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This book is a self-paced, open access training in peer review. In eight modules it asks readers to engage in a variety of activities to learn the who, what, why, and how of peer review. It is geared toward library professionals, library school students, or other academic professionals who must understand and/or engage with the peer-review process.
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This book is a self-paced, open access training in peer review. In eight modules it asks readers to engage in a variety of activities to learn the who, what, why, and how of peer review. It is geared to library professionals, library school students, or other academic professionals who must understand and/or engage with the peer-review process. The modules are: What is Peer Review? Opportunities and Challenges in Peer Review Bias and Power Structures in Peer Review Critically Examining Established Peer-Review Practices Innovations in Peer Review Librarians and Peer Review Developing Peer Review Norms, Guidelines, and Expectations for LIS (or your discipline) Developing Your Peer Review Practice
Word Count: 7837
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The contents of this book were developed under an Open Textbooks Pilot grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE), U.S. Department of Education. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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Photography can do something that text on its own often cannot – draw the learner in and evoke curiosity about deeper meaning. When connected to storytelling, photographs can release an emotional response, which educators can harness to help students remember content. I whole-heartedly believe images created through the means of photography can be useful for teaching concepts in psychology or management fields that are new to students or tend to be difficult for them to grasp. Furthermore, photos may be especially helpful to demonstrate the meaning and subjective nature of individuals’ experiences as related to these fields due to the emotions they often evoke.
I hope this collection of photographs will serve as a teaching aid for educators and source of learning for students. I thoroughly enjoyed taking all the photos, editing them, writing compelling stories for each, and designing the book. I particularly believe that visual arts such as photography can help students of varying abilities, prior experiences, and backgrounds learn psychological content a bit more easily than traditional text-heavy books and therefore it was a worthwhile endeavor. I expect the book to push students to explore how various fields can meaningfully be integrated to understand the world around us. This book is an example of how visual arts and the sciences can be paired together to break down some of the illusory silos students often perceive between disciplines. As we go about our days, we understand our experiences in numerous ways including what we notice around us beyond written word. Our environment can illuminate understanding if we let it. Let’s help our students do this purposefully through photography.
NOTE: The images in this text are extremely high-quality. As a result, it may take some time to download and open the file.
Word Count: 27865
Included H5P activities: 2
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Ingenious Innovations by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color
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Little Known Facts
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Our story is part of Canadian online distance education history.
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We are the pioneers of the SciTech BBS / ISP. An Internet educational BBS for students, educators, and global community that was created in 1993 and ordered closed in 1999 by the institutional elite. This is my micro memoir about an innovative online distance education experiment in Canada.
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This little booklet, put together based on experience, can be a helpful guide to students to avoid potential traps around plagiarism and paraphrasing - after all, plagiarism needs not be deliberate and more often results from a lack of knowledge than from an intention to cheat. Although the topic of plagiarism should be standard material for every beginning student as one of the key competences all students should possess, I noticed that far from all students have ever seriously thought about, or actually learned about, the concept. The booklet does not provide you with a detailed account of plagiarism definitions, nor with lengthy elaborations on the ethical or moral considerations behind the concept. Instead, the aim is to provide students (as well as fellow teachers) hands-on insights into what plagiarism is, how it can be traced and how it can be avoided.
This resource is a pressbook that centers around early childhood education.
Word Count: 50881
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This is an archive. The updated, current version of this resource is here: https://sites.google.com/alphaplus.ca/digital-skills-assessment/home
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AlphaPlus supports literacy workers to use blended learning approaches through our technology coaching services, face-to-face and online training, and tech support. This position paper describes our understanding of blended learning, its benefits and how adult basic education programs can be (re)conceptualized using a blended learning approach to best support learners.
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A Guide to Using Commemorative Memorials and Monuments in the Classroom
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This open textbook will guide educators and students through the process of using local monuments and memorials to contextualise, interrogate and extend their knowledge of historical events at a national and international level. Students will learn how to use local history to create an organic patchwork of local stories, interviews, photographs and artefacts contributed by, and for, the community and contextualised nationally and internationally. Through this process they will assume the role of historians rather than passive consumers of dominant ideologies and understand how historical events have shaped diverse views, including their own, of issues such as social justice, democracy, human rights and citizenship.
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This open textbook will guide educators and students through the process of using local monuments and memorials to contextualise, interrogate and extend their knowledge of historical events at a national and international level.
Students will learn how to use local history to create an organic patchwork of local stories, interviews, photographs and artefacts contributed by, and for, the community and contextualised nationally and internationally. Through this process they will assume the role of historians rather than passive consumers of dominant ideologies and understand how historical events have shaped diverse views, including their own, of issues such as social justice, democracy, human rights and citizenship.
Word Count: 27118
ISBN: 978-0-6487698-9-7
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helping you succeed in your first year
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Developed by an interdisciplinary team of students and staff at the University of Windsor, to provide a streamlined approach to transition support. Students can make their way through the entire module, or choose which components are most useful to them.
This project is made possible with funding by the Government of Ontario and through eCampusOntario’s support of the Virtual Learning Strategy. To learn more about the Virtual Learning Strategy visit: https://vls.ecampusontario.ca.
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This PDF text is a basic principles of education blended with theories of learning and foundations of education materials. It is geared toward elementary education majors just starting their teaching journeys and is meant to accompany other OERs (linked in the text) and primary readings.
Welcome to a new and exciting endeavor…your official supervised fieldwork experience! This course is structured to be the bridge between the courses you have already taken and the “real world” of working with children and families.
It is a time of great anticipation and adventure!
As we developed this course, we found ourselves using terms related to construction; “solid foundation”, “building skills”, “mastering tools of the trade”, “revising plans”, and most importantly “successful building seems to be under on-going construction”. Thus, we adopted the theme of construction and the motto “the road to success is always under construction”, attributed to Lily Tomlin, known for trying new things and making people smile.
In this course, it is time for you to take charge of your own learning and construct your own road to success! Each of your journeys will be slightly different because you are all unique. This is not a “one size fits all” course. You will all have the same basic tasks and tools, but the things that each of you want to master to be the best teacher that YOU CAN BE moving forward are yours and yours alone.
Constructing a road to success is not always easy. A basic plan is a good place to start as long as it is approached with flexibility and an openness to change. Mistakes are inevitable and can be celebrated as opportunities to learn new things! A sense of adventure awaits! Be inspired!
Throughout the semester your construction project will take on many twists and turns, so enjoy the journey! You will work in a variety of ways with a supportive construction crew, and are encouraged to take on as many tasks as you can, pushing yourself a little further out of your comfort zone each time! This handbook will introduce you to the foundations of the course. Each portion will be discussed further as the course progresses, so do not be alarmed if you look at something not yet covered and are puzzled. Construction takes time and is built upon prior foundations! By the end it will all make sense! So take a deep breath, gather your construction tools, and let’s get started!
Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona participants are invited to remix this template to share their courses, textbooks, and other OER material on our Hub.
This book uses authentic freshman-level reading materials to teach important reading skills and prepare students, including English Language Learners, for university. In each chapter, you’ll find passages from freshman textbooks, explicit reading skill instruction, reading comprehension questions, vocabulary activities, and discussion topics. Together the materials in this book will help students better understand typical readings from their freshman year of college by giving them the tools to succeed.
Choosing to study internationally also means that you are beginning an intercultural learning journey. Your personal strengths and prior learning will support you along this path. You will also quickly notice that ways of learning might be different in Canada than you’ve experienced before, while other aspects of your life as a student may be quite similar. This resource is designed to help you start your journey well. This book will introduce you to key skills that you can begin developing even before you travel to Canada.
ECSP 1125
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Preschool Methods was put together to enhance students knowledge around developmental domains for children 3-5 years of age while highlighting Capable, Confident, and Curious: Nova Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework. We as early childhood educators are children’s guides while they develop, explore and make sense of the world around them. Through play preschoolers develop life skills that will transfer and scaffold their learning in all aspects of development for the rest of their lives.
Word Count: 81192
ISBN: 978-1-990641-50-3
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