Appendix: External Resources Recommended in This Toolkit

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Open Textbooks in BC

BCcampus Open Ed “Open Licenses”
https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-101/demystifying-open-licenses/

BCcampus Open Ed “Faculty Guide for Evaluating Open Resources”
https://open.bccampus.ca/files/2014/07/Faculty-Guide-22-Apr-15.pdf

BC Open Textbook Adoption Guide
https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/

BCcampus Open Ed – Find Open Textbook
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/

BC Open Textbook Adoption Guide — “Using an Open Textbook for Your Course”
https://opentextbc.ca/adoptopentextbook/chapter/using-an-open-textbook-for-your-course/

BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit
https://opentextbc.ca/accessibilitytoolkit/

Open Educational Resources

Creative Commons, “About the Licenses”
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/

Creative Commons Search
https://search.creativecommons.org/

Jhangiani, R.S., Pitt, R., Hendricks, C., Key, J., Lalonde, C., (2016)   Exploring Faculty Use of Open Education Resources.  BCcampus Research Report.

Jhangiani R. & Biswas-Diener R. 2017. Open: The Philosophy and Practices that are Revolutionizing Education and Science. London: Ubiquity Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/bbc

Lumen Learning, “What’s OER?”
http://lumenlearning.com/about/whats-oer/

Online learning and distance education resources moderated by Tony Bates
https://www.tonybates.ca/tag/open-textbooks/

Tuomi, Ilkka. 2013.  Open Educational Resources and the Transformation of Education.  European Journal of Education, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2013.

William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, “Open Educational Resources: OER Defined”
http://www.hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/#overview