Free online textbooks (“open textbooks”) are becoming a reality for a growing number of students in higher education. This session will explore initiatives that are making this possible including the British Columbia Open Textbook Project and the Campus Alberta Open Education Resources Initiative. Participants will be asked to reflect on how open textbooks could benefit their own students both economically and in terms of student learning, while also considering possible drawbacks and implications that these emerging resources pose. Presented on Wednesday, August 26, 2015 for Faculty Development Day held at MacEwan University, Edmonton, Alberta

1. An
Introduction
to Open
Textbooks
STUDENTS’
Robyn Hall | Librarian | August 2015 Image: Flickr@katerha

2. @bibliorobyn
slides: roam.macewan.ca

3. $1200/yr
Heavy!
Relevance

4. Image: http://www.edmontonjournal.com/news/traffic/cms/binary/9784292.jpg?size=620x400s

5. U of A Textbook Initiative
Source:Source: http://ualbertalibrarynews.blogspot.ca/2015/01/ual-launches-new-course-textbook.html

6. Occupy the Bookstore
Source: http://occupythebookstore.com

7. Image: Flickr@72562013@N06

8. Image: Flickr@ mikerollinger

9. Image: Flickr@usairforce

10. Image: Flickr@soldiersmediacenter

12. Image: Flickr@sheeprus
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13. Image: Flickr@133097889@N02

14. Creative Commons
Source: http://creativecommons.org/choose

15. Source: https://stateof.creativecommons.org/?utm_campaign=2014fund&utm_source=carousel&utm_medium=web

16. Image: Flickr@emrank

17. Source: https://openstaxcollege.org/books

18. Source: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

19. Source: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

20. Source: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

21. Source: http://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

22. Source: http://bccampus.ca/open-textbook-project

23. Image: Flickr@BCCampusNews

24. Source: http://www.metronews.ca/news/calgary/2014/01/30/alberta-post-secondary-students-push-for-open-textbooks.html

25. Source: http://www.albertaoer.com/

27. Image: Flickr@peterkaminski

28. Open textbooks and access to higher
education? David Ernst at TEDxUMN
https://youtu.be/DqHImIi8v5o
Open Textbooks FAQ - BCcampus
http://bccampus.ca/open-textbooks-101/open-textbook-faq
Open Textbooks in Canadian Universities
http://www.cbc.ca/player/Radio/Local+Shows/Alberta/ID/2442379615
Open Textbooks: The Current State of Play http://www.acenet.edu/news-
room/Documents/Quick-Hits-Open-Textbooks.pdf
On Quality and OER
http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/2947
Why Are textbooks So Expensive?
https://campusstore.mcmaster.ca/information/faq/cost.html
Open Pedagogy: The Importance of Getting In the Air
http://opencontent.org/blog/archives/3761
slides: roam.macewan.ca

29. TOMORROW! 1PM Rm. 7-269
Friday, October 23, 12:30PM Rm. 7-278
Thursday, December 3, 12PM 7-266A