This summer, the Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) released six new free and open eTextbooks covering a variety of topics in Biology, Chemistry, Languages, and Writing:
- Laboratory Manual: General Chemistry II Honors by Dr. Adedoyin M. Adeyiga, Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences & Professor of Chemistry, Department of Natural & Applied Sciences at Cheyney University
- Making Meaning With & Through Writing: An Approach to Research Writing by Dr. Ilknur Sancak-Marusa, Assistant Professor of English at West Chester University
- General Biology Laboratory Booklet by Dr. Martilias Farrell, Visiting Professor of Biology at Cheyney University
- Human Anatomy and Physiology Laboratory Booklet also by Dr. Martilias Farrell, Visiting Professor of Biology at Cheyney University
- Developmental Biology Laboratory: Experiments in Classical and Experimental Embryology by Dr. Judith A. Cebra-Thomas, Associate Professor of Biology at Millersville University, and Matthew E. Smith, Graduate Student at the University of Delaware
- Mi Voz. Mi Historia. Español para Estudiantes de Herencia by Dr. Carolina Moctezuma, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at Kutztown University
PA-ADOPT is made up of four participating institutions from the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (Cheyney University, Kutztown University, Millersville University, and West Chester University), and is led by Marc Drumm, Assistant Director of Teaching Technologies & Digital Innovation in the Teaching & Learning Center. The PA-ADOPT project is aimed at addressing gaps in the open eTextbook marketplace, improving student learning, and mitigating rising student costs. It is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Open Textbook Pilot Program, and the eTextbooks created by the consortium are released as Open Educational Resources (OERs).
