tag:open.umn.edu,2005:/opentextbooks/textbooks?commit=Go&page=7&term=Western+Civilization%3A+A+Concise+HistoryOpen Textbook Library - Search results for "Western Civilization: A Concise History"2024-01-14T01:08:55Zhttps://open.umn.edu/assets/common/favicon/favicon-1594c2156c95ca22b1a0d803d547e5892bb0e351f682be842d64927ecda092e7.icohttps://open.umn.edu/assets/library/otl_logo-f9161d5c999f5852b38260727d49b4e7d7142fc707ec9596a5256a778f957ffc.png15522024-01-14T01:14:46Z2024-01-14T01:14:46ZWriting for Inquiry and Research<img alt="Read more about Writing for Inquiry and Research" title="Writing for Inquiry and Research cover image" class="cover " width="813" height="1053" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTA1ODIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--acfd6ff3293038633be77e662c43d59c19eb73e7/writingfor.jpg" />Writing for Inquiry and Research guides students through the composition process of writing a research paper. The book divides this process into four chapters that each focus on a genre connected to research writing: the annotated bibliography, proposal, literature review, and research essay. Each chapter provides significant guidance with reading, writing, and research strategies, along with significant examples and links to external resources. This book serves to help students and instructors with a writing-project-based approach, transforming the research process into an accessible series of smaller, more attainable steps for a semester-long course in research writing. Additional resources throughout the book, as well as in three appendices, allow for students and instructors to explore the many facets of the writing process together.15382023-11-01T19:07:31Z2023-12-20T15:40:31ZCase Studies for Health, Research and Practice in Australia and New Zealand<img alt="Read more about Case Studies for Health, Research and Practice in Australia and New Zealand" title="Case Studies for Health, Research and Practice in Australia and New Zealand cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="495" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAyNjIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--70e002713024265905d7a8e628c014b13318cd6e/Health_Research-and-Practice-in-Australia-and-New-Zealand-OER_20230818-350x495.jpg" />The OER includes case studies of 5 families from a variety of backgrounds in metropolitan and regional Queensland (QLD), New South Wales (NSW), and Victoria (VIC), Australia. Case studies have been popular in nursing to help students bring their learning to life and enhance their critical thinking. However, often case studies appear in one unit or one particular content area to aid students learning for a particular condition or point in time. Taking a transformational, place-based approach, the OER case studies for health are set within metropolitan and regional areas, so learning is contextual and relatable. Case studies increase in complexity so that students can be introduced to and ‘get to know’ the families from their first year of study. As students progress through their studies, they meet the families again in different, often more complex scenarios. The families experience a variety of political and socio-economic circumstances, which helps students to learn about various healthcare contexts, build knowledge and understanding about the families’ circumstances from a holistic, person-centred, interprofessional perspective, and engage at a deeper level.15312023-10-25T03:52:19Z2023-10-25T03:52:19ZElementary Swahili: Lugha na Utamaduni<img alt="Read more about Elementary Swahili: Lugha na Utamaduni" title="Elementary Swahili: Lugha na Utamaduni cover image" class="cover " width="400" height="638" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAxNTIsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--013ad6803bbaa4dc85d6b25f3fb788c6e5f74689/cover.png" />Elementary Swahili: Lugha na Utamaduni is intended for both heritage and non-heritage elementary Swahili learners. It introduces the learners to aspects of Standard Swahili language and culture with the view of enhancing their intercultural competence in Swahili. The topics are well-integrated to enable the learners to easily apply what they learn in each topic into their daily interactions in Swahili about themselves, family, friends, immediate world, and East Africa. Thus, at the end of Elementary Swahili, learners should be able to carry out basic conversations in Swahili about themselves, their world, and East Africa. Further, the coursebook will incorporate common Swahili cultural practices in all the topics with the view of enhancing the learners’ intercultural competence.15162023-10-21T17:35:46Z2023-10-21T17:35:46ZThe Shallow and the Deep: A biased introduction to neural networks and old school machine learning<img alt="Read more about The Shallow and the Deep: A biased introduction to neural networks and old school machine learning" title="The Shallow and the Deep: A biased introduction to neural networks and old school machine learning cover image" class="cover " width="200" height="283" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6MTAwNzcsInB1ciI6ImJsb2JfaWQifX0=--d12a918868e594d582f6d091f5f991ec0c6cc74c/submission_130_126_coverImage_en_US_t.jpg" />The Shallow and the Deep is a collection of lecture notes that offers an accessible introduction to neural networks and machine learning in general. However, it was clear from the beginning that these notes would not be able to cover this rapidly changing and growing field in its entirety. The focus lies on classical machine learning techniques, with a bias towards classification and regression. Other learning paradigms and many recent developments in, for instance, Deep Learning are not addressed or only briefly touched upon. Biehl argues that having a solid knowledge of the foundations of the field is essential, especially for anyone who wants to explore the world of machine learning with an ambition that goes beyond the application of some software package to some data set. Therefore, The Shallow and the Deep places emphasis on fundamental concepts and theoretical background. This also involves delving into the history and pre-history of neural networks, where the foundations for most of the recent developments were laid. These notes aim to demystify machine learning and neural networks without losing the appreciation for their impressive power and versatility.15042023-10-08T20:58:33Z2023-10-08T20:58:33ZBeyond the Horizon: Broadening Our Understanding of OER Efficacy<img alt="Read more about Beyond the Horizon: Broadening Our Understanding of OER Efficacy" title="Beyond the Horizon: Broadening Our Understanding of OER Efficacy cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="467" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTgzNSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--687c9318e97927e5b5e05b679a5fdbbc7125b58c/My-project1-350x467.png" />Beyond the Horizon: Broadening Our Understanding of OER Efficacy is a concise yet comprehensive resource designed to provide insight into the current state of research and reporting on Open Educational Resources (OER) efficacy. This guide explores existing frameworks, delves into key themes and gaps, and highlights emerging opportunities in the realm of OER efficacy.14832023-09-20T00:14:10Z2024-03-21T14:31:50ZElements of Creative Writing<img alt="Read more about Elements of Creative Writing" title="Elements of Creative Writing cover image" class="cover " width="495" height="640" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTQ3MiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--8904451a5d1055a26156d3e77f834496957ad344/medium-7e48b56f47456a721c12a1edbc5c39b5.jpg" />This free and open access textbook introduces new writers to some basic elements of the craft of creative writing in the genres of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. The authors—Rachel Morgan, Jeremy Schraffenberger, and Grant Tracey—are editors of the North American Review, the oldest and one of the most well-regarded literary magazines in the United States. They’ve selected nearly all of the readings and examples (more than 60) from writing that has appeared in NAR pages over the years. Because they had a hand in publishing these pieces originally, their perspective as editors permeates this book. As such, they hope that even seasoned writers might gain insight into the aesthetics of the magazine as they analyze and discuss some reasons this work is so remarkable—and therefore teachable. This project was supported by NAR staff and funded via the UNI Textbook Equity Mini-Grant Program.14822023-08-29T04:35:19Z2023-10-30T14:38:22ZReCentering Psych Stats<img alt="Read more about ReCentering Psych Stats" title="ReCentering Psych Stats cover image" class="cover " width="1094" height="1513" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTQ2OSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--fec796b1c970a1a9b66d6eece95bcd32ec7981d4/ReCenterPsychStats-bookcover2.jpg" />To center a variable in regression means to set its value at zero and interpret all other values in relation to this reference point. Regarding race and gender, researchers often center male and White at zero. Further, it is typical that research vignettes in statistics textbooks are similarly seated in a White, Western (frequently U.S.), heteronormative, framework. ReCentering Psych Stats seeks provide statistics training for psychology students (undergraduate, graduate, and post-doctoral) in a socially and culturally responsive way. All lessons use the open-source statistics program, R (and its associated packages). Each lesson includes a chapter and screencasted lesson, features a workflow for statistical decision-making, and includes all R code necessary to conduct the statistic. Research vignettes are drawn from the published psychology literature. When possible, these articles are authored by individuals who hold identities that have, been marginalized in the scientific literature; correctly use the statistic that is being taught in the lesson; and focus on issues of justice, equity, inclusion, or and diversity. When possible, lessons include interviews with researchers from the featured vignettes. Each chapter includes suggestions for practice that are graded in complexity, such that learners can choose the degree of challenge. ReCentering Psych Stats is perpetually-in-progress; suggestions for corrections or chapters are welcomed: ReCenteringPsychStats@spu.edu14752023-08-23T02:28:41Z2023-08-23T02:28:41ZRomance Lands and Conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem<img alt="Read more about Romance Lands and Conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem" title="Romance Lands and Conservation in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem cover image" class="cover " width="610" height="797" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTQxNywicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--502bc72a7d00292a7ec58cdb37cd35ce5a2e7f16/Screenshot%202023-08-22%20at%209.18.50%20PM.png" />To fully grasp the significance of this story we explore the history of the West, the development of Yellowstone National Park, something about the discipline of conservation biology and related policy sciences, Grizzly bear recovery, and eventually the contemporary economy and social setting of the region. The Greater Yellowstone is a model of how to build a regional system of international importance and local well-being.14642023-08-18T18:56:45Z2023-08-18T18:56:45ZCataloging with MARC, RDA, and Classification Systems<img alt="Read more about Cataloging with MARC, RDA, and Classification Systems" title="Cataloging with MARC, RDA, and Classification Systems cover image" class="cover " width="350" height="513" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTMzMSwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--114735b86439dce4a182c424dd9d49bae15cfdd6/David-Horalek-350x513.jpg" />This book goes over a wide range of cataloging schemata, tools, and norms. It presents a concise but thorough view of the basics of library cataloging practice.14602023-08-22T13:43:46Z2023-08-22T19:11:33ZWriting Spaces at Oklahoma State University<img alt="Read more about Writing Spaces at Oklahoma State University" title="Writing Spaces at Oklahoma State University cover image" class="cover " width="225" height="321" data-controller="common--cover" data-placeholder="/assets/common/placeholder-0e0607cbc50663ddb9e8fd188058bcd2630c730ef6ee322801278607b7d5af8e.png" src="/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsiZGF0YSI6OTMxMiwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--b13a1b3f7df63fb9ceaf84b96be7e9be306cb842/Writing%20Spaces%20at%20Oklahoma%20State%20University.jpg" />This resource focuses on the various processes involved in researching answers to various inquiry questions and building effective arguments within and outside academic contexts. The curriculum takes students through the processes of listening/summarizing, asking questions, characterizing scholarly debates, and entering those debates in order to meaningfully contribute to ongoing conversations.
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