Hi Werner,Thanks for posting this -- glad to see your thinking and the other responses. I'm curious: are you (and others) talking about in-person events, or virtual ones?While I have not been involved in *book* sprints, I have hosted a number of content-generating sprints (mostly for Wikipedia). We ran a successful event last year called the "Wikipedia OER Barn Raising," it was a hybrid virtual and in-person event (but mostly online). You may find this page interesting: http://enwp.org/WP:OERBARN I also plan to write up a more thorough report, as there has been increasing interest in this model recently.Looking forward to reading more -- thanks for bringing up this excellent topic.Pete--On Mon, Aug 17, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Werner Westermann <[log in to unmask]> wrote:Dear all, regards from Santiago, Chile.With the premise to participatory engage teachers and students, in a first place, as well as other profiles, that could contribute to building a Open Textbook from scratch, I've been looking for ways to approach a Open Textbook sprint or hackathon. I've been trying to pull out some kind of play script for such an event, as well as preliminary and post-event activities. The main practices reviewed come from these experiences:
- http://creativecommons.org/weblog/entry/34643 Finnish experiencie with a math textbook.
- http://bccampus.ca/2013/11/25/thinking-about-a-bc-textbook-booksprinthackathon/ BC sprint, supported by the company Booksprints.
- http://hackeducation.com/2012/10/23/hacking-the-textbook/ Boston based open textbook companies.
Any thoughts or references around a methodology/strategy for a Open Textbook sprint/hackathon? How does the idea of an "Open Textbook Sprint Playbook" sound?
Best wishes,
Werner Westermann