Take your publishing project across the finish line! Ariana Santiago of the University of Houston and Karen Lauritsen of the Open Education Network share key considerations for finalizing and publishing #OER at our May 7th Pub101, concluding the 2025 series. 📽️ Session recordings are here!
Pub101: Wrap Up
â—ľ Audio+Chat Transcripts: https://open.umn.edu/oen/blog/pub101-wrap-up-2025
â—ľ Video: https://youtu.be/DantvkTMJBI
Hosted by Open Education Network’s Karen Lauritsen, the seventh and final session of our 2025 Pub101 series features Ariana Santiago (she/her) of the University of Houston, who discusses items to consider as you wrap up an open textbook project. Don’t miss her insights on finalizing OER, preparing for publication, sharing new OER, paying your staff, assessing your program, and more.
Karen Meijer of Kwantlen Polytechnic University imbued her 4/9 Pub101 presentation with 20+ years of publishing experience. Don't miss her savvy, insightful recommendations to help you identify and understand your reader audience; plan a structured, organized publication; integrate inclusive and accessible practices; and much more. 📽️ Recordings are ready!
4/9 Pub101: Develop a Textbook:
â—ľ Audio+Chat Transcripts: https://open.umn.edu/oen/blog/pub101-develop-a-textbook-2025
â—ľ Video: https://youtu.be/-DMaDqJe0Fc?si=8jZ1waefnfPEj9b9
Welcome to the third synchronous session of Pub101 in 2025. Hosted by Jessica McClean (she/her) of the University of Texas at Arlington, today's presentation features guest speaker Karen Meijer (she/her) of Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Karen brings more than 20 years of publishing experience to our discussion, including insight to help us integrate accessibility practices from the start, plan a structured, organized publication, and much more.
Meet the “Loner,” the “Collaborator,” and the “Anxious.” At Pub101 this week, @OpenAccessElder of Iowa State University introduced these intriguing author personas – sharing key points to help us develop positive, productive work relationships with the #OER authors we guide through the publishing process.
Catch the April 2nd Pub101 session recordings!
Pub101: Work with Authors
👉 Audio+Chat Transcripts: https://open.umn.edu/oen/blog/pub101-work-with-authors-2025
👉 Video: https://youtu.be/mySdFBR07LU?si=r6YvE3sT6BdjbfLh
Hosted by Amanda C. Larson of Ohio State University, the second synchronous session of Pub101 in 2025 provides practical guidance for working with faculty authors. Iowa State University's Abbey Elder shares examples of positive and negative author-publisher relationships, recommendations for onboarding and communicating with authors, considerations when developing expectations for authors, and much more.
Pub101 is off to a great start in 2025! 👏 This week, OEN’s Karen Lauritsen welcomed guests to the first of seven synchronous sessions. Together, these weekly online sessions provide a friendly, informal orientation to open textbook publishing, chock-full of best practices & helpful resources.
“This is really the beginning of creating a community," said Karen, "and knowing who you can turn to if you have questions.”
3/26 Pub101 video recording: https://youtu.be/f7Z_oG0tiho?si=NeOQHniXye7npqU0
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