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Open Educational Resources (OER) published at the University of Oregon. Our Pressbooks repository with up to date web versions of the textbooks in this collection can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/
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Item Open Access Introduction to Neurobiology(University of Oregon, 2024-10) Singh, AvinashIntroduction to Neurobiology is aimed at undergraduate students new to the field of neurobiology. The first edition specifically targets students enrolled in BI360 Neurobiology at the University of Oregon.Item Open Access Learning How to Learn Languages(University of Oregon, 2024-10) Yerian, Keli; Bibi Halima; Adler, Faith; Fisher, Logan; Keaton, Cameron; Orsi, Addy; Pawar, AbhayLearning How to Learn Languages is a student-developed, interactive, open-source online textbook. It is a collaborative effort of five undergraduate students, one graduate student, and a faculty member at the University of Oregon. It offers a comprehensive view of second language learning in one place, providing conceptual perspectives on language learning through a practical lens. This how-to guide is useful for learners of all levels and can be used in various ways: as a complete textbook for a course, as supplemental chapters in language courses, or as self-study. It contains ten chapters: five chapters on different foundational aspects of language learning followed by five additional chapters on language skills and their integration with practical strategies and example stories from learners. This OER incorporates various visual elements such as illustrations, student-created videos, authors’ stories, and H5P activities with built-in feedback for learners to engage independently. An interactive, accessible, and up to date web version is available at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/languagelearningedition1/.Item Open Access Advanced Legal Research: Process and Practice(University of Oregon, 2023-11) Austin, MeganWritten for students and instructors in an advanced legal research course, this book uses the steps of the legal research process to facilitate skills practice, collaboration, and reflection. It proposes a hypothetical as a basis for practicing the research process steps and encourages students and instructors to contribute other hypotheticals. The text also includes sample assignments, demonstration videos, and discussion and reflection questions, with opportunities for students and instructors to contribute additional questions. This text uses an approach that emphasizes student reflection on the development of research skills, with the benefit of repeated and consistent formative feedback. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/legal/.Item Open Access Science and Culture: Readings for Writers(2023-09-21) Rust, Stephen; Wilde, JenéeScience and Culture is a resource intended for college and secondary students to engage with scientific concepts, facts, and history as they relate to society in the United States and globally. The multimodality, diversity of voices, and range of topics should appeal to anyone interested in exploring these particular knowledge debates across natural and social sciences, humanities, and creative arts. The themes in this volume have been cultivated to engage readers not merely as receptors of information but as active participants in this ongoing process of knowledge building. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/science-and-culture/ .Item Open Access Introduction to Arabic: Egyptian Arabic for first-year students(University of Oregon, 2023-07) Hollenberg, David; Ghazy, Amira; Eissa, Abdulrahman; Elsherif, Hanan; Loy, Benjamin; Rizk, Kerlos; Dockwiller, Joseph; Eissa, Belal; Eissa, Hasan; Green, Deborah; Aboelez, NourThis book presents materials for mastering the Arabic alphabet and the student's first steps in Egyptian Arabic. This book contains interactive activities that can only be accessed through the web version of this book which can be found at: https://opentext.uoregon.edu/introarabic/ .Item Open Access Pay for Play: How the Music Industry Works, Where the Money Goes, and Why(University of Oregon, 2023-05-15) Wayte, LarryThe history of music is closely linked to the history of copyright law. This book explores how the law shaped music and the music industry. From church and court patronage in pre-19th Century Europe, to the effects of social media on music, this book explores the abiding influence of the law on music. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/payforplay/ .Item Open Access Teaching about Difference and Power: A Guide for Instructors(Open Oregon, 2021-12-16) Schreiner, Jason; Lee RumbargerTeaching about difference and power: a guide for instructors. Intended to help instructors teach United States: Difference, Inequality and Agency courses at the University of Oregon. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/diateaching .Item Open Access The Politics of Sports(Open Oregon, 2019) Carroll, Anna; Wakefield, EleanorThis Open Educational Resource is a collection of texts and materials that team together students’ familiarity with sports and critical inquiry skills. The Politics of Sports has the potential to capture the interest of college students in order to excite them to begin a research journey with a sense of authority and investment in a topic that is at once familiar and complex enough to yield a wide range of inquiry. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/politicsofsports/ .Item Open Access Ecology of Place(Open Oregon, 2021-01-08) Zalyubovskiy, AnaEcology of Place is concerned with the values of conservation and preservation people place on their relationship to the earth, its features and its inhabitants. By knowing a place and naming its constituents we discover our responsibilities and the meanings of its interdependencies. We may undergo the transformation from outside observer to aware partner, and our informed critical discussions can impact the evolution of society. Place itself rests in particularity and uniqueness. As we come to know and understand a particular place, it often becomes so intertwined with our life story, and the life stories of everything that lives there, that we can’t separate ourselves from the place. A place then becomes part of our voice as we incorporate its story into our lives. The Ecology of Place collection of readings for composition students contains three units designed to support the University of Oregon Composition Program’s student learning outcomes. For the most up to data, readable, and interactive version of this text visit https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/ecologyofplace/.Item Open Access The Culture of Science(Open Oregon, 2019) Rust, Stephen; Wilde, JenéeThis casebook opens up modes of inquiry into Western knowledge foundations, asking students to embrace epistemological uncertainty as a productive means of developing critical thinking skills. Each chapter includes an introduction and a reading list with links and a brief description. The most up to date, interactive and readable version of this text can be found at https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/cultureofscience/Item Open Access Introduction to the Nonprofit Sector(Open Oregon, 2022-10) Mason, Dyana P.This text is designed to provide an introduction to the nonprofit sector. It is designed to help readers understand the definition of the sector, its role in society, and the key questions facing it. The book also considers the growing numbers and influence of social enterprises and other “social innovation” organizations. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/intrononprofit .Item Open Access Writing as Inquiry(University of Oregon, 2022) Clevinger, Kara; Rust, StephenWelcome to our creative commons OER (open educational resource) for Writing 121 at the University of Oregon. This resource is designed for students to be a zero-cost, high-quality guide to academic writing, with the goal of preparing you for success in college and beyond. The most up to date and interactive version of this book can be found at https://opentext.uoregon.edu/writingasinquiry/ .