Acknowledgements
This OER was first published on February 28, 2022.
Communication Essentials for College is dedicated to our students.
We extend our gratitude to Georgian College librarian, Jen Booth, who made significant contributions to this text’s accessibility and attributions. Her passion and attention for detail have enhanced every page of this OER.
This OER, Communication Essentials for College, is a collection of resources adapted by Amanda Quibell and Emily Cramer to meet the needs of students in introductory Communication courses. In most sections of this OER, updates have been made to the existing content to improve usability and accessibility, incorporate interactive elements and improve the overall student experience. This collection reuses content from the following key resources:
- Writing for Success by University of Minnesota licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0.
- APA Style Citation Tutorial by Sarah Adams and Debbie Feisst, University of Alberta Library, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License
- Niagara College Libraries + Learning Commons Information Skills Online Handbook by Jackie Chambers Page and Siscoe Boschman, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- University 101: Study, Strategize and Succeed by Megan Robertson, Kwantlen Polytechnic University Learning Centres licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Writing for Success, 1st Canadian H5P Edition by Tara Harkoff, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International License
Book Cover
- Communication Essentials for College book cover template by Georgian College Marketing, featuring:
- Original Photo by Denny Müller, used under Unsplash license
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Communication Essentials for College is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0, except where otherwise noted. Individual sections, content, images and activities are marked with their relevant copyright and open licensing information.
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- TED Talk videos in this OER are embedded/used under the TED Talks Usage Policy, (CC BY–NC–ND 4.0 International).
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