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Things You Never Thought to Build in Pressbooks
When most people think about publishing in Pressbooks, they think of open textbooks. And for good reason. Thousands of beautifully designed, accessible, and adaptable open educational resources have been created and shared using the Pressbooks platform. But open textbooks are just the beginning. Educators are using Pressbooks in ways that go far beyond this use case, turning it into a tool for interactive learning, creative… Continue Reading Things You Never Thought to Build in Pressbooks

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

Pressbooks Success Story: Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD)
Growing the impact of a trail-blazing program to lower the cost of education and improve the quality of learning materials Quick Facts • Consortium of 10 community colleges in Maricopa… Continue Reading Pressbooks Success Story: Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD)

How eCampusOntario Helps Students Thrive with Pressbooks
 eCampusOntario • Large consortium/non-profit serving 50+ public colleges and universities across Ontario, Canada• Pressbooks user since 2017• Published 2,900+ books as of June 2023 eCampusOntario’s Pressbooks story in brief

Announcing a Pressbooks – EBSCO Partnership to Improve Discoverability for Books in Pressbooks Directory
We’re pleased to announce a new partnership between Pressbooks and EBSCO to make open-access books published with Pressbooks discoverable via EBSCO’s Faculty Select and EDS services. Continue Reading Announcing a Pressbooks – EBSCO Partnership to Improve Discoverability for Books in Pressbooks Directory

How Pressbooks Became a Great Place to Work®
To qualify as a Great Place to Work®, the Trust Index© Score threshold is 65%. We scored 93%. I want to reflect on how we got here so we can keep pushing ourselves forward and encourage other organizations to put themselves to the test. Continue Reading How Pressbooks Became a Great Place to Work®

Pressbooks Community Favorites: 2022
It’s December. With the year’s end comes reflection: what have we accomplished during this latest orbit around the sun? What has been the impact of our work? At Pressbooks, we… Continue Reading Pressbooks Community Favorites: 2022

Our Favorite Pressbooks Books of 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, we’re taking a moment to look back at a year gone by. One of our goals for the past year was to give publishers… Continue Reading Our Favorite Pressbooks Books of 2022

Doing More with Less: How Pressbooks Stays Productive with a Four-Day Work Week
At Pressbooks, we believe in building a great culture, and that starts with building a healthy team. To improve our already good work-life balance, we decided to test out the… Continue Reading Doing More with Less: How Pressbooks Stays Productive with a Four-Day Work Week

5 OER for STEM Education
STEM education is pivotal for solving some of the biggest challenges facing the world today. Despite this, students face many barriers to pursuing these fields. Open educational resources (OER) present an effective way to make STEM education more accessible to students. Continue Reading 5 OER for STEM Education