Open Stax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e
(View Complete Item Description)This textbook was used for College Algebra courses taught in the Fall 2022 semester and is now being adopted for all Pre-calculus sections as well.
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Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context Supplemental Materials
(View Complete Item Description)Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context is an OER textbook for the college-level music appreciation course. These are supplementary materials designed for music appreciation instructors to use for themselves and their students.
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Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context
(View Complete Item Description)Resonances: Engaging Music in Its Cultural Context offers a fresh curriculum for the college-level music appreciation course. The musical examples are drawn from classical, popular, and folk traditions from around the globe. These examples are organized into thematic chapters, each of which explores a particular way in which human beings use music. Topics include storytelling, political expression, spirituality, dance, domestic entertainment, and more. The chapters and examples can be taught in any order, making Resonances a flexible resource that can be adapted to your teaching or learning needs. This textbook is accompanied by a complete set of PowerPoint slides and learning objectives.
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Sight-singing level I for beginning ear training study
(View Complete Item Description)This Open Educational Resource (OER) was originally inspired to make sight-singing materials more accessible for the students at The Hartt School, University of Hartford. This is the first of a four-part resource.
Material Type: Lesson
Sight-singing level II for beginning ear training study
(View Complete Item Description)The second volume in a four-part series, this Open Educational Resource (OER) continues a collection of melodies to support beginning and intermediate ear training study. The melodies in this resource contain musical attributes in major and minor, simple and compound meters, and bass and treble clefs, with melodic contours that include large and frequent leaps, and rhythmic motives with multiple subdivisions of the pulse.
Material Type: Lesson
Sight-singing level I for intermediate ear training study
(View Complete Item Description)The third volume in a four-part series, this Open Educational Resource (OER) contains melodies to support intermediate ear training study. The melodies are separated into simple and compound meter, organized with rhythmic considerations. A few melodies may seem out of place regarding meter, but are appropriate regarding rhythmic characteristics, for example, the exercises in 5/4 and 7/4 are placed with simple meter. The 3/8 example was intended to bridge the gap between simple and compound meter, but formatting dictated the 3/8 melody be placed in the 3/2 and 2/2 section. The order is not a prescription, but a presentation of melodies with similar characteristics that should be applied appropriately to respective curricular objectives. Melodies have been presented in the treble and bass clefs, in major and minor key signatures through five sharps and four flats, ensuring an accessible range from A3 to D5 (with middle-C as C4), with the exception of songs with a broad range that leave no alternative. One note: The first eight measures of #7, Deign My Voice to Hear, is used in Sight-Singing Level I for Beginning Ear Training Study (#6) because of the appropriate musical attributes for the first level, and included here with the rest of the melody applicable at this level.
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Sight-singing level II for intermediate ear training study
(View Complete Item Description)The fourth volume in a four-part series, this Open Educational Resource contains melodies to support intermediate ear training study. The melodies are organized primarily with melodic considerations, beginning with diatonic melodies, followed by melodies in C-clefs, then melodies with chromaticism, and ending with modulations. Many of the melodies have significant rhythmic motives, with a variety of subdivisions for the pulse. Instructors will notice several Russian melodies that use the Russian alphabet for the title, followed by the translation. When I came across the collection of Russian melodies, I could not resist learning a little about the Russian alphabet and including it in the resource. There are also several Scottish melodies; the less-challenging Scottish melodies explore the C-clefs, presented first in either the bass or treble clef, followed by a C-clef to illustrate the relationship between the two clefs.
Material Type: Lesson
Review of Six Critical Thinking Textbooks
(View Complete Item Description)Review of Six Critical Thinking Textbooks1. Thinking Well (3rd ed.) by Andrew Lavin2. Arguing Using Critical Thinking by Jim Marteney3. Critical Reasoning and Writing by Noah Levin4. Clear and Present Thinking (2nd ed.)5. Formal Reasoning by John Symons6. Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking by Matthew Van Cleve
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Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective
(View Complete Item Description)Developmental Psychology, also known as Human Development or Lifespan Development, is the scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death. You will no doubt discover in the course of studying that the field examines change across a broad range of topics. These include physical and other psychophysiological processes, cognition, language, and psychosocial development, including the impact of family and peers.
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Principles of Social Psychology- 1st International Edition
(View Complete Item Description)The first International edition of this textbook provides students with an introduction to the basic concepts and principles of social psychology from an interactionist perspective. The presentation of classic studies and theories are balanced with insights from cutting-edge, contemporary research. An emphasis on real world examples and applications is intended to guide students to critically analyze their situations and social interactions in order to put their knowledge to effective use.
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Therapeutic Orientation
(View Complete Item Description)This module outlines some of the best known therapeutic approaches and explains the history, techniques, advantages, and disadvantages with each.
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Culture and Emotion
(View Complete Item Description)How do people’s cultural ideas and practices shape their emotions (and other types of feelings)? In this module, we will discuss findings from studies comparing North American (United States, Canada) and East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean) contexts. These studies reveal both cultural similarities and differences in various aspects of emotional life. Throughout, we will highlight the scientific and practical importance of these findings and conclude with recommendations for future research.
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Twelve Reflective Activities for Lifespan Development Courses
(View Complete Item Description)This resource contains 12 reflection assignments for human development courses.
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REFLECTING ON THE LIFESPAN: Wellness Preparation for Students Entering the Helping Professions
(View Complete Item Description)This ebook discusses the importance of reflection to helping professionals. Students are encouraged to practice self-reflection as they study human development. Wellness for students and future helping professionals is emphasized.
Material Type: Lecture Notes, Reading
Discover Psychology - PSY 111 GCC (Doninger)
(View Complete Item Description)Noba Project (www.nobaproject.com) is an OER psychology textbook. Noba offers a ready-made full textbook (https://nobaproject.com/textbooks/introduction-to-psychology-the-full-noba-collection) and a ready-made brief textbook (https://nobaproject.com/textbooks/discover-psychology-v2-a-brief-introductory-text). Faculty can select from among the many chapters to customize their own textbook - which is what I did. For most of the chapters within Noba, there is a Cerego quiz. This is an adaptive learning technology that asks students to assess their mastery and then answer questions. There is no penalty for wrong answers and students can take as much time as they want with the quizzes. The quizzes rely on distributed practice to deepen learning. Students cannot complete the quizzes in one sitting. Students complete the free registration and receive reminders when it is time to review the text and pick up the quizzes again. Below I will list the authors for the chapters that are included in the customized book for my classes.
Material Type: Activity/Lab, Teaching/Learning Strategy, Textbook
Psychology
(View Complete Item Description)Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.Senior Contributing AuthorsRose M. Spielman, Formerly of Quinnipiac UniversityContributing AuthorsKathryn Dumper, Bainbridge State CollegeWilliam Jenkins, Mercer UniversityArlene Lacombe, Saint Joseph's UniversityMarilyn Lovett, Livingstone CollegeMarion Perlmutter, University of Michigan
Material Type: Full Course
Lifespan Development: A Biopsychological Perspective (Part 1)
(View Complete Item Description)This Lifespan Development textbook is an up-to-date summary of human development from conception to the end of childhood. The material chosen has relevance to health sciences (nursing and pre-professional), psychology, education, human services/social work, and clinical mental health counseling students. The biopsychology of the developing person is emphasized over the history of psychological theories. The data focuses on American children and society; every effort was made to counter the bias that is implicit in many textbooks on this topic.
Material Type: Case Study, Lecture Notes, Unit of Study
Grant Report- Leedom and Ryan
(View Complete Item Description)This is a grant report.
Material Type: Reading
Report on First Year OER Impact Grant
(View Complete Item Description)This is a report on a CT-OER Impact Grant. The grant was used to support the testing of the OER text College Success from Open Stax (https://openstax.org/details/books/college-success) and the development of interactive content using H5P (https://h5p.com/) which coould be integrated into our universities learning management system.
Material Type: Assessment
Report for the Creation of "Open Sources, Open Pedagogies, Open Minds" OER Workbook
(View Complete Item Description)Report for the 2022 CT OER Grant Program.
Material Type: Case Study