Determining Textbook Structure and Elements
Channel: Open Education Network
Date: 2018-09-19

Textbooks are much more complex than most other publications. Not only do they need to cover a body of knowledge in a structured and logical way, but they need to feature design elements that help the learner better understand the subject. 

This video features Dave Ernst, Chief Information Officer in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Minnesota. Dave has a Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction, Learning Technologies from UMN, and has worked in educational technology and curriculum design for 26 years. Dave is the Director of the Center for Open Education and Executive Director of the Open Textbook Network (OTN). 

Learn more about structuring textbooks in our publishing curriculum: https://z.umn.edu/ot-structure