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Inclusive Teaching Online

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)  2 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Katherine McAlvage, Nadia Jaramillo Cherrez

Subject(s): Open learning, distance education, Higher education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2025-11-01

Last updated: 2026-03-14

Inclusive Teaching Online: Evidence-Based Strategies to Support Student Success in Higher Education addresses the complexities of teaching diverse and often nontraditional adult students in asynchronous online environments. Centered in evidence-based approaches for creating welcoming, engaging, and supportive online classrooms, the text illustrates what inclusive online teaching looks like across disciplines in higher education. The book begins by discussing a curated set of learning design frameworks that complement the facilitation strategies recommended throughout the book, then unpacks key barriers that online students face. The heart of the book is a tool kit of inclusive facilitation strategies, including crafting instructor self-introductions; implementing practical tactics for getting to know students; forging meaningful connections; and making intentional choices that foster learning, belonging, and a sense of community among learners. The text includes considerations and special advice about some of the more challenging aspects of delivering online courses, such as facilitating discussions around a complex topic or teaching social justice themes. Ideal for instructors and teaching assistants, this book is a comprehensive guide to applying inclusive teaching practices online; it also offers valuable insights for instructional designers and faculty developers, student affairs personnel, academic advisors, and higher education administrators—making the case for intentional choices that connect explicitly to the needs of online learners.

Marine Law and Policy for Scientists and Managers

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): Holly V. Campbell

Subject(s): International law, transport and commerce: maritime law

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2019-08-01

Last updated: 2026-03-13

This open educational resource is designed for use by undergraduate and graduate ocean science, natural resource, fisheries and wildlife, and environmental policy students enrolled in a ten-week academic quarter. The purpose of this project is to provide students and non-law professionals with a freely accessible, clearly written guide to support engaging and effective learning. As such, the book serves as a gateway and an invitation to become a well informed, committed and involved ocean citizen as well as to explore the field beyond our course study.

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Resisting Gender Violence

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  15 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Collected Works

Editor(s): Susan M. Shaw, Xosé M. Santos, Jayamala Mayilsamy, Kamalaveni Veni, Laura Pallarés Ameneiro, Zenetta Rosaline, Janet Lockhart

Subject(s): Gender studies: women and girls, Violence and abuse in society

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2026-01-01

Last updated: 2026-03-13

Gender violence occurs within every country, continent, and cultural context, affecting women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ people of all racial, ethnic, cultural, religious, socioeconomic, ability, and age groups, including all sexualities. Gender violence is one of the most pervasive human rights violations in the world.

A Dam Good Argument

CC BY (Attribution)  1 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Collected works

Editor(s): Liz Delf, Rob Drummond, Kristy Kelly

Subject(s): Writing and editing guides, Language learning: writing skills, Essays

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2022-10-01

Last updated: 2026-03-12

Arguments are all around us. Everywhere we look, someone is trying to get our attention, change our minds, or sell us something. Learning about how persuasion works will make you a more thoughtful and skeptical consumer of all that content, so that you can come to your own conclusions and recognize the underlying assumptions that inform those attempts to persuade you. This book is about analyzing others' arguments and crafting your own. The rhetorical choices that you make as a writer–from evidence to structure to tone–impact how your audience will receive your ideas. Using those tools effectively will help your voice be heard.
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Nuclear Security

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): David Bernell, Ben Wickizer, Meredith Bowers

Subject(s): Security, safety and protection skills / professions

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2019-11-18

Last updated: 2026-03-10

This textbook is archived and will not be updated. This work may not meet current accessibility standards.

Ancient Civilizations

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): John R. Bawden

Subject(s): Ancient history, General and world history

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2026-03-01

Last updated: 2026-03-09

The documents in this primary source reader explore themes such as religion, government, philosophy, warfare, and literature from influential civilizations across different world regions, including Mesopotamia, China, South Asia, the Mediterranean, and Middle East. Primary sources, which are records and artifacts created during historical periods, include legal codes, sacred scriptures, diaries, administrative records, poetry, plays, and physical objects. Their connection to a specific time and place provides valuable insights into the past. The materials contained in this primary source reader supplement and reinforce textbooks such as World History, Volume 1: to 1500 and World History: Cultures, States, and Societies to 1500.
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Fundamentals of Cell Biology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): Lauren Dalton, Robin Young

Subject(s): Cellular biology (cytology)

Institution(s): University of British Columbia, Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2024-01-01

Last updated: 2026-03-03

This textbook is focused specifically on the principles and concepts of a foundational Cell Biology course. The book takes a more conceptual approach that highlights how scientists study cells, and how to analyze and interpret experimental results. Rather than focusing primarily on historical experiments that were key to our understanding of cells, the book explores a range of more modern experimental techniques so that students can begin to understand how cells are studied now, in the 21st century. The book includes over 200 newly created illustrations and animations, that were specifically designed for this book, as well as review questions at the end of each chapter, to help students explore and understand the material.

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Anatomy & Physiology 2e

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)  165 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Lindsay M. Biga, Staci Bronson, Sierra Dawson, Amy Harwell, Robin Hopkins, Joel Kaufmann, Mike LeMaster, Philip Matern, Katie Morrison-Graham, Kristen Oja, Devon Quick, Jon Runyeon, OpenStax

Editor(s): Lindsay M. Biga

Subject(s): Anatomy, Physiology

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2025-09-01

Last updated: 2026-02-26

This publication is adapted from Anatomy & Physiology by OpenStax, licensed under CC BY. Icons (modified: cropped, color inverted) by DinosoftLabs from Noun Project are licensed under CC BY. Images from Anatomy & Physiology by OpenStax are licensed under CC BY, except where otherwise noted.

Romeo and Juliet

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Rebecca Olson

Subject(s): Literary studies: plays and playwrights

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2021-04-06

Last updated: 2026-02-19

This edition of Romeo and Juliet was edited by students for students. We believe that reliably edited versions of the play should be available for free online. But we wanted ours to be easy to get in other ways as well. The editors—Oregon State University students who remember, far better than their professors, what it was like to read the play for the first time—carefully considered every pronoun, punctuation mark, and footnote. Our goal: to make a friendly, confidence-building edition that supported classroom activities at the high school and college level.
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Open Judicial Politics 3E Vol.2

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Collected Works

Editor(s): Rorie Spill Solberg, Eric Waltenburg

Subject(s): Law

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Publication date: 2024-10-01

Last updated: 2026-01-27

The impetus for this volume was a multitude of conversations regarding pedagogy and teaching related to our judicial process courses. Based on these conversations, we identified four main threads or needs of our colleagues: First, many of us bring or want to bring more “political science” into our classes, though we also want to avoid the high costs of reinventing successful existing courses to do so. Second, our programs all require a political methodology course, and we want to reinforce those lessons in our substantive courses. We want to encourage our students’ understanding of how to read and understand research studies as well as how to craft their own research questions. Third, we want to keep our courses as current as possible. And fourth, we wanted to find a way to bring the cost of our courses down, as we see so many students struggle with the high costs of a college degree. This volume (as well as any future editions) addresses each of these concerns.
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