Explore Collections from the Pressbooks Directory
The Pressbooks Directory is a searchable index of over 8,000 open access books and educational resources published by over 200 organizations around the world using Pressbooks to power their publishing programs.
As the Directory has grown, we’ve curated a growing number of Collections to celebrate examples of publishing excellent within a specific topic or theme. This Collections Hub provides a brief introduction to a few of the Pressbooks Directory’s most popular collections.
The following curated collections are available on the Pressbooks Directory
Open Education
Open educational resources support student success by improving access, affordability, and outcomes.
This collection offers resources for faculty, staff, and students to explore, adopt, and advocate for OER. Discover tools, examples, and guidance to enhance learning, increase collaboration, and tailor materials to your course or context.
Foundations of OER
An introductory guide for instructors on understanding and creating OER
Open at the Margins
A starting point towards curating and centering marginal voices in open education
OER Student Toolkit
An open education advocacy guide for student leaders at BC Campus
Student-Led Publishing
The Student-Led OER collection showcases open pedagogy projects where students build skills and knowledge by co-creating learning materials.
This approach fosters engagement and ownership by involving students in meaningful content creation. Projects include essay collections, research, portfolios, personal narratives, and more.
My X’s
A student edited poetry collection from student-run Lion Bridge Publishing
Liberated Learners
A guide to empowering students with digital learning skills and confidence
Humans R Social Media
A “living book” infused with multimodal students stories
Diversity and Inclusion
To support success for all learners, it is important to consider diverse perspectives and make sure diverse voices are represented in both the content and the process of creating learning materials.
This collection includes examples of textbooks that intentionally represent inclusive examples, role models, lived experiences, research, and academic scholarship.
History in the Making
A project documenting the stories of immigrant and refugee students at Montgomery College
Inclusive Spectrums
The preliminary major research project ideas of OCAD University’s Inclusive Design 2019/2021 cohort
Decolonizing the Engineering Curriculum
A set of adaptable resources to help faculty include reconciliation in engineering courses
Interactive Learning
Interactive open educational resources (OER) allow for an immersive learning experience that appeals to a wide range of learning styles.
From health sciences to business and online pedagogy, this collection features a variety of OER that include some great examples of how interactive elements can enhance educational materials.
Juntxs: Introductory Spanish
A media-rich, adaptable resource supporting beginner Spanish learners through critical and intercultural perspectives
Foundations of Neuroscience
An introduction to neuroscience for undergraduates enriched with videos, animations, and self-assessments
Beginning ESOL
Three levels of interactive grammar and reading activities for beginning and intermediate students of ESOL
Institutional Publishing
Higher education institutions have a variety of publishing needs that extend beyond textbooks. This collection includes everything from strategic plans and annual reports to student handbooks and facilitation guides.
The projects in this collection are great examples of the diverse publishing demands that Pressbooks customers are able to meet using a single tool.
Student Mental Health Initiative Strategic Plan
The 2023–2028 strategic priorities of the Indiana University Office of the Chief Health Officer
Student Program Handbook
One in a series of student handbooks developed by Centennial College for a range of programs
Open Pedagogy Fellowship Toolkit
A collection of renewable assignments aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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