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    Read more about Understanding the “General Principles of Food Hygiene” (including  GHP and HACCP) published in 2020 by Codex Alimentarius, and its applications on food industry and catering in Taiwan

    Understanding the “General Principles of Food Hygiene” (including GHP and HACCP) published in 2020 by Codex Alimentarius, and its applications on food industry and catering in Taiwan

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    Contributors: Chiang, Hsu, and Lin

    Publisher: Software Liberty Association, Taiwan

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    The Codex Alimentarius published a new version of ‘’General Principles of Food Hygiene’’ in November 2020. The series of the document has been critical for countries/organizations to develop and revise their food regulations/certifications. Thus, the new release will trigger revisions on food regulations/certifications.

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    Read more about A Practical Approach to Understanding Music Theory - 1st

    A Practical Approach to Understanding Music Theory - 1st

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    Contributor: Brooks

    Publisher: University of North Alabama

    License: CC BY-NC

    A Practical Approach to Understanding Music Theory is a textbook designed for the non-music performance major or music business/audio engineer who needs to professionally interface with musicians without needing to write or compose music. The material is designed around a spiral learning model in which a very simple straightforward concept is introduced, defined and explained. From this point and forward the book adds one element of music theory after another until a broad base of musical understanding and application is achieved. Even though the spiral learning model has a linear approach, the book is also laid out in a manner that any music student or hobbyist may treat it as a research manual to search out specific explanations of musical situations they encounter. This text is meant to be an all-inclusive explanation of how music is created, graphically distributed and performed for those who are not majoring in music theory, performance or education. It is aimed at those who are seeking a career in audio engineering, music business, artist representation, minoring in music, teaching lessons in a local community or someone who just wants to learn to play and understand music on a deeper level. The material is designed around a spiral learning model in which a very simple straightforward concept is introduced, defined and explained. From this point and forward the book adds one element of music theory after another until a broad base of musical understanding and application is achieved. Even though the spiral learning model has a linear approach, the book is also laid out in a manner that any music student or hobbyist may treat it as a research manual to search out specific explanations of musical situations they encounter. This text is meant to be an all-inclusive explanation of how music is created, graphically distributed and performed for those who are not majoring in music theory, performance or education. It is aimed at those who are seeking a career in audio engineering, music business, artist representation, minoring in music, teaching lessons in a local community or someone who just wants to learn to play and understand music on a deeper level.

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    Read more about Ancient Greek I: A 21st Century Approach

    Ancient Greek I: A 21st Century Approach

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    Contributor: Peek

    Publisher: Open Book Publishers

    License: CC BY

    In this elementary textbook, Philip S. Peek draws on his twenty-five years of teaching experience to present the ancient Greek language in an imaginative and accessible way that promotes creativity, deep learning, and diversity. The course is built on three pillars: memory, analysis, and logic. Readers memorize the top 250 most frequently occurring ancient Greek words, the essential word endings, the eight parts of speech, and the grammatical concepts they will most frequently encounter when reading authentic ancient texts. Analysis and logic exercises enable the translation and parsing of genuine ancient Greek sentences, with compelling reading selections in English and in Greek offering starting points for contemplation, debate, and reflection. A series of embedded Learning Tips help teachers and students to think in practical and imaginative ways about how they learn. This combination of memory-based learning and concept- and skill-based learning gradually builds the confidence of the reader, teaching them how to learn by guiding them from a familiarity with the basics to proficiency in reading this beautiful language. Ancient Greek I: A 21st-Century Approach is written for high-school and university students, but is an instructive and rewarding text for anyone who wishes to learn ancient Greek.

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    Read more about A Possession Forever: A Guide to Using Commemorative Memorials and Monuments in the Classroom

    A Possession Forever: A Guide to Using Commemorative Memorials and Monuments in the Classroom

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    Contributors: Kerby , Baguley , Gehrmann , Bedford , Rowling , and Andersen

    Publisher: University of Southern Queensland

    License: CC BY-SA

    This open textbook will guide educators and students through the process of using local monuments and memorials to contextualise, interrogate and extend their knowledge of historical events at a national and international level. Students will learn how to use local history to create an organic patchwork of local stories, interviews, photographs and artefacts contributed by, and for, the community and contextualised nationally and internationally. Through this process they will assume the role of historians rather than passive consumers of dominant ideologies and understand how historical events have shaped diverse views, including their own, of issues such as social justice, democracy, human rights and citizenship.

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    Read more about Elementary Mandarin

    Elementary Mandarin

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    Contributor: Polley

    Publisher: LibreTexts

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    This course is designed for learners with no background in Chinese. It introduces basic structures of the Mandarin Chinese language with emphasis on listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. Students will gain these four skills in standard Mandarin Chinese, attaining approximately the Novice-High level on the ACTFL-ETS (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages) proficiency scale. Topics of conversation include basic greetings, names, family, work, study, and hobbies.

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    Read more about Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach

    Technology, Media Literacy, and the Human Subject: A Posthuman Approach

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    Contributor: Lewis

    Publisher: Open Book Publishers

    License: CC BY

    What does it mean to be media literate in today’s world? How are we transformed by the many media infrastructures around us? We are immersed in a world mediated by information and communication technologies (ICTs). From hardware like smartphones, smartwatches, and home assistants to software like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat, our lives have become a complex, interconnected network of relations. Scholarship on media literacy has tended to focus on developing the skills to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media messages without considering or weighing the impact of the technological medium—how it enables and constrains both messages and media users. Additionally, there is often little attention paid to the broader context of interrelations which affect our engagement with media technologies. This book addresses these issues by providing a transdisciplinary method that allows for both practical and theoretical analyses of media investigations. Informed by postphenomenology, media ecology, philosophical posthumanism, and complexity theory the author proposes both a framework and a pragmatic instrument for understanding the multiplicity of relations that all contribute to how we affect—and are affected by—our relations with media technology. The author argues persuasively that the increased awareness provided by this posthuman approach affords us a greater chance for reclaiming some of our agency and provides a sound foundation upon which we can then judge our media relations. This book will be an indispensable tool for educators in media literacy and media studies, as well as academics in philosophy of technology, media and communication studies, and the post-humanities.

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    Read more about Culturas hispanas a través de la pantalla / Hispanic Cultures Through the Screen

    Culturas hispanas a través de la pantalla / Hispanic Cultures Through the Screen

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    Contributor: López-Aguilera

    Publisher: Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    Este libro de texto busca fomentar el visionado crítico de productos audiovisuales contemporáneos y el reflexionar sobre la representación de las culturas hispanas en webseries y vídeos musicales. This textbook aims to promote critical viewing of contemporary audiovisual products and thinking about the representation of Hispanic cultures in web series and music videos.

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    Read more about Documentary Making for Digital Humanists

    Documentary Making for Digital Humanists

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    Contributors: Reid and Sanders

    Publisher: Open Book Publishers

    License: CC BY-NC

    This fluent and comprehensive field guide responds to increased interest, across the humanities, in the ways in which digital technologies can disrupt and open up new research and pedagogical avenues. It is designed to help scholars and students engage with their subjects using an audio-visual grammar, and to allow readers to efficiently gain the technical and theoretical skills necessary to create and disseminate their own trans-media projects.

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    Read more about Foundations of American Education: A Critical Lens

    Foundations of American Education: A Critical Lens

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    Contributors: Wells  and Clayton

    Publisher: VIVA

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    In this survey text, readers will explore the foundations of American education through a critical lens. Topics include the teaching profession, influences on student learning, philosophical and historical foundations, structures of schools, ethical and legal issues, curriculum, classroom environment, and the path forward.

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    Read more about Introduction to Entrepreneurship

    Introduction to Entrepreneurship

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    Contributor: Carpenter

    Publisher: Kwantlen Polytechnic University

    License: CC BY-NC-SA

    Learn about entrepreneurship and what makes entrepreneurs successful, all while developing your entrepreneurial skills.

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