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Making Open Educational Resources with and for PreK12

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): Anita R. Walz, Julee P. Farley

Subject(s): Education

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: University Libraries at Virginia Tech

Last updated: 07/06/2023

This toolkit is designed to address known gaps in knowledge and practice which limit the development of generative relationship-building processes between higher education faculty and PreK12 educators.

Higher education and PreK12 are vastly different domains. Well-intended, collaborative relationships do not always result in hoped-for creation of useful and reusable learning materials for PreK12 classrooms, nor of effective partnerships.

The toolkit is part of the Scholarly Communication Notebook and is intended to prepare and position practicing and future academic librarians and interested higher education faculty, staff, and students consulting with librarians to address gaps related to outreach to PreK12. It aims to expand use and re-usability of learning resources through informed practices regarding copyright, open-licensing, and accessibility. Designed for use in formal graduate-level library and information science courses and relevant for self-study by academic librarians already in practice, this toolkit includes videos, presentations, transcripts, activities, guides, assignments, and assessment tools for learning and delivery by librarians to faculty and students in higher education, and for use by interested instructional designers, other faculty, staff, and graduate students seeking to improve their service to PreK12 educators.

Are you a professor or academic librarian reviewing or using this toolkit? We would love to hear from you. CLICK HERE to leave your feedback.

Additional files for this resource are available at http://hdl.handle.net/10919/112264.

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Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, 3rd edition

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): James F. Marchman III

Editor(s): Anita Walz

Subject(s): Aerospace and aviation technology, Aircraft and aviation, Aerodynamics, Engineering: general

Publisher: James F. Marchman III in association with the University Libraries at Virginia Tech

Last updated: 01/05/2023

Aerodynamics and Aircraft Performance, 3rd edition is a college undergraduate-level introduction to aircraft aerodynamics and performance. The objective of this text is to provide a “stand alone” coverage of basic, subsonic, aircraft performance preceded by an introduction to the basics of aerodynamics that will provide a background sufficient to the understanding of the subjects to be studied in aircraft performance. This text is designed for a course in Aircraft Performance that is taught before the students have had any course in fluid mechanics, fluid dynamics, or aerodynamics. The text is meant to provide the essential information from these types of courses that is needed for teaching basic subsonic aircraft performance, and it is assumed that the students will learn the full story of aerodynamics in other, later courses. The text assumes that the students will have had a university level Physics sequence in which they will have been introduced to the most fundamental concepts of statics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and basic conservation laws that are needed to understand the coverage that follows. It is also assumed that students will have completed first year university level calculus sequence plus a course in multi-variable calculus. Separate courses in engineering statics and dynamics are helpful but not necessary. Any student who takes a course using this text after completing courses in aerodynamics or fluid dynamics should find the chapters of this book covering those subjects an interesting review of the material

This is a nearly verbatim presentation of Dr. Marchman’s 3rd edition (2004) of the text with minor corrections to text and formulas, addition of machine-readable math, alt text, and redrawn figures. It is available in Pressbooks, PDF, and ePub.

Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting parts or the whole of the text are requested to register their interest at: https://bit.ly/aerodynamics_interest

Downloadable versions of this book and further information are freely available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10919/96525

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Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook

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

Author(s): Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program

Editor(s): Kathleen Reed, Devon Johnson

Subject(s): Gardening

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University

Publisher: Virginia Cooperative Extension

Last updated: 19/04/2023

Virginia Cooperative Extension Gardener Handbook is a guide for all gardeners in Virginia. It covers a variety of topics important for beginning and experienced gardeners, including soil health, native plants, and integrated pest management. This manual provides an understanding of the basics of gardening in Virginia and helps to build a strong foundation of gardening knowledge. Resources for additional reading can be found at the end of each chapter. We encourage readers to take a deeper dive into the topics that interest them and continue their learning journey.

Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) is the outreach and engagement branch of Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, Virginia’s land-grant universities. Through VCE, Extension agents, specialists, and volunteers work to share knowledge and advance the wellbeing of all Virginians. This handbook serves as the main training text for new Extension Master Gardener volunteers.

The main landing page for the book is https://doi.org/10.21061/vcegardener.

Let us know how you are using this book https://bit.ly/interest-vcegardener.

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Biographical Dictionary of the History of Paleoanthropology

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)   English

Author(s): Matthew Goodrum

Subject(s): Biography: science, technology and medicine, Anthropology, Prehistory

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: The University Library at Virginia Tech with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 18/04/2023

The Biographical Dictionary of the History of Paleoanthropology is an ongoing digital humanities project by Dr. Matthew Goodrum, a historian of science who teaches in the Department of Science, Technology, and Society at Virginia Tech. The work contains biographies of individual paleoanthropologists, especially those for whom little information exists in English. They are organized in alphabetical order. Each biography is subject to revision as new information comes to light, and new biographies will be added over time.
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Introduction to Earth Science

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  115 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): adapted by Laura Neser

Subject(s): Earth sciences, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, Astronomy, space and time

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences in association with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 02/03/2023

Introduction to Earth Science is designed to provide a comprehensive introduction to Earth Science that can be freely accessed online, read offline, printed, or purchased as a print-on-demand book. It is intended for a typical 1000-level university introductory course in the Geosciences.

This open textbook includes various features designed to enhance the student learning experience. These include a multitude of high-quality figures and images within each chapter that help to clarify key concepts and are optimized for viewing online. Self-test assessment questions are embedded in each online chapter that help students focus their learning.

Are you a professor reviewing or adopting this book for a course? Instructors adopting or reviewing this text are encouraged to record their use on this form: https://bit.ly/interest_intro_earth_science This helps the book's sponsors to understand this open textbook's impact.

PDF and ePub (coming soon) versions, and a link to order a print version are available at https://doi.org/10.21061/introearthscience .

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Fundamentals of Business, 4th edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  59 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Adapted by Ron Poff

Subject(s): Business and Management

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: Pamplin College of Business in association with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 27/02/2023

Fundamentals of Business, fourth edition (2023) is an open education resource intended to serve as a no-cost, faculty-customizable primary text for one-semester undergraduate introductory business courses. It covers the following topics in business: Teamwork; economics; ethics; entrepreneurship; business ownership, management, and leadership; organizational structures and operations management; human resources and motivating employees; managing in labor union contexts; marketing and pricing strategy; hospitality and tourism, accounting and finance, personal finances, and technology in business. The textbook was designed for use in Virginia Tech’s Pamplin College of Business introductory level business course, MGT1104 Foundations of Business and is shared under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 4.0 license.

Published by the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech in association with Virginia Tech Publishing.

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Construction Contracting

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

Author(s): Stuart H. Bartholomew

Subject(s): Construction and building industry, Law

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: University Libraries at Virginia Tech

Last updated: 26/01/2023

In memory of Stuart H. “Bart” Bartholomew (1925-2013)

This introduction to construction contracting as it applies to typical, every-day situations explains “theoretical” ideas in terms of what really happens in practice. It emphasizes the more common case law holdings and industry customs that help avoid troublesome legal issues during the completion of a project.

Instructors reviewing or adopting this book are encouraged to register at https://bit.ly/interest_construction_contracting

A PDF version of this text is available at https://doi.org/10.21061/constructioncontracting2e

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Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students

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Author(s): Renee J. LeClair

Editor(s): Anita Walz

Subject(s): Neurosciences, Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences

Publisher: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in association with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 05/12/2022

Neuroscience for Pre-Clinical Students covers neuroenergetics, neurotransmitters, neuropeptides, and selected amino acid metabolism and degradation. This USMLE-aligned text is designed for a first-year undergraduate medical course and is meant to provide the essential biochemical information from these content areas in a concise format to enable students to engage in an active classroom. Hence, it does not cover neurophysiology and neuroanatomy; and clinical correlates and additional application of content are intended to be provided in the classroom experience. The text assumes that the students will have completed medical school prerequisites (including the MCAT) in which they will have been introduced to the most fundamental concepts of biology and chemistry that are essential to understand the content presented here. With its focus on high-yield concepts, this resource will assist the learner later in medical school and for exam preparation.

This text was created specifically for use by pre-clinical students at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and was based on faculty experience and peer review to guide development and hone important topics.

Additional versions of this book are freely available at: https://doi.org/10.21061/neuroscience and https://med.libretexts.org/@go/page/35685.

Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting parts or the whole of the text are requested to register their interest at: https://bit.ly/interest-preclinical. Instructors and subject matter experts interested in sharing original supplemental materials are invited to join https://www.oercommons.org/groups/pre-clinical-resources/10133.

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Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students

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

Author(s): Andrew Binks

Subject(s): Respiratory medicine

Publisher: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in association with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 05/12/2022

Pulmonary Pathophysiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary pathophysiology. This text is designed for a pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum and is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom. Clinical correlates and additional application of content is intended to be provided in the classroom experience. The text assumes that the students will have an understanding of basic pulmonary physiology that will be helpful to understand the content presented here. This resource should be assistive to the learner later in medical school and for exam preparation given the material is presented in a succinct manner, with a focus on high-yield concepts.The 82-page text was created specifically for use by pre-clinical students at Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and was based on faculty experience and peer review to guide development and hone important topics.
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Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students

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

Author(s): Andrew Binks

Subject(s): Respiratory medicine

Institution(s): Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Publisher: Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in association with Virginia Tech Publishing

Last updated: 01/12/2022

Pulmonary Physiology for Pre-Clinical Students is an undergraduate medical-level resource for foundational knowledge of pulmonary physiology. This text is designed for a course pre-clinical undergraduate medical curriculum and it is aligned to USMLE(r) (United States Medical Licensing Examination) content guidelines. The text is meant to provide the essential information from these content areas in a concise format that would allow learner preparation to engage in an active classroom. Clinical correlates and additional application of content is intended to be provided in the classroom experience. The text assumes that the students will have an understanding of basic cardiovascular physiology that will be helpful to understand the content presented here. This resource should be assistive to the learner later in medical school and for exam preparation given the material is presented in a succinct manner, with a focus on high-yield concepts.

Additional versions of this book are freely available at: https://doi.org/10.21061/pulmonaryphysiology and https://med.libretexts.org/@go/page/34378.

Instructors reviewing, adopting, or adapting parts or the whole of the text are requested to register their interest at: https://bit.ly/interest-preclinical. Instructors and subject matter experts interested in sharing original supplemental materials are invited to join https://www.oercommons.org/groups/pre-clinical-resources/10133.