Getting Started
BC3 supports the creation and use of open educational resources (OER) for teaching and learning.
What is Pressbooks?
Pressbooks is a platform for browsing, adopting, creating, and publishing using open Creative Commons licenses. Explore the Pressbooks directory to see and use books that others have created.
Need a Pressbooks Account?
All faculty and staff at BC3 are welcome to request a free Pressbooks account.
- You must use your BC3 email for your Pressbooks account
- You will need to create a title for a sandbox book from which you can browse others’ texts and create your own.
Questions or need assistance creating a Pressbooks account? Complete the “Contact Us” form at the bottom of this page.
Create a Book
The BC3 Pressbooks authoring platform allows faculty and staff to create and publish OER in standard formats. Here is a sample Pressbook. See the Pressbooks Directory for more examples.
Please complete the “Contact Us” form if you are interested in creating OER with Pressbooks.
Contact us!
There are a variety of guides to help you create OER, including
BC3 OER Faculty Grants
BC3 is now accepting applications for a second round of grants for faculty to adapt, adopt or create open educational resources for a BC3 course. This opportunity has been made available through the College’s CARES grant funding.
There are two types of OER Faculty Grants being offered:
- BC3 Faculty Adoption/Adaption Grant – $500 award – adopt/adapt previously published OER into a BC3 course.
- BC3 Faculty OER Development Grant – $2,000 award – author original content for an OER course using the Pressbooks platform.
All BC3 full-time and part-time faculty are encouraged to apply!
- Grant applications will be accepted through April 15, 2021.
- Applications will be reviewed by the BC3 OER Task Force and awards announced by May 7, 2021.
BC3 OER Task Force
The BC3 OER initiative is led by a task force with members across campus including faculty, administrators, and students.
Mike Dittman
Karen Stubenbort
Ramin Hajave
Ann McCandless
Gloria Sabatelli
Jake Friel
Karen Zapp
Richard Benko
Nicole Potter
Sherri Mack
Stephen Laslavich
Elizabeth Pedder
Abigail Bastaja
Jean Shumway
If you are interested in joining the OER Task Force, email Jean Shumway, OER Liaison at jean.shumway@bc3.edu