Four ways librarians are essential to the future of open textbooks and OER
When the Open Textbook Project started two years ago, librarians were identified as one of …
UNBC librarians inoculate novice academics against predatory publishers
Under the guise of open access, predatory publishers are preying on naïve graduate students, offering …
Pressbooks plugin developed by BCcampus enables truly open textbook publishing
BCcampus has around 70 open textbooks in its collection, and more are being added each …
Open Access Week: Equipping the online learning community with open-access tools
Open Access workshops led by BCcampus provide educators across the province an opportunity to experience …
Celebrating Open Access Week with new open textbooks
This fall we have added new textbooks in Geography, Marketing, English, Psychology, and Sociology to …
BCcampus staffers talking textbooks at Open Access Week events
Open Access Week, a global event, is an opportunity for the academic and research community …
Open Textbook Project turns two
The B.C. Open Textbook Project turns two years old today. Birthdays are a good time …
Workshop builds confidence to make the teaching process smoother
A popular UNBC workshop uses case studies, group work, and interactive discussion to help educators …
Improving adoption of open textbooks through faculty advocates
Three instructors from each of three B.C. Institutions have joined the BCcampus Open Textbook team …
Five questions with Patricia Cia, Langara College
Patricia Cia is the newly-minted (as of July 1) Director of Academic Innovation, a new …