Melissa Falldin of University of Minnesota and Karen Lauritsen of Open Textbook Network have just released the first iteration of their guide to Authoring Open Textbooks. The guide is a resource for anyone involved in making open textbooks–faculty, librarians, instructional designers and others–whether for higher ed or K-12. It includes materials designed to simplify theKeep reading “New Guide to Authoring Open Textbooks is Here!”
Category: open textbook projects
Help Build Ancillary Materials for Principles of Social Psychology
Ancillary materials are often tipping point for open textbook adopters. At Rebus Community we will be supporting a new, collaborative way of creating not only open textbooks but also ancillaries, and eventually, test banks and similar components. Our first example of such an effort is this project, led by Rajiv Jhangiani of Kwantlen Polytechnic University,Keep reading “Help Build Ancillary Materials for Principles of Social Psychology”
Hooray! 12 Open Textbooks in Process
We’re pleased to share that we now have a total of 12 open textbook projects in process at The Rebus Community for Open Textbook Creation! These open textbook projects receive support from Rebus Community in the form of project management; help finding collaborators including authors, editors and proofreaders; peer review coordination, and support for designKeep reading “Hooray! 12 Open Textbooks in Process”
Best Practices: Making Open Textbooks With Students
In our January Office Hours, special guests Robin DeRosa, chair of interdisciplinary studies at Plymouth State University, Steel Wagstaff, instructional technology consultant at UW-Madison, and Amanda Coolidge, senior manager of open education at BCcampus, spoke about their experiences working with students to create open textbooks. Robin spoke about her experiences working with students to developKeep reading “Best Practices: Making Open Textbooks With Students”
Open Anthology of Earlier American Lit: TOC Open for Comment
The Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature is a great OER story. It began as a way to save students money in an American literature survey course, has turned into a project held up as a model of open pedagogy, and in its next phase, we hope it will grow into a genuine alternative toKeep reading “Open Anthology of Earlier American Lit: TOC Open for Comment”
Welcome our two new section editors for Introduction to Philosophy
From a glimmer in the eye of lead editor Christina Hendricks, the Introduction to Philosophy project has grown quickly, with a team of around 20 collaborators working to clarify the approach to and scope of the project. The team have developed a draft table of contents, with seven initial sections to be covered; Metaphysics, Epistemology,Keep reading “Welcome our two new section editors for Introduction to Philosophy”
History of Science and Technology Open Textbook needs you!
The Rebus Community is building a new collaborative model for open academic & textbook publishing, and we’re always looking for forward-thinking academics, students and citizens to come help us reimagine publishing. Right now, we are looking for contributors of short sections to a new (open) History of Science and Technology textbook. Would you, or someoneKeep reading “History of Science and Technology Open Textbook needs you!”
The Rebus Mantra: If We All Chip In, the Effort Will Be Minimal and the Benefits Great
Before the Rebus Community was officially founded, Hugh McGuire wrote a post on Medium about the large-scale collaboration we hope to achieve around open textbooks. Hugh is no stranger to this kind of collaboration, having founded Librivox, a community of volunteers who crowdsourced the world’s largest collection of public domain audiobooks. In the post, heKeep reading “The Rebus Mantra: If We All Chip In, the Effort Will Be Minimal and the Benefits Great”
Contributors Wanted: Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students
We’re excited to announce the newest open textbook project to receive Rebus support: Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students. The project began as a collection of resources that lead author Linda Frederiksen, head of access services at Washington State University Vancouver, used in her classes. After various attempts at a format for theKeep reading “Contributors Wanted: Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students”
Making Open Textbooks Accessible: A Test Case
The Rebus Community is pleased to announce the latest addition to our stable of projects: Financial Strategy for Public Managers. Led by Justin Marlowe of the University of Washington, this text is targeted at Master of Public Administration students, but could also serve as the core text for a range of undergraduate, graduate and professionalKeep reading “Making Open Textbooks Accessible: A Test Case”