LibreTexts to Hold Annual LibreFest Workshop and Satellite Conference the Week of July 17, 2023 and July 24, 2023

The LibreTexts team is happy to announce that this year's annual LibreFest will be held virtually on July 17, 19, and 21, 2023. Sessions will begin at 9 am PST.  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 our new Conductor project management platform, and ADAPT open homework and assessment system.  Office hours will be held on Tuesday, July 18, and Thursday, July 20 from 9 - 10 am PST to answer questions and assist participants with their homework. This year we will also have an open forum at the end of each work day (MWF) from 2 - 3 pm PST, and an end of LibreFest happy hour on Friday from 2 - 3 pm PST. 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. 

Accounts on the appropriate LibreTexts libraries, as well on our Conductor, Studio, and ADAPT platforms will be created for each participant prior to the workshop. 
 

The registration fee for this workshop is $35 which includes a special edition LibreTexts 15th anniversary t-shirt and assorted small swag. LibreNet consortium members are eligible for full or partial fee waivers; please contact us for more information about joining the LibreNet or to obtain the fee waiver code for your campus: info@libretexts.org.

Registration is open until July 14 at 5pm PST.

2023 SCHEDULE (subject to change):

Monday July 17: Day 1 — Intro & Editing & Remixing (Times PST)

9:00 - 9:10 am — Welcome and Introductions 

9:10 -10:10 am — LibreTexts 101: Welcome to the LibreVerse

10:10 -10:40 am — Using the Commons&Conductor as Your Portal to the LibreVerse 

10:40 - 11:20 am — Success Stories 

1. Ly-Huong T. Pham, Evergreen Community College
2. Andi Adkins-Pogue, Cosumnes River Community College 

11:20 - 12:00 pm — Using LibreTexts to Remix Your Own OER (Remixing Maps and The Remixer) 

12:00 pm-12:30 pm — Lunch Break

12:30 pm - 1:00 pm — Remixing Continued (Compiling and Publishing)

1:00 - 1:50 pm — Hands-on: Exploring LibreTexts editing features and creating your own remixing map (breakout rooms)

1:50 - 2:00 pm — End of Day 1 Review/What to Expect During Day 2

2:00 - 3:00 - Open Forum 

Homework: Work on your remix. Try to complete 5+ chapters. Create your accounts in Commons&Conductor, Studio, and ADAPT if you have not already done so: https://commons.libretexts.org/accountrequest

Tuesday July 18: Office Hours  

9 -11 am Pacific (subject to change)

Wednesday July 19: Day 2 — Advanced Editing and More (Times PST)

9:00 - 9:10 am — Welcome to Day 2

9:10 - 9:40 am – Success Stories

1. Armeda Reitzel, Cal Poly Humboldt
2. Frank Paiano, Southwestern Community College

9:40 - 10:55 am — The Evolution of the Textbook (Justin Shorb)

10:55 - 11:30 am — Introduction to Editing: Page Layouts, Structure, and Accessibility 

11:30 - 12:00 — Lunch Break

12:00 - 1:15 pm — We Don’t Talk about Bruno: Licensing Fun 

1:15 - 1:45 pm – Hands-on Page Layouts, Structure, and Accessibility (breakout rooms)

1:45 - 2:00 pm – Day 2 Review/What to Expect During Day 3

2:00 - 3:00 – Open Forum

Homework: Work on editing your page. Create your ADAPT account if you haven’t already done so.

Prepare a 2-3 min presentation about your page. You will show this to your peers in a breakout room at the beginning of the workshop on Friday.

Thursday July 20: Office Hours  (Time PST)

9 - 11 am (subject to change)

Friday July 21: Day 3 — ADAPT (Times PST)

9:00 - 9:05 am  — Welcome to Day 3

9:05 - 9:35 am —  Discussion/Presentation of your progress on your Book project (breakout rooms)

9:35 - 10:05 – Success Stories 

1. Kim Ernstmeyer, Open RN and Next Gen RN Project Director, Chippewa Valley Technical College
2. Cristina Moon, Chabot College

10:05 - 11:15 am — ADAPT to Succeed I - Course, Assignments, and Questions 

11:15 - 11:40 am — ADAPT breakout #1  (breakout rooms)

11:40 - 12:10 pm — Lunch Break

12:10 - 1:20 pm — ADAPT to Succeed II - Question and Tree Construction 

1:20 - 1:50 pm — ADAPT breakout #2 (breakout rooms)

1:50 - 2:00 pm — Closing Thoughts and Thank Yous

2:00 - 3:00 pm – End of LibreFest Happy Hour

JUST ANNOUNCED:

We have also added a satellite conference on July 24 which will cover more advanced features of the LibreVerse. A tentative schedule follows (all times PST, subject to change):

9:00-9:30       Introduction to ADAPT questioning infrastructure

9:30-10:20     Next Gen Nursing 

10:20-12:00   IMathAS

12:00-1:30     Webwork

1:30-3:00       H5P

3:00-3:30       Learning Trees