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Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering

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Fundamentals of Aerospace Engineering covers an undergraduate, introductory course to aeronautical engineering and aims at combining theory and practice to provide a comprehensive, thorough introduction to the fascinating, yet complex discipline of aerospace engineering. This book is the ulterior result of three year of teaching a course called Aerospace Engineering in the first year of a degree in aerospace engineering (with a minor in air navigation) at the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, in Madrid, Spain. Table of Contents I Introduction 1 The Scope 2 Generalities II The aircraft 3 Aerodynamics 4 Aircraft structures 5 Aircraft instruments and systems 6 Aircraft propulsion 7 Mechanics of flight III Air Transportation, Airports, and Air Navigation 8 Air transportation 9 Airports 10 Air navigation: ATM 11 Air navigation: CNS

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Manuel Soler Arnedo

Intermediate Fluid Mechanics

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This book is meant to be a second course in fluid mechanics that stresses applications dealing with external potential flows and intermediate viscous flows. Students are expected to have some background in some of the fundamental concepts of the definition of a fluid, hydrostatics, use of control volume conservation principles, initial exposure to the Navier-Stokes equations, and some elements of flow kinematics, such as streamlines and vorticity. It is not meant to be an in-depth study of potential flow or viscous flow, but is meant to expose students to additional analysis techniques for both of these categories of flows. We will see applications to aerodynamics, with analysis methods able to determine forces on arbitrary bodies. We will also examine some of the exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations based on classical fluid mechanics. Finally we will explore the complexities of turbulent flows and how for boundary layer flows one can predict drag forces. This compilation is drafted from notes used in the course Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, offered to seniors and first year graduate students who have a background in mechanical engineering or a closely related area.

Material Type: Textbook

Author: James Liburdy

Module 4: Creative Commons Licenses

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In previous modules we had a chance to discuss the background of open licenses and what they are. We learned that Creative Commons (CC) is the most widely used open license for open educational resources. In this module, we will discuss CC licenses– what they are, to what they pertain, and how to mark our works with them.

Material Type: Lesson, Reading

Communication in the Real World

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The content of this book is designed to help you be a more competent communicator. The four major objectives are: Explain the fundamental processes that significantly influence communication. Construct messages consistent with the diversity of communication purpose, audience, context, and ethics. Respond to messages consistent with the diversity of communication purpose, audience, context, and ethics. Utilize information literacy skills expected of ethical communicators. Each section of this text is designed to help you recognize what you should be gaining from the text in support of our goal to help you be an effective communicator. The first thing you will see is an introduction of what will be covered in each subsequent chapter, followed by content that will offer you the opportunity to click on bolded terms for definitions, and finally, links to external resource materials (e.g., videos or other content).

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: James Madison University, School of Communication Studies

Celebrating Cultural Communities: Innovative Statewide Use of OER Through Collaborative Partnerships

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Diffusion of Innovations theory (Rogers, 2003) states that potential adopters moving through the innovation-decision process consider the innovation’s relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability and observability. Rogers (2003) claimed that an individual's perception of these characteristics, or attributes, had a direct impact on whether and to what degree an innovation is adopted and diffused throughout an organization or system. The purpose of this presentation is to share, through the lens of Diffusion of Innovations theory, how members of the Online Consortium of Oklahoma supported the adoption and diffusion of the use of an online publishing platform intended to support consortial-wide adoption, modification, and creation of OER. The 25 member institutions of Online Consortium of Oklahoma (OCO) include two-year institutions, four-year institutions, technical institutes, and doctoral degree granting institutions. As a result, OCO’s strategic vision takes into consideration a broad range of needs, interests, and goals. As members of the OER subcommittee envisioned how to promote use of the publishing platform to each of their institutions, it became apparent that one simple on-boarding process for use across all institutions was ineffective. Faculty introduced to the platform would express interest but those who took additional steps to learn more about its use seemed to be those who had the opportunity to observe use of the platform by a respected peer or colleague with whom they were personally acquainted. Additionally, the group noticed faculty initially resistant to using the platform became enthusiastic about its use once given access to its full capacity. In this lightning talk, representatives from OCO member institutions will describe how they intentionally addressed observability and trialability to support the adoption and diffusion of the publishing platform and statewide use of OER.

Material Type: Lecture

Authors: Alesha Baker, Brad Griffith, Jamie Holmes, Kathy Essmiller, Pamela Louderback

Enhancing Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) in Open Educational Resources (OER)

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Australian Edition Short Description: This practical guide provides a framework and tips to enhance inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in Open Educational Resources. Word Count: 21124 ISBN: 978-0-6453261-6-1 (Note: This resource's metadata has been created automatically by reformatting and/or combining the information that the author initially provided as part of a bulk import process.)

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Nikki Andersen

Introduction to Design Equity – Open Textbook

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Why do affluent, liberal, and design-rich cities like Minneapolis have some of the biggest racial disparities in the country? How can designers help to create more equitable communities? Introduction to Design Equity, an open access book for students and professionals, maps design processes and products against equity research to highlight the pitfalls and potentials of design as a tool for building social justice.

Material Type: Full Course, Textbook

Author: Kristine Miller

Best Practices and Case Studies

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This collaboratively authored guide helps institutions navigate the uncharted waters of tagging course material as open educational resources (OER) or under a low-cost threshold by summarizing relevant state legislation, providing tips for working with stakeholders, and analyzing technological and process considerations. The first half of the book provides a high-level analysis of the technology, legislation, and cultural change needed to operationalize course markings. The second half features case studies by Alexis Clifton, Rebel Cummings-Sauls, Michael Daly, Juville Dario-Becker, Tony DeFranco, Cindy Domaika, Ann Fiddler, Andrea Gillaspy Steinhilper, Rajiv Jhangiani, Brian Lindshield, Andrew McKinney, Nathan Smith, and Heather White.

Material Type: Case Study, Reading

Authors: Abbey Elder, Jennifer Raye, Jessica Dai, John Schoppert, Joy Perrin, Kris Helge, Liz Thompson, Michelle Reed, Nicole Allen, Sarah Hare

Making Open Educational Resources: A Guide for Students by Students

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This book will introduce you to the idea of Open Educational Resources (OER), where to find them, why we recommend using them, and how to go about creating your own.

Material Type: Student Guide

Authors: Anas Al-Chalabi, Ashlyne O'Neil, Brandon Mailloux, Chris Nardone, Dave Cormier, Devin Wacheski, Elijah Annoh-Waithe, Ghanem Ghanem, Jykee Pavo, Kamaal Kusow, Kristen Swiatoschik, Lawrence Villacorte, Lorenzo Pernasilici, Marianne Kantati, Mikayla Bornais, Mitchel Macmillan, Mohamed Eldabagh, Norman Ha, Patrick Carnevale, Rana Kilani, Steven Shlimoon, Tariq Al-Rfouh, Zain Raza

Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice

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Steps to Success: Crossing the Bridge Between Literacy Research and Practice introduces instructional strategies linked to the most current research-supported practices in the field of literacy. The book includes chapters related to scientifically-based literacy research, early literacy development, literacy assessment, digital age influences on children’s literature, literacy development in underserved student groups, secondary literacy instructional strategies, literacy and modern language, and critical discourse analysis. Chapters are written by authors with expertise in both college teaching and the delivery of research-supported literacy practices in schools. The book features detailed explanations of a wide variety of literacy strategies that can be implemented by both beginning and expert practitioners. Readers will gain knowledge about topics frequently covered in college literacy courses, along with guided practice for applying this knowledge in their future or current classrooms. The book’s success-oriented framework helps guide educators toward improving their own practices and is designed to foster the literacy development of students of all ages.

Material Type: Textbook

Authoring Open Textbooks

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This guide is for faculty authors, librarians, project managers and others who are involved in the production of open textbooks in higher education and K-12. It includes a checklist for getting started, publishing program case studies, textbook organization and elements, writing resources and an overview of useful tools.

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Anita R. Walz, Caitie Finlayson, Cody Taylor, Deb Quentel, Dianna Fisher, Karen Bjork, Linda Frederiksen, Ralph Morelli, Shane Nackerud

Creative Commons for Educators, Academic Librarians, and GLAM

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Creative Commons for Educators, Academic Librarians, and GLAM by Creative Commons is organized into the following 5 units: Unit 1: What Is Creative Commons Unit 2: Copyright Law Unit 3: Anatomy of a CC License Unit 3: Anatomy of a CC license Unit 4: Using CC Licenses and CC-Licensed Works Unit 5: CC for Educators 5. CC for Educators Unit 5: CC for Academic Librarians Additional Resources Unit 5: CC for GLAM Additional Certificate Resources (Template syllabus, Word documents, Epub files) are available here: https://certificates.creativecommons.org/about/certificate-resources-cc-by/.

Material Type: Textbook

Author: Creative Commons

OER Starter Kit Workbook

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"The OER Starter Kit Workbook is a remix of the OER Starter Kit to include worksheets to help instructors practice the skills they need to confidently find, use, or even create open educational resources (OER). We welcome instructors, librarians, instructional designers, administrators, and anyone else interested in OER to explore the OER Starter Kit Workbook"--CUNY website.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Authors: Abbey Elder, Stacy Katz

Child Growth and Development

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Welcome to Child Growth and Development. This text is a presentation of how and why children grow, develop, and learn. We will look at how we change physically over time from conception through adolescence. We examine cognitive change, or how our ability to think and remember changes over the first 20 years or so of life. And we will look at how our emotions, psychological state, and social relationships change throughout childhood and adolescence.

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Alexa Johnson, Antoinette Ricardo, Dawn Rymond, Jennifer Paris

The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education

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Guided by cultural beliefs and principles, families select experiences, convey attitudes, and impart knowledge to their children to prepare them for adulthood. Accordingly, it is important for program staff to learn to collaborate effectively with families. To develop a partnership and to tap into the family as a primary resource, early childhood educators must reach out to, learn about, and develop strong partnerships with families. This process requires openness to learning and an effort to understand the individuality of each family and the diversity of the families from which the children come.

Material Type: Textbook

Authors: Delmar Larsen, Emily Elam, Jennifer Paris, Krischa Esquivel, Maricela Tafoya

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