Tag: open educational resources

  • Open Science Supports Student Success with Dr. Megan Fork and Jessica Buchser Podcast

    Open Science Supports Student Success with Dr. Megan Fork and Jessica Buchser Podcast

    What is open science and how can it support student success? Biology professor Megan Fork and biology student Jessica Buchser share how resources like podcasts, open journal articles, and the WCU Biology Department diversity speaker series encourage individuals to engage with science concepts and inspired Jessica to become a microbiologist. Hosted by Dr. Tom Pantazes…

  • New eTextbook: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications

    New eTextbook: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our sixth free and open eTextbook: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications: React Programming by Dr. Cheer-Sun Yang, Professor of Computer Science at West Chester University. “Since Facebook released React as an open-source software library for front-end…

  • New eTextbook: Intro to Journalism Handbook

    New eTextbook: Intro to Journalism Handbook

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our fifth free and open eTextbook: Intro to Journalism Handbook: An Open Educational Resource for Journalism Students by Dr. Michael Downing, Professor of English at Kutztown University. “This book is intended as an open educational resource for beginning…

  • eTextbook Initiative & PA ADOPT Grant with Marc Drumm, Hannah Glatt, and Dr. Jordan Schugar

    eTextbook Initiative & PA ADOPT Grant with Marc Drumm, Hannah Glatt, and Dr. Jordan Schugar

    Marc Drumm and Hannah Glatt from the Office of Digital Learning and Innovation share what goes into designing and creating a digital textbook for both the eTextbook Initiative and PA ADOPT Grant at West Chester University. Dr. Jordan Schugar weighs in on what motivated him to participate in both of these and how students can…