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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Principles of Scientific Communication
Amanda Bongers and Donal Macartney · Queen's University
Science communication is the practice of informing, educating, raising awareness of science-related topics, and increasing the sense of wonder about scientific discoveries and arguments. Science communicators and audiences are ambiguously defined and the expertise and level of science knowledge varies with each group.
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Health, Safety, and Nutrition (WI version, Paris)
Jennifer Paris · College of the Canyons
This early childhood education textbook provides an introduction to safety, health, and nutrition in daycare settings with an emphasis on Wisconsin laws.
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Lisa Coleman, Thomas King, and William Turner · Southwest Tennessee Community College
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Physics 9A Lab
Staff · University of California, Davis
Introduction to general principles and analytical methods used in physics for physical science and engineering majors. Classical mechanics.
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Adopting Open Educational Resources
Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) Library Services · LibreTexts
The following modules are designed to introduce instructors to adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) into courses.
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Geophysical Flows
Anne Willem Omta · Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Intercultural Communication
Shannon Ahrndt · University of Missouri-St. Louis
Intercultural Communication examines culture as a variable in interpersonal and collective communication. It explores the opportunities and problems arising from similarities and differences in communication patterns, processes, and codes among various cultural groups. It explores cultural universals, social categorization, stereotyping and discrimination, with a focus on topics including race, ethnicity, social class, religion, gender and sexuality as they relate to communication.
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Perspectives - An Open Invitation to Cultural Anthropology 2e
Nina Brown, Thomas McIlwraith, and Laura Tubelle de González · Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
This novel textbook on the essential topics in cultural anthropology is an edited volume with each chapter written by a different author that has written from their experiences working as an anthropologist and that personal touch makes for an accessible introduction to cultural anthropology. Our approach to cultural anthropology is holistic. We see the interconnectedness of cultural practices and we emphasize the comparison of cultures and the ways of life of different peoples.
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The Psychology of Gender
Alexis Bridley, Kristy McRaney, and Lee Daffin · Washington State University
The Psychology of Gender textbook studies issues related to the psychology of gender across 13 modules. Our discussion begins by explaining what gender is in relation to sex, moves to how the construct is studied, and then applies the lenses of social, developmental, cognitive, physiological, health, clinical, and industrial/organizational psychology as well as education and human sexuality.
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Environmental Geology
Steven Earle · Thompson Rivers University
In the contents: 01: Earth System Science and Environmental Geology · 1.02: Earth System Science
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Human Security in World Affairs: Problems and Opportunities
Alexander Lautensach and Sabina Lautensach · BC Campus
In the contents: 11.2: Reality Science and Revolutions in Our Thinking
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EDL 6800: Current Issues in Educational Administration
Aaron Mattox · Eastern Illinois University
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A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics
Stephen Davies · University of Mary Washington
A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics - and its companion site "allthemath" - are completely-and-forever-free-and-open-source educational materials dedicated to the mathematics that budding computer science practitioners actually need to know. They feature the fun and addictive teaching of award-winning lecturer Dr. Stephen Davies of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia!
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Critical Perspectives on Technology and the Family
Susan K. Walker · University of Minnesota
As Information and Communications Technology (ICT) evolve families and the professionals who work with them are best armed with tools that enable their intentional use. This comprehensive text offers a balanced perspective of family life, member development and relationships, and professional use through contemporary research, learning activities and more.
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Fossil Treasures of the Geology Museum
Daniel B Thomas, Jeffrey H Robinson, and Daphne E Lee · University of Otago
Tens of thousands of iconic fossils are housed in the collections of the Geology Museum at Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka – University of Otago, in Ōtepoti Dunedin, Aotearoa New Zealand. Used for teaching and research for over a century, here we offer a close look at some of the most special fossil treasures in the collections.
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CHEM 0089 - Concepts of Chemistry
Daniel Sadowsky · University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
This text was designed for non-science majors or students needing to strengthen their background before taking standard general chemistry series. It covers essential topics like stoichiometry, atomic structure, periodic properties, gas laws, and chemical equations, generally emphasizing chemical calculations and foundational concepts.
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Introductory Psychology 2e
Rose M. Spielman, William J. Jenkins, Marilyn D. Lovett et al. · OpenStax
Psychology is designed for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. For many students, this may be their only college-level psychology course. As such, this textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of psychology and understand how those concepts apply to their lives. The text has been developed to meet the scope and sequence of most general psychology courses.
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Succeeding at Your Internship
Christopher J. Mruk & John C. Moor · Bowling Green State University
This text is a structured narrative about basic practical topics, such as finding an internship, getting started there, making effective use of supervision, understanding ethics, appreciating cultural diversity, becoming competent, and completing the internship. The text includes descriptions, suggestions, and exercises. It may be used as either a primary course text or, due to its relative brevity, a supplemental one.
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World Regional Geography: Understanding World Regions
Jean-Yves Merilus · Coalinga College
This text approaches geography as experts understand the discipline, focusing on connections and an in-depth understanding of core themes. This thematic approach, informed by pedagogical research, provides students with an introduction to thinking geographically, while still recognizing the Caribbean's distinct culture and development.
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The Environment in the Age of the Internet (Graf)
Heike Graf (ed.) · Södertörn University
The Environment in the Age of the Internet: Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape is an interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from media and communication studies, social sciences, modern history, and folklore studies. Edited by Heike Graf, its focus is on the communicative approaches taken by different groups to ecological issues, shedding light on how these groups tell their distinctive stories of "the environment".