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Oer Guide For Wr 227 Instructors: Using Open Educational Resources (Oers) In Wr 227 Courses, Sarah Read, Jordana Bowen, Henry Covey

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

The "OER Guide for WR 227 Instructors: Using Open Educational Resources (OERs) in WR 227 Courses" aims to help instructors make sense of and sort the massively decentralized and varying content of existing OERs available to support technical and professional writing courses. This guide is intended as a resource for introductory technical writing course instructors to adapt an existing course to integrate OER resources, or, to build a new course with all-OER student resources. This guide was developed for the specific use of WR 227 instructors at Portland State University and across Oregon; however, the material in the guide or …

Navigating The Space Between Us, Robert Gould

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

Navigating the Space Between Us - Finding Connection, while Embracing the Continua of Difference: A Dilemma Driven Conflict Analysis was developed as an upper division undergraduate textbook for a conflict resolution CR 310U Values and Ethics course (required for a PSU bachelor's degree in CR) and adaptable to a conflict resolution CR 513 graduate course (required for PSU master's degree in CR). Its intended audience are students from Portland State University enrolled in a ten week, quarter system, though it is adaptable for a semester length course. The chapters are combined with other readings on conflict resolution values and ethics. …

Pdx Protests, Summer 2020: A Syllabus And Timeline, Francheska Cannone, Nate Belcik, Macy Franken, Kelly Green, Sarah Harris, Philippe Kerstens, Vicky White, Katrine Barber

PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources

This syllabus and timeline of the protests organized in Portland throughout the summer and early fall of 2020 was compiled and written by Portland State University students enrolled in Professor Katrine Barber’s HST 4/593, Introduction to Public History in Fall 2020. It was prepared in partnership with the Oregon State University Press and presented to them at the conclusion of the course. It combines local Portland journalism with a number of other scholarly resources to attempt to answer the question: “Why Portland?” The goals of the project at the outset were to correct inaccuracies or oversights in national coverage of …

Fogler Library: Writing A Research Abstract Workshop, Nancy Lewis, Ally Hammond

UMaine Video

The abstract of your research paper is very important. Its purpose is not only to concisely summarize your work, but also to grab the reader’s attention and convince them that your research is valuable and relevant. An unclear abstract can set the stage for confusion, whereas a polished abstract prepares the reader by telling them what to expect from your paper.

This workshop will show you how to perfect your abstract (with an emphasis on the UMaine Student Symposium’s guidelines). We will begin with an overview of abstract-writing tips, followed by group activities for practice.

About the Speaker: Ally Hammond …

Family Matters: Feminist Nationalism In 20th Century Egypt, Harry Malinowski

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………..2

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..23

III. Textbook Critique…………………………….34

IV. New Textbook Entry………………………….37

V. Bibliography…………………………………...41

A Historiographical And Pedagogical Pursuit Of The United States In The Atomic Era, Isabel Polletta

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………...3

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………...29

III. Textbook Critique……………………………..41

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………..43

V. Bibliography…………………………………....46

Mahatma Gandhi And His Involvement In The Indian Independence Movement, Jihyeong Park

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………..1

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………...19

III. Textbook Critique……………………………...29

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………..33

V. Bibliography………………………………….....37

Memories Of The Algerian War: A Historiography From Independence To The Present, Melissa Rosenthal

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………..1

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………...19

III. Textbook Critique……………………………...41

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………..44

V. Bibliography………………………………….....47

Pedagogies Of Latin American Independence: An English-Speaking Analysis, Abigail Townend

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………3

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..20

III. Textbook Critique……………………………...36

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………..40

V. Bibliography…………………………………....43