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The Public Good of Open Pedagogy
Two community college students write about the Vietnam War in their first-year US history course. One is assigned an essay. They gather their research, write the paper, and turn it in. The instructor reads it, grades it, and hands it back. Their writing leaves behind no legacy and is not shared beyond the classroom. In all likelihood, no one else will ever read it. The…
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…
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.
SEO for Open Textbook Creators
The basics of search engine optimization At Pressbooks, we often hear the question, “how can I boost the SEO of my book?” It’s a great question because SEO (Search Engine…
Interactive OER for Healthcare Students
Students in health-related fields face a difficult journey, studying more information than most people can reasonably absorb in a single semester. To make matters worse, traditional textbooks can be dry…
Collaborative OER with Terry Greene and Dana Jamaleddine
Liberated Learners is a guide to prepare post-secondary students for almost anything academic life can throw at them. University life can be difficult to navigate at the best of times….
Interview with Language OER Author Dr. Adriana Díaz
When offering examples of creatively designed open educational resources (OER), JUNTXS and its sequel + JUNTXS are usually near the top of the list. These are interactive textbooks for students…
Student-Led OER to Inspire and Engage Your Class
The transition to online learning has brought with it a host of challenges for both instructors and students. I’ve heard many instructors lament Zoom classrooms, feeling like they’re teaching into…
Our Favorite Pressbooks Books of 2021
In 2020, looking for a little joy in a very tough year, we decided to celebrate the incredible work of the open education community by having the whole Pressbooks team…
Could Pressbooks support ebook creation for deaf education?
Dr. Joanne Weber to present her findings from an evaluation of Pressbooks as a platform for creating ebooks that are accessible to deaf learners