# Project Archive: Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students

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**Category:** Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students\
**Created:** [September 2, 2022, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.rebus.community/t/project-archive-guide-to-making-open-textbooks-with-students/7658 "2022-09-02T17:07:42Z")\
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This is a snapshot of project information archived on 2 September 2022. Please contact the project team for most recent updates.  
Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students  
Subject: Other Education  
Book Language: English  
Audience: Faculty wanting to practice open pedagogy or involve students in building OER  
Book Cover: [https://press.rebus.community/app/uploads/sites/60/2019/09/SOT-Cover-Sept.-303-350x525.jpg](https://press.rebus.community/app/uploads/sites/60/2019/09/SOT-Cover-Sept.-303-350x525.jpg)  
Created date: October 21, 2019  
Updated date: July 10, 2020  
License:  
• Attribution  
Needs:  
• Adopters  
Short Description:  
A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources. This is a first edition, compiled by Rebus Community, and we welcome feedback and ideas to expand the text.  
Read & download the book.  
Outline  
Open Pedagogy  
What is Open Pedagogy? How are professors practicing it in their classrooms to build open textbooks and other Open Educational Resources? What are the advantages to Open Pedagogy? This section answers these questions and provides ideas for working within existing teaching structures to introduce Open Pedagogy into your classes.  
Project Ideas & Case Studies  
Are you considering embarking on an Open Pedagogy project in your classroom? These projects will inspire you!  
Student Rights & Responsibilities  
When making open textbooks with students, faculty have a responsibility to keep student rights front of mind. Privacy, licensing, and digital literacy are among the main issues to consider.  
Sample Assignments  
Use these example assignment materials to create or expand an open textbook as an Open Pedagogy project in your classroom.  
Resources  
Here are some further resources to help you get started making open textbook projects in your classroom. This is the first edition of this guide. We welcome your feedback and ideas to expand it!  
Participants  
• @samara.burns  
• @alicebarrett  
• @amanda.coolidge  
• @steelwagstaff  
• @gabriel.higginbotham  
• @wardjulie  
• @apurva  
• @lizmays  
• @rajiv.jhangiani  
• @robinderosa1  
• @trobbins1981  
• @davidsquires  
• @dannick
