LibreTexts Schedules In-Person and Virtual LibreFests for June and July

The LibreTexts team is excited to announce a new, in-person LibreFest to be held at Hope College situated in the beautiful downtown area of Holland, MI, just minutes from the shores of Lake Michigan and less than an hour from Grand Rapids, from Monday June 27 - Wednesday June 29. Other local attractions include the only working Dutch windmill in the United States, several area beaches and hiking trails, Big Red Lighthouse, Meijer Gardens (Grand Rapids), Michigan Adventure theme park (Muskegon), Bowerman’s Blueberries, Farmer’s Market, nearby downtown Saugatuck. 

LibreFest features three full days of teaching and working sessions covering how to create a textbook, create other learning resources, and how to use the ADAPT homework system. Workshop participation will be expected from Monday, June 27 at 8 am through Wednesday, June 29 at 5 pm. Full or partial travel reimbursement will be available for all participants. Attendance is limited to approximately 20. Registration available here.

Community health measures (e.g., masking, testing or vaccinations requirements) will be in place, as circumstances and venue dictate.    

In-person schedule:

Monday June 27,  8am - 8pm

• Coffee & Breakfast
• Welcome
• Introduction to the capabilities of OERs in general and LibreTexts in particular
• Lunch
• Using the Remixer to customize books/resources
• Individual work time
• Dinner together and visit to Lake Michigan

Tuesday June 28,  8am - 8pm

• Coffee & Breakfast
• Welcome to Day 2
• Participants share their workshop goals
• Discussion of licensing capabilities and limitations
• Lunch
• Introduction to page editing, structure, and accessibility 
• Individual work time
• Dinner together

Wednesday June 29,  8am - 5pm  

• Coffee & Breakfast
• Introduction to ADAPT homework system and individual work time
• Lunch
• Participants share progress reports
• Advanced ADAPT topics and individual work time
• Optional Dinner

The LibreTexts team is also happy to announce that this year's annual LibreFest will be held virtually on July 18, 20, and 22, 2022. Sessions will begin at 8am PST/12 pm EST.  This virtual, hands-on workshop will provide three half days of teaching and working sessions covering how to create Open Education Resources (OER), how to modify existing OER to build textbooks and other learning resources, as well as how to use the new ADAPT homework system.  Participants will be expected to prepare for the meeting in advance with materials provided by the LibreTexts team. By the end of the week all participants will have created, or adapted, an OER that can be used, or further modified for their future courses. 

The registration fee for this workshop is $10 which includes a t-shirt. 

Registration will close July 6, 2022.

Register for the workshop here.

Virtual Schedule (further details TBA):

Monday July 18,  12-5pm Eastern/9am-2pm Pacific 

• Welcome
• Introduction to the capabilities of OER in general and LibreTexts in particular
• LibreTexts success stories
• Using the Remixer to customize books/resources
• Make your own remixing map (breakout rooms)
• LibreTexts success stories

Tuesday July 19

• Office Hours TBD

Wednesday July 20, 12-5pm Eastern/9am-2pm Pacific 

• Welcome to Day 2
• Discussion of licensing capabilities and limitations
• Introduction to page editing, structure, and accessibility 
• Hands-on page editing, structure, and accessibility (breakout rooms)
• LibreTexts success stories

Thursday July 21

• Office Hours TBD

Friday July 22, 12-5pm Eastern/9am-2pm Pacific   

• Welcome to Day 3
• Discussion/Presentation of your progress (breakout rooms)
• ADAPT homework system (introduction and advanced)
• ADAPT construction (breakout rooms)