![]() (Both Kwantlen and TRU are member institutions in the Open Educational Resource University (OERu) which helps explain why there is both enthusiasm and expertise on OERs and OpenTexts at the two institutions, a happy coincidence for me.) His experiences were important and extremely valuable to the early stages of this project and I happily acknowledge his generousity as a mentor. Rajiv Jhangiani teaches Psychology at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and co-authored (along with Hammond Terry) another BCcampus OpenText, Principles of Social Psychology – 1st International Edition. Ron McGivern, who wears several hats at TRU, gave me the first prod, and I am in his debt. I am also grateful to Thompson Rivers University, Open Learning for encouraging me down this path and for making a substantial contribution to the final product. He was helped throughout in this process by Brad Payne (Web Developer-Technical Analyst) and so was I. Clint Lalonde (Senior Manager, Open Education) took the reins over the larger project while continuing to play the part of technical leader. Lauri Aesoph (Manager, Open Education) has been my closest daily collaborator, ally, critic, and support through this project. Mary Burgess (now the Acting Director) was engaged from the start and has retained a helpful interest. It is a vision that has been shared by everyone on the team responsible for its production at BCcampus. It has had at its heart from the start, however, a singular vision of a resource that will remove a financial barrier to students and will empower teaching faculty. Preparing the first open text on Canadian history has been an exercise in innovation and experimentation. Our open textbooks are openly licensed using a Creative Commons license, and are offered in various e-book formats free of charge, or as printed books that are available at cost.įor more information about this project, please contact you are an instructor who is using this book for a course, please fill out an adoption form to let us know. OER are defined as teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others ( Hewlett Foundation). This is a different model than traditionally copyrighted materials. Open textbooks are open educational resources (OER) they are instructional resources created and shared in ways so that more people have access to them. Ministry of Advanced Education announced its support for the creation of open textbooks for the 40 highest-enrolled first and second year subject areas in the province’s public post-secondary system. ![]() This book is the first, in a two part collection, by this author also see Canadian History: Post-Confederation. The 1860s: Confederation and Its DiscontentsĬanadian History: Pre-Confederation was created by John Douglas Belshaw. This creation is a part of the B.C. 13.10 A Shrinking Aboriginal Landscape in the 1860s.13.6 Boundary Disputes and Manifest Destiny.13.2 Aboriginal Societies in the 18th Century.12.3 Childhood in New France and Lower Canada.11.15 Aboriginal Politics at Mid-Century.Societies of British North America to 1860 9.9 Manufacturing, Railways, and Industry: Early Days.9.5 Building the Wheat Economy in Upper Canada.9.3 British North America between the Wars.Economic Transformation and Continuity, 1818-1860s 8.10 The New HBC and the New Nation to 1860.8.4 Commerce, Collusion, and Conflict in the 18th Century.Rupert's Land and the Northern Plains, 1690-1870 7.6 Interwar Years: The Canadas cc-by-nc-sa.7.5 Interwar Years: The Atlantic Colonies cc-by-nc-sa.7.4 Revolutionary British America cc-by-nc-sa.British North America at Peace and at War (1763-1818) 6.8 The Fur Trade in Global Perspective cc-by-sa.6.6 Contrasting Farming Frontiers cc-by-sa.6.3 Competing Mercantile Economies cc-by-sa. ![]() Intercolonial Rivalries, Imperial Ambitions, and the Conquest
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