B.C. Open Education Updates
38 Open in 2024
January
Reminder: B.C. Open Textbook Collection Retiring
On February 1, 2024, the B.C. Open Textbook Collection will no longer be hosted on the BCcampus OpenEd website. Open textbooks and open course packs will continue to be available in the B.C. Open Collection.
For more information, see FAQs on the BCcampus OpenEd Help page.
Please email open@bccampus.ca with questions.
Open Ed and Education in 2023
- The Top Ten in Review: 2023 (Academica Forum)
- The Indigenous Top Ten Year in Review: 2023 (Academica Forum)
- The Year in Review: 2023 in The Scholarly Kitchen
- Pressbooks Community Impact: 2023
- Out and About: Fall 2023 Conference Season Takeaways
- Rebus Reflects: OER Highlights of 2023
- GO-GN Annual Review 2023
Open Ed Opportunities
DID YOU KNOW …
We are currently seeking evaluators for the following open textbooks (and more!) that we are considering adding to the B.C. Open Collection:
- Geological Structures: A Practical Introduction
- The Complete Subjective Health Assessment
- Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics
- Human Resources Management – Canadian Edition
- Business Mathematics
- Trade Skills for Success: Numeracy
This is a paid opportunity, and all subject matter experts working at post-secondary institutions in Canada are welcome to apply. For more information, see Evaluate OER Under Consideration.
New in the OER by Discipline Directory
- Finance: Corporate Finance and Introduction to Financial Analysis
- Nursing: Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education
New in B.C.
- KPU: An Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications by Andrea Niosi and KPU Marketing 4201 Class of Summer 2020 and Organizational and Managerial Wisdom – 2nd Edition (Audio plus text version) by Brad C. Anderson
- TRU: Apprentice Plumber audio files by Paul Simpson / BC Piping Articulation Group
Generative AI and OER
- ChatGPT Has Changed Teaching. Our Readers Tell Us How. (Chronicles of Higher Education, December 11, 2023)
ICYMI
February
DID YOU KNOW …
That the B.C. Open Collection website includes a Contribute link in the top right-hand corner of its home that leads to a list of ways that the post-secondary community can contribute to open education with BCcampus, such as,
New in the B.C. Open Collection
- forall x: An Open Introduction to Formal Logic – Fall 2023 Edition (Calgary)
- Personal Care Skills for Health Care Assistants (funded in part by a BCcampus Health OER Grant)
The following OpenStax books will be archived on June 3, 2024, as they have been replaced by new editions:
- Algebra and Trigonometry (replaced by Algebra and Trigonometry – 2e)
- Astronomy (replaced by Astronomy – 2e)
- College Algebra (replaced by College Algebra – 2e)
- Precalculus (replaced by Precalculus – 2e)
- Principles of Economics – 2e (replaced by Principles of Economics – 3e)
- Principles of Macroeconomics – 2e (replaced by Principles of Macroeconomics – 3e)
- Principles of Microeconomics – 2e (replaced by Principles of Microeconomics – 3e)
New in the OER by Discipline Directory
- English Language Learning (ELL): 51 Bite-Size Lessons on Verbs
- Environmental Studies: Regulations and the Environment: The Canadian Environment
- Fertility & Human Reproduction: Human Reproduction: A Clinical Perspective
- Music: Music Appreciation: History, Culture, and Context
New in B.C.
- Accessible Admissions: Fostering Equitable, Accessible, and Inclusive Admissions through Disability Justice – British Columbia Council on Admissions and Transfer (BCCAT)
Project Update
The following BCcampus Open Education funded project has been completed.
- ZTC Business project – Douglas College
Generative AI and Education
- To prompt or not to prompt: SFU instructors share their approach on the use of ChatGPT in their courses
- AI webinars
ICYMI
March
On August 1, 2024, BCcampus will retire the email opentext@bccampus.ca. This distribution list email began in 2013 to serve as the general email to use for the open education community to send queries and the, then, B.C. Open Textbook Project staff to share information and updates.
Since then, the focus for BCcampus–and the post-secondary community–has expanded from open textbooks to all matters related to open education. Which led to the decision to reflect this broader perspective in our general open education email address, open@bccampus.ca, released in 2022.
DID YOU KNOW …
There is a BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education recognizes outstanding contributions to the open education movement in British Columbia.
New reviews in the B.C. Open Collection
- Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition from NLC
- Ethical Use of Technology in Digital Learning Environments: Graduate Student Perspectives – Volume 2 from CNC
New in the OER by Discipline Directory
- Early Childhood Education: The Early Literacy Journey: Supporting and Celebrating Young Learners
- Education/Disabilities: Teacher’s Guide to Using Literature to Promote Inclusion of People with Disabilities
- Music: Unlocking the Digital Age: The Musician’s Guide to Research, Copyright, and Publishing
- Pedagogy and Instructional Design: Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice
- Professional Cook: Basic Scientific Food Preparation Lab Manual
New in B.C.
- Introduction to Marketing by Pamela Ip (KPU)
Generative AI and OER
- Gen AI and Open Educational Resources in Teaching and Learning – April 4, 2024, online event by UBC
- AI Unleashed: Deciphering the Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Lifelong Learning – webinar series from the University of Manitoba (upcoming sessions and recordings from past webinars)
Research
Barnes, C., Vine, S., & Nadeau, R. (2024). Assessing textbook affordability before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: Results of student and faculty surveys. The Journal of Academic Librarianship. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acalib.2024.102864
ICYMI
- Recordings from the Open Education Conference 2023
- Recordings from Open Education Week: CCCOER
April
Open Ed Blogs and Events
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Anita Chaudhuri and Rishma Chooniedass
- BCcampus Launches an Open Education Support Community
- British Columbia Open Education Community Monthly Meetings
- Camosun College Open Education Recognition Awards: A Reflection
- Meet Kolibri: Expanding the Reach of BCcampus Open Resources to Learners Lacking Internet Access
DID YOU KNOW …
That the BCcampus OpenEd website includes information about current and completed open education projects funded by BCcampus Open Education.
New in the OER by Discipline Directory
- Chemistry: Chemical Group Theory
- Computers / Programming: Patterns for Beginning Programs: With Examples in Java
- Fashion: Adaptive Apparel Design
- French: Le pont: From Intermediate to Advanced French
- Research: Graduate Research Project Guide
New in B.C.
New in Canada
Ukrainian open textbooks from Alberta:
- Introductory Ukrainian (PodorozhUA)
- Ukrainian for Professional Communication (Вікно у світ бізнесу:ділова українська мова)