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Textbooks, references and open learning resources.
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Music Appreciation
Mueller et al. · Georgia Gwinnett College
The author of this text has intentionally kept it general in nature in order to create a platform for those who want to expand content into more in depth studies of the mentioned concepts and traditions. I believe that appreciation of any subject comes from open-minded exposure to that topic. With the arts this generally must happen at a moment when the message and meaning of the work resonates naturally with the appreciator.
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English 101: Composition
Alisa Allkins · City Colleges of Chicago
This texts focuses on the teaching the evelopment of critical and analytical skills in writing and reading of expository prose.
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How to be a Reasonable Person: A Short Introduction to Thinking Critically
W. Russ Payne · Bellevue College
Critical Thinking is widely claimed as an “infused” general education outcome. This brief primer is the resource I use to infuse critical thinking into my philosophy classes. I teach philosophy as a vehicle for instilling good critical thinking skills. This involves some dedicated instruction, generally a week and a half or so at the outset of every course. This is then followed by philosophy curriculum that is designed to cultivate and reinforce the critical thinking skills I start with.
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VVC-LIBR110-SRollstinWeiland
Stacy Rollstin-Weiland · San José State University
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FRNC 1B: Elementary French
William J. Carrasco, Shahrzad Zahedi, & Caren Barnezet Parrish · ASCCC Open Educational Resorces Initiative (OERI)
This course is the second semester of French. This elementary level course is a study of the French language and French-speaking cultures, with continued emphasis on the development of communicative skills and basic structures. Course combines in-class instruction with self-paced study in the Foreign Language Laboratory.
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Voci: Corso elementare di lingua e culture italiane II
Daria Bozzato and Massimiliano Cirulli · Haverford College
Voci: Corso elementare di lingua e culture italiane is an OER textbook that promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion by ensuring that all students have immediate access to a no-cost learning platform and by presenting a realistic, diverse picture of Italian culture. Incorporating authentic materials such as songs, film clips, commercials, and literary excerpts, Voci provides a diverse student body with rich learning stimuli.
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Spanish 102 (NWTC)
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
This text provides a comprehensive introduction to intermediate Spanish language skills, focusing on enhancing vocabulary, grammar, and conversational abilities. It includes practical exercises and cultural insights to help students effectively communicate in various everyday situations.
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BenU Writing Colloquium
Scott Stillar, Wilson Chen & Maria Granic · Benedictine University
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SPA 001: Mi primer año en Davis
Diego Alins Breda, Alessandra Di Rienzo, Emily Frankel, and Claudia Sánchez Gutiérrez · University of California, Davis
This SPA 001 textbook that is an introduction to Spanish grammar and development of all language skills in a cultural context with special emphasis on communication. These curricula were developed around a series of context-specific readers created by our graduate students and faculty; the course grammar and vocabulary were taken directly from these readers so that students could see content in context, and course activities from reading/culture workshops to writing practice were also designed.
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9: Color
Ben Crop · Santa Barbara City College
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Art 104: Introduction To Art
Staff · Southwestern College
This text provides a general introduction to visual arts that includes the study of theory, terminology, themes, design principles, media, techniques, interpretation, and evaluation of works of art across time and diverse cultures. Introduces skills needed for analysis of historical art context including defining and differentiating functions and methodologies of art history and art criticism.
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Nepos Hannibal
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Music in World Cultures
Justin Hunter and Matthew Mihalka · University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
This text provides just a small sampling of some of the various musical styles and traditions that might be found, though the skills developed in this course can be applied to any type of music.
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Actors and the Art of Performance
Susanne Valerie Granzer · University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna
Translated from the German by Laura Radosh with Alice Lagaay.
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Grammar Essentials
Excelsior Online Writing Lab · LibreTexts
The Grammar Essentials area of the Excelsior OWL will provide you with a thorough overview of punctuation, grammar and usage, and some of the most common errors students in the United States struggle with. And, by using a little humor, we hope that this introduction into grammar and punctuation (using zombies, memes, and funny stories) will be a little less painful than when you were in junior high and had to do things like memorize prepositions or diagram sentences.
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English 121- Composition 1
Susan Stafinbil · Arapahoe Community College
This text emphasizes the planning, writing, and revising of compositions, including the development of critical and logical thinking skills. This course includes a wide variety of compositions that stress analytical, evaluative, and persuasive/argumentative writing.
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Heritages of Change - Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing
Kisha G. Tracy · Fitchburg State University
Heritages of Change: Curatorial Activism and First-Year Writing is a method for students to think about the social changes that were prevalent during the COVID years and remain important in their wake. Heritages of Change is a lens for thinking and writing about these ideas. Through curation and exhibition as an act of activism, students focus on a specific audience with whom they can communicate authentically about this dynamic world.
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ESL 304 Fall 2025Edit
Gizelle Ponzillo · Santa Ana College
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10.8: Ecocriticism
Heather Ringo and Athena Kashyap · City College of San Francisco
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A Christmas Carol
Timothy Krause · Portland Community College
A Holiday Ghost Story by Charles Dickens with Illustrations by John Leech. This version of the classic holiday story has been slightly abridged and lightly adapted for advanced students of English language. The text includes comprehension checks, discussion questions, and collaborative activities.