{"id":17,"date":"2017-06-26T21:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-26T21:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/front-matter\/introduction\/"},"modified":"2022-01-17T18:49:55","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T18:49:55","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"front-matter","link":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/front-matter\/introduction\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction","rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"raw":"<blockquote>At the Rebus Community, we are building a new, collaborative model of publishing for open textbooks.<\/blockquote>\r\nWrapped up in those words--new, collaborative, publishing, open--are some ambitious goals:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make it easier for a global community of open textbook practitioners from disparate institutions to find each other and collaborate on Open Educational Resources.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make the process of building or contributing to an open textbook easier.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make open textbooks in every subject in every language available free of charge and free of licensing restrictions in every format possible.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p class=\"p1\">No doubt, growing the OER ecosystem on the creation side will make it easier for students to find and use open textbooks in their disciplines. But enabling students to contribute to open textbooks could transform them into even more accessible resources for learning.<\/p>\r\n[table id=1 \/]\r\n<p class=\"p1\">Producing such resources hones research, writing, editing, teamwork, and digital literacy skills<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Moreover, such experiences can make class learning interactive\u2014going from what one of our contributors describes as a \u201cbanking\u201d model of class instruction into an \u201cinquiry-based\u201d and participatory model.[footnote]Timothy Robbins, \u201cCase Study: Expanding the Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature,\u201d <i>Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/chapter\/case-study-expanding-open-anthology-of-earlier-american-literature\/%5B\/footnote\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/press.rebus.community\/makingopentextbookswithstudents\/chapter\/case-study-expanding-open-anthology-of-earlier-american-literature\/<\/span><\/a>.[\/footnote]<\/p>\r\nWe\u2019re thrilled when we learn about faculty embarking on classroom projects that meet the class\u2019s objectives for student learning outcomes and engagement through projects that involve students in the research, compilation, and production of open textbooks.\r\n\r\nThis guide aims to both inspire and equip more faculty to follow in these Open Pedagogy pioneers\u2019 tracks in making open textbooks with students.\r\n\r\nAs with all Rebus open textbooks, this guide is but the first edition of a work designed to evolve, iterate, and expand. It is not complete--there are aspects we did not cover in this first edition--but we hope to fill these gaps going forward. If you have something to add, please let us know by commenting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.rebus.community\/category\/28\/edu-guide-making-open-textbooks-with-students-lead-liz-mays-rebus-community\">Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students project[footnote]\"Project:\u00a0Making Open Textbooks With Students,\" <em>Rebus Community Forum,<\/em>\u00a0https:\/\/forum.rebus.community\/topic\/119\/project-summary-guide-to-making-open-textbooks-with-students\/15<em>.<\/em>[\/footnote]<\/a>\u00a0in the Rebus Community Forum.","rendered":"<blockquote><p>At the Rebus Community, we are building a new, collaborative model of publishing for open textbooks.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Wrapped up in those words&#8211;new, collaborative, publishing, open&#8211;are some ambitious goals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make it easier for a global community of open textbook practitioners from disparate institutions to find each other and collaborate on Open Educational Resources.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make the process of building or contributing to an open textbook easier.<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to make open textbooks in every subject in every language available free of charge and free of licensing restrictions in every format possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p1\">No doubt, growing the OER ecosystem on the creation side will make it easier for students to find and use open textbooks in their disciplines. But enabling students to contribute to open textbooks could transform them into even more accessible resources for learning.<\/p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-1\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-1\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n<th class=\"column-1\">First Column<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-2\">Second Columng<\/th>\n<th class=\"column-3\">Last column<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">11<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">510981<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n<td class=\"column-1\">red<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-2\">blue<\/td>\n<td class=\"column-3\">green<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><!-- #tablepress-1 from cache --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Producing such resources hones research, writing, editing, teamwork, and digital literacy skills<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>Moreover, such experiences can make class learning interactive\u2014going from what one of our contributors describes as a \u201cbanking\u201d model of class instruction into an \u201cinquiry-based\u201d and participatory model.<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"Timothy Robbins, \u201cCase Study: Expanding the Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature,\u201d Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students, https:\/\/press.rebus.community\/makingopentextbookswithstudents\/chapter\/case-study-expanding-open-anthology-of-earlier-american-literature\/.\" id=\"return-footnote-17-1\" href=\"#footnote-17-1\" aria-label=\"Footnote 1\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re thrilled when we learn about faculty embarking on classroom projects that meet the class\u2019s objectives for student learning outcomes and engagement through projects that involve students in the research, compilation, and production of open textbooks.<\/p>\n<p>This guide aims to both inspire and equip more faculty to follow in these Open Pedagogy pioneers\u2019 tracks in making open textbooks with students.<\/p>\n<p>As with all Rebus open textbooks, this guide is but the first edition of a work designed to evolve, iterate, and expand. It is not complete&#8211;there are aspects we did not cover in this first edition&#8211;but we hope to fill these gaps going forward. If you have something to add, please let us know by commenting on the <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.rebus.community\/category\/28\/edu-guide-making-open-textbooks-with-students-lead-liz-mays-rebus-community\">Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students project<a class=\"footnote\" title=\"&quot;Project:\u00a0Making Open Textbooks With Students,&quot; Rebus Community Forum,\u00a0https:\/\/forum.rebus.community\/topic\/119\/project-summary-guide-to-making-open-textbooks-with-students\/15.\" id=\"return-footnote-17-2\" href=\"#footnote-17-2\" aria-label=\"Footnote 2\"><sup class=\"footnote\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/a>\u00a0in the Rebus Community Forum.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"before-footnotes clear\" \/><div class=\"footnotes\"><ol><li id=\"footnote-17-1\">Timothy Robbins, \u201cCase Study: Expanding the Open Anthology of Earlier American Literature,\u201d <i>Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students, <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/chapter\/case-study-expanding-open-anthology-of-earlier-american-literature\/%5B\/footnote\"><span class=\"s1\">https:\/\/press.rebus.community\/makingopentextbookswithstudents\/chapter\/case-study-expanding-open-anthology-of-earlier-american-literature\/<\/span><\/a>. <a href=\"#return-footnote-17-1\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 1\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><li id=\"footnote-17-2\">\"Project:\u00a0Making Open Textbooks With Students,\" <em>Rebus Community Forum,<\/em>\u00a0https:\/\/forum.rebus.community\/topic\/119\/project-summary-guide-to-making-open-textbooks-with-students\/15<em>.<\/em> <a href=\"#return-footnote-17-2\" class=\"return-footnote\" aria-label=\"Return to footnote 2\">&crarr;<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":14,"menu_order":1,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["liz-mays"],"pb_section_license":"","_candela_citation":"[]"},"front-matter-type":[12],"contributor":[92],"license":[],"class_list":["post-17","front-matter","type-front-matter","status-publish","hentry","front-matter-type-introduction","contributor-liz-mays"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/front-matter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/17\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":189,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/17\/revisions\/189"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter\/17\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"front-matter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/front-matter-type?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/integrations.pressbooks.network\/opentextbookswithstudents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}