October 27 – November 16, 2025
Short Course
Description
Pressbooks is an online platform designed to encourage self-publication under a Creative Commons license. It is easy to use and provides a variety of options for including media such as images and videos. This short course will introduce you to the platform, walk you through creating a free account, and provide you with tools and resources to help you start your own publication. By the end of the course, you will have a Pressbooks account, a title and placeholder for a publication, and a chapter outline of your work.
Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:
- Explain how Pressbooks can be applied to a curricular or scholarship goal.
- Consider 2-3 possible topics for publication in Pressbooks.
- Identify options for including culturally responsive teaching practices and accessibility using Pressbooks.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the Pressbooks Dashboard through the design of a book shell with a title, front matter, part, chapter, and back matter.
Suggested Audience
Faculty (Full-time and part-time), Instructional Designers and Technologists, Faculty Developers/Trainers, and Concurrent Enrollment instructors.
Estimated Time Commitment
Most participants are able to complete this course by committing 4-6 hours per week.
Reflect on your Professional Development
As you progress through this course, please consider how you can use the assignments as a way to highlight your work on your Professional Development Plan. Consider sharing your work with your leadership team.
Course Location
This course is hosted and facilitated using shared D2L Brightspace instance of Minnesota State called, MnSite.
Accommodations
The NED is committed to providing universal access to all of our events, we’d like to discover how we can make the event more inclusive so you can fully participate!
Machine generated captions are available in real-time for all Zoom events, however human generated CART (live caption) service and ASL interpretation can be requested with advanced notice (2 weeks) to make the event more accessible.
Please, let us know of any disability-related accommodations that will facilitate your full participation.
Questions?
Contact facilitator Etta Thornburg.
Registration Required
Use the RSVP tool below to register. After registering, a calendar invite will be sent to you as a reminder of the course start date. Please add this event to your calendar.