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Great Works of African American Literature
Margaret Cox and Patricia West
This open textbook for African American Literature was developed as a result of a Round 19 Transformation Grant.
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History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877
Catherine Locks, Sarah Mergel, Pamela Roseman, Tamara Spike, and Marie Lasseter
History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is a downloadable, free-to-use textbook licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and their history.
Prior to its publication, History in the Making underwent a rigorous double blind peer review, a process that involved over thirty scholars who reviewed the materially carefully, objectively, and candidly in order to ensure not only its scholarly integrity but also its high standard of quality.
This book provides a strong emphasis on critical thinking about US History by providing several key features in each chapter. Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students to understand what they will learn in each chapter. Before You Move On sections at the end of each main section are designed to encourage students to reflect on important concepts and test their knowledge as they read. In addition, each chapter includes Critical Thinking Exercises that ask the student to deeply explore chapter content, Key Terms, and a Chronology of events.
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Hola a Todos: Elementary Spanish I
Mariana Stone, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope, Valerie Hastings, Rosaria Meek, and Alvaro Torres-Calderon
This is a preliminary Open Textbook as created by the UNG Elementary Spanish I grant team using a Round Six Textbook Transformation Grant. The textbook is currently composed of original instructional materials created for the OER-based course, and the team is working to create a full open textbook at a later date.
Separate files are included in the Additional Files section in a compressed .zip format for editing and quicker uploads/downloads within classes.
Grammar and vocabulary pre-class activities, lectures, and post-class homework are included within these seven chapters:
- Introduction
- La Universidad
- La Familia
- El Tiempo Libre
- La Casa
- La Salud
- Comidas y Bebidas
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Information Security
Umar Khokhar and Binh Tran
This open textbook for information security courses was developed as a result of a Round 17 Textbook Transformation Grant.
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Instructor's Guide to Concepts of Biology, Chapters 12-21
Molly Smith and Sara Selby
Authors' Description:
This Instructor’s Guide contains the brief outlines of Chapters 12-21 as found in Concepts of Biology, though some underwent revision. Also, instructors will find detailed outlines of the text for use in lecturing, as well as structured outlines that may be used by students to take notes while reading the chapter or during lecture. All outlines are derived from the OpenStax text. Additionally, study guides that contain a variety of questions are provided for students.
The appendices contain Web resources where additional information can be found about the topics covered in the text; these Web resources may or may not be open resources, and copyright information is included in the appendix, but it is incumbent upon the instructor to ensure fair use. Teaching Tips are included to promote active learning and student engagement. A sample calendar is provided to illustrate the structure of the course.
A link to Sara Selby’s “Virtual Tour of the Okefenokee Swamp,” which is licensed through Creative Commons, is included, or, if the iBooks version of this guide is used, the tour itself is included. All photographs in this guide are by Sara Selby, and all graphics are provided by PresenterMedia.com.
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Lifetime Wellness: An Open Educational Resource for Learners in the 2020s
Eric Richman
This open textbook for lifetime wellness courses was developed as a result of a Round 19 Transformation Grant.
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Intermediate Agile Software Development
Anca Doloc-Mihu and Cengiz Gunay
This site contains a collection of lectures, assignments, and instructor materials for teaching software engineering or development, at an intermediate level. It is assumed that students already know basic software engineering terms and skills.
Materials are used for the ITEC 3870 Software Development II course taught at Georgia Gwinnett College . They were developed by Cengiz Gunay and Anca Doloc-Mihu , supported by an Affordable Learning Georgia grant in 2019-2020.
Some materials are courtesy of Joan Smith, Eugene Agichstein, and the Internets. Slides are offered with the license: CC BY-SA 4.0 .
To modify and use these materials in your classes, access the original publication, then fork the Github repository or use the edit link at the bottom right of each page.
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Intermediate Programming
Hyesung Park, Cynthia Johnson, Sonal Dekhane, Tacksoo Im, Wei Jin, and Yan Zong Ding
This textbook for intermediate programming courses is developed as a result of a Round 17 Textbook Transformation Grant.
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Intermediate Spanish
Amanda Nichols and Kathryn Garcia
This LibGuides-based textbook for Intermediate Spanish courses is developed as part of a Round 17 Mini-Grant. Ancillary materials and downloadable chapters are included.
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Introduction to Advertising: Advertising Practices
Agnieska Chwialkowska
This open textbook for Introduction to Advertising was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. The textbook includes supplementary study guides, slide decks, and assignments.
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Introduction to Anthropology Open Textbook
Jenna Andrews-Swann, MaryBeth Chrostowsky, Kathryn Deeley, and Gregory Gullette
This is a collection of readings for a four-field, undergraduate Introduction to Anthropology course. Each chapter includes learning objectives, chapter text and key words, a case study, comprehension questions, critical thinking and engagement questions, and a list of additional resources.
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Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning
Pamela Sachant, Peggy Blood, Jeffery LeMieux, and Rita Tekippe
Editor's Description:
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.
Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students’ educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.
A Japanese translation is available from Better Late Than Never: Japanese Translation. The translated text is also available as an additional file.
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Introduction to Biology II Lab Manual
Brandy Rogers, Ericka Walczak, Sharryse Henderson, Jason Christian, and Jessica Osborne
This lab manual for BIOL 1012 at Georgia Highlands College was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics include classification and evolution, diversity of microbes, invertebrates, and vertebrates, field identification of birds, and epidemiology.
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Introduction to Biology Lab Modules
Susan Finazzo and Amy Rollins
This set of modules, originally implemented in a learning management system, was created for Introduction to Biology in Spring 2019. Topics include Biological Chemistry, Cell Division, Cells and Membranes, Case Studies, DNA, Enzymes, Evolution, Inheritance, Inorganic Chemistry, Microscopes, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Scientific Measurement, and the Scientific Method.
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Introduction to Biology Open Textbook (Albany State University)
Liqiu Zheng, Donna-May Sakura-Lemessy, Dorene Medlin, and Kwaichow Chan
This open textbook for Introduction to Biology was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include Scientific method and measurements; Motion, force, and energy; Thermal energy (Heat and Temperature); Waves, Sound, and Light; and Electricity and Magnetism.
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Introduction to Cartography (KSU)
Ulrike Ingram and Jason Rhodes
This modular collection of readings, videos, tutorials, and other resources about cartography was created under a Round 14 ALG Textbook Transformation Grant uses ArcGIS StoryMaps to create an open web-based interactive experience. Topics covered include an overview of cartography, map design, map types, map data, color and visual variables, geodesy and coordinate systems, typography, and ethics. Exams and a poster assignment are also available for download.
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Introduction to Communication Research: Becoming a Scholar (2022 Revision)
Lindsey Hand, Erin Ryan, and Karen Sichler
This open workbook for Communications and Sources Investigation was created under a Round Eleven Textbook Transformation Grant:
https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/communication-collections/5/
Author's Description:
Welcome to your journey to becoming a communication scholar! We developed this workbook to guide you through the semester as you learn how understand and conduct scholarly research. What does it mean to be a scholar? A scholar is someone who specializes in a particular area of study. For you, this area is communication. And how do you become a scholar? By doing research.
But why is it important for you to learn research skills? You might be thinking, I want to be a journalist or make TV shows or work in public relations, why do I need to learn how to do research? Well, if you want someone to watch your TV show, read your article, or listen to your campaign, you will need to conduct research to see if the audience you’re targeting even exists. You will need to research to find out if your ideas are original, what the person you’re interviewing for an article has done in the past, or what makes a successful public relations campaign. You’ll need data in order to pitch your new TV show idea.
To be successful in organizational and business communication, it is essential that you learn how to effectively promote successful communication in any institution. This may include writing training manuals, employee handbooks, or conducting in-depth personnel research to ensure overall satisfaction of employees. Also, scholarly research is the foundation of any discipline, and many of the core principles of this field are derived from scholarly research.
Because we want you to succeed in the industry, we will spend the semester learning how to conduct research in the field of communication. We’ll start by providing you with a short history of communication research, show you how to gather academic research, and teach you how to write a literature review. Let's get started!
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Introduction to Environmental Science: 2nd Edition
Caralyn Zehnder, Kalina Manoylov, Samuel Mutiti, Christine Mutiti, Allison VandeVoort, and Donna Bennett
2nd Edition: Revised by Kalina Manoylov, Allison Rick VandeVoort, Christine Mutiti, Samuel Mutiti and Donna Bennett in 2017.
Authors' Description:
This course uses the basic principles of biology and earth science as a context for understanding environmental policies and resource management practices. Our planet is facing unprecedented environmental challenges, from oil spills to global climate change. In ENSC 1000, you will learn about the science behind these problems; preparing you to make an informed, invaluable contribution to Earth’s future. I hope that each of you is engaged by the material presented and participates fully in the search for, acquisition of, and sharing of information within our class.
Environmental Science Laboratory (ENSC 1000L) is a separate class and you will receive a separate grade for that course.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the diverse responses of peoples, groups, and cultures to environmental issues, themes and topics.
- Use critical observation and analysis to predict outcomes associated with environmental modifications.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the causes & consequences of climate change.
- Apply quantitative skills to solve environmental science problems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of environmental law and policy.
- Design and critically evaluate experiments.
- Interpret data in figures and graphs.
This open textbook for Introduction to Environmental Science was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Ulrike Ingram, Mark Patterson, Allison Bailey, Amber Ignatius, and Katayoun Mobasher
This textbook was developed as a result of a Round 16 Textbook Transformation Grant through a collaborative effort between Kennesaw State University and University of North Georgia GIS faculty.
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Introduction to Golf (UGA)
James Castle, Ilse Mason, Sophie Walter, Stephen Bridges, and Stephen Balfour
This open textbook for Introduction to Golf was created as part of a large, ongoing project to create a Pressbooks platform for physical education courses at the University of Georgia through a Textbook Transformation Grant:
https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/health-collections/8
This is an ongoing project with supplementary videos embedded in the text, and the content of these Pressbooks texts are subject to changes and additions. Topics in this text include:
- Golf Etiquette
- Golf Rules
- Golf Clubs and Shots
- Golf Skills
- Golf Concepts
- Application Assignments
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Introduction to Human Geography (2nd Edition)
David Dorrell, Joseph Henderson, Todd Lindley, and Georgeta Connor
This partner text with the University of North Georgia Press was created under a Round Eleven Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. New supporting materials for the book were created under a Round Fifteen Mini-Grant and include exercises, lecture slides, and sample questions.
The UNG Press also hosts a version of the text on their site:
https://ung.edu/university-press/books/introduction-to-human-geography.php
Authors' Description:
"Geography is a diverse discipline that has some sort of connection to most every other academic discipline. This connection is the spatial perspective, which essentially means if a phenomenon can be mapped, it has some kind of relationship to geography.
Studying the entire world is a fascinating subject, and geographical knowledge is fundamental to a competent understanding of our world. In this chapter, you will learn what geography is as well as some of the fundamental concepts that underpin the discipline. These fundamental terms and concepts will be interwoven throughout the text, so a sound understanding of these topics is critical as you delve deeper into the chapters that follow."
Chapters include:
- Population and Health
- Migration
- Folk Culture and Popular Culture
- Geography of Language
- Religion
- Ethnicity and Race
- Political Geography
- Development and Wealth
- Industry
- Human Settlements
- Environment and Resources
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Introduction to Nursing (GHC)
Michelle Boyce, Debbie Amason, Paula Stover, Julius Fleschner, and Rebecca Maddox
This LibGuides-based open textbook was created through a Round 13 Textbook Transformation Grant. The text covers an overview of nursing history, professional roles, professional education, legal and ethical considerations, evidence based practice, caring, the culture of nursing, technology and informatics, and nursing theories.
A backup PDF of the entire text and a .zip file of individual PDF chapters is also available for download.
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Introduction to Volleyball (UGA)
James Castle, Ilse Mason, Sophie Walter, Stephen Bridges, and Stephen Balfour
This open textbook for Introduction to Volleyball was created as part of a large, ongoing project to create a Pressbooks platform for physical education courses at the University of Georgia through a Textbook Transformation Grant:
https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/health-collections/8
This is an ongoing project with supplementary videos embedded in the text, and the content of these Pressbooks texts are subject to changes and additions. Topics in this text include:
- Golf Etiquette
- Golf Rules
- Golf Clubs and Shots
- Golf Skills
- Golf Concepts
- Application Assignments
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Italian Language and Culture
Renata Creekmur, Federica Santini, and Andrea Scapolo
This textbook for Elementary Italian Language and Culture I & II and Intermediate Italian Language and Culture I was developed and revised under a Round 17 Mini-Grant.
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K-5 Math and Technology Resources
Anthony Scheffler, Shirley Andrews, and Nancy Sartin
This document is a collaborative student work, comprising a directory of resources about mathematics and technology for kindergarten through fifth grade. This resource was created with the support of an ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. Topics include teaching and learning theories, problem solving, assessment, equity, technological tools, and measurements.
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