The Ohio State University Pressbooks Catalog – The Ohio State University Pressbooks

A CURE for everyone: A guide to implementing Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Jonathan J.-M. Calède

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, For undergraduate education and equivalents, Higher education, tertiary education, Research methods / methodology

Institution(s): The Ohio State University

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 26/09/2024

In this book, I undertake a review of the literature on Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) and present original data from a survey of instructors at the Ohio State University. The main goal of this publication is to be a practical guide for teachers wishing to develop and implements this type of High-Impact Practice in their course. As such, I cover many aspects of the development of a CURE, including advice on research development, group formation and management, evaluation and grading, inclusive teaching, and assignment design. A large number of activity templates and resources accompany the text to facilitate classroom implementation.

Latin@ Stories Across Ohio

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) 7 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Elena Foulis

Subject(s): Language: history and general works, Ohio

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 19/07/2024

Latin@ Stories Across Ohio is a bilingual oral history book that documents Latino life, from interviews collected from March 2014 to December 2014. It includes the stories of women and men, older and younger generations, artists, students, activists, educators, and everyday people in English and Spanish. It uses the traditional elements of oral history methodology along with maps, video, pictures, audio and text.

Emerging Perspectives on Religion and Environmental Values in America

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Gregory Hitzhusen

Editor(s): Gregory Hitzhusen, Georgia McLachlan, Hallie Stelzle, Emerson Gifford, Sophia Shannon

Subject(s): Environmentalist thought and ideology, Autobiography: religious and spiritual, Religion and science, Spirituality and religious experience, The environment

Institution(s): The Ohio State University

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 26/06/2024

Emerging Perspectives on Religious and Environmental Values in America (EPREVA) is a student-written textbook put together by students in Dr. Greg Hitzhusen’s course, Religion and Environmental Values in America (ENR 3470). Originally written as term papers for the course, each chapter contains a different author’s unique exploration of an intersection between religion and environment. From personal reflections on finding spirituality in nature, to musings on art, history, and technology through religious and environmental lenses, this textbook captures a wide array of experiences and viewpoints. We hope you are able to connect with some of these “emerging perspectives” and walk away with a new appreciation for how religious and environmental values interact with the ever-changing landscape of our world today.

Write Like a PR Pro

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 1 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Mary Sterenberg

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 18/04/2024

Print and electronic communication, social media and even visual messaging all require a core skill: writing. This book is a practical guide to planning and writing strategically, concisely and effectively for many of the communication channels used in the current public relations environment. It connects students to professionals with expertise in different aspects of message creation and highlights the types of writing and other skills needed to be competitive in the current communication job market. NOTE: This textbook is currently under revision, so you may notice content moving or changing.

Mi idioma, mi comunidad: español para bilingües

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) 64 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Elena Foulis, Stacey Alex

Editor(s): Elena Foulis, Stacey Alex, Christian Supiot

Subject(s): Language teaching and learning, Cultural studies

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 31/12/2023

Mi idioma, mi comunidad: español para bilingües, is an open-access textbook for Heritage Language Leaners of Spanish that centers on students’ experiences with language, identity, and belonging in the Midwest through real-world applications. It uses a project-based approach that outlines how students engage in real-life applications by exploring culturally relevant topics in language use, arts, festivals, food, ethnography, oral history, digital lives, and the university. Through multimedia such as podcasts, videos, neighborhood maps, and music, we promote interactive exploration of culturally relevant content while supporting students’ language maintenance and growth.

Veterinary Histology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 207 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Ryan Jennings and Christopher Premanandan

Subject(s): Veterinary medicine

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 29/08/2023

Veterinary Histology is a microscopic anatomy textbook focused on domestic species, including the dog, cat, cattle, horses, swine, and camelids. This digital textbook provides comprehensive, system-specific text as well as high-resolution, annotated images along with chapter-specific glossary of terms and learning objectives.

Empowering International Graduate Students through Writing

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Zhenjie Weng, Mark McGuire

Subject(s): Language learning: writing skills, Language teaching and learning: second or additional languages, Language learning for academic, technical and scientific purposes

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 22/07/2022

This book covers five parts:

Starting Out in an American Classroom
Plagiarism at the ESL Composition Program
Reading as an Active Process
Writing at the Graduate Level
Communication in American Classrooms

Each chapter focuses on different cultural, social, and linguistic concerns that graduate-level ESL students might struggle with.

Theories and Biological Basis of Addiction

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 39 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Audrey Begun

Subject(s): Social work

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 21/07/2022

Leadership in Healthcare and Public Health

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Julia Applegate, Colleen Baumer, Cindy Clouner, Kara Colvell, Paige Erdeljac, Erin Fawley, Emily Feyes, Angela Finnegan, Nicholas Fowler, Seth Frey, Haley Griffin, John Guido, Elizabeth Hustead, Elena Mircoff, Trevor Moffitt, Rana Roberts, Hilary Metelko Rosebrook, Lindsay Schwartz, Fadi Smiley, Chris Westrick, Lena Schreiber

Editor(s): Thomas Huber, Lexi Breitenstine, Lena Schreiber, Kate Budzik, Trevor Moffitt, Jim Pearsol

Subject(s): Public health and preventive medicine, Economics, Finance, Business and Management

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 21/07/2022

Driving Educational Change: Innovations in Action

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

Author(s): Ana-Paula Correia

Editor(s): Ana-Paula Correia

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Educational: Technology

Publisher: The Ohio State University

Last updated: 21/07/2022

Throughout this eBook, the authors not only examine theories of innovation adoption and propose guidelines for learning designers to understand change, but, more importantly, they also analyze, problematize, and critique real innovations in practice. They write about concrete strategies to face and handle change, and adoption and diffusion of innovation in today’s organizations. This eBook offers a thoughtful account of the drivers and factors that lead educational change in different contexts, groups, and networks.