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• Statistics Using Technology - Third Edition

  Author(s): Kathryn Kozak

  Updated: Sep 21, 2021

  Description: This is an introductory Statistics Textbook for first year college courses. This book places data at the center of the course. It also uses the statistical package R, though you can use another statistical computer package if you wish.

• Graduate Research Methods in Social Work

  Author(s): Matthew DeCarlo, Cory Cummings, Kate Agnelli

  Updated: Sep 21, 2021

  Description: Our textbook guides graduate social work students step by step through the research process from conceptualization to dissemination. We center cultural humility, information literacy, pragmatism, and ethics and values as core components of social work research.

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• Digging into Canadian Soils

  Author(s): Canadian Society of Soil Science

  Updated: Sep 21, 2021

  Description: Written entirely by members of the Canadian Society of Soil Science, "Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science" provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science, and introduces the concepts and vocabulary needed by students just beginning their soil science journey. The textbook provides supplementary materials that are specific to regions in Canada, or may be of specific interest beyond what might be considered introductory soil science material. Importantly...[more]

• Customer Centric Strategy

  Author(s): Kerri Shields, Centennial College

  Updated: Sep 21, 2021

  Description: Customer centricity is about organizational transformation making the customer the focus for business decisions, processes, product development, services, and procedures. Some companies purport to be customer centric but they fall short in connecting this concept throughout all functional areas of the business. While it is important to offer superb customer service, being customer centric is far more than that. It's about mapping the customer journey to discover customer needs and wants, what...[more]

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• Let’s Talk About Suicide: Raising Awareness and Supporting Students

  Author(s): Dawn Schell, University of Victoria, Jewell Gillies, Barbara Johnston, Liz Warwick

  Updated: Sep 21, 2021

  Description: "Let’s Talk About Suicide: Raising Awareness and Supporting Students" includes a facilitator’s guide with handouts and a PowerPoint presentation. This adaptable resource offers a sensitive, respectful, and detailed training on suicide awareness and response. It can be used for two-hour synchronous training or for self-study.

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• Psychology – H5P Edition

  Author(s): Rose M. Spielman, Kathryn Dumper, William Jenkins, Arlene Lacombe, Marilyn Lovett, Marion Perlmutter

  Updated: Sep 20, 2021

  Description: Psychology - H5P Edition is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The book offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The text also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across ...[more]

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• Virtual Lab and Science Resource Directory

  Author(s): Arianna Cheveldave

  Updated: Sep 20, 2021

  Description: The BCcampus Open Education Virtual Lab and Science Resource Directory lists free science resources designed to support remote science education. This directory is updated as new resources are identified. Note that, while all resources in this directory are free, not all are open. Resources that carry Creative Commons or otherwise open licences are clearly labelled.

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• Information Directory

  Author(s): Lauri M. Aesoph

  Updated: Sep 20, 2021

  Description: The Information Directory lays out current events, opinions, and OER investigations related to open education in four categories: blogs, books,news, and research. It was created to fulfill the need for Canadian-based information, specifically British Columbia, on open education. However, the Information Directory also includes content from other English-speaking countries with chapters for the United States, the Northern hemisphere, and the Southern hemisphere. This directory is considered an ...[more]

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• OER by Discipline Directory

  Author(s): Josie Gray, BCcampus (Editor)

  Updated: Sep 20, 2021

  Description: The BCcampus Open Education OER by Discipline Directory lists a wide range of open educational resources organized by discipline. It acts as a referratory where the name of the resource, a link to where it can be accessed, its licence, and then a short description are provided. Discipline-specific collections are also included. Because this directory is updated frequently, as new resources are identified, files for the directory are not provided (but can be requested). Note that textbooks in th...[more]

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• Post-Secondary Directory

  Author(s): Lauri M. Aesoph

  Updated: Sep 20, 2021

  Description: This directory is an open educational reference for post-secondary institutions in British Columbia and Canada. The first section focuses on colleges, institutes, and universities in British Columbia and the way each: provides support for its community; uses, creates, and evaluates open educational resources; and engages in open education on campus through events, a working group, and student involvement. The second section lays out open education information for the rest of Canada by province ...[more]

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