💼 Notes for instructors, poetry assignment

 Note

The texts in this course are made public for the sake of example: they could also be made private to the course.

See the class text
Creative Writing Class Text

 

In this example, students submit the final drafts of their poems to a book that they can export and take with them when the class is over. When the students have submitted the final drafts of their poems the text is also made public, allowing them to send a link to the text to anyone they wish to share it with.

"...At the end of the semester, it’s over ... your paper kinda goes

away. This feels more permanent and more fulfilling."

- Student using Pressbooks, LAMP L216

To set up a text for this kind of assignment:

  1. Set up an assignment requiring your students to log into pressbooks.iu.edu. You will not be able to add them to the class text until they've logged in at least once.

See an example assignment.

  1. Create a new text in Pressbooks. If this is your first time using Pressbooks, see Log in and create your first text Links to an external site.. If you've ever had access to a text in Pressbooks, instead log into pressbooks.iu.edu Links to an external site. and hover over a button reading "my catalog" (My Catalog) in the top left corner (you may need to click My Books first). Click Create A New Book and follow the instructions to create your class book.

 

  1. From your new book's dashboard, click Users in the left-side menu.

 

  1. Click Add Existing.

 

  1. Enter your student's email address in the format username@iu.edu (not @iupui.edu, @indiana.edu, etc.) and select the Author role from the drop-down. Click Add Existing User.

 

  1. Repeat for your additional students.

 

 Note

The example text used in this assignment includes a PDF export that can be downloaded from its homepage Links to an external site. (to allow students to keep a copy of the text after they leave the course). For help allowing exports, see PDF Export & Options Links to an external site..

 

Adding your students as authors will allow them to edit only chapters they create -- they will not be able to edit other students' work. Once your students have been added they will be able to create new chapters as described in the assignment.

As the text owner, only you will be able to change the theme or organization. For help adjusting these settings and more, see the Pressbooks User Guide Links to an external site..