open textbooks at college of the redwoods
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These are my notes for a brief presentation on what is happening at College of the Redwoods around open textbooks.TRANSCRIPT
Geoff CainDirector, Instructional Design
Open Textbooks at College of the Redwoods
Promoting Open Textbooks
First StepsJoined Open Textbook Advocate TrainingFace-to-face workshopJoined CCCOERUpcoming online workshopIndividual meetings with faculty
Why Open Texts?
Main ReasonsCurrent texts inadequateAccess issuesEconomicEthical
Math: Current Texts Inadequate
Math department created two textbooksIntermediate Algebra - College of the Redwood's
own Dave Arnold presented on this textbook.Pre-Algebra They are working on a third…
Open textbooks areInexpensiveEasy to updateCustom to the student population
Psychology: Access Issues
We are editing an open textbook for a psychology teacher teaching in Pelican Bay prison becauseFunding was cut for textbooks in the CA prisonsFunding was cut for education support
The textbook is based on selections from three different sources:WikibooksUK’s Open UniversityA Creative Commons textbook
Next Steps?
Faculty will use open textbooks whenThey are sympathetic to the economic issuesHear what other instructors are already
doingLearn how effective a customized OER can
be over a traditional textbookUnderstand what materials are availableFind the support they need
Follow Our Progress…
As we expand and share, I will be posting links to projects here:http://geoffcain.wikispaces.com/OERhttp://cain.blogspot.com
Contact me with any questions:Email: [email protected]: geoffcain