A four-week online workshop for EVERYBODY interested in open textbooks.
When?
January 12 – February 6, 2015
Description
There is a lot of buzz about open textbooks and the financial benefits to our students. However, many conversations and much learning needs to happen between now and realizing that goal. This online workshop will take the first steps in that direction.
- Week 1: What is Open? What is an Open Textbook?
- Week 2: Creative Commons Licenses
- Week 3: Institutional Readiness
- Week 4: Find, Evaluate and Modify Open Textbooks
We will also share experiences about what to be aware of when venturing into the use of open textbooks and other open educational resources (OER).
Facilitators
Members of the BC Open Textbooks Project Team: Clint LaLonde, Amanda Coolidge and Lauri Aesoph
Who should participate?
Are you interested in providing students with quality resources to support their learning? Are you curious about what is involved in adopting open textbooks? Do you have questions about open textbooks? Do you have expertise to share? If you answer is yes or maybe to any of these questions, then you should participate in this workshop!
Register
Register at the workshop information page and find out more details.
Who can answer your questions about the workshop?
Please email open@bccampus.ca