New and Noteworthy is the City Tech Library OER Team’s monthly roundup of notable open educational resources. We try to include at least one open resource 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 open educational resources initiatives at City Tech.
Career and Technology Teacher Education
- Applications of Educational Technology, by Susan Stansberry, Oklahoma State University Libraries (2018). License: CC BY-NC
“This course is an introduction to the design and development of instruction using educational media and technology. It involves development of teaching and learning materials using digital technologies, contemporary applications of computers and other electronic systems to instruction.”
Communication Design
- The Mass Media Landscape, by Dave Bostwick, Alyssa Riley, Dominique M. Valle, University of Arkansas (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“The Mass Media Landscape is a compilation of lessons to help audiences understand the evolution of U.S. mass media and disruptive media technologies. It includes overviews of media law, media ethics and media literacy. Chapters contain interactive exercises, review quizzes, writing assignments, and multimedia content.”
Communications
- Introduction to Communication and Media Studies, by J.J. Sylvia IV, Fitchburg State University/ROTEL (Remixing Open Textbooks with an Equity Lens) Project (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“This textbook examines communication and media studies, covering key communication theories and illustrating how to develop information and media literacy through critical thinking and rhetorical analysis. It also discusses the historical evolution and impact of mass media until the present day.”
Computer Systems Technology
- Dynamic data processing: Recursive least-squares, by Peter J.G. Teunissen, TU Delft Open (2024). License: CC BY
“This book is a follow-up on Adjustment theory. It extends the theory to the case of time-varying parameters with an emphasis on their recursive determination. Least-squares estimation will be the leading principle used. A least-squares solution is said to be recursive when the method of computation enables sequential, rather than batch, processing of the measurement data.”
Electrical & Telecommunications Engineering Technology
- Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers, by Ralph Ford and Christopher Coulston, (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“Originally published by McGraw Hill in 2009, Design for Electrical and Computer Engineers is written for students and teachers engaged in electrical and computer engineering design projects, primarily in the senior year. It guides students and faculty through the steps necessary for the successful execution of design projects. The objective is to provide a treatment of the design process with a sound academic basis that is integrated with practical application. The foundation of the book is a strong vision — that a solid understanding of the Design Process, Design Tools, and the right mix of Professional Skills are critical for project and career success. This text is unique in providing a comprehensive design treatment for electrical and computer engineering.”
English
- The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric, by Jill M. Parrott, Dominic J. Ashby, and Jonathon Collins, Encompass Digital Archive, Eastern Kentucky University (2022/2024). License: CC BY
“The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric gives instructors and students of college writing courses a single source for information on metacognitive critical reading, rhetorical awareness, and MLA formatting basics as well as interesting and relevant reading and viewing content. Its approach is interdisciplinary, bringing in material from ecology, sociology, psychology, technology, popular culture, political science, cultural studies, and literature.”
History
- Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies, by Lisa Day and Jacob Johnson, Encompass Digital Archive, Eastern Kentucky University (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“Accessible Appalachia: An Open-Access Introduction to Appalachian Studies is an edited collection of original scholarship. The textbook offers an interdisciplinary perspective and is ideal for introductory classes in Appalachian Studies. Available free to students everywhere, this textbook features coverage of Appalachian artistic, cultural, historical, natural, and social development.”
Psychology
- Introduction to Memory and Cognition, by L. Robert Slevc, University of Maryland (2024). License: CC BY-SA
“The goal of these materials (and the corresponding PSYC 341 course at UMD) is to promote a good understanding of current theories and debates that motivate research in cognitive psychology, understand which research methods are appropriate to address different questions in the field, and have an improved ability to understand and discuss this knowledge through class participation and assignments.”
Radiologic Tech & Medical Imaging
- Ultrasound Physics and its Application in Medicine, by Arbin Thapaliya, Alec Sithole, Michael Welsh, and Gaston Dana, Franklin College/PALNI Press (2024). License: CC BY
“A solid foundation of the technological properties of ultrasound would give health care providers a competitive advantage in the future. This is one of the first goals of this textbook. This textbook also covers general aspects of diagnostic ultrasound providing an excellent reference for both beginners and professionals. In addition, this textbook has end-of-the-chapter experiments that will help educators conduct labs for students and any other learners to enhance their learning and solidify the practical skills.”
World Languages: Chinese
- Introduction to Classical Chinese, edited by Andrew Schonebaum and Kong Mei, University of Maryland (2024). License: CC BY-NC-SA
“Introduction to Classical Chinese is an openly licensed college level Classical Chinese textbook compiled by Professor Patrick Hanan at Harvard University, and further developed by many contributors at various universities over the span of forty years between 1984 and 2024.”
City Tech OER team:
Anne Leonard, Interim OER Coordinator: aleonard@citytech.cuny.edu
Joshua Peach, Adjunct OER Librarian: jpeach@citytech.cuny.edu
Jo Thompson, Adjunct OER Librarian: jthompson@citytech.cuny.edu
