The document advertises an Open Textbook Adoption Fair where faculty can choose from open textbooks recommended by fictional adoptable pets. The pets each recommend an open textbook for a different subject, describing the textbook's positive qualities and reviews. It encourages faculty to adopt open textbooks to save students money while retaining editorial control over customizing the texts. Adopting open textbooks also builds the institution's reputation through collaboration and avoids financial burdens on students. The document concludes by listing steps to find, adopt, and review an open textbook.

1. Open Textbook
Adoption Fair
Come for the puppies; stay for the pedagogy and the savings!
In the spirit of open, we adapted the well-known quip surrounding
open textbooks from an unknown source,
“Come for the savings; stay for the pedagogy!”.

2. • We have turned the tables a bit. Instead of being adopted by our
furry friends, our furry friends are showcasing their choices for
adoption.
• We have matched the furry friends of our eCampusOntario friends
with high-quality, open textbooks.
• The open textbooks are ready and waiting for adoption!
• Adopt the open textbooks as is or adapt to customize for your
course.
• If you do end up giving one of our friends a home, please let us
know by reporting your adoption | adaptation:
https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/report-an-adoption/

3. Frankie’s adoption
recommendation:
Principles of Marketing
• Comes with positive reviews from previous
owners (educators who have adopted)
adopted)
• Possesses high energy level with
supplemental materials on a shared site
• Easily trained (customized) with editable
editable WordPress and Pressbooks files
included

4. Elliott’s adoption
recommendation:
Chemistry: OpenStax
• Eager-to-please with three volumes of
volumes of comprehensive info (hence
Elliott’s coffee mug for energy!)
• Devoted with appendices providing
providing reference docs and an art
program to hit home concepts
• Easily trained (customized) with editable
editable WordPress and Pressbooks files
included

5. Tilley’s adoption
recommendation:
Introduction to Criminal
Investigation
(set for his stakeout as you can see!)
• Positive reviews from previous owners
(adopters)
• Comes with toys e.g., chapter review
questions and video complements
• Neutered or platform neutral ~ HTML,
HTML, ePUB, PDF, mobi (o.k. this is
pushing the analogy, so I will stop)

6. Lucky’s adoption
recommendation:
Graphic Design and Print
Production Fundamentals
• Easily trained (customized) with editable
editable WordPress and Pressbooks files
included
• Very outgoing with a CC BY license
license
• Friskiness is tempered by exercises in
exercises in each chapter and additional
suggested readings

7. Marzipan’s adoption
recommendation:
Anatomy and Physiology
Physiology
• Eager-to-please with 29 easily
easily adaptable and re-ordered
chapters
• Completely housebroken with
adoptions across the continent
• High energy level with case studies,
studies, lab material, pronunciation
guide, etc.

8. O.k. no swag, but if I didn’t include my extended furry family I
would be in trouble. Plus, they support open textbooks when not
frolicking in Las Vegas.

9. Dudley’s adoption
recommendation:
Perspectives: An Open
Invitation to Cultural
Anthropology
• Well socialized with each chapter
chapter written by a different expert
• Comes with his own toys e.g., video
intros and glossaries per chapter
• Family-friendly having been
commissioned by the SACC

10. Felix’s recommendation:
Principles of Social
Psychology: 1st Int’l Ed
(perfect pick from Arizonian ally)
• Well bred with input and feedback from
feedback from experts in the field
• Understands commands with articulated
articulated chapter objectives and
takeaways
• Housebroken through previous
adoptions

11. Kirk’s adoption
recommendation:
Canadian History: Pre-
Confederation
• Eager-to-please with two
comprehensive volumes
• Makes friends easily with a primary
primary source complement created by
ON professors
• Room to grow from its CC BY license
license and survey approach into
deeper dives

12. Auskar’s adoption
recommendation:
Understanding Media and
and Culture
• Good breeding with its Saylor
Academy pedigree
• Very playful with exercises for each
each chapter
• Well trained with learning objectives
objectives and key takeaways for
each section

13. We are not saying you have to adopt an
open textbook, but…
Think of:
• Saving students (from making choices
like ‘food or textbook’)
• Embracing educators’ agency to adapt
and customize
• Building institutional reputation e.g., you
and colleagues collaborate to create the
core text for X
• Avoiding the wrath of (not an eCO pet!)

14. ADOPT OPEN TEXTBOOKS!

15. 1. Find a high quality open textbook in your discipline:
https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/
2. Report your adoption:
https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/report-an-adoption/
3. Add a review for good measure:
https://openlibrary.ecampusontario.ca/review-an-open-textbook/

16. Giulia Forsythe
Luke Wilson
Jenni Hayman