Pressbooks Training Webinar – Intro + Intermediate 4

When:
January 23, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
2018-01-23T10:00:00-08:00
2018-01-23T12:00:00-08:00
Where:
Online
Cost:
Free
Contact:

Pressbooks is an open source, online authoring and publishing platform used by BCcampus and post-secondary institutions in B.C. and beyond to create and adapt open textbooks.

Two sessions are being offered back to back on the same day. Registrants may sign up for either one of the webinars or both.

Pressbooks, Introduction
Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 10-11am, Pacific time

You will learn:

  1. How to create a Pressbooks account and textbook
  2. How to navigate the Pressbooks Dashboard
  3. How to set up your book
  4. Parts and Chapters
    1. How to add Parts and Chapters & Front/Back Matter
    2. How to order Parts and Chapters & Front/Back Matter
  5. How to create content
  6. How to change/recover your password

 

Pressbooks, Intermediate 4: Embedding and adding multimedia: beyond the basics
Tuesday, January 23, 2018, 11am-12pm, Pacific time

You will learn:

  1. Everything you need to know when adding images.
  2. When and how to embed or link to videos.
  3. When and how to embed or link to audio clips.
  4. Addressing accessibility with multimedia.

This webinar is free, but registration is required as space is limited. To register fill out the Registration Form.

These webinars are restricted to faculty and staff from B.C. post-secondary institutions. For faculty and staff outside of British Columbia, please see recordings of past webinars.

For more information about Pressbooks, see the B.C. Open Textbook Pressbooks Guide.

 


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