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#EbookEVO moderators, you rock. If you decide to organise a workshop next year, I'll be there. Here's my feedback:

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EVO sessions finished last week. So far I have been giving you weekly updates and, as far as those go, I am still stuck in Week 3, but today I would like to do something different. I am going to put together my EbookEVO artifacts, because it makes more sense to do this in a single blog post. EbookEVO was one of the best EVO sessions I have ever attended. The course taught us, step by step, how to write a chapter of an interactive e-book. What I'll try to do in this post is show you just how brilliant the whole idea was. This is my way of saying "Thank you" to the moderators.

The goal of the workshop was for us to complete our chapter. I finished mine and a lot of other people got there as well. I have to admit that I was worried at the beginning of the workshop. I thought it would be much harder than it was and that I might not get to the end. Now all I want is to write more chapters.

My two collaborators, Sneza and Milica, finished their chapters too. The three of us are planning to finish the whole book. Here's Sneza's chapter and here's Milica's.

And this is how the course was organised:

Week 1 was devoted to introductions. 3-2-1 was a popular introduction format in this year's EVO. It is a nice way to introduce yourself and (if you are an old EVO participant like me) maybe reveal something that others haven't heard yet. What was refreshing about the 3-2-1 introduction in #EbookEVO was that we were given a choice of tools and told to use one of them and create a 3-2-1 digital story about ourselves. Here's mine:

Kudos to the moderators for the inspiring questions. I swear that my saying I wanted to be a travel writer had something to do with the topic I chose for my chapter. I didn't plan this, it just happened.

Here's what was in store for us in Week 2:

During the second week, you will:

evaluate the current content in your textbooks

evaluate various ebook designs to determine how you want to design your e-textbook

decide what you would like to include in your e-textbooks

map out the content you have to cover in your curriculum

evaluate your peers' outlines and provide feedback

discover basic design elements and tips from experienced authors

attend a live online session with moderators

While I was outlining my e-textbook, I started daydreaming. What would the perfect textbook for the new age be like? Surely not something static or linear that you had to read from cover to cover? Here's my dream e-textbook(with apologies because I have already shared it in this post):
Week 3 was the mind-mapping week. We got into more detail with what we wanted to include in our chapter and then we mapped the chapter out. I was surprised to find out that I had a very clear idea about what I wanted to include in my chapter. Here's the mind map. A really bad side of Popplet is that it is not embeddable (even though the website claims it is). Here's the Jing capture, hope it does the trick:

In Week 4 our goal was to complete a part of Chapter 1 and post it for peer feedback. I used Storify:

Yes, I know that Storify doesn't really look like a book. I wonder if that matters. We don't read on the Internet the way we used to. Isn't a wiki really a book? Doesn't the same go for a blog? Maybe the Storify isn't as appealing visually as some other tools, but doesn't its functionality make up for that?

And I would like your honest opinion on this because in Week 5 I remixed my chapter and created a Glossi.. I am leaving the Glossi for the end of this post because Blogger refuses to publish any text after my Glossi ebook. Is this Glossi's fault, or Blogger's? I don't know, but here I am trying to republish this post for the third time.

Glossi does improve the visual design of my ebook, but it lacks the functionality of Storify. And, speaking of functionality, my own personal favourite is still a wiki.

Here you are - the same materials, three different tools. Which do you like best? And why?

I owe special thanks to the Wonderful Words moderators, who have provided me with the tools I needed to create vocabulary exercises for this unit.

Photo on Flickr by mcamcamca

I feel empowered. Internet is full of open educational resources and authentic materials that can be adapted to every student's needs. The OERs can be put together like Lego bricks. Each one of them can be taken out when it is no longer needed, or reused and remixed on another occasion. Ebooks can be offered in different formats, depending on the teacher's personal taste, the students' computer skills, or the ways the materials are going to be seen (in a computer lab, at home computers, or on mobile devices). I still have so much to learn. My ebook writing journey has only begun.

Thank you, #ebookevo team. You rock.

Photo on Flickr by Caro Wallis

And now, here's my Glossi:

ags: #ebookevo, #evosessions, #TEFL

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EVO sessions finished last week. So far I have been giving you weekly updates and, as far as those go, I am still stuck in Week 3, but today I would like to do something different. I am going to put together my EbookEVO artifacts, because it makes more sense to do this in a single blog post.

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#Ebook

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My ref;ection

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This has been a great five weeks. I have learned so much. There has been so many great ideas and conversations. I have gotten more from this community than from any “college” course. It has been difficult for me to focus on creating my eBook because I would have one idea and then see something else and want to change my thoughts.

I have also been able to get so much valuable information that I can share not only with those in my courses, but also with my peers. I would love to participate in any more of these sessions. I am thinking that each time would be a great experience allowing me to learn even more great “stuff”. THIS HAS BEEN AWESOME!

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I loved this EVO session, crafting our ebooks has been an incredible journey. I think I will be able to help my learners create their ebooks more efficiently. And as for me I am already creating my own ebooks. OMG! It's becoming addictive. Thanks Shelly, co moderators and special thanks to participants who have been so inspiring.

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Thank you all for the hard-working but wonderful five weeks. I absolutely loved the collaboration and all the course materials and information.

I have learned so much and I am happy to have been part of it.

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Thank you moderators and participants alike! I have learned so much - both about what to do and what NOT to do. I now have a much clearer idea of what I want to do and of what I can do. This was my first EVO course, but I'll be back again next year! :))

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Thanks to everyone for a wonderful five weeks. It was a real learning adventure and great fun!

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I absolutely LOVED this course. It is not my first EVO course but the first one I have been able to complete. It is wise to just take one course I have learned. :) I learned so much and am so proud of the fact that I have completed Chapter One of my book. I am also so pleased with the response and encouragement I have received from everyone. I am definitely going to continue. There were so many fantastic tools introduced by the members of the cohort.

A special and heartfelt thank you to Shelly and the the mentors for your time, commitment and support.

I am ready to continue on with my book. Wish the course could have been a bit longer just because it is hard to say goodbye. I will miss the weekly challenges.

One of my favourite parts of an EVO course is the international group that always joins. I will be back next year

Take care.

Thanks again from Guatemala.

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Have thoroughly enjoyed this EVO eBook course from beginning to end and have learned sooooo much. Thanks to all! :-)

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This was my first EVO participation.

It was a very meaningful experience because all the process of crafting the e-book first chapter is a dream coming true for me as I am directing my career towards this new path.

Shelley and the team of tutors were fantastic.

The way you engaged us to look forward the hang outs and researching the different platforms and the community organization and opportunity to network in a collaborative way with people with similar professional goals was amazing.

Thank you all and I do hope to keep in touch and that our paths will cross again ! Right now in the school I work for we are implementing Lindsay Clandfield course book series for adults as well and I'm a temp-hire for the academic team. All the EVO course experience has been valuable.

Cheers

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This was my first experience with EVO and I REALLY enjoyed it! I've learned so much in such a short time, thanks to both the moderators and the other participants being so kind to share their experience, advice, and feedback. I still have a lot to learn about publishing e-books, but I now feel that I've got the foundations to continue exploring and building on what I've learned here! Hopefully we can continue learning together and supporting each other! Great job, team!

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Great experience - perfect mix of collaborative and intrapersonal production. Outstanding modeling of positive thinking and feedback by the moderators. Thank you so much for pushing so well.

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It was wonderful 5 weeks trip. This was my first EVO session, but for sure not last - I'll be here next year. I was absolutely new in this ebook thing and scared at the beginning that I won’t make it, but with the help of all tips from the moderators and other participants I did it. I found out about many new tools and I feel like a child with a bunch of new toys I’m grateful for all new things that I’ve learned here and this was great inspiration to go on with exploring the tools and making e-books.

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I'm so happy to have been in EVO session. I've learnt a lot. Thanks to all the educators who help us with tips, feedback and help. Thanks for sharing your experiences and inspiring us. I'm so grateful!

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Ian Hall I live in Inglewood which in the state of Victoria in  the country Australia Postcode 3517

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Ian Hall I live in Inglewood which in the state of Victoria in  the country Australia Postcode 3517

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I have gained so much from this 5 week Crafting ePerfect a Textbook from the many moderators and the fabulous teachers supporting, commenting and giving great feedback. The course was indeed challenging in completing due the number of resources and ideas exchanged over the period of 5 weeks, I have linked my Padlet below which has links to the eBook "Helping use iMindmap V 7" plus more. Thanks to everyone for this marvellous and this memorial event for the start of 2014 with the creation of the first chapter of my first Ebook. Amazing course. My padlet wall link here: http://www.padlet.com/wall/gqlrsh3mpp Thnaks everyone so much...

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for your advice, ideas, links,

questions and knowledge

that made this experience simply great!

Tanja Debevc

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This is my third year of EVO and I am never disappointed. In these three years I have learnt how to choose a high-quality course: read the names of the moderators. This course was perfectly organized, instructions were clear, the hangouts were very helpful and the supportive moderators provided a lot of useful materials. I would like to thank you all, moderators and participants, for being an amazing community. Hope to keep in touch. See you at next EVO.

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non recovering EVO addict ... I LOVED the session and cannot thank our dear moderators and the participants enough!!!!!!!!!

looking forward to keeping in touch and continuing on this new journey!:)

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My first EVO workshop, the first of a long series, I hope. I learned so much... I feel so grateful to our outstanding moderators and the powerful and creative community that supported each other for 5 intense weeks. Loved it.

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My first EVO workshop, the first of a long series, I hope. I learned so much... I feel so grateful to our outstanding moderators and the powerful and creative community that supported each other for 5 intense weeks. Loved it.

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Lucia Bartolotti

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I've loved sharing ideas with this active community of educators and life-long learners. My heart-felt thanks to our devoted moderators.

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I've loved sharing ideas with this active community of educators and life-long learners. My heart-felt thanks to our devoted moderators.

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Alejandra Blanco

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This course really opened my eyes to some of the techniques and tools available . The participants were an excellent source of support and advice, as well as being there to commiserate when needed. The moderators guided us on the journey of discovery with experience, upbeat comments and invaluable and unfailing advice. It has been a whirlwind 5-weeks, but I wouldn't have missed it for the world.

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Amazing course. This was my first experience with ebooks and I'm proud I could present Chapter 1. I found attending the live discussions a bit difficult. Hope our paths will cross again. I also hope the moderators will be available for the participants, if some guidance is required. Overall, loved this eperfect journey    

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Amazing course. This was my first experience with ebooks and I'm proud I could present Chapter 1. I found attending the live discussions a bit difficult. Hope our paths will cross again. I also hope the moderators will be available for the participants, if some guidance is required. Overall, loved this eperfect journey    

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Bindu Grover

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Though having hard time to catch up,I enjoyed  every bit of this course. My heart-felt thanks to all who led us through the journey  

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Though having hard time to catch up,I enjoyed  every bit of this course. My heart-felt thanks to all who led us through the journey  

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Sebnem