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SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- Email: open@kpu.ca
Open Education Strategist Amanda Grey will answer your query.
Website
Open Education at KPU
Open Education Strategic Plan 2018-2023 at KPU
Policies and procedures
- Intellectual Property Procedure
- 5d, iii. Copyright: “University Members are encouraged to submit a copy of their copyrighted work in an appropriate repository operated or endorsed by the University, such as Kwantlen Open Resource Access (KORA) or Kaltura. University Members may note that submitting to an open repository may limit the author’s ability to publish the same work in another medium.University Members are encouraged to consult with the Office of the University Librarian to determine and label with appropriate licenses (e.g. Creative Commons) to enable wider reuse of their work while imposing certain conditions on its reuse.”
Events
- Open Education Week (March 4, 2020)
- OER for Trades Summit: April 22, 2020
- Open Education Research Institute at KPU (May 14, 2020)
Adoptions
If you are using an open textbook or other OER in a KPU course, please report it to:
- open@kpu.ca
USING OER
KPU provides KORA, an institutional repository for collecting, preserving, and providing free online access to scholarly and creative materials created by the Kwantlen community.
- Kwantlen Open Resource Access (KORA)
- KPU Pressbooks Catalogues:
- Open Education
- Continuing & Professional Studies – coming soon
Canadian repositories
KPU Library
KPU Bookstore and Printshop
- Video tutorial: On-campus print-on-demand service
ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) programs
- Adult Graduation Diploma, equivalent to the BC grade 12 graduation diploma, with Academic & Career Preparation courses that help you prepare for university studies, career pathways, and trades entry by upgrading English, math, and science skills
- Arts: Certificate, a flexible yet foundational one-year program based on the completion of 30 credits of coursework (approximately 10 courses)
- Foundation in Design: Diploma, a one-year full-time program offered by the Wilson School of Design
- General Studies: Diploma, an exit credential designed as a more flexible and personalized alternative to the Associate or Bachelor degrees.
- General Studies: Associate of Arts Degree, a two-year program based on the completion of 60 credits of coursework (approximately 20 courses)
- General Studies: Bachelor of Arts Degree, a four-year university degree based on the completion of 120 credits of coursework (approximately 40 courses)
- Sociology: Associate of Arts Degree, a provincially recognized two-year academic credential program (60 credits) with an entry point into a Bachelor of Arts degree program
For more information, see ZTC: Zero Textbook Cost.
Use the new Registration Application at ONE.KPU.ca to search for course sections with zero textbook costs
OER from KPU
Open textbooks – new
- Academic Integrity by Ulrike Kestler
- Academic Writing Basics by Megan Robertson
- The Ancient and Medieval World by contributing author Tracey J. Kinney
-
Building Blocks of Academic Writing by Carellin Brooks
- Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition
- Design & Production for Public Relations by Andrew Frank
- Developing Organizational and Managerial Wisdom – 2nd Edition by Brad C. Anderson
- Developing Organizational and Managerial Wisdom – 2nd Edition (Audio plus text version) by Brad C. Anderson
- Doing Research: A students guide to finding and using the best by Celia Brinkerhoff
- Gender in Canada: A Companion Workbook by Rebecca Yoshizawa
- Intermediate Algebra and Intermediate Algebra by Terrance Berg
- Introduction to Consumer Behaviour by Andrea Niosi
- Introduction to Criminology by ontributing authors Tara Lyons, Michael Ma, Gregory Simmons, Mark Vardy,
- Introduction to Entrepeneurship by Karen Carpenter
- Introduction to Professional Communications by Melissa Ashman
- Making Sense of a Global Pandemic: Relationship Violence & Working Together Towards a Violence Free Society by Balbir Gurm, Glaucia Salgado, Jennifer Marchbank, Sheila Early
- An Open Guide to Integrated Marketing Communications by Andrea Niosi and KPU Marketing 4201 Class of Summer 2020
- Organic Chemistry I by Xin Liu
- Political Ideologies and Worldviews: An Introduction – 2nd Edition by Valérie Vézina, Francis Abiew, Jennifer Anaquod, Tyler Chamberlain, Frédérick Guillaume Dufour, Serdar Kaya, Conrad King, Logan Masilamani, Gregory Millard, Ross Pink, Dave Poitras, Étienne Schmitt, Jackie F. Steele, Arjun Tremblay, Serbulent Turan, and John Wright
- Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plants and Plant Requirements: Line F Apply Horticultural Practices (F2 – 1&2) by Michelle Nakano; also in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
- Red Seal Landscape Horticulturist Identify Plans and Plan Requirements (F2 -3&4) by Michelle Nakano; also in the B.C. Open Textbook Collection
- Speaking and Writing Punjabi by Ranbir Johal
- stitched by Catherine Hay, Heather Clark
- Student Engagement Activities for Business Communicationsby Melissa Ashman, Arley Cruthers, Sarah Duncan, Karen Inkster Vance, and Panteli Tritchew
- The Laws of Settlement: 54 Laws Underlying Settlements Across Scale and Culture by Erick Villagomez
- University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed edited by Christine Page, KPU Learning Centres
- Voy en camino: Spanish Language and Intercultural Learning by Constanza Rojas-Primus and Ana Robles
Open textbooks – adapted
- Art and Visual Culture: Prehistory to Renaissance by Alena Buis
- Business Writing for Everyone by Arley Cruthers
- Environmental Issues by Andrew Frank
- Introduction to Consumer Behaviour by Andrea Niosi
- Introduction to Marketing by Pamela Ip
- Principles of Social Psychology-1st International Edition by co-author Rajiv Jhangiani
- Principles of Social Psychology-1st International H5P Edition by contributing author Rajiv Jhangiani
- Research Methods in Psychology – 2nd Canadian Edition (and 1st Canadian Edition) by co-author Rajiv Jhangiani
- Research Methods in Psychology – 4th edition by contributing author Rajiv Jhangiani
Supplemental materials
- Concepts of Biology – 1st Canadian Edition – contributed to the addition of 80 H5P activities to this book
- Introduction to Consumer Behaviour Ancillary Resources by Andrea Niosi
- Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping: A Collection of Critical Essays by Paul Tyndall
- Slide decks for Principles of Social Psychology, 1st International Edition and Principles of Social Psychology
- An Open Guide to IMC by Andrea Niosi
- People Learning and Development: Transforming people and organizations through learning by Monica Affleck
- Structured Work Experience Placement Handbook by Nicola Soles
- Student Anthology: Consumer Behaviour in Pandemic Times by Andrea Niosi
- The Student Textbook Game by Alan Levine
Open courses
- Effective Editing by KPU Learning Centres
- Introduction to Entrepreneurship by Katherine Carpenter
- Introduction to Innovation by Katherine Carpenter
- Living Well with Dementia by Sharon Leitch, Judith DeGroot (in partnership with the City of Surrey); updated in 2019 to Living life with dementia
- Psychology open course
- Reading Texts: An Interactive Workshop by KPU Learning Centres and Christina Page
- Religions of East Asia by Robert Menzies
- Resources for a business communications open online course by Arley Cruthers, Melissa Ashman, John Grant, Seanna Takacs, Petti Fong
- Business Communications (OER Collection from BCcampus) by Arley Cruthers, John Grant, Melissa Ashman, Petti Fong, Seanna Takacs
Open journals
- Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal founded by Arleigh Reichi
Support resources
Renewable Assignments (openly licensed) are listed at the bottom of KPU’s UN SDG Open Pedagogy Fellowship webpage. Topics include:
- Career connections with educators guide
- Children’s story project
- Digital storytelling project
- English
- Ethnobotany
- International student assignment
- Numeracy
- Sustainable Agriculture
Other openly licensed support resources include:
- APA Style Citations by Ulrike Kestler
- Conferencing Tools for Teaching & Learning: Best practices by Lisa Gedak, Chris Ryan
- Effective Editing by Christine Page
- Getting to Know Your International Students – 2nd edition by Christina Page
- A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students contributing author Rajiv Jhangiani
- How KPU Can Positively Impact International Students by Arley Cruthers
- Inclusive Pedagogies by Christine Page, Jennifer Hardwick, Seanna Takacs
- Interculturalizig the Curriculum by Christine Page
- Introduction to Psychology Study Guide by Sarah Murray
- Learning to Learn Online by Christina Page, Adam Vincent
- Level One Peer Tutoring Fundamentals and Integration Workbook by Alice Macpherson, Christina Page, KPU Learning Centres
- Level Two Peer Tutoring Fundamentals and Integration Workbook by Alice Macpherson, Christina Page, KPU Learning Centres
- Level Three Peer Tutoring Fundamentals and Integration Workbook by Alice Macpherson, Christina Page, KPU Learning Centres
- MLA Style Citations by Ulrike Kestler
- OER Creation and Adaptation: Workshop Guide by Rajiv Jhangiani
- Time Management for Busy Students by KPU Learning Centres
- Universal Design for Learning: A Practical Guide contributing author Dr. Seanna Takacs
- Universal Design for Learning: Strategies for Blended and Online Learning contributing author Dr. Seanna Takacs
- A campus-wide Pressbooks service to help faculty who would like to convert their course materials, class notes, or other teaching materials into an open textbook by Caroline Daniels and Karen Meijer-Kline
Other OER used in KPU courses
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- CMNS 1100: Organizational Behavior
- MATH 2335: OpenIntro Statistics – 4th ed
- PSYCH 2370: Personality Theory in a Cultural Context
On-campus OE Sustainability
Open Pedagogy
- Open Pedagogy at KPU
- 2019: Faculty Learning Community (FLC): Open Pedagogy
- Kwantlen Psychology Student Journal (open access)
CREATING OER
Publishing services
- OPUS: KPU’s Open Publishing Suite includes:
- Create and adapt using Pressbooks
- Launch your own OJS journal
- Get ZTC ready
- Search and discover OER
- Submit your work to KORA
- Contact Open Ed office
- Online Journal System
Grants and projects
The Open Educational Resources (OER) Grant program provides funding and staff support to KPU faculty members interested in creating, adapting, and adopting OERs (and other types of Open Pedagogy).
Projects in progress
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by KPU faculty
- British Columbia in a Global Context
- Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
- College Physics: OpenStax
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toolkit
- Introducing Marketing
- Line B: Employability Skills Competency B-1: Apply Study and Learning Skills
- Line B: Employability Skills Competency B-3: Use Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Line D: Organizational Skills Competency D-6: Plan Projects
- Organic Chemistry With a Biological Emphasis (Volumes I & II)
- Writing for Success
OPEN EDUCATION IN ACTION
Working group
This group brings together key stakeholders from across the institution to provide advice and support for KPU’s open education initiatives, which include the creation, adaptation, and adoption of open educational resources, the development of Zed Cred programs, and the embrace of innovative open pedagogies.
Training
Research
Fellowship
KPU’s Open Education Research Fellowship
Research and presentations
Bali, M., Cronin, C., & Jhangiani, R. S. (2020). Framing open educational practices from a social justice perspective. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2020(1), 10. http://doi.org/10.5334/jime.565
Barker J., Jeffery, K., Jhangiani, R.S., Veletsianos, G. (2018). Eight patterns of open textbook adoption in British Columbia The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(3).
Carey, T., Davis, A., Ferreras, S., Porter, D. (2015). Using open educational practices to support institutional strategic excellence in teach, learning & scholarship. Open Praxis, 7(2). doi: 10.5944/openpraxis.7.2.201
Jhangiani, R.S. (2017). Pragmatism vs. idealism and the identity crisis of OER advocacy. Open Praxis, 9(2). doi: 10.5944/openpraxis.9.2.569
Jhangiani, R. S., Dastur, F. N., Le Grand, R., & Penner, K. (2018). As good or better than commercial textbooks: Students’ perceptions and outcomes from using open digital and open print textbooks. The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 9 (1). https://doi.org/10.5206/cjsotl-rcacea.2018.1.5
Jhangiani, R.S., Hardin, E.E.,& Beers, M.J. (guest eds). (2019). Open educational practices: Perceptions and outcomes. Psychology Learning & Teaching (special issue). doi: 10.1177/1475725718814354
Jhangiani, R. S., & Jhangiani, S. (2017). Investigating the perceptions, use, and impact of open textbooks: A survey of post-secondary students in British Columbia. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(4). doi: 10.19173/irrodl.v18i4.3012
Maultsaid, D., & Harrison, M. (2023). Can Open Pedagogy Encourage Care? Student Perspectives . The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 24(3), 77–98. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v24i3.6901
Blogs and news
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Melissa Ashman – September 20, 2023 (BCcampus News)
- New Consumer Behaviour Textbook Demonstrates Why Care and Social Justice Matter in Marketing – July 12, 2021 (BCcampus News)
- KPU’s OPUS Team wins Outstanding Contribution Award! – June 24, 2021 (KPU Library News)
- BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Andrea Niosi – February 16, 2021 (BCcanpus News)
- Students save money in KPU’s novel ZTC program, or ‘Zero Textbook Cost’ – November 25, 2020 (Surrey Now-Leader)
- Building an openly-licensed “course in a box” in a month – October 9, 2020 (KPU TLC)
- Cornering the Open Market: Announcing the Recipients of the Marketing OER Grants – March 15, 2020 (BCcampus News)
- Students save big at Kwantlen with ‘no textbook cost’ arts degree – October 26, 2019 (The Province)
- Award for Excellence in Open Education: Terry Berg – Oct 18, 2019 (BCcampus News)
- B.C. university eliminates cost of textbooks from 6 programs – July 31, 2019 (CBC News)
- Award for Excellence in Open Education: Arley Cruther – May 30, 2019 (BCcampus News)
- This KPU professor brought open-education advocacy all the way to the UN – April 3, 2019 (University Affairs)
- Award for Excellence in OpenEd – Rajiv Jhangiani – January 23, 2019 (BCcampus News)
- And the winner is… Diane Purvey – April 24, 2018 (BCcampus News)
- Zed Creds are zooming ahead in B.C. – March 6, 2018 (BCcampus News)
- BCcampus is pleased to announce the 2017 Open Education Grant recipients – July 13, 2017 (BCcampus News)
KPU Open Education newsletters
Podcasts
- Critical open pedagogy – October 11, 2018 (Teaching in Higher Ed podcast)
Videos
- Support for open education practices at KPU – 2020
- KPU faculty describe their experiences with using open textbooks – 2017
BEYOND KPU
BCcampus
Advisory Group
- Farhad Dastur (2017-19)
BCcampus Open Education
Faculty Fellow
- Rajiv Jhangiani (2015-16; 2017-18)
OE Sustainability Grant
- 2019 recipient
Secondee
- Rajiv Jhangiani (2017)
Advisory Board
- Rajiv Jhangiani (2019-20)
Business ZTC Programs Advisory Group
- Andrea Niosi (2019-20)
- Anita Sangha (2019-20)
Health ZTC Porgrams Advisory Group
- Nirmal Dhaliwal (2019-21)
Open Homework Systems Advisory Group
- Levente Orbán (2019-21)
BCOEL Membership
- Caroline Daniels
- Cleire Lauron
- Karen Meijer-Kline
- Linda Woodcock
Open Education Group OER Research Fellowships
- Alena Buis (2019-20)
- Farhad Dastur (2016-17)
- Rajiv Jhangiani (2015-16)
OERu
- Member of OERu, an international network of recognized partner institutions from five continents – providing top-quality tertiary courses to students everywhere.
SPARC
2018-2019 Open Education Leadership Mentors
- Caroline Daniels