LibreTexts 101 and Beyond

Are you interested in Open Educational Resources (OER)?
Do you want to remix OER?
Have you heard about LibreTexts?
Have you visited LibreTexts and been intimidated?

A maze - like the maze these resources will guide you through.

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The Goals for LibreTexts 101 and Beyond

All California Community Colleges now use Canvas as their course management system. Thus, "LibreTexts 101 and Beyond" was created to facilitate the use of OER that can be found in LibreTexts and easily integrated into Canvas. As one of the largest repositories of OER available, LibreTexts provides a powerful tool for faculty and an accessible and innovative learning experience for students. LibreTexts 101 and Beyond will provide you with an overview of how to:

find resources in LibreTexts and then integrate those resources into a Canvas course.
adapt openly-licensed resources to your teaching style.
combine multiple resources into a unique customized OER.

Quick Overview of the 3 Modules

These resources have been compiled and created to advance your understanding of LibreTexts, whether you have no experience, a little experience, or a lot. Additional resources that focus on developing and integrating interactive exercises into Canvas are also in development. Select the starting point that aligns best with your LibreTexts experience or begin with Module 1 to review the LibreTexts basics.

LibreTexts for Beginner Users
LibreTexts for Intermediate Users
LibreTexts for Advanced Users

Module 1

What is LibreTexts
How to Search for OER in LibreTexts
How to Import a LibreTexts into Canvas

Module 2

Editing in LibreTexts
Requesting a LibreTexts Instructor Account
Accessing Your LibreTexts Sandbox
Adding a LibreTexts to Your Sandbox - The OER Remixer
Editing Pages in LibreTexts
Adding Images and Figures
Accessibility Checking
Publishing Your Book

Module 3

Creating a Remix Map for Remixing in LibreTexts
Starting Your Remix
Remixing Existing Content
Publishing Your Remix

"LibreTexts 101 and Beyond" was developed by Mary McMillan, Cristina Moon, Michelle Pilati, Christy Davis Roza, and Wendy Poling as a project for the Creative Commons Bootcamp (January 2023) and is shared under a CC-BY-SA 4.0 license.

Unless noted otherwise, content within was adapted and remixed from the following sources:

"A Quick Guide to LibreTexts for New Instructors," authored, remixed, and/or curated by LibreTexts, shared under a CC BY-SA license.

"LibreTexts" by ASCCC OERI shared under a CC BY 4.0 license.

"LibreTexts I – Introduction to LibreTexts" by ASCCC OERI shared under a CC BY 4.0 license.