WRLC Open Textbook Review Stipend Workshop

Hosted by the Washington Research Library Consortium

Two Opportunities to Attend:

Wednesday,
December 2nd, 2020

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

thursday,
December 10th, 2020

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

- Via Zoom -

(See Required Workshop Pre-Work Below)

The workshop includes:

Brief overview of open educational resources, which will be provided digitally prior to the workshop to those who have registered
Hands-on opportunity to engage with open textbooks
Librarians by your side to answer your questions
Post-workshop, participants will have the opportunity to write a short review of an open textbook from the OTN Library
- (Sample OTN psychology textbook and its reviews are here, for your reference: https://tinyurl.com/openpsychtextbook)

Each reviewer will receive a $200 stipend upon completion of the review, funded by Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC)

Reviews will be published on the Open Textbook Library website, where it can help other faculty who are adopting open textbooks across the globe.

We look forward to your company at the workshop!

REQUIRED WORKSHOP PRE-WORK:

Complete the following steps to prepare for a dialog focused workshop on December 2nd OR 9th:

Step 1: Watch this short tutorial for an overview of textbook affordability. (Estimated time commitment = 3 minutes)

Step 2: Read the Open Textbook Library FAQ page for a concise introduction to open educational materials and the Open Textbook Library. (Estimated time commitment = 5 minutes)

Step 3: Scan the WRLC Stipend Eligibility slides (Estimated time commitment = 2 minutes)

Step 4: Make note of any questions you have so we can address them at the workshop.

Workshop will be led by:

Jenise Overmier

Marymount University

Dorinne Banks

George Washington University

Angelique Carson

Howard University

Stephanie Ko

American University