Marx’s Capital after 150 Years; Workshop – Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project; Historical Thinking Summer Institute; eCampusOntario releases Calls for Proposals; …
Below are events taking place soon as well as announcements that may be of interest. (A bulletin will now be sent out each week with upcoming events and announcements.) Departmental events are also posted on our website.
Events
May 24-26, 2017
Marx’s Capital after 150 Years: Critique and Alternative to Capitalism Conference
The conference which will be held at York University from May 24-26, 2017 and will play host to a number of speakers including: Immanuel Wallerstein, Saskia Sassen, Etienne Balibar, Himani Bannerji, Marcello Musto and many more. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free.
For more information on the Conference, including the conference program, please visit: http://www.marxcollegium.org/
June 14, 2017
Workshop: Canadian Foreign Intelligence History Project (CFIHP)
This is a one-day workshop that the CFIHP will be holding in Ottawa on 14 June. Full details are available on the CFIHP webpage: https://carleton.ca/csids/canadian-foreign-intelligence-history-project/.
This will be an opportunity discuss the documentation available through the CFIHP database and opportunities for research and collaboration.
July 17-22, 2017
Historical Thinking Summer Institute
The Historical Thinking Summer Institute is designed for teachers, curriculum developers, professional development leaders, historians, museum educators and curators who want to enhance their expertise at designing history programs, courses, units, lessons, projects, or educational resources that explicitly focus on historical thinking.
Attendees of the 2017 Historical Thinking Summer Institute will participate in a variety of activities including presentations and workshops, learning activities at the Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum, discussions of readings, guest
lectures, and group work to explore six historical thinking concepts: evidence, significance, continuity & change, cause & consequence, perspective-taking, and the ethical dimension of history. For more information visit http://www.canadashistory.ca/HTSI.
Announcements
eCampusOntario releases Calls for Proposals – Prof. Shawn Graham would be happy to discuss this with interested colleagues
Open Textbook Initiative
On June 6, 2016, eCampusOntario released the first Call for Proposals to support the development of Open Educational Resources (OER) at Ontario colleges and universities. A total of 61 proposals were received and 24 projects were funded. With the generous support of the Ontario Government and the Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development, eCampusOntario is building on the success of this first funding program to incent the continued adaptation, adoption and creation of Open Textbooks for Ontario.
The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Development has provided funding to increase the presence and use of open textbooks in the following priority areas:
- Textbooks for high-enrolment first and second-year courses
- Original French-language content
- Indigenous studies content
- Trades and technical skills content
- Content supporting the settlement of immigrants and refugees
Funded Open Textbook Initiative projects are intended to incent uptake of these resources across the province, encourage the adoption and adaptation of open textbooks by educators across Ontario institutions, and support early adopters at a grass-roots level. This Call for Proposals describes the process and criteria for selecting projects for funding.
Download the Open Textbook Initiative Call for Proposals
Digital Inclusion Research
As a centre for excellence in online learning, eCampusOntario has a mandate to support leading edge Ontario research in the field. In this Call for Proposals, the Ontario Digital Service has provided funding to support researchers who wish to explore digital inclusion and related areas of focus, such as inequities in access to the Internet and digital skills, practices of design which exclude groups or individuals, and explorations of the concrete ways in which people can benefit from the application of digital skills and access across sectors (e.g., healthcare, education, civic participation) as well as ways in which people may be put at risk as a result of lack of knowledge, or skills in digital technologies.
Download the Digital Inclusion Research Funding Call for Proposals
QUESTIONS
Please submit questions to projects@ecampusontario.ca.
Q&A Webinars
We will host a Q&A Webinar for each RFP on Wednesday May 31, 2017:
10am – 11am: Open Textbook Initiative. Register now.
2pm – 3pm: Digital Inclusion Research. Register now.