Saylor Academy: ArtH101: Art Appreciation and Techniques

This resource is a complete text on the visual arts for a low level art appreciation course. It is most comprehensive on media, techniques, and methods, and less so on the art history timeline specifically. Material is commensurate with most art appreciation texts for college undergraduates on a 100 or 101 level course. The course is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License, with material credited to Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, Smarthistory, and Khan Academy. The sections can be used individually and edited to suit specific class requirements. All images show licenses or credits, but might also be sourced separately.

Material Type: Assessment, Full Course, Reading, Textbook, Unit of Study

Author: Muffet Jones

Boundless: Art History

This resource is a complete course in art appreciation/art history for an art 100 or arthist 101 level. It is most complete in its art history sections including non-Western art. The introductory materials on techniques and media are not as comprehensive, but the art period overviews are very good. There is a complete list of sources, licenses, and attributions located at the end of every module. This resource lends itself to inclusion in a modular fashion and there is a fee-based LMS integration available if desired. Quiz files and lecture slides are also available, although that may also be on a fee-basis.

Material Type: Case Study, Full Course, Lesson, Module, Reading, Textbook

Author: Muffet Jones

The Orange Grove: Florida's OER Repository

This is a resource like Merlot that contains a number of possible OER resources for educators. For the visual arts and culture there were 57 listed, however, many were not related to art history or art appreciation. The material which could be accessed here would be individual segments or material on specific objects. There are several sections on non-Western art including the art history in Korea and Africa, most of which were free pdfs produced by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. There are also resources that students could access for projects like a site with the complete letters of Vincent van Gogh. The quality of the resources was above average.

Material Type: Interactive

Author: Muffet Jones

The National Gallery of Art: Learning Resources

The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. has an extensive section devoted to educational resources for both educators and students. One example is a pdf or online accessed text on the Dutch Golden Age. This is comprehensive in both history and art objects and is clearly written. There are more images than text, but the sections that are included are instructive. Other topics include the Italian Renaissance, Art since 1950, a module on Arts and Crafts, American Art since the colonial period, etc. Some material is geared toward younger learners, but much of it is appropriate for an introductory, or even next level, art history class. There is no licensing statement, although it is copyrighted. There are teacher resources available as well including assessments and images. Individual teaching packets come with 20 slides, 12 11 x 14 reproductions, a cd with jpgs, and a separate classroom activity guide.

Material Type: Assessment, Case Study, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Reading, Textbook, Unit of Study

Author: Muffet Jones

Roma: Caput Mundi

This is an interactive resource that describes the objects and artists of Rome. It includes a historical timeline, an interactive map, lists of artists, patrons, and a short bibliography. The only drawback is that the biographies of the artists are linked to Boston College library and not available to others. The list itself is useful for students as it includes names not usually part of lower level art history courses. This would be a resource that could be made available to students as part of a larger course on Early Renaissance art and culture.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Homework/Assignment, Interactive, Module

Author: Muffet Jones

Wikibooks: Art History

This is a very basic resource. Sections may be of use, but would not be sufficient for an entire course. There are sections on Prehistoric art, ancient art, Renaissance, and so on. The 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries are all grouped together. There is more information on wikipedia than is included here.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Muffet Jones

Smarthistory

This is one of the primary online resources for art history. It can be assigned as a text or used modularly. There are over 1800 essays and videos with most art historical periods covered. There are no dedicated segments on materials, techniques, and media, however. These elements are sometimes covered as part of the discussion on discrete objects. The information and images are very good and are often linked to Khan Academy videos. Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker are contributors and presences on many videos.

Material Type: Case Study, Diagram/Illustration, Lecture, Lesson, Module, Reading

Author: Muffet Jones

The Art History Archive

This is a popular website/resource that describes itself as "fair use". It has many lists and categories of art and artists with some biographical material and images. It is useful for looking up basic information on a wide variety of artists and subjects. It is not suitable for an entire course.

Material Type: Homework/Assignment, Reading

Author: Muffet Jones

Google Cultural Institute

This is a very well-produced website with material on a wide range of art-related topics. There are essays on specific artists and on more quirky topics like pop star clothing. The images on individual art historical movements are interactive, click and more information appears. There are embedded videos on certain topics. It is a relatively comprehensive and entertaining website, although the topics have to be searched for - it is not chronologically laid out as a text.

Material Type: Case Study, Homework/Assignment, Interactive, Lesson, Reading

Author: Muffet Jones

Velocity-Level Kinematic Analysis

Activity to teach how to do velocity-level kinematic analysis.

Material Type: Module

Author: Aykut Satici

Intro Bio: Mitosis and Meiosis Review

This is a review exercise on mitosis and meiosis. Many students struggle with recognizing the similarities and differences between these processes. Therefore, this exercise involves a compare and contrast table. A concept map is used to review the steps of meiosis.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Emily Meredith

Molecular Formulas & Bond-Line Structures Worksheet

A short worksheet that teaches students how to determine the molecular formula for a compound when given the bond-line structure. Examples are included that explain the process. This shortcut is useful when determining whether or not compounds are structural isomers, and when analyzing mass spectra (where the structures, formulas, and masses of many different fragments need to be determined).

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Joseph Meredith

The Rise of Informal Logic: Essays on Argumentation, Critical Thinking, Reasoning and Politics

We are pleased to release this digital edition of Ralph Johnson’s The Rise of Informal Logic as Volume 2 in the series Windsor Studies in Argumentation. This edition is a reprint of the previous Vale Press edition with some minor corrections. We have decided to make this the second volume in the series because it is such a compelling account of the formation of informal logic as a discipline, written by one of the founders of the field. The book includes essential chapters on the history and development of informal logic. Other chapters are key reflections on the theoretical issues raised by the attempt to understand informal argument. Many of the papers were previously published in important journals. A number of them were co-authored with J. Anthony Blair. Three of them have appeared only in the present book.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading

What Do We Know About the World? Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives

What do we know about the world? Rhetorical and Argumentative Perspectives is a book trying to answer the title question by contributing to rhetorical and argumentative studies. It consists of papers presented at the “First International Conference on Rhetoric in Croatia: the Days of Ivo Škarić” in May, 2012, and subsequently revised for publication. Through a variety of different routs, the papers explore the role of rhetoric and argumentation in various types of public discourse and present interdisciplinary work connecting linguists, phoneticians, philosophers, law experts and communication scientists in the common ground of rhetoric and argumentation.. The Conference was organized with the intent of paying respect to the Croatian rhetorician and professor emeritus Ivo Škarić who was the first to introduce rhetoric at the Department of Phonetics at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Reading

Argument & Critical Thinking

In this learning area, you will learn how to develop an argumentative essay and stronger critical thinking skills. This learning area will help you develop your arguments, understand your audience, evaluate source material, approach arguments rhetorically, and avoid logical fallacies. Here, you’ll also learn about evaluating other arguments and creating digital writing projects related to your argument.

Material Type: Module

The (In)Credible Argument: Crafting and Analyzing Arguments in College

Emphasizes the logical means of supporting claims in argumentative essays, thesis statements and reasoning. Includes logic, style and research. This project was funded by a grant from the Higher Education Coordinating Commission in Oregon, a grant that ran from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. The text of the book is complete (though, in the way of these things, still evolving), but moving it online is still in progress. The chapters available here are ready to be used or copied; additional chapters will be added during July as the conversion and final copyedits are completed.

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Jenn Kepka

ED-LLC 101: ACADEMIC READING BADGE

ACADEMIC READING BADGE Article Annotation Assignment

Material Type: Homework/Assignment

Author: Esther Enright

Peer Review Activity

Material Type: Module

Author: Garawyn McGill

Hamlet Translation Assignment

This assignment asks students to translate a monologue from Hamlet within its context in the play and understanding the motivations of the character speaking the lines.

Material Type: Homework/Assignment

Author: Jennifer Black

Authentic Summative Assessment for Business Entities

This assignment provides the opportunity for students to:Compare and contrast the nontax operational features of various entity forms including formalities, rights and duties of owners, liabilities, effect of bankruptcy and dissolution.Develop a list of questions to ask a business owner/client in order to perform an analysis and determine the appropriate entity form for the business.Interview a business owner to determine the owner’s specific needs concerning control, rights and duties, liabilities, taxes, formalities, effect of bankruptcy, and dissolution.Evaluate the owner’s answers to the questions concerning specific needs related to control, rights and duties, liabilities, taxes, formalities, effect of bankruptcy, and dissolution.Recommend an appropriate business form based on the business owner’s specific needs.Justify choices in making a recommendation (justification based on readings).Draft appropriate entity paperwork you would file with the Idaho Secretary of State.Communicate effectively by writing documents that are clear, concise, and compelling.

Material Type: Module

Authors: Michelle Vos, Allan Heaps, Elaine Watson