OER Service Digital Skills Events
The OER Service runs a wide range of workshops and events as part of the University's Digital Skills programme. Our up and coming events are listed below, and you can find a full list of workshops we offer here: OER Service Digital Skills. If you would like us to come to your school or college to run a session tailored to your requirements, please contact us at open.ed@ed.ac.uk.
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Open Textbooks Quick Start: A short introduction to Open Textbooks
August 28 @ 12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
Open Textbooks are ebooks that have been made available online free of charge, under open licence to enable free reuse, repurposing and sharing. Open textbooks can benefit the university by reducing textbook costs, benefit staff by providing access to easily customisable open books, and benefit students by providing free, high quality digital learning materials.
In this session we’ll provide a short 30 minute introduction to Open Textbooks, what they are, how they can be used, and where to find them. We’ll also take a brief look at the University’s own open ebook press Edinburgh Diamond.
Learning Outcomes:
This session will introduce participants to:
- A brief history of Open Textbooks
- How to find and use Open Textbooks
- How Open Textbooks are being created and used at the University
This session will be run by Stephanie (Charlie) Farley. Charlie is our Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisor for Educational Design and Engagement. She provides training and workshops for the OER service.
For more information about the Open.Ed service, visit our site pages at http://www.open.ed.ac.uk
Pre-Requisites:
There are no pre-requisites required for attending this course.
Delivery:
This will be delivered solely online via Collaborate. Attendee’s should make themselves aware of the best practise advice from Collaborate before joining the session: Collaborate Session Best Practices.
Bookings for Staff via People & Money.
