Follow

• 

  Conceptual Mathematics in Society

  Ricela Feliciano-Semidei

  This textbook is a compilation of chapters with educational purposes for the course MATH 103 in Spring 2023. The first part (Chapters 1 and 2) includes logic and critical thinking. Understanding the thinking process and strategies for solving problems in an effective way will provide students with skills that will be required to succeed in all college math courses. The second part (Chapters 3 & 4) is an opportunity to develop numbers sense through strengthening conceptual understanding of fractions and algebraic thinking. This will help develop foundational mathematical knowledge for college mathematics courses. The third and fourth parts of this textbook are explicit connections to society through understanding real life mathematical examples connected to finances and statistics.

• 

  Remediation

  Adam Breckenridge and NIU Networked Writing and Research

  Encyclopedia entry for the term remediation, which is the process of taking a text and translating it into a new medium. This version of the entry has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this entry is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License and can be accessed at https://writingcommons.org/article/remediation/

• 

  Examples of Insect Mouthparts

  Bethia H. King

  Renderings of mouthparts for honey bees, house flies, grasshoppers, lepidopterans, mosquitoes, and hemipterans.

• 

  Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps

  Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, Toby Fulwiler, and NIU Networked Writing and Research

  Chapter 3 of the Writing Guide with Handbook. This version has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this chapter is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and can be accessed for free at openstax.org.

• 

  The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically

  Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, Toby Fulwiler, and NIU Networked Writing and Research

  Chapter 1 of the Writing Guide with Handbook. This version has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this chapter is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and can be accessed for free at openstax.org.

• 

  The Invention Process: Ten Strategies for Producing Writing

  Brenta Blevins and NIU Networked Writing and Research

  Blog post on strategies for starting a writing project. This version of the blog post has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version can be accessed at https://www.sfwa.org/2018/08/29/the-invention-process-ten-strategies-for-producing-writing/.

• 

  Mad Men in the Classroom: A Collection of Classroom-Tested Teaching Tools

  Rebecca Johnson and Jimmie Manning

  This chapter includes classroom materials ranging from detailed lecture notes to assignments and activities to complete syllabi that can be adopted for personal use.