosted elsewhere (with the right permissions), you no longer need to download and upload files, but can import them directly with just the URL. * Ebook Start Point: Pressbooks has moved the ebook start point setting to the ebook Theme Options page to ensure that only one front matter, chapter, or back matter can be set as the ebook start point. (Note that Pressbooks tries to enforce the ebook start point you select. However, ereader devices may still override the start point you designate.) * Language Support Changes: Pressbooks has renamed the Language Support section in Theme Options to Language & Script Support to better reflect its functionality; we’ve also re-labelled Hindi support to Devanagari, to clarify that the Devanagari script supports Hindi, Sanskrit, and over 120 other languages. As always, please let us know if you have any questions or problems navigating the new features. You can contact us at [ mailto:helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca | helpdesk(a)bccampus.ca ] Want to see how it looks? Our team put together a [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | screencast ] of the new interface and the changes that you will see when the release happens mid March. [ https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE | https://youtu.be/rBJ7pU-xddE ] Stay up to date Interested in staying in the know on Pressbooks updates? * Check [ https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ | https://open.bccampus.ca/pressbooks-updates/ ] * Attend one of the webinars we will be hosting reviewing the changes to the Pressbooks UI- * Friday, March 9 from 10-11 am * Tuesday March 13 from 10-11 am * Thursday March 15 from 10-11 am * Friday March 16 from 10-11 am * Make sure to stay updated via our [ https://bccampus.ca/bccampus-news/ | Blog ] and on [ https://twitter.com/bccampus | Twitter ] * Sign up for the [ https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/97F887551C7932F2 | BCcampus Newsletter ] Regards, Lauri Aesoph, on behalf of 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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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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Join us for Open in Action: A special event on March 6 during Open Education Week
by Rajiv Jhangiani 13 Feb '18

13 Feb '18

Dear colleagues, On March 6 we are delighted to host colleagues from institutions across the Lower Mainland for “Open in Action,” a special event during Open Education Week. Join faculty, staff, and students at KPU Richmond Campus at the Melville Centre for Dialogue for this all-day event (9am-2pm), which includes presentations from open education practitioners across BC. The day includes a student panel, a talk about understanding indigenous practice in open, a panel about Canada’s first Zed Creds, and applying openness to your own practice. Breakfast and lunch is included with your free registration. For the full schedule and to register for the event, visit: https://www.kpu.ca/library/open-education-week (spaces are limited so register today!) I hope to see you there. Warm regards, Rajiv ________________________ Rajiv Jhangiani, Ph.D. Special Advisor to the Provost on Open Education & Psychology Instructor, Kwantlen Polytechnic University<http://www.kpu.ca/arts/psychology> Associate Editor, Psychology Learning and Teaching<http://www.uk.sagepub.com/journals/Journal202353> Ambassador, Center for Open Science<https://osf.io/>

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