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Open Education Resources

 

Open Educational Resources (OER) are high-quality, openly licensed, online educational materials that offer an extraordinary opportunity for people everywhere to share, use, and reuse knowledge (Hewlett Foundation). You can find more OERs by visiting OER libguides in https://pvamu.libguides.com/oer

  • OpenStax College
    Prairie View A&M University is a OpenStax Institutional Partner Program Institution member. The open stax belong to Rice University that hosts a collection of high-quality, peer-reviewed textbooks.

  • Teaching Commons
    The Teaching Commons brings together high-quality OER from leading colleges and universities. Curated by librarians and their institutions, the Teaching Commons includes open access textbooks, course materials, lesson plans, multimedia, and more.

The Library publishes open educational resources (OERs) and open-access textbooks to reduce the cost of higher education for students. We work with PVAMU faculty to publish high-quality open-access textbooks designed specifically for their courses that are free to students at our university and to anyone in the world.

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  • COMM 1311: Fundamentals of Speech Communication by Jeremy S. Coffman, Tammy L. Holmes, and Patrick A. Luster

    COMM 1311: Fundamentals of Speech Communication

    Jeremy S. Coffman, Tammy L. Holmes, and Patrick A. Luster

    This OER packet contains the course materials for COMM 1311: Fundamentals of Speech Communication that introduce you to why do we/I need to take a public speaking course. The answer is also always the same. “Because it is required.” However, you the reader, and us as the authors/editors, know that this doesn’t answer the question. The real answer can be complicated, but this author/editor believes that the skills gained by public speaking will help you in any field, despite whether or not you end up working in a field that requires public speaking.

  • ENGL 0111 - Integrated Reading & Writing - Language and Communication by Christanna Eshleman, Kalandra Rankins, and Tiffany Dorsey

    ENGL 0111 - Integrated Reading & Writing - Language and Communication

    Christanna Eshleman, Kalandra Rankins, and Tiffany Dorsey

    This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 0111 - Integrated Reading & Writing that introduce the ways in which reading and writing work together. Good writers are good readers. When you know HOW reading and writing work, and more importantly, you know what to look for as a reader and writer, your reading will become stronger, and your writing will become more advanced. You will write with the reader in mind, and you will read looking for writer’s tips and tricks! This text introduces fundamental strategies to enhance both reading and writing skills that will help you succeed in college-level courses, as well be a successful communicator in life.

  • ENGL 2311 - Technical and Professional Writing - Language and Communication by Manjit Kaur, Ymitri Mathison, Christanna Eshleman, Keith Evans, and Joy Patterson

    ENGL 2311 - Technical and Professional Writing - Language and Communication

    Manjit Kaur, Ymitri Mathison, Christanna Eshleman, Keith Evans, and Joy Patterson

    This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 2311 - Technical and Professional Writing that introduce you to some of the most important aspects of writing in the worlds of science, technology, and business—in other words, the kind of writing that scientists, nurses, doctors, computer specialists, government officials, engineers, and other professionals do as a part of their regular work. The skills learned in technical writing courses can be useful in other fields as well, including education and social sciences. Technical writing involves communicating complex information to a specific audience who will use it to accomplish some goal or task in a manner that is accurate, useful, and clear. Whether you write an email to your professor or supervisor, develop a presentation or report, design a sales flyer, or create a webpage, you are a technical communicator.

  • ENGL 1302 Composition II Research and Analysis - Language and Communication by Ymitri Mathison, Christanna Eshleman, Joy Patterson, and Ayodeji Daramola

    ENGL 1302 Composition II Research and Analysis - Language and Communication

    Ymitri Mathison, Christanna Eshleman, Joy Patterson, and Ayodeji Daramola

    This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 1302 Composition II Research and Analysis that introduce you to the ways in which the act of writing has the power to help you make connections between yourself and the world. Writing can help you establish your own experiences or ideas in relation to the experiences or ideas of others. In short, it can help you figure out what you think about things and help you to situate those thoughts in relation to the world and among the multitude of opinions and ideas that exist within it. That’s a powerful tool.

  • ENGL 1301 - English Composition I - Language and Communication by Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, DeLinda Marzette -Stuckey, and Richard Schmitt

    ENGL 1301 - English Composition I - Language and Communication

    Glenn Shaheen, Ymitri Mathison, DeLinda Marzette -Stuckey, and Richard Schmitt

    This OER packet contains the course materials for ENGL 1301 - English Composition I . In academic settings, the reasons for writing fulfill four main purposes: to summarize, to analyze, to synthesize, and to evaluate. You will encounter these four purposes not only as you read for your classes but also as you read for work or pleasure. Because reading and writing work together, your writing skills will improve as you read. Eventually, your instructors will ask you to complete assignments specifically designed to meet one of the four purposes. As you will see, the purpose for writing will guide you through each part of the paper, helping you make decisions about content and style. For now, identifying these purposes by reading paragraphs will prepare you to write individual paragraphs and to build longer assignments.

  • BIOL 1411- Botany Laboratory Manual by Yolander R. Youngblood

    BIOL 1411- Botany Laboratory Manual

    Yolander R. Youngblood

    Botany Laboratory Manual By – Yolander R.Youngblood, PhD.

    This manual was reviewed by student editors, Ayanna Montegut and Ineceia Carter.

    Table of Contents

    1. The Plant Cell Lab

    2. Mitosis Lab

    3. Plant Growth and Development Lab

    4. Simple Tissue Lab

    5. Leaf Lab

    6. Stem Lab

    7. Root Lab

    8. Evolution of Land Plants Lab

    9. Bryophyte Lab

    10. Fern Lab

    11. Gymnosperm Lab

    12. Angiosperm Lab

    13. Appendix

    a. Writing in the Scientific Notebook

    b. How to use the Microscope

    c. Plants and Their Structure

    d. Additional Video, Lecture, and Lab Resources

 
 
 

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