TSP Spotlight: New Projects from Massachusetts

This section highlights projects currently enrolled in the Textbook Success Program. Want to be part of the Textbook Success Program? Our cohorts run three times a year. Sign up for a consultation.

1. Introduction to Physical Science is a comprehensive, culturally relevant, and accessible OER designed for Elementary Education majors. Santosha Adhibhatta and the Introduction to Physical Science team hope to diversify course materials to represent their students and take into account current world problems to bridge the gap between science and society.
2. Children, Families, Schools, and Communities is an introductory text for the field of Child and Family Studies that seeks readers to understand how children, families, schools, and communities collaborate with and influence one another. Joan Giovannini, Jess Egan, and team note that this OER offers “strengths-based approaches to creating culturally sustaining collaborations that honor the linguistic and cultural diversity of families and communities.”
3. A comprehensive guide to college for students, First Year Experience hopes to support students navigate college. Kyle Kraus, Judy Zaiken, Marisha Marks, and team’s student-focused adapted resource will introduce readers to college terminology, student affairs, and common campus services, while creating a template for other colleges to customize to their campuses.
4. General Psychology: Engagement & Representation is a resource aimed at supporting the teaching and learning experiences of General Psychology. Deborah McMakin, Nicole Rossi, and team hope to provide relevant examples for students, in addition to ancillary resources for faculty to promote critical thinking, engaging pedagogy, and student voices.
5. Noticing that traditional intro to Philosophy texts were typically framed through a white, male lens, Sondra Peron and team are creating something very different with their Introduction to Philosophy resource. Focused on connecting to students and their lives, this OER will introduce students to philosophy to better understand issues, morals, and values.

Release Announcement: Teaching in the University

This section amplifies posts new OER released by the community! If you would like your book release shared in our newsletter, post your announcement in Rebus Community forum.  

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Published in March 2022, Teaching in the University: Learning from Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty provides insight and strategies for successful teaching, advising, and mentoring postsecondary students. Produced out of the October 2019 TSP Cohort, alumni Donna Westfall-Rudd Jeremy Elliott-Engel, Courtney Vengrin, and Anita Walz use their unique experiences and expertise to put forward a resource to support the professional development of new university teaching faculty. “In particular, the authors offer support and encouragement for implementing student-centered teaching practices relevant to college classrooms.”