Front Matter
Acknowledgements
The following templates are for all of the required front matter sections in open resources published by the OER Design Studio. Authors may elect to include additional front matter pieces. This is also the order they should appear in the book.
License Statement
License Statement Example
This open textbook has been compiled, edited and partially adapted by the authors in partnership with the OER Design Studio and the Library Learning Commons at Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. This work is part of the FanshaweOpen learning initiative and is made available through a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License unless otherwise noted.
Depending on the nature of the project, the words used to describe the project will be changed.
The Fanshawe OER Design Studio uses the CC-BY-NC-SA license by default, however, the author can choose the Creative Commons license that is most appropriate.
Attribution
If the resource is an adaptation of one or a few primary sources, the adapted works will be listed on the acknowledgements page.
Team Acknowledgement
It is important to acknowledge anyone who supported the book’s creation. This includes:
- Acknowledging any openly licensed work that was used in the creation of the new resource
- Additional authors, or contributors who added to the content.
- The team members that supported the publishing process.
The author and project team are responsible for adding and updating all other acknowledgements.
About the Book
The About the Book page will include a short description of the book and can include an Author note as well.
It also includes an Accessibility Statement – see below and contact information for feedback.
Accessibility Statement
We are actively committed to increasing the accessibility and usability of the textbooks we produce. Every attempt has been made to make this OER accessible to all learners and is compatible with assistive and adaptive technologies. We have attempted to provide closed captions, alternative text, or multiple formats for on-screen and offline access.
The web version of this resource has been designed to meet Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0, level AA. In addition, it follows all guidelines in Appendix A: Checklist for Accessibility of the Accessibility Toolkit – 2nd Edition.
In addition to the web version, additional files are available in a number of file formats including PDF, EPUB (for eReaders), and MOBI (for Kindles).
If you are having problems accessing this resource, please contact us at oer@fanshawec.ca.
Please include the following information:
- The location of the problem by providing a web address or page description
- A description of the problem
- The computer, software, browser, and any assistive technology you are using that can help us diagnose and solve your issue (e.g., Windows 10, Google Chrome (Version 65.0.3325.181), NVDA screen reader)
Feedback
Please share your adoption and any feedback you have about the book with us at oer@fanshawec.ca
Not-Yetness
In some cases, a project may still be a work in progress. It can be helpful to make a note to the audience to communicate this. See some sample messaging below.
This digital book is a compilation of existing open resources to create a workable base for learning in a Global Marketing course at Fanshawe College. From this base, students will be invited to engage with the content with the goal of improvement. It is the intention that this is a living compilation that will go through continual updates over time while embracing the concept of “not-yet-ness”. “Not-yet-ness is not satisfying every condition, not fully understanding something, not check-listing everything, not tidying everything, not trying to solve every problem … but creating space for emergence to take us to new and unpredictable places, to help us better understand the problems we are trying to solve” [1]
This digital resource has been curated from existing open educational resources to support student learning in the “Add course name here” course at Fanshawe College. A central tenant of open pedagogy is the collaborative nature of creating, adapting, remixing and disseminating information within a community of leaners. As such, readers are reminded this OER is a work-in progress – a living resource, subject to continual improvement to reflect new and emerging ideas and updates on its subject.
Your feedback is welcomed.
Changes From the Previous Version
If the book incorporates any openly licensed content, changes made to the content are tracked and recorded here. For more guidance on this, see Recording Your Changes on the Adaptation Considerations.
- Collier, A. (2015, April 9). Not-yetness. the red pincushion. http://redpincushion.us/blog/teaching-and-learning/not-yetness/ ↵
