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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: Why Writing Works: Disciplinary Approaches to Composing Texts
Resource Contact: Bemer, Amanda, Baker, Lori, Lucas, Lisa, Smith, Neil
Institution: Southwest Minnesota State University, Southwest Minnesota State University, Southwest Minnesota State University, Southwest Minnesota State University
Content Description: Why Writing Works: Disciplinary Approaches to Composing Texts is an open-access, online textbook resource for college writing. It is written for an audience of second-year college students with a focus on writing in the disciplines.
Discipline: English Language Arts
Keywords: writing, writing in the disciplines, writing across the curriculum, reading, research, documentation, academic writing
Course Name: English 251: Writing in Professions
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Other
License Type: Creative Commons CC BY-NC-SA Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

Title: The OER Starter Kit
Resource Contact: Anderson, Tim
Institution: Minnesota State System Office
Content Description: This starter kit has been created to provide instructors with an introduction to the use and creation of open educational resources (OER). The text is broken into five sections: Getting Started, Copyright, Finding OER, Teaching with OER, and Creating OER. Each chapter is accompanied with learning objectives and most chapters feature interactive elements and opportunities for readers to engage with the text. Although some chapters contain more advanced content, the starter kit is primarily intended for users who are entirely new to Open Education.
Discipline: OER
Keywords: Open Educational Resources
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: Other
License Type: Creative Commons CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Title: Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know
Resource Contact: Anderson, Tim
Institution: Minnesota State System Office
Discipline: OER
Resource Type: Textbook
Resource Format: Other
License Type: Creative Commons CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Title: Critical Literacy Version 2
Resource Contact: Denny, Mitchell, Porter, Kathleen, Larsen, Lori-Beth
Institution: Central Lakes College, Central Lakes College, Central Lakes College
Content Description: In this Critical Literacy textbook, students will be expected to rehearse, revise, and refine their work. They will practice the skills of critical literacy. They will revise their work, making it better each time after having a chance to evaluate it and receive feedback.
Discipline: Reading
Keywords: Reading, Writing, Critical Thinking, Strategies, literacy
Course Name: Critical Literacy
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: Z-Degree - Interest Application - CCBY
Resource Contact: Anderson, Tim
Institution: Minnesota State System Office
Content Description: The readiness assessment allows for the review of campus preparedness for Z-degrees. Whether a campus is exploring, implementing, or sustaining courses to support a Z-degree, this application allows for an assessment of readiness.
Discipline: OER
Keywords: Z-degree, Readiness Assessment, Application
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: Other
License Type: Creative Commons CC-BY Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Version Edition: 1, Original

Title: State and Local Government OER course (Common Cartridge)
Resource Contact: Johnson, Mark L.
Institution: Minnesota State Community & Technical College
Content Description: This course is a redesign of a 100/200 level State and Local Government course, using all OER resources. The course contains 12 unit modules, lecture notes, suggested assignments (quizzes, short essay topics, and discussions), and links to various outside resources. The course utilizes parts of Simon, Steel, and Lovrich's OER textbook (https://open.oregonstate.education/government/), which is licensed as CC-BY-NC-SA, as the primary text.
Discipline: Political Science
Keywords: State Politics, State Government, Local Government, Local Politics
Course Name: State and Local Government
Resource Type: Other
Resource Format: Other
License Type: CC-BY-NC-SA
Version Edition: Derivative, Original