Other Projects

Vital Sign Measurement Across the Lifespan (OER)

Jennifer L. Lapum, Margaret Verkuyl, Wendy Garcia, Oona St-Amant, Andy Tan

This open access textbook was developed as an introductory resource to guide best practices in vital sign measurement. Easily customizable to meet a wide range of learning needs, can be downloaded to electronic devices or printed. The purpose of this textbook is to help learners develop best practices in vital sign measurement. Using a multi-media approach, it will provide opportunities to read about, observe, practice, and test vital sign measurement.

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Write Here Right Now: An Interactive Introduction to Academic Writing and Research (OER)

Paul Chafe, Aaron Tucker, Kari Maaren, Martha Adante, Val Lem, Trina Grover, Kelly Dermody

Write Here, Right Now is an open access textbook, designed and developed as an introduction to academic writing and research for a first-year university and college students. This interactive resource effectively integrates into traditional, hybrid, online or flipped classroom model not to replace in-class time or out-of-class reading, but to supplement them.

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Inclusion and Consultation: Activities for Teaching about Disability in Education (OER)

Kathryn Underwood, Laura Feltham

These activities for teaching about disability are designed for instructors to use in courses on disability and inclusion in education settings, and are intended to supplement course material by offering students interactive ways to review concepts being taught by instructors in courses. The activities are suitable for upper level courses in Early Childhood Studies, Bachelor’s of Education, Disability Studies, Nursing, Midwifery, Social Work, Psychology, Human Development, and professional development programs focused on building skills in Inclusion, Disability Services, and Resource Consultation.

Two educators in the early childhood classroom discussing.

Death, Dying and Bereavement Course (PSY 802)

Tae Hart

This psychology course was redesigned by transforming some of the regular classroom lectures into the online learning modules. These online components were strategically positioned to reinforce covered materials and check student comprehension prior to the two midterms and one final exam. Learning materials were greatly enhanced by incorporating active learning, facilitated by self-test questions on each topic, short quizzes that assessed the conceptual understanding and application of the knowledge, and mini assignments at the end of each online lecture. In addition, the whole course was enriched with authentic, real-world contexts through the use of audio, video and images that complement the text, thus providing support for diverse learning styles. Increased flexibility facilitated greater involvement in the learning process, thus receiving overwhelmingly positive response from surveyed students whose feedback reflected strong preference for blended learning.