Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm Watch the “Anti-Racism in Action: Applying the IDEA Framework to OER” recording Access the “Anti-Racism in Action: Applying the IDEA Framework to OER” presentation materials Using Open Educational Resources (OER) is an important element of student equity efforts. Join us for a hands-on training to …

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Friday, August 11, 2023 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “H5P Part I – Introduction to H5P and LibreTexts Studio” recording Access the “H5P Part I – Introduction to H5P and LibreTexts Studio” presentation materials H5P is a free and easy-to-use tool for creating interactive exercises. Following a showcase of existing H5P resources …

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The Approach: Each chapter begins with a real-world “Life Choice” or “Policy Choice”(e.g., “Should I go to college?” or “How do we fix the social security system?”) andintroduces the necessary economic tools to solve that specific problem.OER Edition: Originally published as Version 1.0 (often cited as the 2012 Edition) bythe Saylor Foundation.Drawback: While commercial versions …

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The Approach: It leans heavily into “The Economic Way of Thinking” and usesconsistent pedagogical scaffolding throughout. It is well-regarded for its clarity inexplaining complex graphing.Drawback: The OER version hasn’t had a major data refresh since approximately 2010–2011, sections involving Monetary and Fiscal Policy will not reflect the massive shiftsseen during the COVID-19 pandemic or the …

Principles of Economics (Rittenberg and Tregarthen, 2016) (CC BY-NC-SA) – University of Minnesota’s Open Textbook LibraryRead More »