January

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Introduction to Philosophy: Logic (multiple authors; series editor: Christina Hendricks, UBC)
• Introduction to Philosophy: Philosophy of Religion (multiple authors; series editor: Christina Hendricks, UBC)
• IOT Use Cases and Technologies (from BCIT)
• forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic – Fall 2020 Edition (Calgary)
• Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology – 2nd Edition

To be archived on June 1, 2021

• forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic – Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary)
• Perspectives: An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology – 1st Edition

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Chemistry: Atoms First – 2e (OpenStax) (Douglas)
• Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Cdn ed (Capilano)

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Academic Success: Bridges: United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students
• Business: Fundamentals of Business, 3rd edition
• Education K-12: Elementary Earth and Space Science Methods
• Engineering: Structural Analysis
• English Literature and Writing: Videos on Composition
• Fine Arts/Design: Tutorials of Visual Graphic Communication Programs for Interior Design
• German: The German Studies Collaboratory
• History: Canada and Speeches from the Throne and Modern World History
• Pedagogy and Instructional Design: Inclusive Spectrums: Preliminary Research Exhibition
• Collection: Labor Studies & Work (Temple University Press)
• Digital Education: Guide to Blended Learning
• Gender, Race, Sexuality, Social Justice: Contemporary Families – An Equity Lens
• Multimedia and Tool Collections: Videvo
• Non-English OER: Czech
• New section: Hospitality and Tourism
• Links to the Virtual Labs and Science Resources Directory are now integrated throughout the OER by Discipline Directory

New OER from B.C.

KPU

• Making Sense of a Global Pandemic: Relationship Violence & Working Together Towards a Violence Free Society by Balbir Gurm, Glaucia Salgado, Jennifer Marchbank, Sheila Early

UBC

• The Laws of Settlement: 54 Laws Underlying Settlements Across Scale and Culture by Erick Villagomez
• Let’s Read French Books by Somayeh Kamranian, Guy de Maupassant, Alphonse Daudet
• The Mission, the Message, and the Medium: Science and Risk Communication in a Complex World by Chelsea Himsworth, Kaylee Byers, Jennifer Gardy
• Spectacles in the Roman World: A Sourcebook by Siobhán McElduff

ICYMI

• Student Government Toolkit (Open Textbook Alliance)
• Huge increase in Open Textbook Use at Douglas College for Winter 2021

February

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan – 2nd Canadian Edition – featuring over 120 H5P activities (new edition)

To be archived on October 22, 2021

• Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan – 1st Canadian Edition

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Data Analysis (BCIT)
• Nature of Geographic Information (UBC)

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Anatomy & Physiology: A Mixed Course-Based Research Approach to Human Physiology
• Art History: Introduction to Art
• Biosystems Engineering: Bio-Inspired Sensory System
• Botany: Botany – LibreTexts; Primary Botany – OER Commons, Plant Anatomy and Physiology
• Chemistry: OpenOChem Cloud
• Computers, Programming: Eloquent Javascript – 3rd edition
• Course Collections: ASCCC OER Initiative
• Early Childhood Education: Courses in Child Development and Early Childhood Education, Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children – Early Release
• Engineering: Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers
• English Literature and Writing: EmpoWord: A Student-Centered Anthology & Handbook for College Writers
• Fashion (NEW section): Fashion History Timeline
• General OER Repositories: Open Textbooks for Hong Kong; OEW Library
• Health Records and Technology: SEHRA – Sunshine Electronic Health Record Academic Simulation
• Math: Elemental Differential Equations
• Mental Health and Dementia: Child and Adolescent Mental Health
• Statistics: OpenIntro Statistics – 4th ed, Learning Statistics with Jamovi: A tutorial for psychology students and other beginners

Support resources updates

• Newly added to Appendix A: Administrators, Developers, Technical Support in the Pressbooks Guide: Pressbooks Documentation.
• From UBC: Sprint Toolkit
• New in Recordings of Conferences, Podcasts, Webinars, Videos(Information Directory): UDL in 15 Minutes with Carolee Clyne

New OER from B.C.

ICYMI

• Collecting and Reporting Student Savings Data for OER Program Managers 
• UMSU releases 2021-22 budget recommendations: Open education resources tops the list of priorities
• RLOE Sustainability Guide: from Regional Leaders of Open Education Initiative
• From UFV: Open Education Faculty Fellows: Congratulations to Dr. Kseniya Garaschuk and Dr. Shaun Sun!

March

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Introductory Algebra – part of the ABE ZTC project
• Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition – now includes 80 H5P activities
• Key Concepts of Computer Studies (from the ABE ZTC program)
• Open Pedagogy in the Trades (from the Trades ZTC program)
• AutoCAD 3D  (from the STEM ZTC program)
• Sight Reading for Guitar
• Health and Safety in Canadian Workplaces
• Scientific Inquiry in Social Work
• Intermediate Microeconomics with Microsoft Excel – 2nd Edition
• Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives
• Human Nutrition – 2020 Edition

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Anatomy and Physiology: Atlas of Comparative Anatomy
• Aviation (NEW section): Aviation Safety – The Basics
• Biology: Bumble bees of Unama’ki
• Biosystems Engineering: Introduction to Biosystems Engineering
• Early Childhood Education: Music for the Young Child
• Earth and Ocean Sciences: SERC (Science Education Resource Center)
• Colorado’s Top 40: OER Curation Guides
• Education: IRIS Center
• Fashion: Queer Fashion and Style: Stories from the Heartland
• Music: Open Music Theory: Version 2 and Music Theory for the 21st-Century Classroom
• Philosophy: Critical Thinking
• Research: Introduction to College Research
• Turkish (NEW section): Her Şey Bir Merhaba ile Başlar

Support resources updates

New in B.C.

Virtual Conferences

• FREE: 4th Annual Northeast OER Summit

ICYMI

• BCOEL Mentorship Program
• Open education efforts continue to enhance access for OC students
• 25 years of ed tech by Martin Weller
• AtlanticOER-RELAtlantique Launches, Bringing Open Educational Resources (OER) to the East Coast
• Getting to Know Your International Students – 2nd edition

April

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Barbering Techniques for Hairstylists (from the ZTC – OER for Trades project)
• Basic HVAC (from BCIT, part of Trades ZTC/OER program)
• Cellular Internet of Things for Practitioners (from BCIT)
• Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition (From TRU. An adaptation of Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition including material from OpenStax and NOBA, and original content.)

May

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Calculus: Early Transcendentals – 2021A (Lyryx)
• Principles of Macroeconomics – 2021A (Lyryx)
• Principles of Microeconomics – 2021A (Lyryx)
• Intermediate Financial Accounting: Volume 1 – 2021A (Lyryx)
• Intermediate Financial Accounting: Volume 2 – 2021A (Lyryx) 
• Linear Algebra with Applications – 2021A (Lyryx)
• A First Course in Linear Algebra – 2021A (Lyryx)
• Introduction to Financial Accounting – 2021A (Lyryx) (new edition)
• Embedded Controllers using C and Arduino
• Interpreting Canada’s 2019 Food Guide and Food Labelling for Health Professionals

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Financial Empowerment: Personal Finance for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People(University Canada West)
• Technical Writing Essentials (SFU)

New materials in the Open Course Collection

• Mathematics of Finance
• Introduction to Marketing

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Additions: Foundations of Addition Studies
• Biology: An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology
• Chemistry: OCLUE: Organic Chemistry, Life, the Universe & Everything
• Language Learning: Basic Hindi
• Language Learning: Elementary Arabic
• Language Learning: Foreign Languages & the Literary in the Everyday, a Handbook for Teachers
• Neuroanatomy: Foundations of Neuroscience
• Spanish (Language Learning): Open Educational Resources for Spanish

Support resources update

ICYMI

• New ZTC: Bachelor of Interior Design, offered by the Wilson School of Design at KPU
• Post-secondary town hall with Dr. Bonnie Henry

June

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• H5P activities have been added to Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality – 2nd Edition (thanks to the Open Homework Systems Project)
• Supporting Survivors: Training and Facilitation Guide
• Plain Language Best Practices
• Accountability and Repairing Relationships: Training and Facilitation Guide
• Business Writing for Everyone (from KPU)

Part of a new category: Campus and Community Resources

• Evaluating Sexualized Violence Training and Resources
• Consent & Sexual Violence: Training and Facilitation Guide
• Active Bystander Intervention: Training and Facilitation Guide

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers (Langara)

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Biology: Evolutionary Developmental Biology
• Book Collections (Monographs): Books@atla Open Press (religion and theology)
• Chemistry (images)
  • Hypertonic Isotonic Hypotonic
  • Acetic Acid CH3COOH (Vinegar)
  • Methane CH4
  • Oxygen O2
  • Periodic Table of the Elements
  • pH Scale
  • Synthesis and Degradation
• Computers/Programming: R Tutorials
• English Language Learning (ELL):
  • ESL Grammar The Way You Like It, Levels 1-5
  • Explorations 1: Grammar for the Experienced Beginner
  • Mobile ESL
  • Writing with Grammar
• Language Learning: Reading in a Foreign Language (Journal)
• Math: Technical Mathematics
• Nursing: Nursing Skills
• Religion and Theology:
  • African Traditional Religions: Ifa
  • Theological Questions

Support resources updates

• A list of Pressbooks webinars and recordings is available in the Information Directory.

ICYMI

• GCshare: Developed by the Research, Design and Accessibility team at the Canada School of Public Service in partnership with eCampusOntario

July

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Introduction to Consumer Behaviour (from the Business ZTC project and KPU)
• Math for Trades: Volume 2  (from the Trades ZTC project)

August

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Capacity to Connect: Supporting Students’ Mental Health and Wellness (from the Mental Health project)

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB (from VCC)
• Data Analysis (from UBC Okanagan)
• Introductory Algebra (from Camosun)

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Geography: Introduction to Geomatics (textbook)
• German
  • Grenzenlos Deutsch
  • Der und mehr
  • Das Zentrale OER-Repositorium der Hochschulen in Baden-Württemberg (ZOERR)
  • Willkommen: Deutsch für alle (textbook)
• Indigenous Studies: Indigenous voices (collection)
• Kinesiology: Kinesiology & Biomechanics (course)
• Math: Optimal, Integral, Likely: Optimization, Integral Calculus, and Probability  (textbook)
• Media and Social Media: Humans R Social Media (textbook)
• Physics: Ohm’s Law variations (textbook)
• Spanish: Yo puedo: para empezar and Yo puedo: segundos pasos (textbooks)

ICYMI

• Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) – Open Education
• For Pressbooks users: Goodbye, MOBI exports!

September

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Advanced English (from the ABE ZTC project)
• Business/Technical Mathematics (from the ABE ZTC project)
• Customer Centric Strategy
• Digging into Canadian Soil
• Graduate Research Methods in Social Work
• Let’s Talk About Suicide: Raising Awareness and Supporting Students (from the Mental Health and Wellness project)
• Pattern Development: Sheet Metal Level 1 (from the Trades ZTC project)
• Psychology – H5P Edition (from the Open Homework Systems project)
• Pulling Together: A Guide for Researchers, Hiłḵ̓ala
• Statistics Using Technology – Third Edition

To be archived on October 22, 2021

• Open Modernisms Anthology Builder (tool not functional)

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Business Writing for Everyone (from Capilano University)

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Aerospace Engineering (also in Aviation): Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, 3rd edition (textbook)
• American Sign Language: ASL 101 and ASL 102 (courses)
• Anatomy and Physiology: Biology 351 – Anatomical Illustrations (images)
• Chemical Engineering: Chemical Engineering Separations: A Handbook for Students (supplemental)
• Communications/Media & Social Media: Social Media & the Self (supplemental/reader)
• Education, K-12: Teaching Math for Emergent Bilinguals: Building on Culture, Language, and Identity (textbook)
• Education
  • Introduction to Education (BETA) (textbook)
  • The Evolution of Affordable Content Efforts in Higher Education Environments: Programs, Case Studies, and Examples
  • Inclusive Pedagogies
  • Interculturalizing the Curriculum
  • Teaching Math for Emergent Bilinguals: Building on Culture, Language, and Identity (also listed under English Language Learning)
• English Language Learning: Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English (textbook)
• English Language Learning (ELL): Intermediate Reading and Writing (textbook)
• Industrial Engineering: Simulation Modeling and Arena (textbook)
• Music: Music in World Cultures (textbook)
• Music: Piano video playlists
• Nutrition and Dietetics: Food Product Development Lab Manual (supplemental)
• OER in Spanish: Principios y practicas de la ensenanza infantil (textbook)
• Public Speaking: Advanced Public Speaking (BETA) (textbook)
• Social Work: Open Textbooks for Social Work (collection)

Support resources update

• New in the OER by Discipline Directory: Books listed on the Books under Consideration and Review page are now linked to from the subject sections of this directory.
• New in the Pressbooks Guide: For Students: How to Read the Book, Import an Open Textbook into a LMS,  How do I write the correlation coefficient (using LaTeX)?

ICYMI

• Accessible and Universal Design for Learning OER
• @BCOpenText is migrating to @BCcampus on Twitter
• NEW from MIT Press: Open knowledge institutions: Reinventing universities
• Open Pedagogy Community of Practice (University of Alberta)
• Revise and remix with H5P (MERLOT/Skills Commons/H5P)
• University of Cape Town has launched an online high school

October

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Canadian History: Pre-Confederation – 2nd Edition
• Engineering Systems Dynamics Modelling, Simulation, and Design
• Fundamentals of Business – 3rd Edition

Evaluate books under consideration for the BC collection

• Seeking a subject-matter expert to evaluate Message Processing: The Science of Creating Understanding. For more information, see Books open for evaluation by Canadian faculty.

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Business: Introduction to Entrepreneurship
• Communications: Management Communication
• Computer Programming: How to Design Programs, 2nd Edition, Advanced Android Development (Google Developers Training Team)
• Engineering/Materials Science: Materials Science and Engineering
• English Language Learning (ELL or ESL): Advanced Academic Grammar for ESL Students  and Advanced Academic Grammar for ESL Students
• Environmental Studies: Future Energy: Opportunities & Challenges
• Gender, Race, Sexuality, Social Justice: Global Femicide: Indigenous Women and Girls Torn from Our Midst
• Genetics: Genetics, Agriculture, and Biotechnology
• Geography: The Physical Environment: an Introduction to Physical Geography
• Italian: Tutt* a tavola! Volume 1 and Volume 2
• Medical Terminology: Building a Medical Terminology Foundation
• Mental Health, Dementia: A Long Goodbye: Ed and Mary’s Journey with Lewy Body Dementia
• Pharmacology: Public Health in Pharmacy Practice: A Casebook, 2nd Edition
• Philosophy: The Republic of Plato
• Presentations and Public Speaking: Presenter Toolkit: Creating and Facilitating an Accessible Presentation
• Psychology: Culture and Psychology, Personality Theory: A Multicultural Perspective
• Spanish: ¡Bienvenidos!
• Theatre: Storytelling on Screen: An Online Playback Theatre Archive and Guidebook

Support resources update

• New to the Pressbooks Catalogues: Campus Manitoba Pressbooks Pilot Network: Open Resources Adapted and Created in Manitoba
• See new layout and resources for Recordings of Conferences, Podcasts, Webinars, Videos in the Information Directory

ICYMI

• Learning to be open: instructor growth through open pedagogy
• Supreme Court sides with York University in copyright tariff dispute
• What Motivates Students About Open Pedagogy?

November

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Psychology of Language (from TRU’s Time Investment Grant)
• World Regional Geography: People, Places, and Globalization (website)
• Evidence-Based Massage Therapy: A Guide for Clinical Practice (textbook)

Evaluate books under consideration for the BC collection

From the STEM OER project, old versions will be archived on February 1, 2022:

• Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 2D
• Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 3D
• Introduction to Drafting and Autodesk Inventor

Review books in the BC collection

• Seeking instructor to review Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality in BC – 2nd Edition or The Originals: Classic Readings in Western Philosophy. For more information, see Review an Open Textbook.

Evaluate books under consideration for the BC collection

• Seeking a subject-matter expert to evaluate Introduction to Linear, Time-Invariant, Dynamic Systems for Students of Engineering or Mathematics for Elementary Teachers. For more information, see Books open for evaluation by Canadian faculty.

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Digital Education: The Asynchronous Cookbook
• Fashion: 21st Century Queer Fashion Brands: Oral History Project and stitched (textbooks/website)
• Finance: Liquidity, Markets and Trading in Action: An Interdisciplinary Perspective (textbook)
• Gender, Race, Sexuality, Social Justice: LGBTQ+ Studies (textbook)
• Indigenous Studies/English Literature: Moon of the Crusted Snow: Reading Guide (supplemental)
• Information Systems: A Tale of Two Systems (supplemental)
• International Law (new section): Free Legal Research Resources – Foreign & International
• Law: Constitutional Law for Student: Part 1 and Constitutional Law for Students: Part 2 (textbooks)
• Language Learning: Malayalam Resources (collection of resources)
• Popular Culture Studies: Pop Culture in the US Course Playlist (videos)
• Social Work: A Toolkit for Teaching Communication Skills in Social Work (supplemental)
• Veterinary Medicine: Integrating Veterinary Medicine with Shelter Systems, Judging and Evaluating Dairy Cattle, Large Animal Surgery – Supplemental Notes,
  • Shelter Animal Physical Health, Swine Diseases
  • Vet Med: Applied GI Physiology- Supplemental Notes
  • Veterinary Preventive Medicine
  • Clinical Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
• Visual Arts: Art History Teaching Resources and ArtxHistory (websites)

ICYMI

• So Many OER to Choose From

December

New books in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Vaccine Practices for Health Professionals – 1st Canadian Edition

New reviews in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection

• Line A – Safe Work Practices Competency A-5: Describe Fire Safety (from VCC)

Review books in the BC collection

• Seeking instructor to review Psychology of Language. For more information, see Review an Open Textbook.

Evaluate books under consideration for the BC collection

• Seeking a subject-matter expert to evaluate Theories and Biological Basis of Addiction. For more information, see Books open for evaluation by Canadian faculty.

New in the OER by Discipline Directory

• Anthropology: What We Now Know about Race and Ethnicity
• English Language Learning (ELL): It’s All Greek to Me! Using the Authentic Readings to Improve Knowledge of the English Language and Western Culture and Writing for Change: An Advanced ELL Resource
• Gender, Race, Sexuality, Social Justice: The American LGBTQ Rights Movement: An Introduction, Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience, Black Matters: Introduction to Black Studies, and Antiracism Inc.
• Spanish: Español abierto
• Veterinary Medicine: The Lymphatic System of the Dog (textbook)

Support resources update

• Content Disclaimer (NEW) in the Pressbooks Guide

New from B.C.

• OER from KPU: Structured Work Experience Placement Handbook
• Research: How are we doing with open education practice initiatives? Applying an Institutional Self-Assessment Tool in five higher education institutions.

BCcampus OE project updates

• ZTC – Open Educational Resources for Trades: Plumbing Level 3
  • Also see Shop Talk: An Open Space for Trades Faculty