Contacts
Name | Title | Contact Information |
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Melanie Meyers | Project Manager | mmeyers@bccampus.ca |
Advisory Group Members
STEM
Name | Title/Institution | Contact Information |
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Jennifer Kirkey | Department of Physics & Astronomy, Douglas College | kirkeyj@douglascollege.ca |
Jackie Stewart | Deputy Academic Director CTLT and | |
Lin Brander | Librarian, Electronics & Computer Systems;Open Education, BCIT | |
Taco Niet | Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering, SFU | |
Gaitri Yapa | Lecturer, Dept. of Statistics and Actuarial Science, SFU | |
Steve Earle | Faculty, Geology, Open Learning, TRU | |
Jonathan Verrett | Instructor, Faculty of Applied Sciences | Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, UBC |
BUSINESS
Name | Title/Institution | Contact Information |
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Vicky Roy | Associate Dean, Business, BCIT | |
Florence Daddey | Instructor, Business Administration, Douglas College & Law Enforcement Studies Diploma JIBC | |
Bruce Bennett | Instructor, School of University Studies and Careet Access, CNC | |
Anita Sangha | Instructor, School of Business, KPU | |
Brenda Smith | Open Education Librarian, TRU | |
Lisa Kanary | Instructor/Coordinator, School of Business & Leadership, Yukon College | |
Andrea Niosi | Instructor, Faculty of Business, Marketing, KPU |
Project Charter
1.Partners | 2.Scope | 3.Goals | 5.Deliverables | 6.Audience |
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Project Manager Sponsors eCampus Ontario have begun a similar process and it is our intention to collaborate with ON to co-develop resources in alignment with BC standards Governance groups to be determined that provide sector representation. | In scope: Develop entire suite of freely available resources including textbooks, test banks, homework assignments and other ancillary resources to replace costly commercial educational resources in Business and STEM education programs. Out of scope: | Eliminate textbook and learning resource costs throughout entire programs of study in Business and STEM. Reduce education costs, increase student access, and incentivize students to pursue programs that meet provincial labour market and human resource needs |
| The target audience for the ZTC curriculum development is faculty and staff. Target audience includes approximately 100,000 students in related programs. |
4. Risks and Planning | 8. Requirements | 7.Budget | ||
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| Overall budget is $400,000 including all administrative fees and staffing costs. See budget details below. |
High Level Project Budget
See Chart of Accounts for Budget allocation
Updated Budget April 8, 2020- Business
Updated Budget April 8, 2020- STEM
Budget Item | Expense |
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Salaries and Benefits: Project Management | 169,971 |
Contract Services: Curriculum Writers, Editors, SME, Grants | 163,608 |
Travel, Meetings, Events, Promotion | 24,000 |
Telecom, Office Supplies | 2,420 |
Project Fees: 10% Admin Cost | 40,000 |
Total | $400,000 |
Timeline
Year | Quarter | Activity | Announceables |
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1 | First Quarter June-August 2019 |
| Please add key dates and items that are relevant for an announceable |
1 | Second Quarter September-November 2019 |
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1 | Third Quarter December 2019-February 2020 |
| Grant awards for Marketing OER - Feb 14 |
1 | Fourth Quarter March - May 2020 |
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Business OER added to the collection (April 2019-March 2020)
- Digital Accessibility as a Business Practice (April 1, 2019)
- Principles of Management (OpenStax) (June 25, 2019)
- Organizational Behavior (OpenStax) (July 11, 2019)
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation Toolkit (January 7, 2020)
Business Grants distributed
OER | Institution | Creator | Funding Amount | Contract |
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Consumer Behaviour | KPU | Andrea Niosi | $12,666 | KPU Contract |
Digital Marketing | Langara | Rochelle Grayson | $15,000 | Langara Contract |
Marketing Plan Development | BCIT | Mike Walmsley | $15000 | Contract - cancelled |
Principles of Marketing | Okanagan College | Mike Orwick | $5000 | Contract |
Tourism and Hospitality in BC - 2nd Edition | Selkirk College and others | Wendy Anderson | $8000 | |
Business Statistics (adaptation) | Yukon University | Lisa Kanary | $9000 | |
ZTC Business Administration | Douglas College | Florence Daddey | $33,500 | |
Consumer Behaviour Ancillaries | KPU | Adnrea Niosi | $5000 |
STEM OER added to the collection (April 2019-March 2020)
- Sets, Logic, Computation: An Open Logic Text (April 1, 2019)
- Web Accessibility for Developers (April 1, 2019)
- Intermediate Algebra (OpenStax) (May 17, 2019)
- Introduction to Psychology (University of Saskatchewan) (July 17, 2019)
- Chemistry - 2e (OpenStax) (August 20, 2019)
- Chemistry: Atoms First - 2e (OpenStax) (August 20, 2019)
- Elementary Algebra (OpenStax) (August 20, 2019)
- forall x: An Introduction to Formal Logic - Fall 2019 Edition (Calgary) (Sept 4, 2019)
- College Mathematics for Everyday Life - Second Edition (September 5, 2019)
- Delfts Foundations of Computation (February 4, 2020
- Physical Geology - 2nd Edition (September 23, 2019)
- Intermediate Algebra and Trigonometry (November 25, 2019)
- Intermediate General and Applied Science Course (January 2, 2020)
- Understanding Document Accessibility (January 20, 2020)
- Introduction to Oceanography (January 21, 2020)
- Creating Online Learning Experiences (January 13, 2020)
STEM Grants Distributed
OER | Institution | Creator | Funding Amount | Contract |
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| VIU | Brian Dick with Articulation Committee | $1500 for EOI $500 for each review | |
Physics: Statics and Dynamics (WeBWork problems) | UBC & Douglas College | Agnes d'Entremont & Jennifer Kirkey | ||
Geography Lab Manual | UBC-O | Stuart McKinnon | ||
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