The Instructional Technologist will work with the Project Manager, the Instructional Designer, and other project support roles to assist with the following tasks for the Open Curriculum Development projects.

• Import and export open textbook content between Google Docs, Pressbooks, and H5P
• Support project goal of meeting digital accessibility standards
• Collaborate with project team members to prepare Google Docs to streamline workflows
• Share openly licensed documentation of technical processes

The Instructional Technologist receives a stipend of $20,000 per year, for three years, for completing the project assignments listed below. Please read Unit 0 for an introduction to the entire project.

Year 1

In the last month of Year 1, the Instructional Technologist imports textbook manuscripts into prelaunch Pressbooks so that they can be piloted with students in Year 2.

At this stage of the project, textbooks may not be complete. This is OK – we have ensured that they meet the minimum criteria to be viably piloted with students this year. Pressbooks will be shared publicly under all rights reserved because the project is not ready to give permission for wide reuse.

Year 2

In the last month of Year 2, the Instructional Technologist imports revised textbook manuscripts into prelaunch Pressbooks so that they can be used by Early Adoption Instructors in Year 3.

Year 3

In Year 3, Month 9, the Instructional Technologist imports final textbook manuscripts into launch Pressbooks so that they can be shared widely.

Workflow Documentation

This role was originated by Jonathan Poritz, who developed markup and code to automate the process of moving between Google Docs and Pressbooks, and between Google Docs and H5P. His code and documentation are available via PressbooksGDimport: Moving books from Google Docs to Pressbooks [Website].

The Instructional Technologist will use all available resources, including tools developed by Pressbooks, to determine the most efficient workflow for the project.

Google Doc Exports

We provide a quick-and-dirty Google Doc export of our launch textbooks via our back matter so that future users can access an editable version. Here is how Jonathan did this:

1. Export to EPUB
2. Download the EPUB
3. Convert EPUB to DOCX with the FLOSS tool pandoc [Website]
4. Upload the DOCX to Google Drive
5. “Save as Google Doc” in Google Drive.

Notes on Clones

Steps to apply the Oregon Pressbooks Theme to a cloned Pressbook or imported chapter:

1. In the Pressbook Dashboard of the new book, select “Import” from the navigation menu.
2. Select the import type and import source for the original Targeted Pathways book and select “Begin import.”
3. Select the content you want to import and select “Import Selection.”
4. In the Pressbook Dashboard of the original Targeted Pathways book, select “Appearance” > “Custom Styles.”
5. Copy all the script for “Your Web Styles.”
6. In the Pressbook Dashboard for your new book, select “Appearance” > “Custom Styles.”
7. Paste all the script into “Your Web Styles.”
8. Select “Appearance” > “Theme.”
9. Search for and select “McLuhan.”
10. Select “Appearance” > “Theme Options” > ”Web Options.”
11. Under “Header font,” select “Open Sans.”
12. Under “Body font,” select “Crimson Text.”

Part Landing Pages

If anyone edits a part landing page who does not have network administrator permissions in Pressbooks, the software changes the code and the page will be wrong. Here is what the end of part landing pages should look like:

<div class=”oor-part-no”>9</div>
<script>
document.addEventListener(“DOMContentLoaded”, function() {
var hiddenNumber = document.querySelector(‘.oor-part-no’).textContent;
var partNumberElement = document.createElement(‘span’);
partNumberElement.textContent = hiddenNumber;
partNumberElement.className = ‘oor-part-number’;
var titleElement = document.querySelector(‘.entry-title’);
titleElement.insertBefore(partNumberElement, titleElement.firstChild);
});
</script>

Licenses and Attributions for Instructional Technologist

“Instructional Technologist” by Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under CC BY 4.0.