Subject Guides: NSCC OER Toolkit -- Adopt &amp; Adapt OER: Adopt &amp; Adapt Open Textbooks

Three Open Educational Resources (OER) Guides -- What is the difference?

You are currently viewing the OER Toolkit.

OER Toolkit -- How to adopt and adapt OER.
Open Educational Resources (OER) Guide -- General information about OER.
NSCC Open Textbooks -- A Listing of Open Textbooks being used at NSCC with Textbook Content Boxes that can be embedded into Brightspace

Review the steps below.
See steps 5-6 if you plan to create a new book [all original content - not an import or adaptation].
You can also try the Overview for Creating, Adopting or Adapting Open Textbooks at NSCC tool at the bottom of this page.

1. Request a Curated OER List [online form]
Get started with a curated list to review!
NSCC faculty can complete this form to request a curated list of OER that match their course outcomes.
You can also conduct your own search. Check out the Where to Find OER web page for tips on where to look.

2. Evaluate OER Check List for Faculty [PDF download]
A checklist to help guide your evaluation of the curated list of OER that match your course outcomes and search criteria.
3. NSCC OER Recipe [PDF Download]
The OER adaption process - the ingredients and steps for adapting an OER at NSCC.
4. Ready to Adapt or Remix? [Excel file]
Adapt:Complete the Open Textbook Adapt & Remixing Request Template.
Submit with your NSCC Pressbooks addition request [Step 6].
Note: Adoption Requests - Go directly to Step 6.
5. Pressbooks Project Plan Template
Adaption projects and new books require a project plan to be submitted with the New Book Request [Step 6].
Adaption is defined as making changes to the original. The changes may be small or extensive. Your project plan provides the details about the planned changes.

6. Submit a Request to have a New Book Added to NSCC Pressbooks [online form]
Use this form to place a request to have an open textbook added to Pressbooks.
*Note: Adaptation and New Book Projects require 2 forms to be uploaded to complete the request:
1. Adaption Remixing Plan [Excel template] step 4
2. Adaption Project Plan [Word template] step 5

NSCC Pressbooks
The platform for creating, adapting, publishing and sharing open textbooks at NSCC.
Select this link to check out the Open Textbooks already adopted or adapted for use at NSCC.
You can also request additions to NSCC Pressbooks - see the Request for a New Book Addition to NSCC Pressbooks option on this page.
Supplementary Resources for NSCC Open Textbooks
NSCC SharePoint site.
Contains supplementary resources created to support the use of Open Textbooks.

Open Textbook Change Tracker Tool [Excel file]
This Excel file is used to keep track of changes in the textbook. The completed file is imported into the new open textbook to document the changes made.