[ENOEL Workshop series] WS#1 Embrace the Open: An Introduction to Open Textbooks

Dear colleague,

We are delighted to invite you to the first event in our ENOEL Workshop series, organized by SPARC Europe and the European Network of Open Education Librarians (ENOEL), on 13 June 2023 at 1-2:30 PM CEST. The workshop topic is “Embrace the Open: An Introduction to Open Textbooks”.

Our workshop facilitators are:

  • Sylvia Moes (VU University, Netherlands)
  • @Mira Mira Buist-Zhuk (University of Groningen, Netherlands)
  • @Lambo Lambert Heller (TIB- Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology, Germany)

In this workshop, you will learn about the benefits of open textbooks and identify opportunities for integrating them effectively into courses. Using several engaging examples, you will get to explore the current open textbook publishing practices in several European universities and engage in reflective discussions on the challenges and opportunities of open textbooks. Whether you are an enthusiastic academic librarian, an experienced educator, or an open textbook self-starter, come join us and unlock the full potential of open textbooks in education.

The chat will be open for the audience to ask questions and engage in the discussion directly with our experts.

Attend this session, and you will:

  • Understand the concept and benefits of open textbooks
  • Identify opportunities for integrating open textbooks effectively into course design and instructional practices
  • Explore the current landscape of open textbook publishing practices in several European universities
  • Reflect on the challenges and opportunities presented by open textbooks.

Please join us. Register using this link: Meeting Registration - Zoom

This event is the first one in the series of ENOEL Workshops. Stay tuned for more sessions coming this year.

We hope you can make it, and we encourage you to share this with your colleagues!