Research Guides: Open Education Practices: OERs Adopted at EKU

Open Education Resources at EKU

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

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.

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.

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.

Appalachian Studies by Lisa Day (Editor)
Publication Date: Forthcoming
APP 200
*Currently being edited*

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

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

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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!