tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks/reviewed?page=6Open Textbook Library - All Reviewed Textbooks2023-04-03T22:41:02Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png13902023-04-03T22:41:02Z2024-01-22T14:52:43ZSupporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition<img alt="Read more about Supporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition" title="Supporting English Language Learners in First-Year College Composition cover image" class="cover " width="750" height="1000" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDY2OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--788a0c1fe9d0b7a63382de9d0f1bcd4a703170e8/supporting-book-cover.jpg" />Supporting ELLs in FYC is organized around five key essays, selected to coordinate with the essay styles commonly taught in first-year/first-semester composition courses. This organization is planned to offer instructors the flexibility to best support the pacing of the composition course. There are 2 expository, 1 narrative, and 2 argument essays. Each module includes one essay, with accompanying activities and supporting materials. Expository: Sweet, Sour & Resentful Expository: Why Rituals Are Good Narrative: Prison to Professor Argument: Fake News Argument: Misinformation13892023-04-03T22:36:57Z2024-01-22T14:52:43ZHuman Geography<img alt="Read more about Human Geography" title="Human Geography cover image" class="cover " width="658" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDY2OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--113c507519fa4e3316584f9bfa2db4ed887bca72/for-pdf-1-scaled-1-658x1024.jpg" />Welcome to Human Geography! If you are interested in how humans interact with the environment and how human systems are geographically distributed over space, then you’ve found your place. We hope that find this textbook useful and enjoyable; please dive in by clicking “Contents” to immerse yourself in all-things-human geography.13882023-04-03T20:25:45Z2024-01-22T14:52:43ZProcesses: Writing Across Academic Careers<img alt="Read more about Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers" title="Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers cover image" class="cover " width="131" height="170" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDY2NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--eb7756c87093650c3f25327d1d1e59e8279f6ac3/Cover-ebook-Iverson-131x170.jpg" />Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers is an edited collection featuring writing from students, faculty, and staff at Farmingdale State College, a State University of New York (SUNY) campus on Long Island. Each contributor reflects on their own writing as well as writing in their fields/disciplines. Namely, they reflect on their writing processes, hence the name of the book. The FSC Writing in the Disciplines committee curated excerpts of published or unpublished work from faculty, students, and administrators across departments and offices. The result is Processes: Writing Across Academic Careers, a collection of writing samples and reflections on the processes that made those pieces of writing possible. This book shows that, while writing looks and functions differently in different disciplines, college communities center on writing. From the college president to the faculty to the students, each member of the community grapples with writing, even in disciplines not considered to be writing-intensive. The text features compositions from nursing, STEM and health sciences, education, and history and culture. The examples span from reflections on the role of writing in one’s academic career, examples of professional writing in the sciences, research papers, conference proposals, to laboratory reports. The examples of published or works-in-progress are accompanied by thoughtful reflections on how the author crafted their work. The collection presents an opportunity for scholars to acknowledge the centrality of writing in their everyday work. Students learning how to write in college and about writing conventions in their specific disciplines will gain an overview of writing they will encounter in their academic career and an appreciation for the multitudes of ways writers work. Perfect for introductory writing courses, and useful modularly for any class that touches on writing or information literacy, this text is a unique, honest, and practical resource for any undergraduate.13862023-04-03T14:18:46Z2024-03-12T17:24:52ZConversaciones Corrientes: Temas de Cultura y Sociedad<img alt="Read more about Conversaciones Corrientes: Temas de Cultura y Sociedad" title="Conversaciones Corrientes: Temas de Cultura y Sociedad cover image" class="cover " width="709" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDY2NSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--d9821eddab36df03c6ea4bc4170ba40995e0844f/Conversaciones-Corrientes-Cover-900x1300-1-709x1024.png" />This book is designed to facilitate conversation in Spanish among intermediate and post-intermediate learners of Spanish. The following online textbook allows students to read about, review and discuss interesting, entertaining and relevant topics that will undoubtedly elicit conversation and friendly debate among classmates. Topics including spirituality, family design, life choices, social norms and even history and its impact on Generation Z, are discussed.13772023-03-16T14:05:11Z2024-01-22T14:52:42ZCases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition<img alt="Read more about Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition" title="Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion - 2nd Edition cover image" class="cover " width="768" height="994" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDYyMiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--eb59857cf870e74f60edc4b9437913331676022d/Cover-Cases-on-Social-Issues-2E-768x994.jpeg" />This Open Education resource, “Cases on Social Issues: For Class Discussion – 2nd Edition”, includes valuable cases for student use on issues of discrimination, diversity, equity, inclusion and general social issues in the workplace. Included are cases for discussion on workplace scenarios as follows: homophobia; working with Indigenous communities; oil and gas pipelines and the family ranch; invisible disabilities; employee anxiety; safety for women, transgender women and non-binary people; and the bullying of new immigrants and refugees. The critical events portrayed in the cases are realistic and emotional, and most feature the experiences of under-represented and marginalized people. These thoughtful, contemporary cases pose ethical dilemmas about social issues that encourage post-secondary students and instructors to have stimulating, inclusive, and compassionate discussions. Inspired by input from post-secondary students and authored by students and people who are usually under-represented in education material, this resource is designed for upper-level undergraduate or graduate students in the humanities, social sciences, business, healthcare, science, agriculture, environmental studies, Indigenous studies, land use studies, law and more. Each case is supplemented with modifiable discussion prompts, notes for teaching strategies, and a short reading list.13712023-03-13T18:00:37Z2024-01-22T14:52:42ZCommon Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective<img alt="Read more about Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective" title="Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective cover image" class="cover " width="768" height="1024" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDYxNiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--9368b19733e3706f6bec021321bbb02d4ac1d97f/Common-Client-Issues-in-Counselling-2-768x1024.png" />Common Client Issues in Counselling: An Australian Perspective focuses on common mental health issues, such as grief and loss, anxiety, and depression, experienced by clients presenting for counselling. The focus throughout is on providing an Australian perspective, highlighting contemporary understandings, as well as suggesting practical and integrative responses to each common issue. All of the authors, reviewers, and editors work within Australian counselling settings, including private practice, not for profit organisations and academic contexts. By drawing on the authors’ extensive experience, and using a contextual rather than diagnostic approach, each chapter is brought to life with valuable insights and suggestions.13702023-03-13T17:53:13Z2023-09-07T04:51:59ZIntroduction to Systems Biology: Workbook for Flipped-Classroom Teaching<img alt="Read more about Introduction to Systems Biology: Workbook for Flipped-Classroom Teaching" title="Introduction to Systems Biology: Workbook for Flipped-Classroom Teaching cover image" class="cover " width="1876" height="2430" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDYxNSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--630187190d84d0b85709381828819784fcb8b7a6/obp.0291.jpg" />This book is an introduction to the language of systems biology, which is spoken among many disciplines, from biology to engineering. Authors Thomas Sauter and Marco Albrecht draw on a multidisciplinary background and evidence-based learning to facilitate the understanding of biochemical networks, metabolic modeling and system dynamics. Their pedagogic approach briefly highlights core ideas of concepts in a broader interdisciplinary framework to guide a more effective deep dive thereafter. The learning journey starts with the purity of mathematical concepts, reveals its power to connect biological entities in structure and time, and finally introduces physics concepts to tightly align abstraction with reality. This workbook is all about self-paced learning, supports the flipped-classroom concept, and kick-starts with scientific evidence on studying. Each chapter comes with links to external YouTube videos, learning checklists, and Integrated real-world examples to gain confidence in thinking across scientific perspectives. The result is an integrated approach that opens a line of communication between theory and application, enabling readers to actively learn as they read. This overview of capturing and analyzing the behavior of biological systems will interest adherers of systems biology and network analysis, as well as related fields such as bioinformatics, biology, cybernetics, and data science.13592023-03-10T14:54:43Z2024-01-22T14:52:41ZCrop Genetics<img alt="Read more about Crop Genetics" title="Crop Genetics cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="453" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDU5NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--5ef1e5355b5b42abd2b28edeb2fb76f7ec3c0683/cropsgenetics-cover-350x453.png" />This book provides an introduction to genetic concepts such as reproductive systems, recombination, mutation, segregation and linkage analysis, inbreeding, quantitative inheritance, fertility regulation, population genetics and polyploidy.13582023-03-06T17:33:03Z2024-03-17T00:55:46ZEarly Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers, Birth – Age 5<img alt="Read more about Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers, Birth – Age 5" title="Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers, Birth – Age 5 cover image" class="cover " width="600" height="800" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDU4OCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--c395fb549a4765cda08b26621c1a6b7953e01be5/Final-Cover-resized.jpeg" />This textbook, Early Childhood Literacy: Engaging and Empowering Emergent Readers and Writers Birth-Age 5, outlines the connection between different areas of language and literacy and describes strategies for supporting development and promoting instruction. Early literacy includes reading, writing, and language development. Writing includes any early writing attempts and pre-writing behaviors just as reading includes any early reading attempts and recognition of symbols and sounds. Language also includes listening and speaking (oral language) and the use of gestures and signs to communicate. The term oral language is commonly used to describe early language development separately from reading and writing. This text assumes oral language is a component of language and embraces the broader term to underscore the communication practices outside of listening and speaking. For example, some children use sign language or a picture board. For these reasons, the textbook will focus on language development in its totality, including oral language. This textbook is focused on birth to age 5 because early literacy development is crucial for future learning and development.13572023-03-06T17:24:19Z2024-01-22T14:52:41ZContextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and self-directed learning<img alt="Read more about Contextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and self-directed learning" title="Contextualised open educational practices: Towards student agency and self-directed learning cover image" class="cover " width="160" height="224" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6NDU4NywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--25c3347c2f39cc89a5eb16e85995aaee8e942beb/thumbnail.jpeg" />This book covers original research on the implementation of open educational practices through the use of open educational resources at the university level. The emphasis on open education in this book is on contextualising resources, supporting student agency and fostering self-directed learning specifically within a South African milieu. The envisaged chapters cover conceptual and review research and empirical work focussing on open educational practices and the use of renewable assessments. The work starts off with an overview of an institutional-wide open education project that prompted the research followed by research on open education in terms of various modules in the health science, music education, law, philosophy, dietetics, anthropology, French language learning, journalism and political science. There is a clear gap in the literature on open education in terms of open educational practices, specifically in terms of contextualising resources, supporting student agency and fostering self-directed learning in a South African context. Despite the existence of some general works on open education in terms of policy, social justice and open textbooks, this book will be unique in exploring the intersections of openness, specifically with contextualisation, student agency and self-directedness.
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