Inclusive Learning with Pressbooks: Student-Authored Content and Collaboration

Tuesday, October 15, 2019 | 1:15PM–2:15PM CT | Board 709, Poster Area, Halls F1, F2, Level 3
Session Type: Poster Session
Delivery Format: Poster Session
At Indiana University, faculty are using Pressbooks (a web-based authoring tool) to create more inclusive learning environments, as students collaborate in response to individual assignments and produce student-authored e-texts. This session will highlight specific faculty use cases and invite participants to collaboratively role-play as students in responding to a Pressbooks assignment.

Outcomes: Explore the Pressbooks authoring platform and how it has been implemented at IU * Learn about two IU faculty using Pressbooks to create an inclusive learning environment * Role-play collaboratively as students to understand the inclusive learning and other pedagogical implications of Pressbooks

Presenters

  • John Gosney

    Director, Faculty Engagement & Outreach - Learning Technologies, Indiana University-Indianapolis

  • Emily Hunt

    Principal Unizin IT Consultant, Indiana University