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Principles Of Biology I & Ii (Atlm), Candice Chatman, Alvin Harmon, Deon O'Bryant, Stephen Klusza Oct 2019

Principles Of Biology I & Ii (Atlm), Candice Chatman, Alvin Harmon, Deon O'Bryant, Stephen Klusza

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology I & II was created under a Round Twelve ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Reading Guides For Openstax Concepts Of Biology, Kathryn Dye Oct 2019

Reading Guides For Openstax Concepts Of Biology, Kathryn Dye

Biological Sciences Ancillary Materials

This set of reading guides for OpenStax Concepts of Biology (https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology) was created under a Round Thirteen Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision.

These activity-focused guides cover the following chapters of the text:

  • Chapter 1 - Introduction to Biology;
  • Chapter 2 - Chemistry of Life;
  • Chapter 4 - How Cells Obtain Energy;
  • Chapter 5 - Photosynthesis


Study Guides And Videos For Openstax Biology, Chapters 5-7 (Egsc), Martiana Sega, David Chevalier Apr 2019

Study Guides And Videos For Openstax Biology, Chapters 5-7 (Egsc), Martiana Sega, David Chevalier

Biological Sciences Ancillary Materials

This set of videos and study guides for OpenStax Biology was created under an ALG Mini-Grant for Ancillary Materials Creation and Revision. Two videos on energy coupling and osmosis are included, along with study guides for chapters 5-8:

  • Plasma Membrane
  • Metabolism
  • Cellular Respiration

All files are included in one .zip folder.


Principles Of Biology I & Ii (Ghc), Kimberly Subacz, Jacqueline Belwood, Karin Bennedsen, Lisa Branson, Tom Harnden, Sharryse Henderson, Mark Knauss Oct 2018

Principles Of Biology I & Ii (Ghc), Kimberly Subacz, Jacqueline Belwood, Karin Bennedsen, Lisa Branson, Tom Harnden, Sharryse Henderson, Mark Knauss

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology I & II was created under a Round Eleven ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Bioethics (Gcsu), Kasey Karen, Jennifer Townes Jul 2018

Bioethics (Gcsu), Kasey Karen, Jennifer Townes

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Bioethics was created under a Round Ten ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Plants, Society, And The Environment, Thomas Harnden, Katie Bridges Apr 2018

Plants, Society, And The Environment, Thomas Harnden, Katie Bridges

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Plants, Society, and the Environment was created under a Round Six ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Microbiology For Allied Health Students: Instructional Materials, Molly Smith, Sara Selby Oct 2017

Microbiology For Allied Health Students: Instructional Materials, Molly Smith, Sara Selby

Biological Sciences Ancillary Materials

This is a collection of instructional materials for the following open textbook and lab manual:

Authors' Description:

The materials in this collection were developed from various sources as a means of engaging students and assessing their understanding of the course content. Included in the Active Learning Strategies are several game-type activities, as well as a webquest that serves as a directed research project designed to supplement the information found in their lab manual.

The Case Studies build on information from the remixed version of the OpenStax Microbiology …


Microbiology For Allied Health Students: Lab Manual, Molly Smith, Sara Selby Oct 2017

Microbiology For Allied Health Students: Lab Manual, Molly Smith, Sara Selby

Biological Sciences Open Textbooks

This open lab manual is a remix of Openstax Microbiology, CC-BY 4.0, and created through an Affordable Learning Georgia Round Six Textbook Transformation Grant.

The lab manual was made to be used with the remixed textbook Microbiology for Allied Health Students, and the textbook has a set of Instructional Materials.

Authors' Description:

This lab manual was created to support a microbiology course for allied health students.

The first section of the manual was adapted from the OpenStax Microbiology textbook, of which a remixed version, Microbiology for Allied Health Students, is used as the text for the …


Introduction To Biological Principles (Georgia Tech), Chrissy Spencer, Jung Choi, Shana Kerr Jul 2017

Introduction To Biological Principles (Georgia Tech), Chrissy Spencer, Jung Choi, Shana Kerr

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Introduction to Biological Principles was created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Foundations Of Biology (Ghc), Tom Harnden, Sharryse Henderson, Andrew Dawson, Jason Christian, Greg Ford, Christin Collins Jul 2017

Foundations Of Biology (Ghc), Tom Harnden, Sharryse Henderson, Andrew Dawson, Jason Christian, Greg Ford, Christin Collins

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Foundations of Biology was created under a Round Five ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Principles Of Biology Ii (Valdosta State University), Joshua Reece, Gretchen Bielmyer, John Elder, Theresa Grove Oct 2016

Principles Of Biology Ii (Valdosta State University), Joshua Reece, Gretchen Bielmyer, John Elder, Theresa Grove

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology II was created under a Round Four ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Introduction To Biology, Shayla Williams, Kenya Lemon Apr 2016

Introduction To Biology, Shayla Williams, Kenya Lemon

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Introduction to Biology was created under a Round Three ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Principles Of Biology I (Dalton State College), Susan Burran, David Desrochers Oct 2015

Principles Of Biology I (Dalton State College), Susan Burran, David Desrochers

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported lab manual Principles of Biology I from Dalton State College:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/biology-textbooks/3

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology I was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial …


Principles Of Biology Ii (Dalton State College), Susan Burran, David Desrochers Oct 2015

Principles Of Biology Ii (Dalton State College), Susan Burran, David Desrochers

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported lab manual Principles of Biology II from Dalton State College:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/biology-textbooks/2

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology II was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial …


Principles Of Biology I (Valdosta State University), Joshua Reece, John Elder, Emily Cantonwine, Mark Blackmore, Eric Chambers Oct 2015

Principles Of Biology I (Valdosta State University), Joshua Reece, John Elder, Emily Cantonwine, Mark Blackmore, Eric Chambers

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection uses the grant-supported lecture slides to Principles of Biology I from Valdosta State University:

http://oer.galileo.usg.edu/biology-ancillary/1/

This Grants Collection for Principles of Biology I was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus …


Principles Of Biology Ii Lab Manual, Susan Burran, David Desrochers Oct 2015

Principles Of Biology Ii Lab Manual, Susan Burran, David Desrochers

Biological Sciences Open Textbooks

This lab manual was created for BIOL 1108, Principles of Biology II, through an ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. Copies of this lab manual by chapter are also available at http://libguides.daltonstate.edu/PrinciplesofBiology/labmanual.

Accessible files with optical character recognition (OCR) and auto-tagging provided by the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation.


Principles Of Biology I Lab Manual, Susan Burran, David Desrochers Oct 2015

Principles Of Biology I Lab Manual, Susan Burran, David Desrochers

Biological Sciences Open Textbooks

This lab manual was created for BIOL 1107, Principles of Biology I, through an ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. Copies of this lab manual by chapter are also available at http://libguides.daltonstate.edu/PrinciplesofBiology/labmanual.

Accessible files with optical character recognition (OCR) and auto-tagging provided by the Center for Inclusive Design and Innovation.


Evolution And Biodiversity, Timothy Henkel, Emily Croteau, Matthew Waters Apr 2015

Evolution And Biodiversity, Timothy Henkel, Emily Croteau, Matthew Waters

Biological Sciences Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Evolution and Biodiversity was created under a Round Four ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

Affordable Learning Georgia Grants Collections are intended to provide faculty with the frameworks to quickly implement or revise the same materials as a Textbook Transformation Grants team, along with the aims and lessons learned from project teams during the implementation process.

Documents are in .pdf format, with a separate .docx (Word) version available for download. Each collection contains the following materials:

  • Linked Syllabus
  • Initial Proposal
  • Final Report


Instructor's Guide To Concepts Of Biology, Chapters 12-21, Molly Smith, Sara Selby Apr 2015

Instructor's Guide To Concepts Of Biology, Chapters 12-21, Molly Smith, Sara Selby

Biological Sciences Open Textbooks

Authors' Description:

This Instructor’s Guide contains the brief outlines of Chapters 12-21 as found in Concepts of Biology, though some underwent revision. Also, instructors will find detailed outlines of the text for use in lecturing, as well as structured outlines that may be used by students to take notes while reading the chapter or during lecture. All outlines are derived from the OpenStax text. Additionally, study guides that contain a variety of questions are provided for students.

The appendices contain Web resources where additional information can be found about the topics covered in the text; these Web resources may or …