LibreTexts June 2025 Newsletter

LibreTexts News & Updates | June 2025  

LibreFest Workshop Right Around the Corner

Registration is under way for this year's annual LibreFest workshop, hosted virtually the week of July 7-11, 2025. 

Sessions will begin at 9 am PST on Monday, July 7. Office hours will be held everyday from 8-9 am. There will be time for questions and reflections at the close of each day's sessions (3-4 pm).

If you do not already have a LibreTexts account, you will be prompted to create one during the registration process: https://commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3LwwtKr.

This virtual workshop will provide four and a half days of teaching and working sessions covering: how to create Open Education Resources (OER); how to edit/modify existing OER to build textbooks and other learning resources; how to use our Conductor project management platform with our new Workbench; and our ADAPT open homework and assessment system. We will also hear Success Stories from LibreTexts super users each day.

The registration fee for this workshop is $50. Please use the payment link at the end of the registration form to pay once you have registered. Fee waivers are available for current LibreNet members. Please email Jennifer Rogers, Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development, at [email protected] for the waiver code.

Register: https://commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3LwwtKr

Registration will close no later than July 5, 2025. However, capacity is limited, so the registration may close sooner. 

June Webinar Continues Basics for Beginners Series with Success Stories from LT Users

The next installment in our Basics for Beginners Webinar series is coming up next week, June 20. This month hear from (one-time) LibreTexts beginners on how they got started using the LibreVerse for their OER creation, curation, and homework needs. The webinar will be held virtually from 12-1 pm PST. Registration is free, and the link to join the webinar will be emailed upon completed registration. 

Register today: https://forms.gle/6bXnmgUymcxxjpFe7.

Noteworthy 

Since our start in 2008, the LibreTexts team has facilitated faculty collaborations across the country, helping instructors work together on building new course content while making powerful connections across institutions and disciplines. Making it easier for our community to work together and build their own communities starts here! Currently we have faculty looking to work on the following projects over the next year: 

-- Introduction to Special Education for K-12 Classrooms - especially on describing how to implement best-practices in the classroom (textbook)

-- Organic Chemistry Structure-based Question Writing (using ADAPT Sketcher)

-- Voice and Video thread-based question writing for language courses (ADAPT Discuss-It)

If you are interested in any of these projects, or would you like us to look for collaborators for another OER Project, let us know by filling out our LibreTexts Academy Connections form: https://forms.gle/vAsRyJ1QzAKw1FUr5. 

Is your institution part of our LibreNet consortium? If not, consider joining and become part of a growing community of OER practitioners and advocates unlike any other. More information about the numerous benefits of LibreNet membership can be found on our website. Note the cost of membership will increase to $2500 on July 1, 2025 and will include access to asynchronous training content through LibreTexts Academy Online for two LibreNet admins.

Have you heard about our new professional development opportunities through LibreTexts Academy? From year long cohorts to asynchronous webinars, Academy has something for all of the OER advocates and practitioners in your life. Head over to our website and fill out an interest form to get started. 

Don't forget about our First Friday Features held virtually the first Friday of each month. Join a member of our team at 11:30 am PST to hear all about what's new in the LibreVerse and what's coming soon.. You can catch us on our regular Zoom channel: https://zoom.libretexts.org.

Be sure to follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on the latest LibreTexts news and events and share how you're using our resources to further your own open efforts. You can find us as @LibreTexts on Facebook, Mastodon, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Blue Sky.