Acknowledgements
Land Acknowledgement
We wish to acknowledge Indigenous peoples for their contributions as we work towards reconciliation by learning about the people, the land, and traditional territories on which we work and reside. Conestoga College is located on the traditional territory of the Anishnawbe, Haudenosaunee, and Neutral peoples.
Gratitude and Thanks
We wish to express our gratitude and thanks to the long list of people who supported and participated in this project.
Leadership Team
With thanks and gratitude, to our leadership teams for their support and encouragement in this endeavour.
Conestoga College ITAL
Barbara Kelly PhD, Vice-President of Academic/Student Affairs/Human Resources and Research
Gary Hallam M.Sc., Vice President, International & Executive Dean School of Business, School of Hospitality & Culinary Art
Michelle Grimes PhD, Dean School of Business
Jeff Fila PhD, Director of Special Projects
Amy Gleiser, BA, MA, Chair School of Business
Support Teams
Holly Ashbourne, Hon. BA, MLIS Conestoga College ITAL, liaison to accessibility and library supports, for providing a final review, and countless support with Pressbooks technology through workshops, diving into Pressbooks to have a look, and answer numerous questions.
James Yochem, Hon. BA, MLISÂ Copyright Coordinator, Conestoga College ITAL for answering numerous copyright and copy edit questions.
Antonina Gousseva, BA, Dipl. LIT, Conestoga College ITAL for ensuring this resource met all accessibility requirements.
Kimberlee Carter, BEd., MA, Open Educational Resources (OER) projects consultant, Conestoga College ITAL for spearheading this OER project and keeping us on track.
Juliet Conlon, MLS, Conestoga College ITAL for support in searching out existing OER.
As part of our commitment to delivering high-quality Open Educational Resources (OERs) and Open Access learning materials (OAs), we invite you to report your OER and OA adoptions. The information you provide helps us to continue supporting high-quality OERs, track impact statistics, and save costs. We will use the data collected in this form to gather information about your use of OERs supported by Open Learning at Conestoga College. If you’ve adopted an open textbook supported by Open Learning at Conestoga College, we’d love to hear from you! Please share your adoptions with us by completing our Report an Adoption Form.
