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    269851
    • Kimberly Puttman, Kathryn Burrows, Patricia Halleran, Bethany Grace Howe, Nora Karena, Kelly Szott, and Avery Temple
    • OpenOregon

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    This page combines the About this Book and Manuscript Development Process back matter pages from the Puttman et al. OER textbook.

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    About this Book

    Accessibility Statement

    This book was created in good faith to ensure that it will meet accessibility standards wherever possible, and to highlight areas where we know there is work to do. It is our hope that by being transparent in this way, we can begin the process of making sure accessibility is top of mind for all authors, adopters, students and contributors of all kinds on open textbook projects.

    If you encounter an accessibility issue, please let your instructor know right away.

    Equity Lens

    The Open Oregon Educational Resources Targeted Pathways Project seeks to dismantle structures of power and oppression entrenched in barriers to course material access. We provide tools and resources to make diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) primary considerations when faculty choose, adapt, and create course materials. In promoting DEI, our project is committed to:

    1. Ensuring diversity of representation within our team and the materials we distribute
    2. Publishing materials that use accessible, clear language for our target audience
    3. Sharing course materials that directly address and interrogate systems of oppression, equipping students and educators with the knowledge to do the same

    Designing and piloting openly licensed, intersectional, and antiracist course materials is one starting point among many when addressing inequities in higher education. Our project invites students and educators to engage with us in this work, and we value spaces where learning communities can grow and engage together.

    We welcome being held accountable to this statement and will respond to feedback submitted via our contact page.

    Teaching and Learning Approach

    The authors of this book embraced an equity-minded design for structure, scope, and sequence of chapters and chapter content. They sought to honor the needs and experiences of students who are often underserved in higher education in Oregon. Authors considered Transparency in Teaching and Learning (TILT), Universal Design for Learning (UDL), and Culturally Responsive Teaching to design meaningful learning pathways for you. You will find rich images and multimedia in addition to written content. You will also find provocative discussion questions that align with learning outcomes and objectives.

    Instructors, please see the Instructor Resources section in the Back Matter for an overview of curriculum design as well as openly licensed course packs and teaching tools.

    Licenses and attributions for About this Book

    About this Book by Open Oregon Educational Resources is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    Accessibility Statement was adapted from Accessibility Features by Dave Dillon, Blueprint for Success in College and Career: Oregon Edition, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

    Manuscript Development Process

    This book went through an extensive pre-production process before it was launched in order to be accountable to the project’s equity lens; revise drafts for quality; and incorporate feedback from scholars, practitioners, and students in the discipline.

    Outline peer reviewers

    • Arfa Aflatooni, Sociology Instructor, Linn-Benton Community College
    • Norma Cardenas, Associate Professor of Practice, Portland State University
    • Jane Forbes, Sociology Faculty, Clackamas Community College
    • Erika Giesen, Social Science & Human Services Instructor and Chair, Rogue Community College
    • Colin Gilmore, Sociology Instructor, Chemeketa Community College, Mt. Hood Community College, and Portland Community College
    • Carlos Lopez, Sociology Instructor, Chemeketa Community College
    • Shanell Sanchez, Associate Professor, Southern Oregon University

    Manuscript peer reviewers

    • Arfa Aflatooni, Sociology Instructor, Linn-Benton Community College
    • Tina Marie Glover, Academic Program Coordinator & Faculty, Keiser University Graduate School
    • Carlos Lopez, Sociology Instructor, Chemeketa Community College
    • Franki Trujillo-Dalbey, Board President, KYAQ 91.7 FM

    Workforce advisory board members

    • Marivi Wright, District Administrator, Greater Albany School District
    • Sara Birman, Case Manager/Family Coach, Oregon Department of Human Services Self Sufficiency Programs
    • Kate Burrows, Sociology Instructor, Portland State University

    Pilot Instructors

    • Randy Blazak, Portland Community College
    • Amanda Cortez, Clatsop Community College
    • Olga Custer, Oregon State University
    • Erika Giesen, Rogue Community College
    • Kaitlin Hakanson, Oregon Institute of Technology
    • Nora Karena, Tillamook Bay Community College
    • Kim Puttman, Oregon Coast Community College and Chemeketa Community College

    Open Oregon Educational Resources

    • Phoebe Daurio, Program Manager, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Erin Wells, Grant Project Manager, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Michelle Culley, Grant Project Manager and Instructional Designer, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Melissa Williams, Interim Grant Project Manager, Linn-Benton Community College
    • Stephanie Hubbard, Program Assistant, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • McKenzie Gentry, Program Assistant, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Taylor Wynia, Program Assistant, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Jennifer Garner, Program Assistant, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Beth Lyons, Interim Program Assistant, Linn-Benton Community College
    • Veronica Vold, Open Education Instructional Designer, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Amy Hofer, Statewide Open Education Program Director, Open Oregon Educational Resources
    • Abbey Gaterud, Director, Chemeketa Press
    • Stephanie Lenox, Instructional Editor, Chemeketa Press
    • Melinda Crouchley, Publishing Assistant, Chemeketa Press
    • Kimberly Puttman, Sociology Lead
    • Elizabeth Pearce, Human Development and Family Studies
    • Heather Blicher, Equity Consultant and Instructional Designer
    • Valencia Scott, Equity Consultant
    • Michelle Culley, Instructional Designer
    • Colin Stapp, Instructional Designer
    • Kirsten Hostetler, Instructional Designer
    • Michaela Willi Hooper, Research Consultant and Multimedia Developer
    • Lauren Antrosiglio, Multimedia Developer
    • Jonathan Poritz, Instructional Technologist
    • Colleen Sanders, OER Development Consultant
    • Chandra Lewis, Senior Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation
    • Ben Skillman, Research Associate, RMC Research Corporation
    • Debbie Berne, Book and Theme Design
    • Lisa Berman, Cover Design
    • Petra Bitterli-Stoschitzky, Pressbooks Theme Developer, Von Gunten & Co. AG