Subject Guides: Open Education Week 2024: Pressbooks @ NSCC

Pressbooks Guides

Pressbooks for EDU Guide
By Pressbooks
The Pressbooks EDU Guide details how to use the many Pressbooks features that are specific to academic publishing.
The (Growing) Guide to Using Pressbooks
By Pressbooks
This user guide will walk you through everything you can do with Pressbooks. Find answers for common questions you may have while building your books.
NSCC PressbooksEDU Guide
Adapted for use at NSCC. Further modifications in process.
Presented in parts and chapters laid out to mimic the steps an author might take to create or modify an open textbook in Pressbooks. Links out to relevant content.

Getting Started With Open Educational Resources (OER) at NSCC

Not sure where you are in the process?

Have a look at the Overview for Creating, Adopting or Adapting Open Textbooks at NSCC tool.
See steps 5-6 for the process to create a new book [original content - not an import or adaptation] in NSCC Pressbooks.

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.

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.
NSCC OER Recipe [PDF Download]
The OER adaption process - the ingredients and steps for adapting an OER at NSCC.
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.
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.

Submit a Request to have a New Book Added to NSCC Pressbooks [online form]
*Note: Adaption 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

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.

NSCC Libraries Pressbooks [webpage]
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.

NSCC Libraries Pressbooks

NSCC has its own instance of PressbooksEDU called NSCC Libraries Pressbooks.

NSCC Libraries Pressbooks is a platform for creating, adapting, publishing and sharing open textbooks. Have a look at the NSCC Libraries Pressbooks Library to view the open textbooks currently being used at the College.

NSCC encourages the adoption, adaptation and creation of Open Educational Resources (OER) in order to increase innovation in teaching and learning while decreasing costs for students.

Watch the 5 Ws of NSCC Libraries Pressbooks for a short overview of using PressbooksEDU at NSCC.

NSCC OER Toolkit

NSCC OER Toolkit -- Adopt & Adapt OER
Information about how to adopt or adapt open textbooks at NSCC.

Open Education Week 2024: Pressbooks @ NSCC

Pressbooks Guides

Getting Started With Open Educational Resources (OER) at NSCC

Not sure where you are in the process?

NSCC Libraries Pressbooks

NSCC OER Toolkit

Use H5P in Pressbooks