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BETA - An Overview of Instructional Technology book cover

BETA - An Overview of Instructional Technology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): Susan Dumler

Subject(s): Educational: Technology

Last updated: 24/09/2024

A fifteen chapter book covering the basics of instructional technology; specifically designed for pre-service teachers.
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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: 24/09/2024

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.

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Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies

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

Author(s): [Author removed at request of original publisher]

Publisher: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing edition, 2016. This edition adapted from a work originally produced in 2013 by a publisher who has requested that it not receive attribution.

Last updated: 20/09/2024

Communication in the Real World: An Introduction to Communication Studies overviews the time-tested conceptual foundations of the field, while incorporating the latest research and cutting-edge applications of these basics. Each chapter will include timely, concrete, and real-life examples of communication concepts in action.

A key feature of this book is the integration of content regarding diversity and organizational communication in each chapter through examples and/or discrete sub-sections. Discussions of diversity are not relegated to feature boxes. Also integrated into the content are examples that are inclusive in terms of race, gender, sexuality, ability, age, marital status, religion, and other diverse identity characteristics.

Capstone Projects in Education: Learning the Research Story book cover

Capstone Projects 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: 14/09/2024

This book is designed to facilitate understanding of education research and guide the development and the writing of a capstone 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 components of typical education capstone projects.

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Mathematics Methods for Early Childhood

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Author(s): Janet Stramel

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

Last updated: 11/09/2024

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General Psychology 2e

CC BY (Attribution)  89 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Will Stutterheim

Subject(s): Psychology

Publisher: Openstax

Last updated: 19/08/2024

Psychology 2e 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.

The second edition contains detailed updates to address comments and suggestions from users. Significant improvements and additions were made in the areas of research currency, diversity and representation, and the relevance and recency of the examples. Many concepts were expanded or clarified, particularly through the judicious addition of detail and further explanation where necessary. Finally, the authors addressed the replication issues in the psychology discipline, both in the research chapter and where appropriate throughout the book.

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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: 14/08/2024

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

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Author(s): Jay Steinmetz

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

Publisher: Fort Hays State University

Last updated: 17/07/2024

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A Guide to Making Open Textbooks with Students

CC BY (Attribution)  1 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Ed. Elizabeth Mays

Publisher: The Rebus Community for Open Textbook Creation

Last updated: 13/12/2023

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.
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Number Nudget: Developing Number Concepts

All Rights Reserved   English

Author(s): Kimberly Chappell

Subject(s): Education, Mathematical foundations

Last updated: 19/09/2023

This guidebook provides sequenced activities to develop a variety of numerical concepts and to connect those concepts to number symbols using the Number Nudget tool. The aim to stress not only procedural skill but also conceptual understanding. The standards in the early grades (K-3) focus on number concepts and developing number skills. The domains of Counting & Cardinality, Operations & Algebraic Thinking, as well as Number & Operations in Base Ten can all be developed using the Number Nudget.