BCcampus Newsletter: September 25, 2019
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Event Highlight
Symposium Savings ends tonight*!
This is your last day to register and pay only $100 (regular price $130) on the price of registration for 2019 Symposium on October 25th AND to take advantage of the early bird price of $245 (regular price $295) for the pre-conference Liberating Structures learning day on October 24th at Coast Mountain College in beautiful Terrace, B.C.
Choose to attend both events, or just one! Register today and save!
*savings end tonight at 11:59pm PST
Calls and Grants
Call for Proposal Highlight
NEW! Festival of Learning 2020: Disruption & Transformation in Higher Education
Festival of Learning 2020 is coming May 11-13 and we'd love to hear your ideas for content. The call for proposals is open!
Funding Opportunities
BCcampus Learning Access Program for Educators (LAP-E) supports applicants to allow them to participate and share their ideas as well as learn from others. BCcampus aims to provide a diverse set of voices to its events and will balance regional participation with budget limitations.
The LAP-E assists with registration fees as well as travel, per diem, and accommodation costs. Learn more...
News
100+ Accessible Open Educational ResourcesWe’ve recently crossed a major milestone and now have over 100 Accessible Open Educational Resources available for learners throughout the province and around the world. Read more... Introducing the 2019/20 Open Education Advocacy and Research FellowsBCcampus welcomes three Open Education Advocacy and Research Fellows, who 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 throughout 2019–2020. Read more... New year, new energy: Welcoming the new BCTLC co-chairsWith established roots in energetic and innovative institutions, Dr. Sophia Palahicky, the Associate Director of the Centre for Teaching and Educational Technologies at Royal Roads University, and Dr. Catharine Dishke Hondzel, Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at Thompson Rivers University, are well-equipped to take the helm of the BCTLC. Read more... Award for Excellence in Open Education: Aran ArmutluWe are shining the spotlight on Aran Armutlu, student engagement coordinator at Simon Fraser University! Please join us in congratulating Aran on being the 15th recipient of the Award for Excellence in Open Education. Read more... |
What to expect from BCcampus this yearWith a new school year on the horizon, here’s a glimpse at some of the programs, events, and activities that might be entering your world of learning and teaching in the near future. Read more... Open Resources: Improving Access for EveryoneAt BCcampus, we support the adaptation and evolution of teaching and learning practices to improve the learning experiences of students across British Columbia. One of our major initiatives is around open education, where we support B.C. faculty in adopting, adapting, and creating open educational resources (OER) and adopting open pedagogical practices in the classroom. Read more... Developing Strategic LearningFirst, I would like to thank BCcampus for providing me the opportunity to be part of the Scholarly Teaching Fellows Program! The program has provided the resources to support my development of student strategic learning curricular interventions and investigate their efficacy. Read more... Educational Developers and Open Education Practices Research SurveyIf you are an educational developer in BC or the Yukon, please consider participating in a research survey on Educational Developers and Open Education Practices. Even if you aren’t doing anything with open or open education practices you are eligible to participate. The survey takes 15 minutes or less and there is an opportunity to enter in a draw to win a $50 gift card. Learn more... |
Open Education Updates
New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection:
- Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies
- Korean Through Folktales
- From MSA to CA: A Beginner's Guide for Transitioning into Colloquial Arabic
- Opening Eyes into Inclusion and Diversity
- EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers
- Physical Geology - 2nd Edition (old edition will be removed from collection February 1, 2020)
Support resources updates:
The Frequently Asked Question guide is now called the Answer Guide.
New categories have been added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection:
- Language Learning: Arabic Language
- Language Learning: Korean Language
- Humanities: Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Education: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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. See the list of Books open for review by Canadian faculty. Contact bookreviews@bccampus.ca if you are interested in providing an SME review.
Help us identify the gaps:
Contact opentext@bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection. 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 - research, articles, blogs, books related to open education in Canada, the U.S., Global North, and Global South regions
- Post-Secondary Directory - An inventory of all things open for each post-secondary institution in B.C., and every province and territory in Canada
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For thousands of years the Coast Salish, Lkwungen, and W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples have walked gently on the unceded territories where we now live, work, and play. We are committed to building relationships with the first peoples here, one based in honour and respect, and we thank them for their hospitality.
