BCcampus Open Education: new OER and updates (March 13, 2019)

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Lauri Aesoph

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Mar 13, 2019, 11:47:47 AM3/13/19
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Hello Everyone,

Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education.

New textbooks

From British Columbia

From Kwantlen Polytechnic University in is Learning to Learn Online, a book that helps you prepare for online learning success by introducing you to the online learning environment and your role as a learner within it. As you come to understand yourself as an self-directed learner, you will also be introduced to effective learning strategies: time management for online learners, information management, professional communication, and reading strategies.

To understand electrical theory, it is important to have a grasp of trigonometry. Whether we are talking about single phase or polyphase power, trigonometry is a key concept. This textbook, divided into three sections and provides easy-to-understand and enjoyable lessons on trigonometry, vectors, and AC generation for those training and working as electricians. This new textbook is from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT).

From Elsewhere in Canada

This book was created by the Digital Education Strategies (DES) team at the G. Raymond Chang School for Continuing Education at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario to address a need for professional development training for web developers on web accessibility, a topic of critical importance for technical programs offered by post-secondary institutions.

From the U.S.

This book is organized around the fifteen lessons of the Technical Project Management course, with an emphasis on the connections between the various stages and practices of technical project management. It is the book used for one of the ten required classes in the Master of Engineering Management (MEM) program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Master of Engineering Management is a world-class online program, consistently ranked in the Top 10 by U.S. News & World Report.

This new addition is an approachable introductory Mass Communication text that covers major mass communication terms and concepts including "digital culture." It discusses various media platforms and how they are evolving as Information and Communication Technologies change, thanks to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

New support resources

The Working Group Guide is a resource for librarians, staff, and faculty who support or are supporting open education at their institution and are starting or running an open working group. This resource contains three sections to help users establish, run, and sustain a working group.

The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia, on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Global North, and the Global South.This directory is considered an ongoing resource and will be updated as information comes available. A “Last update” textbox is posted at the top of each chapter to clearly indicate when information was last added.

We are looking for Subject Matter Experts (SME) to review textbooks being considered for the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
Contact bookreviews@bccampus.ca if you are interested.

Help us identify the gaps
Contact open...@bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection.

Best regards,
The BCcampus Open Ed team

Lauri Aesoph, BSc

Manager, Open Education
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Amy Hofer

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Mar 21, 2019, 2:08:06 PM3/21/19
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Hi all, 

I wanted to re-post Lauri's message about the publication of the new BC Campus text Learning to Learn Online. Even though OER can be available in print or online, I know that they are often accessed online and therefore the question about learning to learn online often comes up. 

Thanks to the KPU team for creating and sharing this resource! 

Amy

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Lauri Aesoph

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Mar 27, 2019, 5:28:56 PM3/27/19
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Hello Everyone,

Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education.

Website update

The BCcampus OpenEd website has upgraded its Help page.

Textbook update

Teaching in a Digital Age now includes a Turkish translation.

Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide
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   Contact bookr...@bccampus.ca if you are interested.

Help us identify the gaps
Contact open...@bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection.

Lauri Aesoph

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Apr 10, 2019, 6:02:49 PM4/10/19
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Hello Everyone,

In addition to our regular updates, we are proud to announce the new BCcampus Open Education website, a repository for all things open. Check out the new look and feel, and improved access to essential open textbook resources.

New textbooks

Four new open textbooks have been added to the B.C. Open Textbook Collection, all from Canadian authors.

This 2018 remix and revision is from Aaron Thomas-Bolduc and Richard Zach at the University of Calgary. Its unique features include solutions to selected exercises (as an ancillary resource) and a digital PDF in a dyslexia-friendly font.

Also from the University of Calgary, this textbook is based on the Open Logic Project and is written by Richard Zach. It covers naive set theory, first-order logic, sequent calculus and natural deduction, the completeness, compactness, and Löwenheim-Skolem theorems, Turing machines, and the undecidability of the halting problem and of first-order logic.

This technical book, aimed primarily at programmers, comes from The Chang School at Ryerson University. Learn how to develop accessible interactivity on the Web and gain expertise using WAI-ARIA, a W3C specification that enables optimal use of assistive technologies, like screen readers, when navigating the Web. A link to all books in this series, hosted by Ryerson, is included.

Also from The Chang School at Ryerson, is this textbook, designed to demystify “digital accessibility” as a business practice. It brings together all the pieces of the digital accessibility picture, and provides strategies and resources that will help make digital accessibility a part of an organization’s business culture.

New ancillary resources

New ancillary resources are now available for Democracy in Brief including a summary and question bank, and PowerPoint slides. These resources were created by Dr. Janni Aragon from the University of Victoria with funding from a BCcampus OER Grant.

Additions to the OER by Discipline Guide

Amy Hofer

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Congratulations - the new website is gorgeous! :) Amy

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Una Daly

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Love the new website, thank for sharing Lauri!
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Una Daly
Director, Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (CCCOER)
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Lauri Aesoph

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May 3, 2019, 1:36:51 PM5/3/19
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Hello Everyone,

Here are the latest updates from BCcampus Open Education.

OpenEd updates

Students in British Columbia are getting more affordable post-secondary education, and instructors are benefiting from high-quality, innovative teaching materials, because of an investment in open educational resources (OER). Funding of $3.26 million for OER, including more open textbooks, was announced by Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training at the Cascadia Open Education Summit held at the Simon Fraser University Harbour Centre Campus.


Open textbook updates


Introduction to Financial Accounting - Third Edition will be archived on June 1, 2019. It is being replaced by Introduction to Financial Accounting: International Financial Reporting Standards (Lyryx).


New and updated support resources

This directory focuses on colleges, institutes, and universities in British Columbia and the way each: provides support for its community; uses, creates, and evaluates open educational resources; and engages in open education on campus through events, a working group, and student involvement.

See the new section (“When should LaTeX be used") added to the LaTeX for Formulas chapter

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   Contact bookr...@bccampus.ca if you are interested.

Help us identify the gaps
Contact open...@bccampus.ca if you would like to see open textbooks made available for specific subject areas in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection.

Best regards,
The BCcampus Open Ed team

Lauri Aesoph

Manager, Open Education
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