Grammer
Follow APA guidelines
Spelling
Follow APA guidelines. If not specified, refer to Merriam-Webster online dictionary.
Formatting
Links
When creating links, set to open link in new window.
Callout Boxes
Each callout box should have it's own color:
- Default: Editor Notes
- Objectives: Learning objectives
- Information: extra/supplemental matierals for students to access if they want to learn more about a topic, stories, examples
- Exercises: reflection or application exercises for students
Each chapter should have the following callout boxes, if possible:
- Learning Check: multiple choice or T/F questions that test a student's retention
- Think About It!: open-ended questions that test a student's comprehension
- LIDT In The World: case-based callout box that tests a student's application
Footnotes
Set header to "heading 2"
Follow APA footnote guidelines and use superscript
Figures/Tables
All figures set to "centered"
If pulled directly from Openstax and that source does not attribute a specific photographer or creator, include the following at the end of the caption (do not nest in parentheses): Image available in original Openstax chapter.
Bold Figure 1., no italics
Font Size
Body font size: 12 pt
Body font type: Ariel
Header font type: Ariel (bold? EdTech automatically formats the headers for me)
Text Color: Black
Bulleted Lists
Level 1: closed circle
Level 2: open circle
Level 3 and on: closed square
Licensing
CC-BY but chapter overrides this book license
Glossary
Terms are lower-case unless proper nouns.
Definitions are not complete sentences and do not contain periods.
- See Openstax in-text citations for example.
Multiple versions of the same definition are to be separated by a semicolon.
Pop-up boxes are to appear for the first usage of the term.
Terms with pop-up boxes are to be bolded.
Videos
Embedding YouTube Videos
Always embed in callout box.
Provide descriptive text for the thumbnail image.
Enable caption under video embed and include citation in caption.
Cover Art
Theme Colors
- #59A8D9
- #9AC1D9
- #F2F2F2
- #FFFFFF
Textbox Background Color
Text Colors
Text Outline