Hi @EDU_Managers, we’re excited to remind you that we’ll be hosting our first ever Pressbooks User Group (PUG) meeting next week. Please join us at 9am PDT/12pm EDT/4pm GMT on Tuesday, May 5 to discuss your approaches to onboarding and supporting new end users and help shape what this group becomes. Meeting link will be Launch Meeting - Zoom . You can add these events to your Google calendar or download the .ics file directly.
Onboarding and supporting new end users
We’ll discuss a range of approaches to welcoming, training, and supporting new authors, instructors, and creators on your Pressbooks instance. What to expect:
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Welcome & introduction (10 min) – @Jenn_Martin and I will introduce this month’s topic and share some resources. Our honorary mascot (Dibu) will likely make his first appearance here
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Thematic discussion / showcase (10 min) – We’ve invited Seyed Abdollah Shahrokni (@shahrokni) from Texas A&M and Kirstine McDermid (@Kirstine_McDermid) from the University of Leeds provide some ideas and advice on the topic.
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Open forum & peer exchange (25 min) – Attendees discuss the topic further: ask questions, share current practices, challenges, and ideas. We’ll keep notes in the running meeting agenda.
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Wrap-up & next steps (5 min) – Jenn and I will summarize discussion and discuss possible topics for our June meeting.
We’re looking forward to seeing you then!