February 29th, 9 AM
Discussion Topics (Add your items below):
Attending:
Regrets: Leva
1. BCOER web site work (Erin & Ju Dee)
2. Open Education Week activities (Erin, Brenda, Caroline can speak to these)
Please help promote! Participation info on this page:
https://open.bccampus.ca/2016/02/22/open-education-week-2016-is-march-7-11/
- Webinars: U of Sask Monday and Wed. with BCOER Librarians
- Tues/Thurs: UBC Vancouver lineup on Github Hands-on and Faculty Discussion Panel
- Friday: KPU and BCcampus hosting Creative Commons workshop with Paul Stacey
- Also special BCOER sponsored meeting with Paul Stacey post-workshop. Here’s the Doodle: http://doodle.com/poll/84akdfs3pzzyvhum
3. Your Additional Topics (Please add or jump In day of meeting!)
Note: Leva’s Updates (I won’t be present to talk about these but get in touch if you have questions)
- Libraries OER Strategy Planning Guide: Will share this soon as a PressBooks document. A BCOER account has been created for us to play with PressBooks and also become familiar with it if you are interested
- Open Textbook Promo kits: BCcampus will provide the following for a promo kit for BC post secondary libraries adopting/adapting open textbooks:
- a set of BC OT brochures & posters for display/distribution
- copies of the BCOER Faculty Checklist (currently available online & being redesigned)
- One printed textbook from the BC Open Textbook collection to have as a sample copy. You will be able to choose from a set of selected of Arts, Science or Trades open textbooks.
- Note: perhaps we can have a volunteer or two to work on tips/ideas for setting up an info table and/or loading textbooks on various devices per Lin’s original notes