Guía Para Realizar Textos Abiertos Con Estudiantes

Reviewed by Elisabet Sena-Martin, Assistant Provost, Oakland City University on 2/26/19

Comprehensiveness rating: 4 see less

The book covers an emerging topic, which makes it hard to judge whether the textbook covers all areas and ideas of the subject appropriately. However, in a similar way it can be considered pioneering work in an area (open book resources and pedagogy) very much in need of exploration. Currently the book does not have an index or glossary.

Content Accuracy rating: 4

The text is mostly error free, although I found a typo on p.8. The Spanish prose is very easy to understand.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 5

This content seems up-to-date, especially as it deals with an emerging topic. Updates would be relatively easy and straightforward to implement.

Clarity rating: 5

The book is written in accessible prose, with some jargon/terminology used. It would be helpful to add a glossary to define technical terms because the topic (open pedagogy and educational resources) is rather new so terms are not common knowledge for many audiences.

Consistency rating: 5

Terminology and framework are consistent throughout the book.

Modularity rating: 5

Very nice breakdown of key sections and chapters. Some chapters seem to serve as introductory sections for other chapters, and this seems unclear. For example, Chapter 8 seems like it is just a category header for Chapters 9 - 11.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 4

The topics in the text are presented logically, although some chapters function as section sub-headers rather than chapters. However, this organizational feature is consistent throughout the book so readers will quickly figure out how to navigate it. Future versions of the text should probably address this concern. It would be helpful if chapter numbers were included in the Table of Contents.

Interface rating: 5

The text reads well, without distortions and other display features that could distract of confuse the reader. It may have been useful to include process flowcharts in some sections to highlight key ideas.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

No grammar errors were found on this version of the text.

Cultural Relevance rating: 5

The text is not culturally insensitive or offensive. It highlights participatory pedagogical approaches which showcase respect for students, a population not usually presented as agents and co-creators of textbook content.

Reviewed by Juan Garcia Oyervides, Graduate Student, CU Boulder on 2/6/19, updated 7/1/19

Comprehensiveness rating: 4 see less

El texto provee una serie de casos basados en universidades angloamericanas pero que podrían adaptarse a otros formatos de clase en América latina. También se presenta una pequeña introducción y discusión sobre los conceptos clave del libro como pedagogía abierta.

Content Accuracy rating: 3

Es claro que el texto está en construcción. A lo largo del libro se presentan algunas aclaraciones sobre cómo será mejorado este producto. Sin embargo, dado que se trata de una traducción, no es claro que está edición en español será actualizada conforme lo sea la versión original.

Relevance/Longevity rating: 2

El libro presenta una complicación importante debido a que los capítulos están basados en proyectos que estaban inconclusos al momento de la publicación. Si estos han sido completados o no, no queda claro que eso tendría un reflejo en esta versión.

Clarity rating: 3

El texto es claro y la traducción es acertada. El problema con este libro es que la descripción de cada proyecto es inconsistente. Algunos capítulos tienen buenas y claras explicaciones y otros no.

Consistency rating: 2

Cómo dije anteriormente, la inconsistencia es uno de los mayores problemas con este libro.

Modularity rating: 5

Dado que cada capítulo presenta un nuevo proyecto, este libro puede ser seccionado sin problemas.

Organization/Structure/Flow rating: 3

No hay un claro desarrollo en el libro pero esto parece ser intencional.

Interface rating: 5

El formato PDF no refleja ningún problema de legibilidad.

Grammatical Errors rating: 5

La traducción no presenta problemas de estilo o gramaticales.

Cultural Relevance rating: 4

Aunque el libro no es ofensivo en ningún momento, hay oportunidades pérdidas para incluir temas de diversidad e inclusión étnica, específicamente en el caso de la literatura latinoamericana.