Thank you @may24a-cohort for wrapping up our meetings yesterday in the second phase of the Rebus portion of the Textbook Success Program. We shared the chapters that we submitted to LOUIS on September 30th or another chapter that you have worked on this fall with your team.
Human A&P II has two chapters in Pressbooks and a schedule for working on editing and revising for the remaining work. The team is working on making sure that the deadlines do not interfere with other academic schedules. Some team members have finals this week while others are in finals next week. The next project benchmark deadline is not until April 30th.
Nutrition shared the chapter that they wrote together on Food Labeling. Collaborating on this chapter helped the group to establish a baseline for the way that the rest of the chapters would be written with a good mix of visuals and videos.
Introduction to Pharmacology is working in Google docs using track changes with a plan to move into Pressbooks later. They have established a folder for visuals that they may want to use late in the process. We talked about how to find a balance based on your discipline for visuals.
Flood Mitigation is also working in Google docs with plans to begin moving to Pressbooks in January and starting on the H5P components of the book. As you are writing, it will save time if you note where you would like to include visuals or H5P later in the process.
Connie was present to present for CDL. This textbook will be heavily influenced by the federal requirements, but the team wants to add a number of videos to the course. LOUIS has set up a session to discuss the logistics of making your own videos.
Finally, Foundational Skills shared their project timeline and the chapter that they turned in. As they work in Google Docs, we again discussed how to save time later by indicating where H5P or visual components will be imbedded in the text.
November was a busy month. If you missed the meeting on Enhancing Content in Pressbooks or the meeting on Creative Commons & Open Licenses, both recordings are available on the spreadsheet. Please note that Amelia is also available for 20 minute tech help or check-in sessions this month. There is a signup sheet here.
Thank you all again for sharing your amazing progress with the full group. We will meet once in January for you to provide an update on your progress. In February, we will have weekly working meetings as we cover the last of our Rebus content before you complete the Textbook Success Program and move on to the course development and piloting phases of this process with LOUIS.
I hope that everyone has a wonderful holiday season,
Tasha
