Catalog – FHSU Digital Press

BETA - An Overview of Instructional Technology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Susan Dumler

Subject(s): Educational: Technology

Last updated: 29/11/2022

A fifteen chapter book covering the basics of instructional technology; specifically designed for pre-service teachers.

Introduction to Professional Development

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 9 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Rose Helens-Hart, Rachel Dolechek

Subject(s): Business communication and presentation, Advice on careers and achieving success

Institution(s): Fort Hays State University

Last updated: 18/11/2022

Graduate Research in Education: Learning the Research Story

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Author(s): Kimberly Chappell, Ed.D., Greg Voykhansky, J.D., Ph.D.

Subject(s): Research and information: general, Education

Institution(s): Fort Hays State University

Last updated: 02/11/2022

This book is designed to facilitate understanding of education research and guide the development and the writing of a research project. In education, like other social sciences, we are investigating issues directly involving or influencing humans. Research involving humans can be a complex and awkward endeavor. However, if we view this endeavor through the lens of a research story, we find a familiar genre we can relate to and understand. This concise, open textbook weaves the story of a cat throughout to explain the research components of typical education research projects.

THE HISTORY OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE UNITED STATES: A PRIMER ON MODERN PRACTICE

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Dr. Robert Lloyd, Dr. Wayne Aho

Subject(s): Personnel and human resources management

Last updated: 21/06/2021

Budget Basics for Grant Writing

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) English

Last updated: 18/05/2021

This handbook is presented to you by the Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects in FHSU. It covers the topics on developing a budget for grant proposal writing, the types of costs, budget justification, and FHSU procedures for proposal submittal.

Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Janet Stramel

Subject(s): Education, Early childhood care and education, Educational: Mathematics, science and technology, general

Last updated: 18/05/2021

Politics, Power, and Purpose: An Orientation to Political Science

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Jay Steinmetz

Subject(s): Political science and theory, Society and Social Sciences

Publisher: Fort Hays State University

Last updated: 25/01/2021

The Four Functions of Management

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Dr. Robert Lloyd, Dr. Wayne Aho

Subject(s): Business and Management

Publisher: Digital Pressbooks

Last updated: 04/06/2020

The purpose of this book is to give the reader a foundational understanding of the four functions of management - planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Additionally, the reader is equipped with the historical progression of management, ethical decision making, as well as an introduction to business strategy.

Pressbooks User Guide

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Pressbooks

Publisher: Pressbooks.com

Last updated: 09/03/2020

This Guide is meant to be the handbook for using Pressbooks effectively to produce books. Pressbooks is a simple tool, but it’s powerful too, and harnessing that power requires some learning.

This Guide should cover the basics of Pressbooks, including how to quickly get a book into Pressbooks and out the other end as a beautifully designed PDF (for print) or ebook (MOBI for Kindle, or EPUB for Apple, Kobo, Nook and others).

You will also find here resources for various features or special formatting, including how to place images, create footnotes, or put in pullquotes.

Is there something in Pressbooks you need help with that’s not in this guide? Contact support@pressbooks.com to let us know.

A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students

CC BY (Attribution) 1 H5P Activities English

Publisher: The Rebus Community for Open Textbook Creation

Last updated: 09/03/2020

A handbook for faculty interested in practicing open pedagogy by involving students in the making of open textbooks, ancillary materials, or other Open Educational Resources. This is a first edition, compiled by Rebus Community, and we welcome feedback and ideas to expand the text.