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Abnormal Psychology
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Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. through Washington State University which tackles the difficult topic of mental disorders in 15 modules. After the first three foundational modules, a discussion of mental disorders ensues to include depressive, anxiety, personality, schizophrenic, eating, and obsessive-compulsive to name a few.

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Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Textbook
Author:
Lee W. Daffin Jr.
Alexis Bridley
Date Added:
11/10/2020
American Government 3e
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American Government 3e aligns with the topics and objectives of many government courses. Faculty involved in the project have endeavored to make government workings, issues, debates, and impacts meaningful and memorable to students while maintaining the conceptual coverage and rigor inherent in the subject. With this objective in mind, the content of this textbook has been developed and arranged to provide a logical progression from the fundamental principles of institutional design at the founding, to avenues of political participation, to thorough coverage of the political structures that constitute American government. The book builds upon what students have already learned and emphasizes connections between topics as well as between theory and applications. The goal of each section is to enable students not just to recognize concepts, but to work with them in ways that will be useful in later courses, future careers, and as engaged citizens.

In order to help students understand the ways that government, society, and individuals interconnect, the revision includes more examples and details regarding the lived experiences of diverse groups and communities within the United States. The authors and reviewers sought to strike a balance between confronting the negative and harmful elements of American government, history, and current events, while demonstrating progress in overcoming them. In doing so, the approach seeks to provide instructors with ample opportunities to open discussions, extend and update concepts, and drive deeper engagement.
Changes made in American Government 3e are described in the preface to help instructors transition to the third edition.

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Government/Political Science
Government/Political Science and Law
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Full Course
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Rice University
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OpenStax College
Author:
Glen Krutz
Sylvie Waskiewicz
Date Added:
08/13/2020
British Literature I: Middle Ages to the Eighteenth Century and Neoclassicism
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The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you British Literature I: From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century. Featuring over 50 authors and full texts of their works, this anthology follows the shift of monarchic to parliamentarian rule in Britain, and the heroic epic to the more egalitarian novel as genre. Description from introduction.

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Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Literature
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Laura Getty
Bonnie J. Robinson
Date Added:
11/10/2020
CBE Course Design Model and Guidelines
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The purpose of the CBE course design guidelines is to familiarize you with some important considerations when creating an online CBE course, understand the standards of a competency-based course, and learn best practices of competency-based course design.

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Education
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Ninghua Han
Date Added:
04/30/2021
Communicating to Connect: Interpersonal Communication for Today
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Communicating to Connect: Interpersonal Communication for Today introduces an undergraduate to a whole new world of concepts with an in-depth exploration of interpersonal communication. Theory and research that reflect what is currently known about interpersonal communication are complemented with practical skills explaining why course concepts are important in an undergraduate’s everyday life. The narrative voice and culturally diverse examples, as well as relevant pictures, charts, graphs, videos, and multimedia enhance reading comprehension. In 13 units, this easy-to-navigate OER (Open Educational Resource) promotes the study of interpersonal communication to the world in the most accessible way possible. Ancillary materials are available upon request to support student learning and instructional planning.

Subject:
English Language Arts
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Angela Niedermyer
Christina Michura
Lingzi Zhong
Marcus Hassell
Rita Gomez
Rudy C. Pett
Shannon DeBord
Teri L. Varner
Tim Appignani
Daniel Usera
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11/10/2020
Introduction to Psychology
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This course is a survey of the scientific study of human nature, including how the mind works, and how the brain supports the mind. Topics include the mental and neural bases of perception, emotion, learning, memory, cognition, child development, personality, psychopathology, and social interaction. Students will consider how such knowledge relates to debates about nature and nurture, free will, consciousness, human differences, self, and society.

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Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Textbook
Author:
John Gabrieli
Date Added:
11/10/2020
Introduction to Psychology – 1st Canadian Edition
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This book is designed to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. The focus on behaviour and empiricism has produced a text that is better organized, has fewer chapters, and is somewhat shorter than many of the leading books. The beginning of each section includes learning objectives; throughout the body of each section are key terms in bold followed by their definitions in italics; key takeaways, and exercises and critical thinking activities end each section.

Subject:
Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Jennifer Walinga
Charles Stangor
Date Added:
11/10/2020
Introduction to Psychology with the lens of Global Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies
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The project proposed an Open Educational Resources (OER) curriculum for the sections of Introduction to Psychology, that include Global Studies and Peace and Conflict Studies (GS/PAC) topics. Contents of this work have been adopted, adapted, and remixed from two existing open textbooks. The author’s own content was then added to reflect GS and PAC.   

Subject:
Psychology
Material Type:
Reading
Textbook
Author:
Sadaf Sajjad
Date Added:
11/14/2022
Introduction to Sociology 2e
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Introduction to Sociology 2e adheres to the scope and sequence of a typical, one-semester introductory sociology course. It offers comprehensive coverage of core concepts, foundational scholars, and emerging theories. The textbook presents section reviews with rich questions, discussions that help students apply their knowledge, and features that draw learners into the discipline in meaningful ways. The second edition has been updated significantly to reflect the latest research and current, relevant examples. Description from OpenStax.org.

Subject:
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Sociology
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Eric Strayer
Faye Jones
Gail Scaramuzzo
Jeff Bry
Nathan Keirns
Sally Vyain
Susan Cody-Rydezerski
Tommy Sadler
Date Added:
02/23/2015
Introduction to World Regional Geography
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The discipline of geography bridges the social sciences with the physical sciences and can provide a framework for understanding our world. By studying geography, we can begin to understand the relationships and common factors that tie our human community together. The world is undergoing globalization on a massive scale as a result of the rapid transfer of information and technology and the growth of modes of transportation and communication. The more we understand our world, the better prepared we will be to address the issues that confront our future. There are many approaches to studying world geography. This textbook takes a regional approach and focuses on themes that illustrate the globalization process, which in turn assists us in better understanding our global community and its current affairs.

Subject:
Cultural Geography
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
R. Adam Dastrup
Date Added:
11/10/2020
Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success
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This free digital textbook serves as a companion to EDUC 1300/1200/1100 Learning Framework: Effective Strategies for College Success at Austin Community College This book is an accessible and relevant way to explore the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation as well as factors that impact learning, and the presentation of specific learning strategies.

Date Added:
12/15/2020
Lifespan Development
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Growth and development through the lifespan including physical, social, cognitive and neurological development. This course covers topics in each of these areas and provides an overview on subjects such as day care, education, disabilities, parenting, types of families, gender identity and roles, career decisions, illnesses and treatments, aging, retirement, generativity, and dying.

Subject:
Psychology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Full Course
Textbook
Author:
Linda Overstreet
Date Added:
08/13/2020
Macroeconomics: Theory Through Applications, v. 1.0
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The intended audience of the textbook is first-year undergraduates taking courses on the principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Many may never take another economics course. We aim to increase their economic literacy both by developing their aptitude for economic thinking and by presenting key insights about economics that every educated individual should know.

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Economics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Andy Schmitz
Saylor Academy
Date Added:
11/10/2020
An Open Companion to Early British Literature
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This digital textbook was developed through an "open pedagogy" approach with over 100 Austin Community College students contributing footnotes, introductory chapters, digital learning objects, and test bank questions with a student audience in mind. 86 chapters cover 1,000 years of British literature featuring primary source texts commonly assigned for survey courses of British Literature (ENGL 2322). Additionally, assignments and student samples of work are included to help teachers interested in adopting the practices that led to its creation.

Subject:
Language, Philosophy, and Culture
Literature
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Textbook
Author:
Allegra Villarreal
Date Added:
10/25/2020
Perspectives: An Open Introduction to Cultural Anthropology, 2nd Edition
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The first peer-reviewed open access textbook for cultural anthropology courses. Produced by the Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges and available free of charge for use in any setting.

Subject:
Anthropology
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Textbook
Author:
Laura Gonzales
Nina Brown
Thomas McIlwraith
Date Added:
01/01/2017
Principles of Macroeconomics 2e
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Principles of Macroeconomics 2e covers the scope and sequence of most introductory economics courses. The text includes many current examples, which are handled in a politically equitable way. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of economics concepts. The second edition has been thoroughly revised to increase clarity, update data and current event impacts, and incorporate the feedback from many reviewers and adopters.
Changes made in Principles of Macroeconomics 2e are described in the preface and the transition guide to help instructors transition to the second edition. The first edition of Principles of Macroeconomics by OpenStax is available in web view here.

Subject:
Economics
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Material Type:
Full Course
Textbook
Author:
Amyaz Moledina
Andres Jauregui
Craig Richardson
Cynthia Gamez
Dan MacDonald
David Shapiro
Diane Keenan
Eric Dodge
Ralph Sonenshine
Steven Greenlaw
Timothy Taylor
Date Added:
01/02/2014
U.S. History
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U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

Subject:
History
Material Type:
Full Course
Textbook
Author:
John M. Lund
P. Scott Corbett
Paul Vickery
Sylvie Waskiewicz
Todd Pfannestiel
Volker Janssen
Date Added:
05/07/2014