BCcampus Newsletter: August 16, 2019
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The schedule is live for 2019 Symposium: Learning Transformation at Coast Mountain College on October 25th, 2019!
Check out the plenary sessions as well as presenters in these streams:
- Transformation and Inclusion
- Transformation and Teaching
- Transformation and Scholarly Inquiry
Pre-and post-conference events! Experiential, place-based learning! 2019 Symposium is going to be amazing this year. Everyone is welcome and childcare is available for the pre-conference and conference event!
Career Opportunities
Come work with us! Two new OpenEd positions are available:
We welcome applications from members of equity-seeking groups.
Calls and Grants
There is still time! The Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions call for proposals is open until August 22, 2019.
This is a funds-matching grant and funds can be used for, but are not limited to, workshops, training, and institutional support for OER and open education infrastructure such as:
- Awareness building
- Helpdesk support specific to open education
- How to use or adopt OER
- Open pedagogy
- Open policy
- Open publishing support or services (new creations or adaptations)
- Pressbooks support and training
Four grants of $32,250 each will be offered.
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. We are currently accepting applications for the following events:
News
Tips from Tech Buddy GinaThis post provides recommendations for creating a good tech buddyship experience and is a follow up to this article on the recent FLO Enthusiasts gathering at Thompson Rivers University. Read more... Meet FLO Facilitator: Colleen GrandyOver the years, individuals from institutions and organizations across British Columbia have taken Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) to the next level by participating in the Facilitator Development/Mentorship program and co-facilitating one or more of the FLO courses. If you are thinking about adopting FLO courses at your institution, these are the people who can help! Read more...
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Online Book ClubThe BCcampus Online Book Club is back! This free, open, online professional learning event runs September 9th – November 15th, 2019. The book selected for this session is Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning by James M. Lang. Read more... Our FLO Enthusiasts Tech Buddyship ExperienceOn June 19th, a group of FLO Enthusiasts gathered together at Thompson Rivers University to share experiences and plan next steps for the FLO family of courses. These face-to-face meetings that bring together a group of facilitators who typically interact in online spaces have become an (almost) annual event. Read more... |
Open Education Updates
New books added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
- American Government 2e (OpenStax) This will be replacing the 1st edition, scheduled removal is Oct 1.
Support resources updates
- An adaptation of KPU's Student Agreement to Publish Course Work Under a Creative Common's License has been added to the BCcampus:
- Open Pedagogy Resources (see ancillary resources).
- Self-Publishing Guide, in Appendix 4: Contracts and Agreements.
Open Ed updates
- FAQ Guide: A new set of answers have been added for the Open Education Sustainability Grant for Institutions.
The following chapters in the OER by Discipline Directory have been updated:
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.
