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Creating and Modifying

If you don't find OER that is useful for you, you might consider modifying a current OER to meet your needs or authoring a completely new work. Below are some guides to help you.

Note that UAA Information Technology Services or Faculty Development & Instructional Support (for UAA faculty) may be able to help provide some of the technical support you may need to modify various OER files.

You might consider using Pressbooks to develop your book. Contact D'Arcy Hutchings (see the Contact Me box on this page) to set up an account.

After you have created a new work or modified a work or works substantially, be sure to submit it to Scholarworks@UA, our institutional repository, and let D'Arcy Hutchings know so it can be added to the Textbook Affordability Heroes page.

Creating OER

BC Open Textbook Self-Publishing Guide
Guide to writing and self-publishing an open textbook. Provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook. Copyright, open-copyright licences, and the differences between citation and attribution are discussed as well as the importance of copy editing and proofreading. Checklists and templates are also provided
Authoring Open Textbooks
For faculty authors, librarians, project managers, and others involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. Includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.
A Guide to Making Open Textbooks With Students
For faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources.
BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit
Aids each content creator, instructional designer, educational technologist, librarian, administrator, teaching assistant, etc. in creating an ADA-accessible textbook.
Pressbooks User Guide
A guide to using the Pressbooks tool for modifying or creating course materials.

Modifying OER

Modifying an Open Textbook
Five-step guide for faculty, and those who support faculty, who want to modify an open textbook. Step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types are included.
BCOpen Textbook Adaptation Guide
Though meant as a guide to adapting or revising open textbooks using the PressBooks platform, most of the information is helpful for adapting any OER.

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