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Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition

Barbara Tucker, Kristin Barton, Amy Burger, Jerry Drye, Cathy Hunsicker, Amy Mendes, and Matthew LeHew

Instructors: The Fourth Edition includes a set of test banks which are not available to the public. For access to these resources, please contact Dr. Barbara Tucker at btucker@daltonstate.edu.

This Open Textbook for Public Speaking was first created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. Since then, the book has undergone three new editions.

Authors' Description:

4th Edition: Changes to be added here soon.

3rd Edition:

Exploring Public Speaking: The Free College Public Speaking Textbook began as the brainchild of Dr. Kris Barton, Chair of the Department of Communication at Dalton State College. It also was made possible through a generous Textbook Transformation Grant in 2015 from Affordable Learning Georgia, a highly successful program of the University System of Georgia. Dr. Barton asked me to help him author/compile the text.

The goal was to provide a high-quality, usable, accessible, and low-cost textbook for the hundreds of students who take COMM 1110 at Dalton State College every year. This course is required of all degree-seeking students. We have been able to save students hundreds of thousands of dollars already with this text. Unexpectedly and happily, the text has also been downloaded close to 14,000 times (as of August 2018) all over the world and has been adopted at many other institutions.

Dr. Barton and I worked on creating the textbook from July 2015 until May 2016, with the goal of going live with the text in Summer of 2016. Tragically Dr. Barton passed away in early May, a reality that still does not seem real. He has been greatly missed as a friend, colleague, father, scholar, teacher, and mentor.

The launch of the book proceeded; however, due to the loss of Dr. Barton, the ancillaries were not finished. In Summer 2017 I took on a significant revision and updating which I named the Second Edition. I included in that edition information on college student success in the appendices. In January 2018, a colleague, Matthew LeHew, and I won a grant from the University System to create the ancillaries and improve the format for more accessibility. I decided to remove the “Dalton State” from the title and most examples for wider appeal. An appendix on library research retains the information for specific use of Roberts Library on our campus.

Over 90% of the book is original with Dr. Barton, me, or other colleagues at Dalton State College. Some parts, specifically from Chapters 9, 10, and 15, are adapted from another open resource public speaking text whose author prefers not to be cited.

This Third Edition, along with including necessary updates and being formatted with different software, includes four more appendices: one on online speaking, one on APA, one on humor and storytelling in public speaking, and one on Dalton State’s Library. I have also tried to clarify concepts, to provide “case studies” to show the rhetorical process, and include more outlines and examples.

We think this book is especially useful in coverage of PowerPoint, audience responsiveness, ethics in public speaking, special occasion speeches, and structure of speeches. Three ancillaries are available: electronic “flash cards” for study, Powerpoints on the 15 main chapters, and test banks for the 15 main chapters.

Thank you for downloading Exploring Public Speaking, and the co-authors and I truly wish you happy teaching and learning with it. We welcome input. If you choose to use it, let us know at btucker@daltonstate.edu.

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Exploring Public Speaking: Columbus State University Custom Version

Barbara Tucker, Benjamin Baker, Danna Gibson, Youngrak Park, Ramesh Rao, Tiffany McBride, and Bruce Getz

This PDF version of the fourth edition of Exploring Public Speaking from Dalton State College is a customized revision by a Columbus State University team under an Affordable Learning Materials Grant.

The custom materials in each chapter pertains specifically to the students of CSU, including library-specific, region-specific, and department-specific information.
Fashion Fundamentals and Social Psychological Aspects of Dress

Addie Martindale, Virginia Rolling, Nikki Cannon-Rech, Autumn Johnson, and Deborah Walker

This open LibGuides-based textbook for Fashion Fundamentals and Social Psychological Aspects of Dress was created under an ALG Affordable Materials Grant.
First-Year Writing Toolkit: A Guide to Key Skills and Essential Steps

Crystal Shelnutt, Melissa Jackson, Bonnie Jett, and Mandi Campbell

This University of West Georgia-themed open textbook for English Composition I was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include pre-writing, the writing process, organization and style, and grammar.
Foundations of Biology Lab Manual (Georgia Highlands College)

Jacqueline Belwood, Brandy Rogers, and Jason Christian

This revision of the Georgia Highlands College Laboratory Manual for Foundations of Biology was made possible through a Round Twelve ALG Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials and Revisions. Lab exercises include:
- The Scientific Method
- Organic Molecules
- Microscopy
- Cell Structure & Function
- Enzyme Function
- Cellular Respiration and Exercise
- Isolation of Photosynthetic Pigments
- DNA Extraction from Strawberries
- Gel Electrophoresis, Restriction Enzymes Fingerprinting
- Mitosis & Meiosis
Fundamentals of Cell Biology

Shoshana Katzman, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Alessandra Barrera, Jennell Talley, and Rebecca Higgins

This textbook, a remix of other open educational resources, is developed through a Round 15 Textbook Transformation Grant. Chapters include:
- Cytoskeleton
- DNA Packaging and Chromosomes
- Transcription and mRNA Modification
- Translation
- Transcriptional Regulation
- Cell and Organelle Membrane Structure
- Transport Across Cellular Membranes
- The Electrochemical Gradient
- Protein Trafficking
- Vesicles in the Endomembrane System
- Principles of Cell Signaling
- GPCRs and RTKs
- Cell Cycle and its Regulation
- DNA Replication
- Cell Death and Cancer
- Stem Cells
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy

Sandip Das, Javad Khazaii, Turaj Ashuri, Yousef Mahmoud, Valmiki Sooklal, and Chelsee Dickson

This open textbook for Fundamentals of Renewable Energy was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include the fundamental energy conversion principles, energy economics, and the current status of renewable sources, such as Hydroelectric, Wind, Solar Thermal, Solar Photovoltaics, Ocean Waves, Tidal, Geothermal, and Biomass energy.
General Psychology: An Introduction

Tori Kearns and Deborah Lee

The NOBA Project is a growing collection of expert-authored, open-licensed modules in psychology, funded by the Diener Education Fund. From these open modules, Tori Kearns and Deborah Lee created an arranged open textbook for her introductory psychology class. This textbook was created under a Round One ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

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General Zoology Laboratory Manual

Kimberly Subacz and Jason Christian

This lab manual for General Zoology was created under a Round Twelve ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. The manual contains six individual labs to be completed within a laboratory, along with a collection project to be completed outdoors with an instructor.

Topics include:
- Classification and Evolution
- The Planaria Project
- Introduction to Invertebrates
- Introduction to Chordates
- Vertebrates Continued
- Mammalogy
Genetics Laboratory Manual

Merry Clark, April Cole, Emily Blalock, and Katie Bridges

This laboratory manual for Genetics was created under an ALG Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include cell cycle mutations, cancer detection, cytogenetics, forensics, and mapping chromosomes.
Georgia Tech First-Year Seminar

Lacy Hodges and Fred Rascoe

Authors' Description:

"This ebook has been created and designed to introduce incoming Georgia Tech students to campus resources, Georgia Tech culture and traditions, and to provide you with guidance as you make the transition to Georgia Tech.

This online resource includes materials that coordinate with the six GT 1000 learning outcomes. It covers:
- University Culture and Campus Resources
- Academic Success and Time Management Skills
- Career Development Skills
- Major Exploration and Planning
- Communication and Relational Skills
This resource includes readings, videos, and assignments that have been designed specifically to help new Tech students on their journey to academic, personal, and professional success."

This Open Textbook for GT 1000 was created under a Round Nine Textbook Transformation Grant. The web version of the text is available on the GT 1000 Textbook Website.

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Geotechnical Engineering Lab Manual

Da Hu, Jayhyun Kwon, Adam Kaplan, and Garima Banerjee

This lab manual for Geotechnical Engineering was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include water content, specific gravity, mechanical sieve analysis, hydrometer analysis, Atterberg limit, relative density, sand cones, Proctor compaction, constant head permeability, and direct shear.
Global Business (GSU)

Jacobus Boers, Daniel Le, Zoe Salloom, Valora Richardson, Tracy Adkins, and Linda Carter

This open textbook for Global Business was developed through a Round 14 Textbook Transformation Grant. Topics covered include the global context of business, currency, supply chains, legal systems, culture and values, financial markets, economic complexity, global value chains, experts, and global competition.

A revision of Global Business is currently in development to include the effects of a pandemic on geopolitical and supply-chain dynamics.
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.
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.
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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Integrated Science, Life and Earth Sciences

Rauf Tailony, Rebecca Griffin, Cindi Kirland, and Bernard Majdi

This open textbook for Integrated Science, Life and Earth Sciences was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics include the scientific method, cells, single and multicellular organisms, ecology, rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, landforms, and weather.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.