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Post-secondary teachers will find this interactive collection of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) resources useful in helping students achieve curriculum expectations in STEM related courses. The practical guide is geared toward building learners’ skills and knowledge of science. Modules will aid student achievement of the following learning objectives:• Engage in science talk, using appropriate terminology and the language of the discipline.• Offer informed explanations about natural phenomena.• Develop digital literacy and a sense of global citizenship. The guide also provides instructional design considerations for developing active learning activities, pedagogical strategies, and sample activities.

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Post-secondary teachers will find this interactive collection of STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) resources useful in helping students achieve curriculum expectations in STEM related courses.

The practical guide is geared toward building learners’ skills and knowledge of science. Modules will aid student achievement of the following learning objectives: Engage in science talk, using appropriate terminology and the language of the discipline. Offer informed explanations about natural phenomena. Develop digital literacy and a sense of global citizenship.

The guide also provides instructional design considerations for developing active learning activities, pedagogical strategies, and sample activities.

Word Count: 14879

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Strategies for Meaningful and Effective Learning Experiences

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Foundations, strategies, and tactics for igniting and engaging online learners

Word Count: 11156

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Introduces engineering techniques and practices to high school students. The nature of engineering and it's societal impact are covered, as well as the educational and legal requirements needed to become an engineer. This book is designed for a broad range of student abilities and does not require significant math or science prerequisites.

A Canadian Text

Word Count: 68423

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This e-book is intended to be used as a complementary resource for engineering measurements and instrumentation courses, at a junior engineering level.
If you have any comments or suggestions, please reach out to the author via email: reza@iastate.edu

Word Count: 5581

Included H5P activities: 31

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Introduction to engineering mechanics: statics, for those who love to learn. Concepts include: particles and rigid body equilibrium equations, distributed loads, shear and moment diagrams, trusses, method of joints and sections, & inertia.

Engineering Statics is a free, open-source textbook appropriate for anyone who wishes to learn more about vectors, forces, moments, static equilibrium, and the properties of shapes. Specifically, it has been written to be the textbook for Engineering Mechanics: Statics, the first course in the Engineering Mechanics series offered in most university-level engineering programs.

This book’s content should prepare you for subsequent classes covering Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials. At its core, Engineering Statics provides the tools to solve static equilibrium problems for rigid bodies. The additional topics of resolving internal loads in rigid bodies and computing area moments of inertia are also included as stepping stones for later courses. We have endeavored to write in an approachable style and provide many questions, examples, and interactives for you to engage with and learn from.

A free and open source textbook for a traditional, one-semester, engineering mechanics (statics) course.
Topics include forces and moments; equilibrium of particles, rigid bodies, and structures; centroids and moments of inertia. The text contains interactive diagrams illustrating important concepts. A pdf version is at https://engineeringstatics.org/pdf/statics.pdf

Lagrangian and Bond Graph Methods

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This open education resource presents effective system modelling methods, including Lagrangian and bond graph, and the application of a relevant engineering software tool, 20-sim. The content is designed for engineering students and professionals in the field to support their understanding and application of these methods for modelling, simulation, and design of engineering systems. The text also includes videos showing selected worked-out examples.

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This textbook emphasizes the fundamentals of modelling methods—including Lagrangian and bond graph—and introduces a software tool for modelling and simulation to support the design of common engineering systems. This approach minimizes the time-consuming effort of manipulating and extracting system equations and writing computer code for integrating and finding their solution. We believe that our approach helps both students and professionals currently working in the field to become more productive engineers. Videos of selected worked-out examples help the reader understand the topic and applications for real-world engineering systems. This book comprises of 11 chapters.

Word Count: 41611

ISBN: 978-1-990132-09-4

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This book is a compilation of open source resources to be used in an Engineering in Society course. Jennifer Kirkey started this work in the summer of 2018. She teaches physics and astronomy at Douglas College in New Westminster, British Columbia, and works closely with the engineering program there.

This book was written to accompany the Tufts University introductory engineering course, "Engineering in the Kitchen". The book covers foundational topics in the course, including circuit analysis, Python programming, microcontroller I/O using MicroPython, and computer networking.

Learning about sustainability requires systems-thinking and a curiosity to explore. When learning opportunities are created for students so that go beyond the course content by learning from the world around us and from each other, they get so much more out of the course. This e-book has been the project experience that allowed students to explore topics of their choice in cities of their choice!This e-book serves as a contribution by the class for the class, and for the wider UW and engineering community. Have a read through.

This is a textbook for an Argument and Rhetorical Modes composition class at the community college level.

Introduction to academic writing and research focuses on preparing students for writing later in their college education and their post-graduation career path.

The skills learned in this course will help prepare the student for different types of situations where written and oral communication are essential.

This textbook is an English 101 text that includes rhetoric and approaches to research.

This textbook is for a workplace communication course at Central New Mexico Community College. This course was developed for students in Applied Sciences degree programs who would like to learn more workplace writing skills instead of English composition skills. The textbook includes basic workplace communication skills such as emailing and other professional communication. It is a synthesis of several OER resources and is tailored very specifically to the students at CNM.

This is a resource for teaching the first half of an English Literature course. The material covers Anglo-Saxon literature through the 18th century, including readings across 1,000 years of literature.This material would be useful for teaching a course that aims to instruct students on how to read, analyze, and write critically about English literature. The resources comprise important terms, readings, and information on how to engage with literary scholarship.

Connect, Collaborate, Communicate

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This OER textbook has been designed for students to learn the foundational concepts for English 100 (first-year college composition). The content aligns to learning outcomes across all campuses in the University of Hawai'i system. It was designed, written, and edited during a three day book sprint in May, 2019.

Word Count: 32252

ISBN: 978-1-948027-07-6

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