What I learned from the Open Textbook Summit

"BCcampus organized an open textbook summit again this year (the first one was last year). I attended, because I’m writing my own open textbook on ‘Teaching in a Digital Age.’ BCcampus has published its own blog post on the lessons learned, but I came away with something different, from a potential author’s perspective. 1. Open textbooks are gaining momentum ... 2. There is a clear need for open textbooks ... 3. The supply and the demand from students is coming – but where is the adoption by faculty? ... 4. Open textbooks have their own pedagogy ... 5. The technology is still crude ..."