Students learn the stages of the human life span: prenatal, infancy, toddlerhood, middle childhood, adolescence, adulthood, late adulthood, and death/dying. For each stage of the life span, students examine cognitive, language, emotional, social, personality, and physical development. In addition, students explore the procedures used to conduct research about human development.Comment: This text, based on Lifespan …
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Friday, April 12, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “Beyond Traditional Spanish Homework” recording Join us for an exciting exploration into Project Based Learning (PBL) and open educational resources (OER) in language instruction. Discover how PBL elevates language learning, allowing students to delve into real-world issues, create impactful projects, and acquire language …
Friday, April 12, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Watch the “What OER Does Philosophy Need” recording Join us to provide feedback on the current OER materials available for philosophy, especially regarding missing materials and existing ones that need to be strengthened to best support student success.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Register for All Things ZTC Designed for OERLs who are also involved in ZTC work at their colleges, this conversation with colleagues provides an opportunity to share ideas for current work and/or future ZTC plans.
Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “History: Creating OER and ZTC Pathways” recording While most of the required courses needed to complete a transfer degree in history are well-served by OER, colleges working on history ZTC pathways have identified several courses that they need to get to zero for …
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Downloadable and viewable at the site. Age-based approach textbook for lifespan developmental psychology course, updated summer 2020. Google slides (CC BY-NC-SA) developed by Fernando Romero are available.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Register for Art and Art History Collaboration Updates As Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant funding continues to roll out, the Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) has been facilitating the meetings of Collaboration Cohorts, designed to help colleges connect and avoid duplication of effort. Learn what’s …
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “Chemistry and OER: Barriers, Challenges, and Resources” recording Join colleagues to discuss the barriers and challenges that prevent the adoption of OER in Chemistry classes. What additional resources or support are needed to support OER implementation?
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am Watch the “OER for Statistics” recording Access the “OER for Statistics” presentation slides Does your zero textbook cost (ZTC) pathway need a statistics class? Come learn about OER textbooks, homework systems, and courses for teaching statistics. This webinar, specifically focus on math and behavioral statistics, …
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