This course examines the developing child in a societal context and focuses on the interrelationships of family, school, and community as agents of socialization from historical, socio-cultural, and contemporary perspectives. The course highlights the process of socialization and identity development, demonstrating the importance of respectful, reciprocal relationships that support and empower families in a culturally diverse society.

What does Christopher Marlowe's Doctor Faustus tell us about the author and the time at which the play was written?This unit will help you to discover the intricacies of the play and recognise how a knowledge of the historical and political background of the time can lead to a very different understanding of the author's intended meaning.

This course explores the causes, course, and consequences of the American Civil War, from the 1840s to 1877. The primary goal of the course is to understand the multiple meanings of a transforming event in American history. Those meanings may be defined in many ways: national, sectional, racial, constitutional, individual, social, intellectual, or moral. Four broad themes are closely examined: the crisis of union and disunion in an expanding republic; slavery, race, and emancipation as national problem, personal experience, and social process; the experience of modern, total war for individuals and society; and the political and social challenges of Reconstruction.

The Portuguese language lessons of ClicaBrasil highlight aspects of Brazilian culture. They are designed for intermediate to advanced students, but are accessible to everyone. Each lesson includes videos of Brazilians from all walks of life speaking naturally about their lives and their country. All lessons integrate reading, writing, listening and comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, oral communication and cultural activities with the videos. This is also available as a free PDF textbook and as print on demand.

Contenido general de la materia Clinica Tutorial I de la licenciatura en física.

The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GS6 ‘Clinical Leadership and Management of Change’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing Studies, Division of Nursing, University of Nottingham.

The content presented throughout includes module descriptions, lecture notes, workshop notes, case studies, clinical skills and reading lists provided to postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham.

How do individuals and families interface with larger systems, and how do therapists intervene collaboratively? How do larger systems structure the lives of individuals and families? Relationally-trained practitioners are attempting to answer these questions through collaborative and interdisciplinary, team-focused projects in mental health, education, the law, and business, among other fields. Similarly, scholars and researchers are developing specific culturally responsive models: outreach family therapy, collaborative health care, multi-systemic school interventions, social-justice-oriented and spiritual approaches, organizational coaching, and consulting, among others. This course explores these developments and aims at developing a clinical and consulting knowledge that contributes to families, organizations, and communities within a collaborative and social-justice-oriented vision.

This is a syllabus used in a course re-designed of College Biology for non-majors at Prairie View A&M Univesity.  The aim of this newly developed course is to democratize education.  This course incorporates the use of OER and low-cost materials for the students. 

The fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry including the physical and chemical properties of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, the gas laws, solutions, acids and bases, redox reactions, and chemical equilibria. All course content created by Patricia Richard. Content added to OER Commons by Joanna Gray.

This syllabus relies on three openly licensed textbooks:
Gagich, Melanie and Emilie Zickel. A Guide to Rhetoric, Genre, and Success in First-Year Writing.
Priebe, Sybil, Dana Anderson, and Robin Marman. Writing Unleashed.
Wangler, Sarah and Tina Ulrich, editors. 88 Open Essays: A Reader for Students of Composition and Literature.

Course Description
Offers broad preparation for both academic writing and professional communication. Includes composing for a variety of rhetorical situations, writing for both oneself, and for external audiences. Provides self-guided learning opportunities alongside more structured opportunities for practice with support as needed.

Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
ADAPT: Experiment with different genres.
INQUIRE: Locate relevant information sources in a process of inquiry.
CONNECT: Use rhetorical tools to convey and support a perspective.
REFLECT: Analyze their own learning in writing.

College Reading Syllabus

RD 115 College Reading

Course Description

Focuses on expanding reading frequency and effectively reading complex college level texts; Emphasizes comprehension strategies, critical reading and thinking skills, information literacy, vocabulary development, student success strategies and adapting reading rate to different reading tasks.

Improve reading rate, vocabulary and comprehension. Includes formation of efficient
reading habits, vocabulary development, inferential and critical reading, and adapting
reading rate to different reading tasks.

Course Outcomes
*NOTE THIS COURSE HAS SIX OUTCOMES, MOST OF WHICH HAVE MULTIPLE PARTS. THEY ARE BROKEN DOWN INTO
SMALLER MEASURABLE AREAS BELOW.
1a. Proficiently use stages of reading—previewing, reading, review-and reading strategies in order to
improve comprehension, control concentration, and increase persistence and retention in a variety of
academic and non-academic reading tasks.
1b. Refine connections between text, the student’s life, student’s knowledge of the world, and other texts.
1c. Examine interactions between relationship, richness, structure, style, vocabulary, and purpose within
complex texts.
1d. Increase reading frequency.
1e. Adjust reading rate to the nature of the material.
2a. Advance and broaden use of vocabulary development strategies to learn and use new words including
discipline-specific vocabulary in listening, speaking and writing.
2b. Advance word parts study.
3. Refine written evaluation, analysis, and reflection in response to various texts.
4. Analyze texts in order to:
a. identify and articulate explicit and implied main idea and major details,
b. distinguish fact from opinion
c. determine the author’s and reader’s purpose and bias, and
d. distinguish between literal and figurative meaning in a variety of increasingly complex academic
and non-academic reading materials.
e. Make accurate inferences and rely on information provided in text to substantiate thinking.
4f. Identify and evaluate complex points of view in different texts.
4g. Cultivate flexibility and skepticism about author’s and reader’s perspectives.
5a. Use library resources to formulate a research query
5b. Select appropriate sources of information. Use critical thinking to evaluate increasingly complex and
diverse information and sources for academic and lifelong learning.
5c. Identify and make use of steps in the research process.
6a. Exhibit habits and contribute to academic success, including engagement and intellectual curiosity.
6b. Employ active learning and study strategies for academic success.
6c. Use campus support services and other learning resources to help meet academic goals.
6d. Participate in a classroom learning community in a respective and responsive manner

Course outline that adopts the textbook Stand up, Speak out: https://open.lib.umn.edu/publicspeaking/. Spreadsheet tabs include assessments.

Course Description
Introduces speechmaking based primarily on a traditional public speaking approach. Covers classical rhetorical theory and highlights rhetoric's importance to public speaking. Develops theoretical understanding and practical application of oral communication skills. Includes techniques in controlling speech anxiety, how to structure and organize information to present to a variety of audiences, and physical and vocal delivery skills.

Upon successful completion, students should be able to:

Use learned public speaking skills in order to present an effective and efficient message.
Use an understanding of the 5 canons of rhetoric to create and present effective speeches.
Provide skills for community leadership through increased practice in organization and presentation of ideas.
Make responsible decisions through the increased ability to critically examine ideas and information.
Use strategies and skills to manage communication anxiety.
Use knowledge of digital presentation tools to create and present effective presentations.

The following Problem Based Learning (PrBL) curriculum maps are based on the Math Common Core State Standards and the associated scope and sequences. The problems and tasks have been scoured from thoughtful math bloggers who have advanced math educator practice by posting their materials online.

Communication Law Syllabus

J 385: Communication Law

Legal aspects of the media: constitutional freedom of expression, news gathering, access to public records, libel, privacy, copyright, advertising, electronic media regulation, and antitrust.

It is important for all journalism and communication students to develop discerning knowledge of the legal protections and restraints placed upon freedom of the press in the United States.
The (aspiring) journalism and communication practitioner should also be aware that far from being static, the law is an evolving set of formal principles, always subject to interpretation and application by the courts. Both statutory and judge-made law, federal and state, involving American media will be the primary focus of the course. In addition, given that U.S. communication law carries global implications, this course will examine press freedom issues from an international and comparative perspective. The comparative look at press freedom will lead you to think critically about U.S. communication law.

The course will address the question of freedom of the press on three levels: (1) What are the legal limits on expression and how does a journalism practitioner avoid legal problems? (2) Why have courts, legislatures, and administrative agencies established the existing limits? (3) How does U.S. communication law interact with the laws of other countries in the unfolding era of global media?

Communications: Public Speaking Syllabus

COMM 111 Public Speaking

This course exposes students to theory and practice in the creation, adaptation and delivery of original speeches before an audience. It also provides the opportunity to understand the nature of public speaking and discourse in both ancient and modern society.

Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Synthesize, organize information for varied audiences. Interact with confidence while adapting messages to audience needs. Listen critically.

Syllabus and materials for the first half of a course that prepares students to produce professional written business communications. In addition to improving information literacy, computer literacy, and English grammar skills, students will improve abilities that are essential in the workplace. Includes links to OER readings, videos, and activities.

Syllabus and materials for the second half of a course that prepares students to produce professional written business communications. In addition to preparing professionally written business documents for a variety of purposes using current technology, students will acquire project management skills and experience. Includes links to OER readings, videos, and activities.

The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GA5 ‘Complex Health Needs 2: Adult’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing Studies, Division of Nursing, University of Nottingham.

The content presented throughout includes module descriptions, lecture notes, workshop notes, case studies, clinical skills and reading lists provided to postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham.

The content presented here provides module information, teaching materials and assessment details for module B74GM5 ‘Complex Health Needs 2: Mental Health’. This module is offered as part of the Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing Studies, Division of Nursing, University of Nottingham.

The content presented throughout includes module descriptions, lecture notes, workshop notes, case studies, clinical skills and reading lists provided to postgraduate students at the University of Nottingham.