This Open Educational Resources & Practices Starter Kit is designed to support educators and librarians begin their OER journey of identifying, evaluating, curating, and authoring/remixing.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
The purpose of these standards is to guide faculty who are designing OER for the Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona Project, and they can be used for both a formal and/or informal review. The document includes 7 sections: Open Textbooks for Rural Arizona Grant RequirementsQualityAppropriateness & AlignmentTechnicalOER ReviewSupplemental or Ancillary MaterialsCriteria for Evaluation (for any standard using a 1-5 rating scale)
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
This module, Ducks Have Integrity: Academic Conduct at UO, is a part of IntroDUCKtion for all incoming first-years and transfer students at the University of Oregon. Module content is based on current research around why students engage in academic misconduct and what strategies have effectively increased academic integrity (we were particularly informed by The Handbook for Academic Integrity, edited by Tracy Bretag). The module was developed in collaboration between UO Libraries, the Teaching Engagement Program, and UO Online, and in consultation with Student Conduct and Community Standards. We are grateful to the instructors who shared their experiences and challenges, as this informed the design, and those students who gave feedback, as that feedback was invaluable. This module was not designed for use in individual classes at the University of Oregon, but rather for all students to go through as part of their new student experience. Response from students so far on the module has been overwhelmingly positive (we sought anonymous feedback from participants), and student reflections about why academic integrity matters and how they can plan for it are insightful and heartening. We encourage other institutions to adapt the module for similar new student experiences. Please include the following attribution statement in all adaptations: "Ducks Have Integrity: Academic Conduct at UO" by UO Libraries, TEP, and UO Online is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 | This work is a derivative of Exploring Academic Integrity in Your Research by UO Libraries, and Academic Integrity by Ulrike Kestler
Material Type: Module
Checklist of best practices for creating accessible resources.The Accessibility Checklist is adapted from BC Open Textbook Accessibility Toolkit, CC-BY 4.0 International License.
Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy
The materials in this module -- including PowerPoint slides and a handout -- were developed for the Washington State Canvas Conference (WACC) 2019, co-presented by an Instructional Designer and OER Librarian. Therefore, the focus is on best practices of integrating UDL and OE principles and materials into Canvas courses. However, many concepts are basic and universal and could be adapted to any learning management system. These materials were also designed for a 60-minute session but could easily be adapted for a longer session or workshop. These materials were designed for educators already familiar with the basic concepts of UDL and OER.
Material Type: Lecture, Lesson, Teaching/Learning Strategy
The OER Accessibility Evaluation Rubric is an evaluation tool for faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and other stakeholders in open educational resources to determine the accessibility of the OER they are creating and/or adopting for use in their courses.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Lecture Notes, Teaching/Learning Strategy
This is a course for faculty that will introduce the meaning, benefits and challenges of open educational resources and open pedagogy course design. You will learn where to locate OER, and how to revise, remix, and create new resources in your courses, and how to share your courseware with colleagues. It is designed to impart the skills and knowledge needed to create and teach an entire course using OER.THIS IS THE PUBLIC VERSION of a self-paced course facilitated by YC faculty, librarians, and instructional designers on a rotating basis, and is required for any faculty member to complete before teaching "No Cost OER Textbook" courses. As such, some of the content applies specifically to the needs and policies of Yavapai College.
Material Type: Full Course
This free digital textbook serves as a companion to EDUC 1300/1200/1100 Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success at Austin Community College. This book is an accessible and relevant way to explore the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation as well as factors that impact learning, and the presentation of specific learning strategies. This Open Educational Resource was remixed from a previous version found at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-learningframeworks/ by Heather Syrett and Laura Lucas. Senior Contributing Author and EditorHeather Syrett, Professor and Assistant Department ChairStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Contributing AuthorsPamela Askew, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeEduardo Garcia, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Edgar Granillo, Professor and Department ChairStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Laura Lucas, Former Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeMarcy May, Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeTobin Quereau, Former Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community CollegeAmber Sarker, ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Paul Smith, Adjunct ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Eva Thomsen, Associate ProfessorStudent Development and General StudiesAustin Community College Suggested Attribution for Reuse;Syrett, H., et al. Learning Framework: Strategies for College Success. Provided by: Austin Community College. Located at: OERCommons, https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/8434. License: CC BY-NC-SA-4.0 Revised August 2020 (Chapters 1, 4, 6, 7, and 8), August 2021 (Chapters 2 and 15), August 2022 (Chapters 1, 3, and 16), August 2023 (Chapters 1, 16, and 17).
Material Type: Full Course
In this class, we will explore the ethical, legal, and professional issues inherent in behavioral health and social services. Key areas of focus include privacy, consent, and confidentiality; accurate documentation, and professional collaboration
Material Type: Full Course
Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text in the field of Child and Family Studies. It provides a lens for understanding the evolving definition of “family”. It promotes strategies for culturally sustaining and deeply collaborative relationships. Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an adapted OER text from Rebecca Laff’s and Wendy Ruiz’s "Child, Family, and Community".
Material Type: Textbook
Early Childhood Education / ECE-102 Child, Family and Community Examines the developing child in a societal context focusing on the interrelationship of family, school, and community and emphasizing historical and socio cultural factors. The processes of socialization and identity development will be highlighted, showing the importance of respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families. Generic/Non-COC version (a derivative): In Word: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B4Y2EEp7HoECRBh_vXP3BCrg84QYOnjD/view?usp=sharing In PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11EETGrZW8__4DYWI_78e89Ru9S4OvM13/view?usp=sharing The attribution for this derivative is: "Child, Family, and Community" by Rebecca Laff and Wendy Ruiz, College of the Canyons is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work The COC version: The Word version (to be easily edited) of the book can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/13xMpfZloGnrZyPQVOHvSIYwVYsH_24gX/view?usp=sharing The PDF version of the book can be found at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jOkejB_wKLZYpDaaUJpfRceQ01LA9Fth/view?usp=sharing
Material Type: Textbook
This course explores the proper role of government in the regulation of the environment. It will help students develop the tools to estimate the costs and benefits of environmental regulations. These tools will be used to evaluate a series of current policy questions, including: Should air and water pollution regulations be tightened or loosened? What are the costs of climate change in the U.S. and abroad? Is there a "Race to the Bottom†in environmental regulation? What is "sustainable development� How do environmental problems differ in developing countries? Are we running out of oil and other natural resources? Should we be more energy efficient? To gain real world experience, the course is scheduled to include a visit to the MIT cogeneration plant. We will also do an in-class simulation of an air pollution emissions market.
Material Type: Full Course
Adapting to a changing climate will involve governments, businesses, societies and other organizations with diverse perspectives, mandates and capacities. Project managers, through their effective direction of complex projects, occupy a critical role and must ensure that their projects consider the implications of a changing climate. This course will help you recognize climate change factors that could affect successful outcomes for your project and formulate strategies you can use to address them. You can expect to leave this course better prepared to add a climate change lens to your project planning.
Material Type: Case Study, Full Course, Module, Reading
Short Description: This book covers the basics of project management. Word Count: 67230 ISBN: 978-1-998755-02-8 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)
Material Type: Textbook
This is presentation of some basic economic ideas for the beginning community college student.
Material Type: Textbook
An Introduction to Economic Thinking for Public Policy Short Description: Economics for the Greater Good teaches the central concepts of economics through applications to global challenges and domestic public policy issues. The chapters introduce and apply key economic concepts such as production or supply and demand to challenges including hunger, homelessness, poverty, trade, pollution, crime, discrimination, and health care. Long Description: Economics for the Greater Good: An Introduction to Economic Thinking for Public Policy teaches the central concepts of economics through applications to global challenges and domestic public policy issues. Chapters tackle issues of hunger, homelessness, rent control, minimum wages, globalization and trade, crime, discrimination, poverty and anti-poverty programs, education, pollution, health care, social safety nets, and government spending. Both microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts are introduced, including production, markets, supply and demand, price controls, models of trade and trade restrictions, cost-benefit analysis, budget constraints, public goods, externalities, taxes and subsidies, and government budgets and debt. Each chapter presents evidence on a pressing social problem, introduces an economic model to help understand that problem, and discusses evidence on what programs and policies work to alleviate global challenges. Word Count: 54058 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)
Material Type: Textbook
Capitalism is in crisis.And with the 2022 war in Ukraine, the impending global food crisis, and the already burgeoning inflation / cost-of-living crisis (...to say nothing of the environmental crises confronting us...), it's about to get a lot worse.With the main alternative to capitalism (the planned economy) discredited by history, the question facing us now is: what can we do about capitalism? This opinion piece provides nine structured ideas for rescuing capitalism from itself. The ideas are arranged in three groups of three relating to: (i) Economics and the environment, (ii) the corporate world, and (iii) the financial world.
Material Type: Primary Source, Reading
Our world runs on energy - without it, things come to a screeching halt, as the recent hurricanes have shown. Ever stop to wonder what our energy future is? What are our options for energy, and what are the associated economic and climatic implications? In \Energy and the Environment\" we explore these questions, which together represent one of the great challenges of our time - providing energy for high quality of life and economic growth while avoiding dangerous climate change. This course takes an optimistic view of our prospects, and we'll see how shifting to renewable energy can lead to a viable future.
Material Type: Full Course
By the end of this section, you will be able to:Discuss the importance of studying economicsExplain the relationship between production and division of laborEvaluate the significance of scarcity
Material Type: Module
Describe different sociological models for understanding global stratificationUnderstand how studies of global stratification identify worldwide inequalities
Material Type: Reading
