An “open textbook,” as defined on the Open Textbook Library website, is one that has “an open license that makes it free for anyone to use and change. It can be print or digital” (FAQ). The Open Textbook Library, as of the date of this posting, has 1093 open textbooks. To browse by subject or to take a look at the newest books in the library, visit their website: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks.
There are still a few seats available for this afternoon’s OER webinar. If you are interested in learning more about OER, please consider this session if it fits your schedule.
Course Number: XPAA 216-80 (90049)
Title: Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Webinar, Thursday, September 29, 2022, 3:00-4:30PM
Description: Are you interested in OER but not sure where to start? Join us for this 90-minute webinar to learn how OER can benefit both faculty and students. Learn how to determine whether a resource is an OER and where these materials can be found.
Register using this Wufoo link:
Politics 101: Facilitated by American government instructor Lisa Toland, Dean of Off campus, faculty and staff are invited to join this session for an opportunity to learn more about the basics of politics. In this non-partisan professional-development session, participants will hear a brief history of how our government was started, increase their voter literacy, and have an opportunity to join in a Q&A session. Know that your vote counts.
XPOT 123-01 (90052) Politics 101-01, Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 12:45-1:35 in 207F (24 seats)
XPOT 123-80 (90053) Politics 101-01, Tuesday, October 4, 2022, 12:45-1:35 TEAMS/WEBEX session (50 seats)
To register, please complete the Wufoo form available at this link: https://ptcgwd.wufoo.com/forms/politics-101-registration-form.
| Course Number: XPAA 216-80 (90049)Title: Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)Webinar, Thursday, September 29, 2022, 3:00-4:30PMDescription: Are you interested in OER but not sure where to start? Join us for this 90-minute webinar to learn how OER can benefit both faculty and students. Learn how to determine whether a resource is an OER and where these materials can be found. https://ptcgwd.wufoo.com/forms/introduction-to-oer-webinar-registration-form |
| Course Number: XPAA 217-80 (90050) Title: Faculty Perspectives on OER CreationWebinar, Thursday, October 27, 2022, 11:00AM-12:00PM Description: Faculty across South Carolina are adopting and even creating their own open education resources (OER). Join faculty from a variety of disciplines and institutions as they share their experiences in creating OER. This webinar is perfect for faculty and staff interested in learning more about OER creation and how open resources can be incorporated into courses.https://ptcgwd.wufoo.com/forms/faculty-perspectives-on-oer-creation-registration |
| Course Number: XPAA 218-80 (90051) Title: Creative Commons Licensing for OERWebinar, Wednesday, November 9, 2022, 1:00PM-2:00PMDescription: Creative Commons (CC) licenses are customizable copyright licenses that that allow creators to clearly mark how others can reuse their work under specific circumstances. Learn about the different types of Creative Commons licenses that are applied to OER content, how to tell what you can do with a CC-licensed work, and how to select and apply a CC license for your own works.https://ptcgwd.wufoo.com/forms/creative-commons-licensing-for-oer-registration |
The SC Commission on Higher Education is engaged in a project to review current practices related to transfer among and between institutions of higher education in SC. The work is sponsored by SC Commission on Higher Education along with SHEEO and the John Gardner Institute. The states participating in this project include North Carolina, Colorado, Washington, and South Carolina. The project is inviting faculty and staff at each two and four year public and private institution in the state to participate in a survey. The data collected will be disaggregated by College and each College will receive a copy of their results as well as summative statewide results.
This survey results will provide the perspectives of faculty, staff and administrators who work directly with transfer or transfer-bound students. If you work directly with students on transfer or transfer-related issues, please participate in the survey. Your participation is important because you understand institutional policies and procedures related to transfer and provide a different perspective from those working at the state level on how the state policies and programs are functioning.
The population for the survey includes academic and student services administrators, faculty who teach undergraduates, and staff who work with transfer or transfer-bound students.
If you haven’t completed the survey and work directly with students or transfer-related issues, the survey will remain open until 4 pm on September 30th; please consider participating. The survey link is https://survey.jngi.org/s12d9c-265.
(from emails shared by Dr. Donna Foster on 9.6 and 9.19.22)
The ability to add manual dates to the Work To Do widget in the Brightspace Pulse app is being removed. Due to the nature of the Work To Do app and how it auto populates with relevant due dates, this button was not used often.
Instructors can now use the Classlist tool to view groups and sections. Previously, instructors could only view section enrollments using various filtering and sorting work flows or by searching within the Sections tool.
With this release, instructors have the option to create quizzes with no time limit. The No Time Limit option is now the default Timing setting for new quizzes.
Previously, instructors who wished to create quizzes with no time limit had to use the Recommended Time Limit option, which was selected by default and set to 120 minutes. This led to confusion for learners because the recommended time limit displayed on the quiz itself.
Instructors can create quizzes with no time limit using either the New Experience or the Classic Experience. In the Restrictions tab, under Timing, select No Time Limit.
Learners who take a quiz with no time limit now see No time limit under Time Allowed on the Quiz Summary page and Est. Length: No Time Limit on the quiz itself.
