Presented by the CEM Teaching Council — Textbooks of the Future: OERs and Online Textbook Publishing

The following event is presented by the CEM Teaching Council:

Textbooks of the Future: OERs and Online Textbook Publishing

Facilitated by Dexter Perkins and Jackson Harper, UND Chester Fritz Library OER Librarian

Internet-hosted open-educational resources (OERs) provide many benefits for students and educators of all sorts:

• they are easily accessible over the internet
• they are available at no cost
• they can be easily updated as new information becomes available
• they may include videos, interactive modules, web links, and many other media not possible in print books
• they are easily adapted for an instructor’s unique purposes
• they may be accessed an infinite number of times

During this session, we will look at the many aspects and benefits of OERs, and then we will focus on the modern trend of online textbook publishing. We will discuss WordPress and Pressbooks, the two most often used content management systems (CMS) for those interested in creating blogs, websites, and, most importantly, textbooks. We will look at the process that led to the creation of the most used mineralogy book in the world – a book that saw 1 million users last year – and discuss the many ways that online OER textbooks are superior to traditional print books. By the end of the session, all participants will know how easy it is to publish top-notch books on the internet, and they will have the tools to get started immediately.

When: January 28, 2025

Time: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

In-Person Location: AE2S Conference Room

Hosted virtually on Microsoft Teams

• Meeting ID: 265 472 959 872
• Passcode: ox2EP62M