Open Educational Resources (OER) & Pressbooks Workshop Schedule - Fall 2024
All sessions will be held 12-1pm via Zoom.
SESSION DESCRIPTIONS
Intro to OER/Textbook Review
Interested in learning more about Open Educational Resources (OER)--what they are, why we should care about them, and what the Library is doing to support their use?
This workshop is intended for those looking for open alternatives to traditional materials or for those hoping to learn more about the possibilities of open education. We'll review how using these resources reduces student costs, can improve student success, promotes accessible and customized content development, and gives faculty control over their class resources. We'll discuss the statewide mandate for affordability in higher education and what we know about student needs at UVA.
In addition, we will cover how faculty can review an open textbook from the Open Textbook Library and receive a $200 renumeration for that effort. Please join us!
An Introduction to Pressbooks
Pressbooks offers an easy-to-use publishing interface that allows for flexibility with publishing formats (EPUB, MOBI, PDF), and is a popular choice for Open Educational Resource (OER) creation. In this online session, learn more about what Pressbooks offers and how to leverage it for your own work.
Pressbooks Advanced
This session is designed for users who have some familiarity with Pressbooks and are ready to engage in more complex activities, like adding interactive elements or integrating Pressbooks with supported third-party tools. Topics covered in this session include the following:
SEPTEMBER
September 16: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/11295530
September 26: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13136533
OCTOBER
October 1: Pressbooks Introduction
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13137004
October 9: Pressbooks Advanced
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13137259
October 15: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13136602
October 17: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13136606
NOVEMBER
November 12: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13136614
November 13: Pressbooks Introduction
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13137067
November 14: Intro to OER/Textbook Review
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13136618
November 19: Pressbooks Advanced
https://cal.lib.virginia.edu/event/13137287