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Supporting Role-Play-Based Learning in Pressbooks
When students step into roles (doctors diagnosing patients, employees negotiating a pay raise) they gain more than just knowledge. They practice decision-making, confidence-building, and communication in ways that traditional lectures can’t replicate. That’s the power of role play-based learning: immersive, experiential, and, quite often, fun. This post highlights two innovative examples of role play resources built and shared using Pressbooks: Diagnosis: A Medical Education Game,… Continue Reading Supporting Role-Play-Based Learning in Pressbooks
Reports and Dashboards to Inspire Open Education Advocates
Working as part of an evolving field, open education advocates often find themselves fighting to solidify the future of their initiatives. They need concrete evidence to prove how their programs… Continue Reading Reports and Dashboards to Inspire Open Education Advocates
Montgomery College Powers Growth and Inclusion with Z-Degrees and Z-Courses
Quick Facts Maryland’s largest community college, with three campuses across the state and an upcoming education center Identified as the most diverse community college in the continental US. Building momentum… Continue Reading Montgomery College Powers Growth and Inclusion with Z-Degrees and Z-Courses
Open Education Week at Pressbooks
Join Us for Open Education Week We’re excited to announce the sessions that Pressbooks will be running during Open Education Week. Open Education Week is a global event run by… Continue Reading Open Education Week at Pressbooks
Pressbooks’ Reference Guide for the Open Education Journey
>>> Download the Open Education Reference Guide Supporting and Sharing the Open Education Journey At Pressbooks, we’re proud to support people and organizations at all levels of maturity in their… Continue Reading Pressbooks’ Reference Guide for the Open Education Journey
Growing Up: A Maturity Model for Open Education
One of the most exciting things about the open education movement today is also at times one of the most maddening things: it’s still growing up. Although Wikipedia dates the… Continue Reading Growing Up: A Maturity Model for Open Education
Most-Viewed Pressbooks Publications of 2023
It’s been an exciting year for Pressbooks users. In 2023 alone, we’ve had nearly 9,000 creators from across 500+ institutions produce content that has reached 64 million visitors. What are… Continue Reading Most-Viewed Pressbooks Publications of 2023
Pressbooks Community Impact: 2023
We’ve reached that time of year where we look back on everything we achieved within the past 12 months: what did we accomplish, what did we learn, what impact did… Continue Reading Pressbooks Community Impact: 2023
Out and About: Fall 2023 Conference Season Takeaways
As a rule, people in higher education love a good conference: it’s where sharing, networking, friendship-building, and collaboration happen. Pressbooks was thrilled to attend and sponsor two in person events… Continue Reading Out and About: Fall 2023 Conference Season Takeaways
Pressbooks Now Hosting Drop-In Office Hours for Building Interactivity Using H5P
Starting on Wednesday, November 15th, Pressbooks will begin hosting open office hours for enterprise network users who are interested in learning more about building interactivity into Pressbooks materials using H5P… Continue Reading Pressbooks Now Hosting Drop-In Office Hours for Building Interactivity Using H5P