New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s weekly roundup of new and noteworthy OER. We try to include at least one OER relevant to each school at City Tech in every post. At the end of the month, these resources will be compiled and distributed by the library liaison for your department. Please contact us if you know of new or particularly interesting OER to share with our colleagues or would like more information about OER initiatives at City Tech.
Arts & Sciences
- Plato’s ‘Republic’: An Introduction, by Sean McAleer, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2020). License: CC BY
“This book is a lucid and accessible companion to Plato’s Republic, throwing light upon the text’s arguments and main themes, placing them in the wider context of the text’s structure. […] Plato’s ‘Republic’: An Introduction offers a rigorous and thought-provoking analysis of the text, helping readers navigate one of the world’s most influential works of philosophy and political theory. With its approachable tone and clear presentation, it constitutes a welcome contribution to the field, and will be an indispensable resource for philosophy students and teachers, as well as general readers new to, or returning to, the text.” - Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners, by Kay Ayre, Edith Cowan University (2020). License: CC BY-SA
“If we want to impact the world of children who have experienced trauma then we must change not only ourselves and our classroom, but we must change our schools, our organisations, and our systems of care for children. […] If you stay engaged with this book and with a child who has experienced trauma then you will learn new understandings, new ideas and new ways to reach the mind, the heart and the soul of young people who need our support and our love.”
Professional Studies
- Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application – beta v 0.1, by Alice Callahan, Heather Leonard, and Tamberly Powell, Open Oregon Educational Resources (2020). License: CC BY-NC
“The book covers basic nutrition and metabolism, information literacy, energy balance, nutrition across life stages, dietary supplements, an in-depth look at each of the macronutrients, and major functions of vitamins and minerals.” - Histology and Embryology for Dental Hygiene, by Laird Sheldahl, Raye Ann Yapp, Open Oregon State (2020). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“This eBook makes use of animated images to focus on concepts in histology and embryology, as well as hyperlinks to promote non-linear reading and learning. It is aimed at college students in a dental hygienist program.”
Technology & Design
- Operational Amplifiers & Linear Integrated Circuits + Lab Manual, by James Fiore, SUNY Open Textbooks (2020). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“This text covers the theory and application of operational amplifiers and other linear integrated circuits. It is appropriate for Associate and Bachelors degrees programs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technology, Electrical Engineering and similar areas of study. Topics include negative feedback, comparators, voltage amplifiers, summing and differencing amplifiers, high speed and high power devices, non-linear circuit applications, regulators, oscillators, integrators and differentiators, active filters and AD/DA conversion. A companion laboratory manual is available. The companion laboratory manual features 22 separate exercises. It covers the theory and application of operational amplifiers and other linear integrated circuits. Exercises include discrete differential amplifier analysis; inverting, non-inverting and differential configurations; frequency response; slew rate; DC offset; OTA; oscillators; linear regulator; function synthesis; active filters; and integrators and differentiators.” - A Person-Centered Guide to Demystifying Technology: Working together to observe, question, design, prototype, and implement/reject technology in support of people’s valued beings and doings, by Martin Wolske, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Windsor & Downs Press (2020). License: CC BY-SA
“The general learning outcome objectives of this book are to help readers: Develop a clear hands-on working understanding of the physical and software layers of computers and networks; Evolve a more holistic and nuanced understanding of the sociotechnical artifacts we use as a daily part of our professional lives; Develop a critical approach to sociotechnical artifacts to counter systemic injustices related to race, class/caste, gender, and other cultural dynamics; and Advance community agency in appropriating technology to achieve our individual and community development goals through a reconsidered digital literacy learning and practice.”
Cailean Cooney, Assistant Professor, OER Librarian: ccooney@citytech.cuny.edu
Joshua Peach, Adjunct Reference & OER Librarian: jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
Joanna Thompson, Adjunct OER Librarian: jthompson@citytech.cuny.edu
