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Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition book cover

Essentials of Linguistics, 2nd edition

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Author(s): Catherine Anderson, Bronwyn Bjorkman, Derek Denis, Julianne Doner, Margaret Grant, Nathan Sanders, Ai Taniguchi

Subject(s): Linguistics

Publisher: eCampusOntario

Last updated: 29/03/2024

This Second Edition of Essentials of Linguistics is considerably revised and expanded, including several new chapters, diverse language examples from signed and spoken languages, enhanced accessibility features, and an orientation towards equity and justice. While the primary audience is Canadian students of Introduction to Linguistics, it is also suitable for learners elsewhere, in online, hybrid, or in-person courses.
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Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students

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Author(s): Linda Frederiksen, Sue F. Phelps

Subject(s): Education, Nursing

Last updated: 17/01/2024

Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students is an open textbook designed for students in graduate-level nursing and education programs. Its intent is to recognize the significant role the literature review plays in the research process and to prepare students for the work that goes into writing one. Developed for new graduate students and novice researchers just entering into the work of a chosen discipline, each of the eight chapters covers a component of the literature review process. Students will learn how to form a research question, search existing literature, synthesize results and write the review. The book contains examples, checklists, supplementary materials, and additional resources. Literature Reviews for Education and Nursing Graduate Students is written by two librarians with expertise guiding students through research and writing assignments, and is openly licensed.

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Communication at Work

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Author(s): Jordan Smith

Editor(s): Marieke Kalkhove

Subject(s): Business communication and presentation, Canadian English

Last updated: 31/12/2023

This open educational resource is designed to guide first-year college students in developing the vital communication skills that will help with the real, everyday tasks of writing and speaking in their chosen profession. Organized in three major units—Communication Fundamentals, Applied Writing, and Oral Communication—the textbook is conveniently presented in a variety of AODA-compliant formats and written in the reader-friendly style of a professional email between colleagues. By meeting the learning outcomes of Algonquin College’s first-year Communications course ENL1813 and its follow-up ENL1823 or equivalent, the textbook helps ensure that students graduate with the communication skills necessary to succeed in the modern workplace.
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Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition

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Author(s): Business Faculty from Ontario Colleges, eCampusOntario Program Managers

Subject(s): Business studies: general

Publisher: eCampusOntario

Last updated: 14/12/2023

An introductory textbook in business that covers a variety of topics: The Foundation of Business, Economics and Business, Ethics and Social Responsibility, Business in a Global Environment, Forms of Business Ownership, Entrepreneurship: Starting a Business, Management and Leadership, Structuring Organizations, Operations Management, Motivating Employees, Management Human Resources, Union/Management Issues, Marketing: Providing Value, Accounting and Financial Information, and Personal Finances.
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St. Clair Tutor Team 9x9x25 Blog with Discussion Guide

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Author(s): Irene Stewart

Editor(s): Irene Stewart

Subject(s): Teaching skills and techniques

Publisher: St. Clair College

Last updated: 12/12/2023

This is a collection of blog posts created by the St. Clair Tutor Team of St. Clair College for OntarioExtend's 9x9x25 Challenge in the Fall of 2018 on the topics of teaching, learning and tutoring. Each blog contributor is a full-time student and a peer tutor. In addition to the blog posts, this guide includes discussion questions, a scenario and a reflection prompt suitable as part of a meeting or training session with tutors in a post-secondary setting.
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Financial Strategy for Public Managers

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Author(s): Sharon Kioko, Justin Marlowe

Subject(s): Economics, Finance, Business and Management

Last updated: 15/11/2023

<em>Financial Strategy for Public Managers</em> is a new generation textbook for financial management in the public sector. It offers a thorough, applied, and concise introduction to the essential financial concepts and analytical tools that today’s effective public servants need to know. It starts “at the beginning” and assumes no prior knowledge or experience in financial management. Throughout the text, Kioko and Marlowe emphasize how financial information can and should inform every aspect of public sector strategy, from routine procurement decisions to budget preparation to program design to major new policy initiatives. They draw upon dozens of real-world examples, cases, and applied problems to bring that relationship between information and strategy to life. Unlike other public financial management texts, the authors also integrate foundational principles across the government, non-profit, and “hybrid/for-benefit” sectors. Coverage includes basic principles of accounting and financial reporting, preparing and analyzing financial statements, cost analysis, and the process and politics of budget preparation. The text also includes several large case studies appropriate for class discussion and/or graded assignments.

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OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors: Adopting an Open Education Resource & Integrating It into a Trades Course

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Author(s): Sue Doner, Susan Chandler

Publisher: BCcampus

Last updated: 24/10/2023

Adopting an Open Education Resource & Integrating it into a Trades Course: OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors shows a snapshot of the OER adoption process. This Toolkit is designed to answer questions posed by BC Trades instructors specifically, but the steps described will also support similar projects in other disciplines and programs. The Toolkit is presented in the form of a (possible) case study, which is based on questions and issues shared by Trades instructors from three BC post-secondary institutions: Camosun College, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and University of the Fraser Valley.

OER Toolkit for Trades Instructors includes a quick reference guide of definitions, summary of a sample course, a step-by-step guide to implementing course revisions and OER adoption, links to external resources, a sample module and a range of best practice examples.

Following three phases of an adoption process (Phase  – Take stock; Phase 2 – Make a plan; Phase 3 – Adopt and evaluate), the Toolkit also explores the motivation of the user and why instructors adopt OERs.

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CREATIVE CLINICAL TEACHING IN THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS

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Author(s): Sherri Melrose, Caroline Park, Beth Perry

Editor(s): Cathy McPhalen

Subject(s): Society and Social Sciences, Teaching of a specific subject, Clinical and internal medicine

Last updated: 24/10/2023

About the Book

This peer reviewed e-book is a must-read for nurses and other health professionals who strive to teach with creativity and excellence in clinical settings. Each chapter presents current evidence informed educational practice knowledge. Each topic is also presented with text boxes describing ‘Creative Strategies’ that clinical teachers from across Canada have successfully implemented. For those who are interested in background knowledge, the authors provided a comprehensive literature base. And, for those interested mainly in ‘what to do,’ the text box summaries offer step-by-step directions for creative, challenging activities that both new and experienced instructors can begin using immediately.

The authors also address other issues familiar to clinical teachers. How do the theoretical foundations of teaching apply to clinical learning environments? How does one articulate a personal philosophy of teaching? How can clinical teachers support and socialize students towards becoming competent professionals? How can technology assist clinical instruction? What are the best methods of evaluating student progress in clinical ‘classrooms?’ What can preceptors do to promote student success? By considering these and other concerns, and by providing the kinds of practical strategies that can begin to resolve them, this open educational resource will be invaluable to clinical teachers from a variety of different disciplines and health care settings.

About the Authors

Sherri Melrose, Caroline Park, and Beth Perry teach in the Faculty of Health Disciplines at Athabasca University. Melrose has published widely on educating health professionals, facilitates a graduate course in clinical teaching and is a winner of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Award for Excellence in Nursing Education. Park, currently the Chair of Graduate Programs, has taught in a variety of nurse education settings and leads research projects related to technology enhanced clinical education and mobile learning. Perry is an established author and is the principal investigator of a SSHRC-funded study exploring artistic pedagogical technologies. Perry is also a winner of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing Award for Excellence in Nursing Education.

Recommended Citation

Melrose, S., Park, C. & Perry, B. (2015). Creative clinical teaching in the health professions. Retrieved from http://epub-fhd.athabascau.ca/clinical-teaching/

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Technology-Enabled Learning

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Author(s): eCampusOntario

Last updated: 23/10/2023

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Project Management

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Author(s): Adrienne Watt

Last updated: 11/10/2023

This book covers the basics of project management. This includes the process of initiation, planning, execution, control and close out that all projects share.