{"id":3248,"date":"2024-11-26T20:10:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T20:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=3248"},"modified":"2025-03-26T17:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T17:10:48","slug":"opened-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/chapter\/opened-in-2025\/","title":{"raw":"OpenEd in 2025","rendered":"OpenEd in 2025"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Updates and news regarding open education in B.C. for 2025 as posted in the BCcampus newsletter.<\/div>\r\n<h1>January<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox\">BCcampus is pleased to announce that its open education helpdesk is now using Jira Service Management to answer queries. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/contact\">contact form in the B.C. Open Collection<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/contact-us\/\">in the BCcampus OpenEd<\/a> websites now direct queries to this system. Messages sent to BCcampus Open Education Help via the open@bccampus.ca email will continue to be monitored.<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2><a id=\"january\"><\/a>Open Ed Blogs and Opportunities<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/call-for-proposals-open-education-week-2025\/\">Call for Proposals: Open Education Week 2025<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/01\/10\/adapting-an-open-textbook-for-equity-successes-and-challenges\/\">Adapting an Open Textbook for Equity: Successes and Challenges<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2024\/12\/16\/embracing-open-solutions-highlights-from-the-3rd-unesco-world-oer-congress\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=BCcampus%20News%20-%20Jan%2015%202025&amp;utm_content=BCcampus%20News%20-%20Jan%2015%202025+CID_c6b68ed62f205f609dba8e3681ffff89&amp;utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&amp;utm_term=Highlights%20from%20the%203rd%20UNESCO%20World%20OER%20Congress\">Embracing Open Solutions: Highlights from the 3rd UNESCO World OER Congress<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW<\/strong> ...<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That BCcampus provides information and resources about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/advocate-for-open-education\/\">Advocate for Open Education<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/business-general\/\">Business<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/opentext.ku.edu\/smallbusinessmanagement\/\">Small Business Management<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/history\/\">History<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/theamericanrevolutionprimarysourcereadings\/\">Open Anthology of the American Revolution<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/nursing\/\">Nursing<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.utc.edu\/open-textbooks\/3\/\">Simulation scenarios for nurse practitioner educators: A faculty guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/nutrition\/\">Nutrition<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/med.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Nutrition\/Realities_of_Nutrition_(Morrill)\">Realities of Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/open-education\/\">Open Education<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.cuny.edu\/studentguideopenimages\/\">Finding and Using Openly Licensed Images: A Quick Guide for Students<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/language-oer-for-specific-languages\/#spanish\">Spanish<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/health-and-medical-general\/\">Health and Medicine<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/opentext.ku.edu\/paravivir\/\">Para vivir con salud<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/statistics\/\">Statistics<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ubalt.pressbooks.pub\/analytictechniquespubmngmtpolicy\/\">Analytic Techniques for Public Management and Policy<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2><a id=\"newbc\"><\/a>New in B.C.<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcit.ca\/open\/grants\/\">BCIT: Open Education Grants 2025<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ctlt.ubc.ca\/events\/program-for-open-scholarship-and-education-pose-2025\/\">UBC: Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) 2025<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachingandlearningwithai\/\">GenAI in Teaching and Learning Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/archives\/7628\">Where Open Education Meets Generative AI: OELMs<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>February<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2><a id=\"february\"><\/a>Open Ed Events and Opportunities<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/british-columbia-open-education-institutional-grant\/\">British Columbia Open Education Institutional Grant \u2013 BCcampus<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/01\/24\/announcing-recipients-of-the-creative-commons-certificate-scholarships\/\">Announcing the Recipients of the Creative Commons Certificate Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a title=\"https:\/\/sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-sjkdlhl-jhgotyiy-yh\/\" href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/02\/11\/announcing-the-recipients-of-open-education-week-2025-sponsorships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"23\">Announcing the Recipients of Open Education Week 2025 Sponsorships<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW<\/strong> ...<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nThe latest Pressbooks update provides these improvements to BCcampus's Pressbooks sites.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>New branding for <strong>British Columbia\/Yukon Open Authoring Platform<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWA16c5a11a-f7ca-3dd1-5fef-7895783ffff0\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"4\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">pressbooks.bccampus.ca<\/a><\/u>) and <strong>BCcampus Open Publishing<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWA8de69e96-d149-2858-a6c7-854485384711\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"5\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">opentextbc.ca<\/a><\/u>): In an effort to better distinguish between the Pressbooks site for B.C. and Yukon faculty and the one for BCcampus-published resources, we have made some changes to the appearance of both sites.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>British Columbia\/Yukon Open Authoring Platform<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWA54dddf33-201a-a746-88db-e3a225f3eb47\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"6\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">pressbooks.bccampus.ca<\/a><\/u>):\u00a0Replaced the BCcampus logo with a new logo (British Columbia\/Yukon Pressbooks logo). The red primary site colour remains the same.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>\u00a0BCcampus Open Publishing<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWAb7447b88-4f65-36eb-1339-3ef680c3b6fb\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"7\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">opentextbc.ca<\/a><\/u>):\u00a0Now features a dark blue theme that reflects BCcampus branding. The BCcampus logo remains the same.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>New in the B.C. Open Collection<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/fundamentalsbusiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Fundamentals of Business - British Columbia Edition 2024\">Fundamentals of Business - British Columbia Edition 2024<\/a> by Florence Daddey and Rachael Newton at Douglas College. This book was part of a General Business Certificate ZTC grant provided by BCcampus.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>New edition: <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond-1st-canadian-edition-fanshawe-college-451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Information Systems for Business and Beyond - 1st Canadian Edition\">Information Systems for Business and Beyond - 1st Canadian Edition<\/a> from Fanshawe College. We added a prior edition of this book to the collection in 2014, and this edition was published in 2022. The original edition will be archived on June 2, 2025.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/communications\/\">Communications<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.pub\/facilitationguideforsocialemotionallearning\/\">Pathways to Connection: A Facilitation Guide for Social Emotional Development and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/dance\/\">Dance:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/danceappreciation\/\">So You Think You Know Dance? Fundamentals of Dance<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/environment\/\">Environmental Studies:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/62d8c43f-d130-4e96-9b7d-d583783ccff2\">Fish, Fishing, and Conservation<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/fine-arts-general\/\">Fine Arts:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/exploringarts\/\">Exploring the Arts \u2013 A Brief Introduction to Art, Theatre, Music, and Dance<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/music\/\">Music:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/d65c0c62-e109-476d-bf2a-b0696f550fa5\">Original Etudes for the Developing Conductor<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/presentations\/\">Public Speaking<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/publicspeaking\/\">It's About Them: Public Speaking in the 21st Century<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>New in B.C.<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castanet.net\/news\/Campus-Life-Kamloops\/533937\/Open-source-collaboration-gains-provincial-backing-through-new-grant\">Open-source collaboration gains provincial backing through new grant<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aishowcase.trubox.ca\/\">AI Symposium &amp; Showcase<\/a> (March 21, 2025, TRU)<\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aieducation.trubox.ca\/\">AI in Education<\/a> (TRU)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccoer.org\/webinar\/resilience-and-open-education-supporting-ukrainian-librarians-during-wartime\/\">Resilience and Open Education: Supporting Ukrainian Librarians During Wartime<\/a> (CCCOER webinar recording)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>March<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<h2>Open Ed Blogs and Opportunities<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/03\/20\/bccampus-award-for-excellence-in-open-education-joel-heng-hartse\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=BCcampus%20News%20-%20March%2026&amp;utm_content=BCcampus%20News%20-%20March%2026+CID_234c94cdaabd2003697435666a233d74&amp;utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&amp;utm_term=BCcampus%20Award%20for%20Excellence%20in%20Open%20Education\">BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Joel Heng Hartse<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/creative-commons-cc-certificate-15-discount\/\">Creative Commons Certificate - 15% discount<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/evaluate-oer-under-consideration\/\">Evaluate OER Under Consideration<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW<\/strong> ...<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nThat students attending post-secondary institutions in B.C. have saved over $41M since 2012. For more information on adoption stats, see <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/advocate-for-open-education\/open-textbook-stats\/\">Known Open Textbook Adoptions in B.C<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/business-communications\/\">Business Communications<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/orgbuscommunication\/\">Organizational Business Communication<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/earth-and-ocean-sciences-general\/\">Earth Science<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/ea151149-ff36-420a-891a-99ea8aa79d27\">Introduction to Earth Science - 2nd Edition<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/early-childhood-education\/\">Early Childhood Education<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub\/earlychildhood\/\">Early Childhood Education: Nature and Outdoor Play<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/part\/non-english-oer\/\">Language Learning (Non-EnglishOER)<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/khmer\/\">Khmer<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/intkhmer\/\">Intermediate Khmer<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b4%e0%af%8d-tamil\/\">Tamil<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/basictamil\/\">Basic Tamil<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/vietnamese\/\">Vietnamese<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/advancedvietnamese\/\">Advanced Vietnamese<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>New in B.C.<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>See the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) website for a <a href=\"https:\/\/bcoel.ca\/resources\/library-guides\/\">list of OER library guides<\/a> at B.C.'s post-secondary institutions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crln.acrl.org\/index.php\/crlnews\/article\/view\/26548\/34482\">Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusmanitoba.ca\/blogs\/can-ai-enhance-oer-development-in-manitoba\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-2025-Newsletter&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Campus-Manitoba-Newsletter&amp;utm_term=Breaking-Barriers%3A-Affordable-Learning%2C-AI%2C-and-OER-in-Focus\">Can AI Enhance OER Development in Manitoba?<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rebus.community\/supplemental-materials-development-certificate\/\">Supplemental Materials Development Certificate<\/a> (Rebus)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox shaded\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Updates and news regarding open education in B.C. for 2025 as posted in the BCcampus newsletter.<\/div>\n<h1>January<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox\">BCcampus is pleased to announce that its open education helpdesk is now using Jira Service Management to answer queries. Both the <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/contact\">contact form in the B.C. Open Collection<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/contact-us\/\">in the BCcampus OpenEd<\/a> websites now direct queries to this system. Messages sent to BCcampus Open Education Help via the open@bccampus.ca email will continue to be monitored.<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2><a id=\"january\"><\/a>Open Ed Blogs and Opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/call-for-proposals-open-education-week-2025\/\">Call for Proposals: Open Education Week 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/01\/10\/adapting-an-open-textbook-for-equity-successes-and-challenges\/\">Adapting an Open Textbook for Equity: Successes and Challenges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2024\/12\/16\/embracing-open-solutions-highlights-from-the-3rd-unesco-world-oer-congress\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=BCcampus%20News%20-%20Jan%2015%202025&amp;utm_content=BCcampus%20News%20-%20Jan%2015%202025+CID_c6b68ed62f205f609dba8e3681ffff89&amp;utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&amp;utm_term=Highlights%20from%20the%203rd%20UNESCO%20World%20OER%20Congress\">Embracing Open Solutions: Highlights from the 3rd UNESCO World OER Congress<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW<\/strong> &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">That BCcampus provides information and resources about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/advocate-for-open-education\/\">Advocate for Open Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/business-general\/\">Business<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/opentext.ku.edu\/smallbusinessmanagement\/\">Small Business Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/history\/\">History<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/theamericanrevolutionprimarysourcereadings\/\">Open Anthology of the American Revolution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/nursing\/\">Nursing<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.utc.edu\/open-textbooks\/3\/\">Simulation scenarios for nurse practitioner educators: A faculty guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/nutrition\/\">Nutrition<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/med.libretexts.org\/Bookshelves\/Nutrition\/Realities_of_Nutrition_(Morrill)\">Realities of Nutrition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/open-education\/\">Open Education<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.cuny.edu\/studentguideopenimages\/\">Finding and Using Openly Licensed Images: A Quick Guide for Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/language-oer-for-specific-languages\/#spanish\">Spanish<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/health-and-medical-general\/\">Health and Medicine<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/opentext.ku.edu\/paravivir\/\">Para vivir con salud<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/statistics\/\">Statistics<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ubalt.pressbooks.pub\/analytictechniquespubmngmtpolicy\/\">Analytic Techniques for Public Management and Policy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"newbc\"><\/a>New in B.C.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcit.ca\/open\/grants\/\">BCIT: Open Education Grants 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/events.ctlt.ubc.ca\/events\/program-for-open-scholarship-and-education-pose-2025\/\">UBC: Program for Open Scholarship and Education (POSE) 2025<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/teachingandlearningwithai\/\">GenAI in Teaching and Learning Toolkit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opencontent.org\/blog\/archives\/7628\">Where Open Education Meets Generative AI: OELMs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>February<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2><a id=\"february\"><\/a>Open Ed Events and Opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/british-columbia-open-education-institutional-grant\/\">British Columbia Open Education Institutional Grant \u2013 BCcampus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/01\/24\/announcing-recipients-of-the-creative-commons-certificate-scholarships\/\">Announcing the Recipients of the Creative Commons Certificate Scholarships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"https:\/\/sfu-bccampus.cmail20.com\/t\/d-l-sjkdlhl-jhgotyiy-yh\/\" href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/02\/11\/announcing-the-recipients-of-open-education-week-2025-sponsorships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"23\">Announcing the Recipients of Open Education Week 2025 Sponsorships<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox 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data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">opentextbc.ca<\/a><\/u>): In an effort to better distinguish between the Pressbooks site for B.C. and Yukon faculty and the one for BCcampus-published resources, we have made some changes to the appearance of both sites.<\/li>\n<li><strong>British Columbia\/Yukon Open Authoring Platform<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWA54dddf33-201a-a746-88db-e3a225f3eb47\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"6\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">pressbooks.bccampus.ca<\/a><\/u>):\u00a0Replaced the BCcampus logo with a new logo (British Columbia\/Yukon Pressbooks logo). The red primary site colour remains the same.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00a0BCcampus Open Publishing<\/strong> (<u><a id=\"OWAb7447b88-4f65-36eb-1339-3ef680c3b6fb\" class=\"x_x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-linkindex=\"7\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\">opentextbc.ca<\/a><\/u>):\u00a0Now features a dark blue theme that reflects BCcampus branding. The BCcampus logo remains the same.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New in the B.C. Open Collection<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/fundamentalsbusiness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Fundamentals of Business - British Columbia Edition 2024\">Fundamentals of Business &#8211; British Columbia Edition 2024<\/a> by Florence Daddey and Rachael Newton at Douglas College. This book was part of a General Business Certificate ZTC grant provided by BCcampus.<\/li>\n<li>New edition: <a href=\"https:\/\/collection.bccampus.ca\/textbooks\/information-systems-for-business-and-beyond-1st-canadian-edition-fanshawe-college-451\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Link Information Systems for Business and Beyond - 1st Canadian Edition\">Information Systems for Business and Beyond &#8211; 1st Canadian Edition<\/a> from Fanshawe College. We added a prior edition of this book to the collection in 2014, and this edition was published in 2022. The original edition will be archived on June 2, 2025.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/communications\/\">Communications<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.pub\/facilitationguideforsocialemotionallearning\/\">Pathways to Connection: A Facilitation Guide for Social Emotional Development and Community Engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/dance\/\">Dance:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/danceappreciation\/\">So You Think You Know Dance? Fundamentals of Dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/environment\/\">Environmental Studies:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/62d8c43f-d130-4e96-9b7d-d583783ccff2\">Fish, Fishing, and Conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/fine-arts-general\/\">Fine Arts:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/exploringarts\/\">Exploring the Arts \u2013 A Brief Introduction to Art, Theatre, Music, and Dance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/music\/\">Music:<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/d65c0c62-e109-476d-bf2a-b0696f550fa5\">Original Etudes for the Developing Conductor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/presentations\/\">Public Speaking<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/louis.pressbooks.pub\/publicspeaking\/\">It&#8217;s About Them: Public Speaking in the 21st Century<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New in B.C.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.castanet.net\/news\/Campus-Life-Kamloops\/533937\/Open-source-collaboration-gains-provincial-backing-through-new-grant\">Open-source collaboration gains provincial backing through new grant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aishowcase.trubox.ca\/\">AI Symposium &amp; Showcase<\/a> (March 21, 2025, TRU)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aieducation.trubox.ca\/\">AI in Education<\/a> (TRU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cccoer.org\/webinar\/resilience-and-open-education-supporting-ukrainian-librarians-during-wartime\/\">Resilience and Open Education: Supporting Ukrainian Librarians During Wartime<\/a> (CCCOER webinar recording)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>March<\/h1>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<h2>Open Ed Blogs and Opportunities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/2025\/03\/20\/bccampus-award-for-excellence-in-open-education-joel-heng-hartse\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=BCcampus%20News%20-%20March%2026&amp;utm_content=BCcampus%20News%20-%20March%2026+CID_234c94cdaabd2003697435666a233d74&amp;utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor&amp;utm_term=BCcampus%20Award%20for%20Excellence%20in%20Open%20Education\">BCcampus Award for Excellence in Open Education: Joel Heng Hartse<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/creative-commons-cc-certificate-15-discount\/\">Creative Commons Certificate &#8211; 15% discount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bccampus.ca\/grants-calls-for-proposals\/evaluate-oer-under-consideration\/\">Evaluate OER Under Consideration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--exercises\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>DID YOU KNOW<\/strong> &#8230;<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>That students attending post-secondary institutions in B.C. have saved over $41M since 2012. For more information on adoption stats, see <a href=\"https:\/\/open.bccampus.ca\/advocate-for-open-education\/open-textbook-stats\/\">Known Open Textbook Adoptions in B.C<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New in the OER by Discipline Directory<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/business-communications\/\">Business Communications<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub\/orgbuscommunication\/\">Organizational Business Communication<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/earth-and-ocean-sciences-general\/\">Earth Science<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/vtechworks.lib.vt.edu\/items\/ea151149-ff36-420a-891a-99ea8aa79d27\">Introduction to Earth Science &#8211; 2nd Edition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/early-childhood-education\/\">Early Childhood Education<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/caul-cbua.pressbooks.pub\/earlychildhood\/\">Early Childhood Education: Nature and Outdoor Play<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/part\/non-english-oer\/\">Language Learning (Non-EnglishOER)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/khmer\/\">Khmer<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/intkhmer\/\">Intermediate Khmer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/%e0%ae%a4%e0%ae%ae%e0%ae%bf%e0%ae%b4%e0%af%8d-tamil\/\">Tamil<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/basictamil\/\">Basic Tamil<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/oerdiscipline\/chapter\/vietnamese\/\">Vietnamese<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/openbooks.lib.msu.edu\/advancedvietnamese\/\">Advanced Vietnamese<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>New in B.C.<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>See the BC Open Education Librarians (BCOEL) website for a <a href=\"https:\/\/bcoel.ca\/resources\/library-guides\/\">list of OER library guides<\/a> at B.C.&#8217;s post-secondary institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Generative AI and Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/crln.acrl.org\/index.php\/crlnews\/article\/view\/26548\/34482\">Artificial Intelligence Disclosure (AID) Framework<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.campusmanitoba.ca\/blogs\/can-ai-enhance-oer-development-in-manitoba\/?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=February-2025-Newsletter&amp;utm_source=Envoke-Campus-Manitoba-Newsletter&amp;utm_term=Breaking-Barriers%3A-Affordable-Learning%2C-AI%2C-and-OER-in-Focus\">Can AI Enhance OER Development in Manitoba?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>ICYMI<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/rebus.community\/supplemental-materials-development-certificate\/\">Supplemental Materials Development Certificate<\/a> (Rebus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-3248","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":1896,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/3248","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/3248\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3310,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/3248\/revisions\/3310"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/1896"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/3248\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3248"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=3248"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=3248"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/postsecondary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=3248"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}