Inspire Blog Tag: open textbooks

Tips for Evaluating Textbooks for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Evaluating Textbooks When selecting a textbook, there are a number of factors to evaluate. In addition to assessing the textbook for appropriate content, one category that I recommend looking at is how inclusive the textbook is. Here are a few guiding questions to ask when evaluating textbooks for inclusion: What is the cost of this textbook? Have you looked for open (free) textbooks, perhaps from the Open Textbook Library or considered writing or adapting your own? Affordability is inclusive. Do the textbook images of people represent diverse cultural heritage and lived experiences? Are the contributions to the field that are highlighted in the textbook from a diverse range of scholars in the field? If not, is there discussion about why … Tips for Evaluating Textbooks for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
by · February 22, 2021

OSU Open Textbook Network Workshop (Key Takeaways)

Recently, I attended an open textbook network workshop, hosted by Oregon State University and sponsored by Open Oregon Educational Resources and OSU’s Affordable Learning Initiative. If you are an instructor or a faculty administrator who cares about the impact of textbook costs on our students and want to learn what you can do about it, I would highly recommend to continue reading. Key Takeaways The Concept of Open Textbooks: Open textbooks are textbooks that are free and can be used either in whole or in part at no cost. They are often written by experts, scholars, and professors in their respective fields and are edited and published in the same matter as commercial textbooks. Open textbooks are licensed with an … OSU Open Textbook Network Workshop (Key Takeaways)
by · May 25, 2018