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World Civilizations I & Ii (Ghc), Jayme Feagin, Bronson Long, Steve Blankenship, J. Sean Callahan Oct 2018

World Civilizations I & Ii (Ghc), Jayme Feagin, Bronson Long, Steve Blankenship, J. Sean Callahan

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for World Civilizations I & II 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


Western Civilization Since 1648 (Ega), Dee Mckinney, Katie Shepard Oct 2018

Western Civilization Since 1648 (Ega), Dee Mckinney, Katie Shepard

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Western Civilization Since 1648 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


World History Ii (Ga Southern), Juanjuan Peng, Hongjie Wang Oct 2018

World History Ii (Ga Southern), Juanjuan Peng, Hongjie Wang

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for World History II (formerly World Civilizations 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


Intermediate Spanish I & Ii (Ggc), Federica Goldoni, Luis Mora, Stacy Rusnak Oct 2018

Intermediate Spanish I & Ii (Ggc), Federica Goldoni, Luis Mora, Stacy Rusnak

Foreign Languages Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Intermediate Spanish 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


Introduction To Philosophy (Ghc), Kencho Tenzin, J. Sean Callahan Oct 2018

Introduction To Philosophy (Ghc), Kencho Tenzin, J. Sean Callahan

Philosophy and Religion Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Introduction to Philosophy 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


British Literature I: Middle Ages To The Eighteenth Century And Neoclassicism, Bonnie J. Robinson, Laura Getty Oct 2018

British Literature I: Middle Ages To The Eighteenth Century And Neoclassicism, Bonnie J. Robinson, Laura Getty

English Open Textbooks

The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you British Literature I: From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century. Featuring over 50 authors and full texts of their works, this anthology follows the shift of monarchic to parliamentarian rule in Britain, and the heroic epic to the more egalitarian novel as genre.

Features:

  • Original introductions to The Middle Ages; The Sixteenth Century: The Tudor Age; The Seventeenth Century: The Age of Revolution; and Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century
  • Over 100 historical images
  • Instructional Design, including Reading and Review Questions and Key Terms
  • Forthcoming …


Aural Skills I-Iv (Ksu), Jeffrey Yunek, Benjamin Wadsworth Oct 2018

Aural Skills I-Iv (Ksu), Jeffrey Yunek, Benjamin Wadsworth

Fine Arts Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Aural Skills I-IV was created under a Round Ten ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. The course transformation included the creation and revision of materials on the instructors' Free Music Dictations website.

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 …


English Composition I & Ii, Tiffani Reardon, Patrice Brown, Bridget Doss, Amelia Lewis, Laura Howard Jul 2018

English Composition I & Ii, Tiffani Reardon, Patrice Brown, Bridget Doss, Amelia Lewis, Laura Howard

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for English Composition I & II was created under a Round Nine 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


World Literature Ii (Ung), Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton, Laura Ng, Kyounghye Kwon, Karen Dodson, Corey Parson Jul 2018

World Literature Ii (Ung), Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton, Laura Ng, Kyounghye Kwon, Karen Dodson, Corey Parson

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for World Literature II was created under a Round Nine 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


Writing And Literature: Composition As Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, And Communication, Tanya Long Bennett Jul 2018

Writing And Literature: Composition As Inquiry, Learning, Thinking, And Communication, Tanya Long Bennett

English Open Textbooks

Authors' Description:

"In the age of Buzzfeeds, hashtags, and Tweets, students are increasingly favoring conversational writing and regarding academic writing as less pertinent in their personal lives, education, and future careers. Writing and Literature: Composition as Inquiry, Learning, Thinking and Communication connects students with works and exercises and promotes student learning that is kairotic and constructive. Dr. Tanya Long Bennett, professor of English at the University of North Georgia, poses questions that encourage active rather than passive learning.

Furthering ideas presented in Contribute a Verse: A Guide to First-Year Composition as a complimentary companion, Writing and Literature builds a new …


British Literature Ii: Romantic Era To The Twentieth Century And Beyond, Bonnie J. Robinson Jul 2018

British Literature Ii: Romantic Era To The Twentieth Century And Beyond, Bonnie J. Robinson

English Open Textbooks

The University of North Georgia Press and Affordable Learning Georgia bring you British Literature II: Romantic Era to the Twentieth Century and Beyond.

Featuring 37 authors and full texts of their works, the selections in this open anthology represent the literature developed within and developing through their respective eras. This completely-open anthology will connect students to the conversation of literature that has captivated readers in the past and still holds us now.

Features:

  • Contextualizing introductions to the Romantic era; the Victorian era; and the Twentieth Century and beyond
  • Over 90 historical images
  • In-depth biographies of each author
  • Instructional Design …


Compact Anthology Of World Literature Ii: Volumes 4, 5, And 6, Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton, Karen Dodson, Laura Getty, Kyounghye Kwon, Laura Ng Jul 2018

Compact Anthology Of World Literature Ii: Volumes 4, 5, And 6, Anita Turlington, Matthew Horton, Karen Dodson, Laura Getty, Kyounghye Kwon, Laura Ng

English Open Textbooks

6/3/2022: The UNG Press and the editors of this anthology are looking into issues with links in Volumes 5 and 6. In the interim, Affordable Learning Georgia is providing a revision of this anthology with links to Open Library copies of materials, if possible and the WorldCat entry for each.

The Compact Anthology of World Literature, Parts 4, 5, and 6 is designed as an e-book to be accessible on a variety of devices: smart phone, tablet, e-reader, laptop, or desktop computer. Students have reported ease of accessibility and readability on all these devices.

  • To access the ePub text on …


Western Civilization I (Ega), Dee Mckinney, Katie Shepard Apr 2018

Western Civilization I (Ega), Dee Mckinney, Katie Shepard

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Western Civilization I 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


World Civilization I (Ga Southern), Hongjie Wang, Caroline Hopkinson Apr 2018

World Civilization I (Ga Southern), Hongjie Wang, Caroline Hopkinson

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Western Civilization I was created under a Round Eight 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


Survey Of World History I (Clayton), Christopher Ward, David Gilbert Apr 2018

Survey Of World History I (Clayton), Christopher Ward, David Gilbert

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Survey of World History I was created under a Round Eight 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


American History I & Ii (Ghc), Jayme Feagin, Bronson Long, Steve Blankenship, Katie Bridges, J. Sean Callahan Apr 2018

American History I & Ii (Ghc), Jayme Feagin, Bronson Long, Steve Blankenship, Katie Bridges, J. Sean Callahan

History Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for American History I & II was created under a Round Eight 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


Film Aesthetics, Thomas Anderson, Elizabeth Lathrop Apr 2018

Film Aesthetics, Thomas Anderson, Elizabeth Lathrop

Fine Arts Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Film Aesthetics was created under a Round Eight 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


Elementary Spanish I (Ung), Mariana Stone, Valerie Hastings, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope Apr 2018

Elementary Spanish I (Ung), Mariana Stone, Valerie Hastings, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope

Foreign Languages Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Elementary Spanish I 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


Elementary Spanish I & Ii, Federica Goldoni, Luis Mora, Stacy Rusnak Apr 2018

Elementary Spanish I & Ii, Federica Goldoni, Luis Mora, Stacy Rusnak

Foreign Languages Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for Elementary Spanish I & II was created under a Round Eight 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


Hola A Todos: Elementary Spanish I, Mariana Stone, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope, Valerie Hastings, Rosaria Meek, Alvaro Torres-Calderon Apr 2018

Hola A Todos: Elementary Spanish I, Mariana Stone, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope, Valerie Hastings, Rosaria Meek, Alvaro Torres-Calderon

Foreign Languages Textbooks

This is a preliminary Open Textbook as created by the UNG Elementary Spanish I grant team using a Round Six Textbook Transformation Grant. The textbook is currently composed of original instructional materials created for the OER-based course, and the team is working to create a full open textbook at a later date.

Separate files are included in the Additional Files section in a compressed .zip format for editing and quicker uploads/downloads within classes.

Grammar and vocabulary pre-class activities, lectures, and post-class homework are included within these seven chapters:

  • Introduction
  • La Universidad
  • La Familia
  • El Tiempo Libre
  • La Casa
  • La …


College Writing For Esl Students, Barbara Hall, Elizabeth Wallace Apr 2018

College Writing For Esl Students, Barbara Hall, Elizabeth Wallace

English Grants Collections

This Grants Collection for College Writing for ESL Students was created under a Round Seven 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


College Esl Writers: Applied Grammar And Composing Strategies For Success, Barbara Hall, Elizabeth Wallace Apr 2018

College Esl Writers: Applied Grammar And Composing Strategies For Success, Barbara Hall, Elizabeth Wallace

English Open Textbooks

Authors' Description:

College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success is designed as a comprehensive grammar and writing etext for high intermediate and advanced level non-native speakers of English. We open the text with a discussion on the sentence and then break it down into its elemental components, before reconstructing them into effective sentences with paragraphs and larger academic assignments. Following that, we provide instruction in paragraph and essay writing with several opportunities to both review the fundamentals as well as to demonstrate mastery and move on to more challenging assignments.

We have structured the etext into three …