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Open Education

Learn how Open Educational Resources (OERs), Open Scholarship, and Open Pedagogy benefit faculty, students, and the wider community.

Open Education Resources at EKU

In this video, EKU Faculty members reflect on their experiences using OERs in the classroom.

African/African-American Studies

Slavery to Liberation, 2nd Edition by Joshua Farrington (Editor) et al
ISBN: 9781734328905

Publication Date: 2022

AFA 202
Faculty using this: All AFA 202 instructors
An Introduction to African American Studies, edited and authored by EKU faculty.

English / First Year Writing

The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric by Jill Parrot, Dominic Ashby, and Jonathon Collins
ISBN: 978173432829

Publication Date: 2022

ENG101
Faculty using this: All ENG 101 instructors
First year writing textbook authored by EKU faculty for EKU students; easily adapted to other contexts.
Technical Writing by Allison Gross et al.
ISBN: 9781636350660

Publication Date: 2017-01-01

ENG 300
Faculty using this: Dominic Ashby
A textbook focusing on writing in the workplace, with an emphasis on audience analysis, writing for specific situations, document design, research processes, and visual aids.

History

Building the American Republic: A Narrative History from 1877, Vol. 2 by Jane Dailey
ISBN: 9780226300962

Publication Date: 2018

HIS 103
Faculty using this: Neil Kasiak
Combines centuries of perspectives and voices into a fluid narrative of the United States. It is one of the first peer-reviewed American history textbooks to be offered completely free in digital form.

Psychology

Introduction to Psychology: the Full Noba Collection by Robert Biswas-Diener and Ed Diener
Publication Date: 2016

PSY 200
Faculty using this: Matthew Winslow
Easy to customize, written by experts in each area, many ancillaries available.

Social Work

Human Behavior in the Social Environment by Susan Tyler
Publication Date: 2020

SWK 225
Faculty using this: Erin Stevenson
The information in this OER textbook pulls together key concepts and resources that fit the needs of this course without costing the students any money. The links for videos, podcasts, and additional sources are right there in the textbook with clickable links making it even more accessible for students.
Scientific Inquiry in Social Work by Matthew DeCarlo
Publication Date: 2021

SWK 340
Faculty using this: Erin Stevenson
This OER textbook aligns with our Social Work standards and effectively covers all the necessary material for an introductory research in social work course. The free access within the text to additional links and resources that help elucidate concepts makes it very user-friendly for students.

Sociology

Introduction to Sociology, 4e by H. Hyodo (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019

SOC 131
Faculty using this: James Maples
Principles of Sociological Inquiry by Amy Blackstone
Publication Date: 2012

SOC 395
Faculty using this: James Maples
A methods text that covers the basics.

Open Resources Created by the EKU Community

EKU's Open Journals
Chautauqua Journal
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
Journal of Retracing Africa
Kentucky Journal of Excellence in College Teaching and Learning
Kentucky Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship
PRISM: A Journal of Regional Engagement
EKU Student Scholarship
Online Theses and Dissertations
Graduate Capstones
Honors Theses
EKU Libraries Research Award for Undergraduates
Scholars Week
Scholars Week Faculty Symposium Series
University Presentation Showcase Event
University Presentation Showcase Poster Gallery
*Faculty Poster Gallery
*Graduate Poster Gallery
*Undergraduate Poster Gallery
EKU's Open Textbooks
The Commons: Tools for Reading, Writing, and Rhetoric
SWK 340: Social Work Research Methods OER Collection
Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience (Second Edition)
Slavery to Liberation: The African American Experience (First Edition)
Special Collections & Archives
Books
Kentucky High School Athletic Association
Newspapers
University Records

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

Faculty and Staff Scholarship is held in collections organized by college.
Faculty and Staff Scholarship can also be found in the Pedagogicon Proceedings and Scholars Week collections

Are You #Open?

Are YOU teaching with OER? If so, we want to recognize you! Let us know which OERs you have adopted!

Please note: Use your EKU email credentials to login to Google to fill out the form.

Do you have Open Scholarship to share? Please submit your pre-prints or other open scholarship for publication in our Encompass repository.

Tag @ekulibraries and share your successes using the hashtag #EKUopen so we can amplify your work!

Last Updated: Nov 20, 2025 10:52 AM
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