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OER Textbook

Project type

Open educational resource development

Year

2018

Location

Vancouver, Washington

Link

Clark College English Course Information

Role

Co-designer and chapter editor

Program

Clark College English Division

Course number

ENGL 102

Co-designers

Mel Favara, Alexis Nelson, Lindsey Schuhmacher, Christina Smith

Source text

The Process of Research Writing by Steven D. Krause, licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Beyond designing and teaching a regular load of writing and literature courses at Clark College, I took on special projects with other faculty such as OER textbook development for first-year composition. Below you can explore the learning objectives and modules that guided this project along with several captioned screenshots.

Course Learning Objectives for English 102: Composition II
▷ Compose texts and arguments appropriate to a discipline-specific purpose and audience
▷ Edit for sentence clarity, using appropriate conventions of grammar and mechanics
▷ Explain how your reading and composing practices have developed, will continue to develop, and will transfer to new situations
▷ Focus, develop, and organize ideas effectively
▷ Integrate original ideas with sources, using formal citation methods as appropriate to the task
▷ Locate and evaluate popular and professional sources
▷ Read a variety of discipline-specific texts critically

Modules/Chapters for English 102 OER Materials Project
▷ START HERE
▷ MODULE 0 - ORIENTATION/INTRODUCTION MATERIALS
▷ MODULE 1 - TOPIC DEVELOPMENT
▷ MODULE 2 - RESEARCH
▷ MODULE 3 - CONVERSING WITH SOURCES
▷ MODULE 4 - DRAFTING
▷ MODULE 5 - REVISION
▷ OER RESOURCES

Designer view of Canvas shell English 102 OER Project, with "sandbox" discussion on research writing instruction; project calendar and checklists; and other textbook development resources

Faculty view of opening modules for Canvas shell English 102 OER Materials, with headnotes on best practices for adoption and attribution; a forum for questions; the textbook's updated introduction for students; and its preface for composition instructors

Faculty view of Canvas page Where This OER Came From, with source notes and CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 attribution for The Process of Research Writing by Steven D. Krause

Faculty view of Canvas discussion inviting questions and ideas for the 102 OER design group, with links to call for submissions and Canvas shell English Resource Center (ERC)

Faculty view of an OER module on revision that I designed and edited, with a chapter on writing in collaboration with others, resources on revision, and tools for support

Learner view of OER chapter How to Collaborate and Write With Others, with notes on authorship and my editorial role, an outline of the page, and an opening commentary on why partnering with others on writing projects "is a good idea for several reasons."

Learner view of OER chapter How to Collaborate and Write With Others, with updated best practices for asynchronous collaboration

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