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This page will inform activities within the Open Textbook strand (as mapped onto "DeFT jobs" discussed at the 16 March team meeting)
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Key Milestones |
Persons responsible* |
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1.Open textbook
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1. Develop a specification for the open textbook (OT):
2. Incorporate the elements into the OT including:
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31 Mar: draft outline of OT agreed by team
30 Apr: phase 1 website live for draft CS
31 May: P1 website updated with CS updates Final OT structure agreed
30 Jun: P1 website update with bulk of CS material
31 Aug: P1 to P2 transfer and development. If requested, deposit material from individual CS into Jorum.
30 Sep: OT available as 'app'
19 Oct: OT OER to JISC |
RP to lead AG to assist and liaise with Key Liaisons (KLs)
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Two phases of development
Phase 1 for flat website holding teachers' case studies; and development materials.
Phase 2 interactive website will be more interactive and will incorporate visual design from Digital Bloom. Cross-cutting DL themes such as e-safety and DL skills will be addressed in Briefings (rich media) including the development of an app (a packaged version of the OT) |
Resource | Our comments |
7 things you should know about Open Textbook Publishing: a briefing sheet by Educause (March 2011) | |
Open textbook from TDA-funded ITE English project http://www.ite.org.uk/index.html and an accompanying book | |
Developing Online Teaching Skills (DOTS) : activities to develop teaching skills in using 10 new technologies (for language teachers but generic) created by the European Centre for Modern Languages | Interesting which 10 tools it chooses. Seems mainly text based |
JISC Design Studio http://jiscdesignstudio.pbworks.com - a wiki that is essentially an open textbook on curriculum design and delivery | Interesting how they have made their wiki look and feel - lots of images and rollovers |
Apple authoring tool - ibooks which helps create electronic materials to read on an iPad |
some issues - concern with Apple buy-in; but relatively easy to produce materials in a consistent and professional format; also ability to produce materials for a wider market |
7 things you should know about the evolution of the textbook: a briefing sheet by Educause (April 2012) | |
Booktype - http://www.sourcefabric.org/en/booktype/ Booktype is a free, open source platform that produces books formatted for print, Amazon, iBooks and other ereaders within minutes. Create books on your own or with others via an easy-to-use web interface. Build a community around your content with social tools and use the reach of mobile, tablet and ebook technology to engage new audiences. Booktype (www.booktype.pro) |
Needs testing - not sure if you can add media content etc - appears you have to download the free source and host it. Possible use as a Beta veraion of the OT |
E-Books - I note that Paul Haigh of Notre Dame Teaching School has written an e-book on The New Technologies Handbook: Maximising the Power of ICT to Transform Learning http://www.optimus-education.com/new-technologies-handbook-schools-maximising-impact-ict-transform-learning-511 published by Optimus Education - this is basically a PDF with 4 Powerpoints (say no more?).