Revision of Syllabus for Adopting Open Textbooks from Wed, 2010-09-01 02:43

STEP1:  DISCOVER & SELECT
Discover high-quality, accessible, and culturally-relevant open educational resources using OER repositories and publisher websites where you can browse and search for learning materials.  Many of these repositories include peer reviews and include authoring platforms where you can remix materials and post new ones.

STEP 2:  ADOPT & USE
After locating one or more educational resources that meet your learning objectives, you now will want to decide when and how to announce this to stakeholders in your learning community including students if you are an educator.   Assuming a diverse student population, you will want to ensure that materials are accessible to all students regardless of disabilities by reviewing the different ADA accessibility guidelines.

If you will be adding new materials to supplement those you have found, you will want to explore how to combine them for delivery depending on how you teach and what technologies are available to you.   Creative Commons licensing options will be explored and how to license new materials and remix existing ones will be discussed.

STEP 3: SHARE & ADVOCATE

After adopting an open textbook, learn how to share your newfound knowledge with decision-makers in your learning community and collaborate with others to find new solutions for delivery of open education materials to benefit students and educators.   For example, some campus bookstores may be able to provide a printing option for students who want a hardcopy of open textbooks.  This can be much more efficient than having students print out materials in the library or at home.