Getting Started with Pressbooks https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted Open Textbook Thu, 30 Nov 2017 18:52:01 +0000 en-CA 1.2 http://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/ https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted 8 19 2 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.4 Using Pressbooks https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/part/main-body/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/2017/11/23/main-body/ 3 0 1 0 Introduction https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/front-matter/introduction__trashed/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/2017/11/23/introduction/ 4 0 1 0 Getting Started https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/chapter-1/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/2017/11/23/chapter-1/ Existing guides Pressbooks User Guide:  https://guide.pressbooks.com/ Pressbooks for Higher Education: https://steelwagstaff.info/getting-started-with-pressbooks-a-guide-for-higher-education-use-cases Pressbooks 101: https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/pressbooks101 Open Textbook Authoring and Sharing Guide - Saskatchewan Polytechnic: http://open.beyond8.ca/authoringguide/

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https://opentextbc.ca/pressbooks/ https://opentextbc.ca/adaptopentextbook/back-matter/appendix-3-style-guide/ https://open.bccampus.ca/open-textbook-101/adapting-an-open-textbook/  ]]> 5 3 1 0 Cover]]> Write and Publish Your Book with PressBooks]]> Cover]]> Appendix https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/back-matter/appendix__trashed/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/2017/11/23/appendix/ 6 0 1 0 Authors https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/authors/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/authors/ ]]> 7 0 0 0 Cover https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/cover/ ]]> 8 0 0 0 Table of Contents https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/table-of-contents/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/table-of-contents/ ]]> 9 0 0 0 About https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/about/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/about/ ]]> 10 0 0 0 Buy https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/buy/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/buy/ ]]> 11 0 0 0 Access Denied https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/access-denied/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/access-denied/ ]]> 12 0 0 0 Book Information https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/?metadata=book-information Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:29:54 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/2017/11/23/book-information/ 16 0 1 0 Pressbooks Questions https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/questions/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:31:56 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/?post_type=chapter&p=21 How to create a table using the TablePress plugin, and add it to a chapter]]> 21 3 2 0 Listserv and Forum https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/community/ Thu, 23 Nov 2017 17:37:29 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/?post_type=chapter&p=26 26 3 3 0 Test https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/__trashed/ Fri, 24 Nov 2017 17:46:22 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/?post_type=chapter&p=34 34 3 4 0 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/__trashed-2/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:45:20 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/?post_type=chapter&p=42 42 3 4 0 Importing OER Material https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/chapter/importing-oer-material/ Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:18:27 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/pressbookslearning/?post_type=chapter&p=52 52 3 4 0 Pressbooks and OER https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/front-matter/pressbooks-and-oer/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:38:48 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/?post_type=front-matter&p=59 The promise of educational resources (OER) The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation offer the following definition for OER:
“OER are teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others. Open educational resources include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge.”[footnote]https://www.hewlett.org/strategy/open-educational-resources/[/footnote]
While the scope and impact potential of open educational resources is very broad, there are key  elements to OER that make possible this breadth of possibility. Most important is the concept of open licensing. The utility and proliferation of OER hinges on open licensing. This necessity is baked into the widespread understanding and definition of OER itself. The CC-BY license (attribution only) makes possible the adoption, editing and repurposing of educational resources.[footnote]https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/[/footnote] This ability to recombine, rework, and remix in the service of discrete and varied learning outcomes is one of the greatest strengths of OER. The Pressbooks platform leverages the affordances of open publishing and makes possible, almost effortlessly, new forms of authorship. It enables authors to import (subject to licensing) entire or selected elements of existing OER in a seamless fashion, allowing the author to modify and re-compose the work to suit their needs and the needs of their students. The Pressbooks interface makes it possible to impose unifying formatting, a professional appearance, and the creation of a number of digital surrogates to suit different reader needs.

Benefits of Open Educational Resources

The broad adoption and uptake of OER is borne of the many benefits offered by the model. The following list offers a glimpse:[footnote]https://training.instructure.com/courses/1276118/pages/what-are-the-benefits-in-using-oer[/footnote]
Additional benefits intersect with the broader gains realized by a culture of openness:
  • Showcases research to widest possible audience
  • Enhances a university’s reputation as well as that of the teacher or researcher
  • Social responsibility – provides education for all
  • Shares best practice internationally
  • Allows for peer review
  • Maximizes the use and increases availability of educational materials
  • Raises standard of educational resources by gathering more contributors

Frequently Asked Questions

Book design and Pressbooks? Pressbooks ensures your book conforms to all the best practices of book publishing and takes care of the graphic design and coding for you. There is no need to write markup or have a designer’s eye. Pressbooks has beautifully designed print and ebook templates, with choices that should most needs. Importing PressBooks allows text to be imported from various file formats, including MS Word, and EPub. Documentation Pressbooks is built to be easy enough for you to use yourself. There is a growing collection of resources to help you get started, including guides to help ensure your PressBook conforms to accessible guidelines.

Where can I search for OER?

OERs are now easier to find than ever. George Mason University worked with a tech company to create a single search interface, a type of “Google for OERs”. It is called the Mason Metafinder.  ]]> 59 0 1 0 York University Libraries and Pressbooks https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/front-matter/pressbooks-at-york-university-libraries/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 14:39:58 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/?post_type=front-matter&p=61 openly accessible as it is being created. The libraries are happy to offer York community members accounts to engage with the Platform. The Libraries manage the Pressbooks installation, offer troubleshooting help with the Platform, keep up with upgrades and install plugins as they emerge. It is also possible to arrange a meeting time to consult with a librarian/archivist for additional help with the platform. While the Libraries are unable to help with design customization, the strength of the Pressbooks platform is that it offers a wealth of design options to choose from, and also allows users to explore customizing existing designs.  ]]> 61 0 2 0 Acknowledgements https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/back-matter/acknowledgements/ Thu, 30 Nov 2017 15:46:11 +0000 https://pressbooks.library.yorku.ca/gettingstarted/?post_type=back-matter&p=69 69 0 1 0