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An open textbook that gives students an overview of the kinds of writing they’ll be expected to do in upper-level college courses, the workplace, and beyond. The book covers the main elements of technical communication and provides students opportunities to put those elements into practice. It explores how writers locate, create, and deliver technical information, such as emails, memos, and progress reports. Students learn about writing descriptions, summaries, instructions, and various technical. In addition, students learn the importance of audience and purpose in technical communication and how to choose a format and style appropriate for their project goals.

An open textbook that gives students an overview of the kinds of writing they’ll be expected to do in upper-level college courses, the workplace, and beyond. The book covers the main elements of technical communication and provides students opportunities to put those elements into practice. It explores how writers locate, create, and deliver technical information. This course and this textbook will provide you instruction and practice in writing documents commonly used in the workplace, such as emails, memos, and letters, as well as employment documents, such as resumes and cover letters. You will also learn about writing descriptions, summaries, instructions, proposals, and various technical reports. You will learn about the importance of audience and purpose in technical communication, how to choose a format and style appropriate for your specific audience and purpose, and how to work collaboratively.

An open pedagogy project of student-authored essays to help readers, particularly high school and college students interested in movies and television, develop a better understanding of the ways that narrative media like movies and television represent issues of difference, power, and discrimination in American culture, both today and in the past. Authors are students in English 223: Difference, Power, and Discrimination in Film course at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon taught by Dr. Stephen Rust.

Technical Writing for Technicians covers the processes and fundamentals required for successful workplace writing. The textbook focuses on documents commonly written by technicians, such as: emails, descriptions, customer intake documents, project closeout documentation, bad news messages, instructions, summaries, accident reports, and employment docs (resumes and cover letters).

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This openly licensed  first edition approaches contemporary families from an equity lens. It was created by a Human Development and Family Services (HDFS) faculty member and 13 students from a variety of majors at Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC), using an open pedagogy approach.  It is framed with these questions: “What do families need?” and “ How do social structures support or get in the way of families getting what they need?”

The expanded and revised pre-publication second edition is available now here: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/families2nd2e/ New chapters focus on parenting, caregiving, culture, and safety with additional features including discussion questions and activities. Published by Open Oregon Educational Resources, the expanded work includes chapters by contributing authors from multiple institutions, as well as contributions from LBCC student authors.

This book includes remixed content. Please note that some sections may have more restrictive licenses, and some all rights reserved content is included under fair use. More specific information can be found under Licenses and Attributions at the bottom of each section. Print copy: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/elizabeth-pearce/contemporary-families/paperback/product-rjq8mm.html

An open textbook that gives students an overview of the kinds of writing they’ll be expected to do in upper-level college courses, the workplace, and beyond. The book covers the main elements of technical communication and provides students opportunities to put those elements into practice. It explores how writers locate, create, and deliver technical information. This course and this textbook will provide you instruction and practice in writing documents commonly used in the workplace, such as emails, memos, and letters, as well as employment documents, such as resumes and cover letters. You will also learn about writing descriptions, summaries, instructions, proposals, and various technical reports. You will learn about the importance of audience and purpose in technical communication and how to choose a format and style appropriate for your specific audience and purpose. You will also have an opportunity to work collaboratively with your classmates.

An openly licensed text for the Introduction to Human Services class at Linn-Benton Community College in Albany, Oregon.  Human Services is a relatively young field and while there are multiple commercial texts available, there are few openly licensed resources. This is a remix of several other textbooks, including Introduction to Social Work at Ferris State University,Social Problems: Continuity and Change, and Introduction to Community Psychology . Licenses for these remixed chapters vary, and are available, along with full attributions, at the bottom of each page. Original chapters are released under a CC BY 4.0 license.

A virtual time capsule sponsored by the Linn-Benton Community College Textbook Affordability Steering Committee. Student and employee contributors share artifacts and reflections on what was meaningful to them during the 2020-2021 COVID-19 pandemic. Cover photo attribution: Photo by Wonderlane on Unsplash.