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Fit for Online Learning (FitFOL) is designed to support Higher Education professionals with little or no previous online teaching experience in their transition to alternative modes of course delivery. We understand the challenges the current situation presents to both professors and students, but we believe that with the right knowledge and strategies, many of the hurdles of teaching online can be overcome and its possibilities will unfold.

In this course, you will take practical steps towards teaching and supporting your students online. In addition to reflecting on your pedagogical preferences and preparing concrete elements for your own online courses, you can  connect with your peers to share expertise and resources to help you get started and keep going in uncertain times.

This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into six sections: What is OER?, Copyright & Licensing, Finding OER, Using OER at SAIT, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Each chapter is accompanied with learning objectives and most chapters feature interactive elements and opportunities for readers to engage with the text. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

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Conservation is often portrayed as an applied science—a body of knowledge about how ecological systems function, how they are threatened, and how they can be maintained. Conservation is also a form of management. It entails working with people to achieve desired ecological outcomes, grappling with conflicting land-use objectives, and making optimal use of available conservation resources. The aim of this book is to build a bridge between these two perspectives, linking theory with practice.

Major topic areas include the history of conservation, the social and scientific foundations of conservation, threats to biodiversity, applied conservation methods at both the species and ecosystem levels, the accommodation of climate change, and structured decision making. Special attention is given to topics that are the subject of debate or controversy, as they provide valuable insight into the practical aspects of conservation. The narrative is focused specifically on Canada. This permits an integrated treatment, where conservation theory is presented in the context of the social and institutional framework responsible for its implementation. The result is a comprehensive synthesis of applied conservation, tailored to the needs of conservation students and practitioners in Canada. Learning is supported by an engaging and clear writing style and 196 colour illustrations.

The manual’s purpose is to give students the foundational knowledge necessary to start searching for information in Educational Psychology using the University of Alberta Library’s catalog and databases. The manual contains step by step instructions, videos, and examples. The successful completion of the learning objectives will depend on spending sufficient time reading through the manual, answering the exercise questions, and reviewing the examples whenever necessary, which should take at least one hour and a half of uninterrupted time.

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Developed as a textbook for the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology, JR Shaw School of Business human resources management course HRMT 4130 Workplace Investigations. This book will walk the student or human resources professional through the steps and considerations of conducting an internal workplace investigation.

The APA Style Citation Tutorial is created by staff at the University of Alberta Library to support students and faculty in EDU 100/300 courses in the Faculty of Education at the University of Alberta. The tutorial covers why it is important to use citations, elements of common source types, and how to create reference and in-text citations based on the 7th edition APA guidelines. The sources and activities throughout the tutorial focus on educational content. This tutorial can also be used as a reference resource. The APA Style Citation Tutorial is an adaptation of the Introduction to APA Library Tutorials by NorQuest College Library. They provided resources and support for the creation of this tutorial.

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This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Each chapter is accompanied with learning objectives and most chapters feature interactive elements and opportunities for readers to engage with the text. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.

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The OER by Discipline Guide: University of Calgary developed by Libraries and Cultural Resources staff supports faculty in locating quality open educational resources in their subject area by providing curated lists of OER organized according to the faculties, departments, and subjects at UCalgary. The Open Educational Resources within this guide have been evaluated by faculty, librarians, and other relevant parties prior to inclusion. The lists of OER in each discipline are not intended to be comprehensive, but rather to provide a sample of the key resources available. This guide will be updated periodically as new resources are identified, evaluated, and adopted.

This book is a cloned version of OER by Discipline: University of Manitoba edited by University of Manitoba Libraries is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted. It has been adapted from the original source.