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Title: Words of Wisdom: an Intro to Philosophy
Resource Contact: Ondich, Jody
Institution: Lake Superior College
Content Description: Words of Wisdom can come from anyone. In this text we discuss topics ranging from "Are Humans good by nature?" to "Is there a God?" to "Do I have the right to my own opinion?" Philosophy is the study of wisdom, and can emerge in our conversations in social media, in school, around the family dinner table, and even in the car. The text uses materials that are 2,500 years old, and materials that were in the news this year. Wise people come in all shapes and types, and from every culture on earth. We have poetry and folktales, sacred writings and letters. Dialogues and interviews, news columns, Ted Talks, You Tube recordings and even comedy are all a part of the content in this text.You will be most successful reading this on line.
Discipline: Arts and Humanities
Keywords: Philosophy
Course Name: Intro to Philosophy
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Other
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

Title: World Religion: the Spirit Searching
Resource Contact: Ondich, Jody
Institution: Lake Superior College
Discipline: Humanities
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: EPub
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Version Edition: 1st, Original

Title: Reading the Bible as Literature: a Journey
Resource Contact: Ondich, Jody
Institution: Lake Superior College
Content Description: The Bible is one of the most published books in human history. It is also one of the most misquoted, misunderstood and misused books in human history. This happens because people are not always aware that the Bible is not a book, it is a collection of diverse writings. The Bible might even be called an anthology, and it will include everything from poetry to genealogy, pithy sayings to architectural mandates, mythology to letters. Knowing what one is reading helps one understand the ideas in the writings. We read letters in the context of who wrote them and who received them. We read sermons understanding the speaker's perspective may differ from the listener's perspective. So this text is an attempt to give historic, literary, geographical and cultural context to a complex and often poorly understood set of materials. This is very much an ebook, and needs to be used in that format. Pdfs and other printed versions will lose a great deal of the content.
Discipline: Humanities
Keywords: religion, world, culture, humanities
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Text/HTML
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Version Edition: first, Original

Title: World Religion: the Spirit Searching
Resource Contact: Ondich, Jody
Institution: Lake Superior College
Content Description: Humans across the globe and throughout millennia have searched for answers to questions like, "why are we here?" or "what am I supposed to do with my life?"And the answers people have found, or created, or chosen, have varied as widely as the cultures and people themselves. Some people focus on rules. Some focus on afterlives. Some look to become whole. Some seek adventure and learning.So this text, while full of various ways that people have searched and discovered and created, is only touching a few of the bigger traditions in our world. Hopefully each chapter will introduce the reader to some ideas from that specific tradition that enlighten them as to how a specific group of people think, believe, and live. This text is set up to be an ebook. The various videos, links and resources will only really work if the user keeps to the digital format. Read this book on a device or computer--it will be a much more rewarding experience! The translation to a pdf is less than successful, font sizes are erratic, which is not the case in the ebook, unfortunately, and printing this book will make for a very large and cumbersome chunk of paper!
Discipline: Humanities
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Text/HTML
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Version Edition: first, Original

Title: World Religion: the Spirit Searching
Resource Contact: Ondich, Jody
Institution: Lake Superior College
Content Description: Humans across the globe and throughout millennia have searched for answers to questions like, "why are we here?" or "what am I supposed to do with my life?"And the answers people have found, or created, or chosen, have varied as widely as the cultures and people themselves. Some people focus on rules. Some focus on afterlives. Some look to become whole. Some seek adventure and learning.So this text, while full of various ways that people have searched and discovered and created, is only touching a few of the bigger traditions in our world. Hopefully each chapter will introduce the reader to some ideas from that specific tradition that enlighten them as to how a specific group of people think, believe, and live. This text is set up to be an ebook. The various videos, links and resources will only really work if the user keeps to the digital format. Read this book on a device or computer--it will be a much more rewarding experience! The translation to a pdf is less than successful, font sizes are erratic, which is not the case in the ebook, unfortunately, and printing this book will make for a very large and cumbersome chunk of paper!
Discipline: Humanities
Keywords: religion, world, culture, humanities
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Text/HTML
License Type: Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike
Version Edition: Original

Title: Overall Accreditation FAQ-Working Draft
Resource Contact: Baker, Lori, Burk, Brooke, Kingsbury, Maria, Landers, Amy, Ondich, Jody, Rahoi-Gilchrest, Rita
Institution: Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Southwest Minnesota State University, Normandale Community College, Lake Superior College, Minnesota State College Southeast
Content Description: A series of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) that define and differentiate accreditation from other assessment practices and provide an overview of institutional accreditation processes.
Discipline: Education
Keywords: accreditation, faculty development, educational development
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: PDF/Text
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Version Edition: 1.0, Original

Title: Program-Level Accreditation FAQ
Resource Contact: Baker, Lori, Burk, Brooke, Kingsbury, Maria, Landers, Amy, Ondich, Jody, Rahoi-Gilchrest, Rita
Institution: Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Southwest Minnesota State University, Normandale Community College, Lake Superior College, Minnesota State College Southeast
Content Description: A series of answers to frequently asked questions (FAQ) to define and clarify program assessment processes.
Discipline: Education
Keywords: accreditation, faculty development, educational development
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: PDF/Text
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Version Edition: 1.0, Original

Title: Accreditation Resources Draft
Resource Contact: Baker, Lori, Burk, Brooke, Kingsbury, Maria, Landers, Amy, Ondich, Jody, Rahoi-Gilchrest, Rita
Institution: Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Southwest Minnesota State University, Normandale Community College, Lake Superior College, Minnesota State College Southeast
Content Description: Collection of links to additional resources. Grouped by theme/topic including: Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Basics, Accreditation in Minnesota State, Program Assessment, Preparing for site visits.
Discipline: Education
Keywords: accreditation, faculty development, educational development
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: PDF/Text
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Version Edition: 1.0, Original

Title: Accessible Digital Media
Resource Contact: Artac, Catherine, Behling, Brock, Mammenga, Brittany, Manderfeld, Michael, Ondich, Jody, Resendiz-Abfalter, Rita
Institution: Minnesota State University Moorhead, Minnesota State System Office, Minneapolis Community & Technical College, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Lake Superior College, Anoka-Ramsey Community College, Alexandria Technical & Community College
Content Description: This three-week short course will introduce participants to closed captioning, transcription, and audio description techniques that make multimedia more usable by providing additional access for users with vision or hearing impairments, learning disabilities, non-fluent English speakers, and others. This short course will help you understand the important definitions surrounding accessible media and the existing laws and policy standards that help ensure equitable access. The course will show the importance of having accessible features for media as well as effective ways to add captions and transcripts with existing technology services. Ensuring that all media is accessible is one way to help improve student success and lead to a more equitable delivery for all.
Discipline: Education
Keywords: accessibility, captions
Resource Type: Course Module
Resource Format: Zipped file (.zip)
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
Version Edition: Derivative, Original