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10 Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU)
SUPPORT
Contacts
For assistance, please contact:
- Open Ed office at open@kpu.ca
Website
Open Education at KPU
Open Education Strategic Plan 2018-2023 at KPU
Policies and procedures
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- 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.”
- Intellectual Property Procedure
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
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Building Blocks of Academic Writing by Carellin Brooks
- Doing Research: A students guide to finding and using the best by Celia Brinkerhoff
- Introduction to Professional Communications by Melissa Ashman
- Intermediate Algebra by Terrance Berg
- Learning to Learn Online by Christina Page, Adam Vincent
- Speaking and Writing Punjabi by Ranbir Johal
- Student Engagement Activities for Business Communicationsby Melissa Ashman, Arley Cruthers, Sarah Duncan, Karen Inkster Vance, and Panteli Tritchew
- University 101: Study, Strategize, and Succeed edited by Christine Page, KPU Learning Centres
Open textbooks – adapted
- Business Writing for Everyone by Arley Cruthers
- Principles of Social Psychology-1st International Edition by co-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
Ancillary resources
- Slide decks for Principles of Social Psychology, 1st International Edition and Principles of Social Psychology
Courses
- 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
Support resources
- A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students contributing author Rajiv Jhangiani
- Getting to Know Your International Students by Christina Page
- How KPU Can Positively Impact International Students by Arley Cruthers
- OER Creation and Adaptation: Workshop Guide by Rajiv Jhangiani
- Universal Design for Learning: A Practical Guide 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
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
KPU OER Grant
- Adapt and improve a Math Qualifying Studies open textbook
- Create a Consumer Behaviour open textbook
- Abridge and update Introduction to Sociology – 2nd Canadian Edition
- Launch an open access journal of KPU Psychology student work
- Create a Statistics for Sociology open textbook
- Develop openly-licensed modules for Religions of East Asia
- Develop core skill-building module for three levels of listening and speaking courses in the ELST program
- Create videos to supplement interactive Doing Research modules
- Adapt and enhance Business Communication for Everyone: An Inclusive Guide to Writing in the Workplace
- Create an Introductory Taxation open textbook with students using principles of open pedagogy
- Remix and adapt OER for Introduction to University Writing
- Create a question bank to accompany an Organizational Behaviour open textbook
KPU Faculty of Arts Excellence and Advancement Fund Grant & Zed Cred Grant
- Create an Introductory Criminology open textbook
BCcampus OER Grant
- Ancient and Medieval History open textbook, lead
Marketing OER 2020 (BCcampus)
- Andrea Niosi – Consumer Behaviour
OE Sustainability Grant 2019-2021 (BCcampus)
KPU will embark on this two-year plan:
- Enhance and professionalize KPU’s Open Publishing Suite (OPUS) by:
- Developing LaTeX support service
- Providing graphic design and layout support
- Creating a pre-publication peer-review program
- Enhance open education research capacity with:
- OER Research Fellowship
- Hosting an annual OER Institute
- Expand their UN Sustainable Goals Open Pedagogy Fellowship
- Adapt the student-created textbook affordability challenge game for web delivery
- Develop a question bank sprint guide
Trades OER Development Grant 2019 (BCcampus)
- Betty Cunnin and Michelle Nakano
- Develop an open textbook for students studying a keystone subject for the Landscape Horticulturist Apprenticeship: Identify plants and plant requirements. Focus on Learning Competency F2 for Level 1 and Level 2.
Trades OER Development Grant 2020 (BCcampus)
- Michelle Nakano – Line F (levels 3 and 4): Horticulture/Landscape
REVIEWING OER
Open textbooks reviewed by KPU faculty
- British Columbia in a Global Context
- Canadian History: Pre-Confederation
- College Physics: OpenStax
- 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.
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
Blogs and 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- And the winner is… Diane Purvey – April 24, 2018 (BCcampus)
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
