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The Physical Geology Workbook (First USask Edition) is a companion workbook to the Physical Geology Textbook (First USask Edition by Karla Panchuk, 2019; adapted from “Physical Geology” by Steven Earle, 2015). It contains learning outcomes, vocabulary, and review questions that students can use to enhance their learning experiences in 100-level university geology courses. Topics include plate tectonics, rock cycle, minerals, weathering, igneous rock, metamorphism, sedimentary processes, volcanoes, geological structures, earthquakes, glaciation, Earth-system change, geological time, and mass wasting. The workbook also includes appendices for students to review and assess their high school background in topics in chemistry, physics, math, geography, and biology that they will use in 100-level physical geology courses. The text and the workbook are geared toward students studying at Canadian institutions of higher education, and contain examples of geological features and phenomena from across Canada and around the world.

A guide for teaching with, designing, and developing branching scenarios in higher education settings

Aiming to demystify artificial intelligence (AI) for educators and instructional designers, this book makes AI more accessible and approachable. By providing practical insights, user-friendly strategies, and engaging narratives, the authors provide support for responsibly integrating AI in diverse classroom settings. By empowering teachers and students with AI tools, the 19 chapters demonstrate equitable and innovative educational practices. Notably, the inclusion of social justice perspectives within the context of AI integration represents a unique and original contribution to this work.

A process guide to assist leaders in the design and implementation of an aligned curriculum that meets program level goals.

A collection of learning materials and essential resources to introduce Health Professions Education (HPE) graduate students to both academic and non-academic aspects of graduate studies, and provide background preparation to support their academic studies.

Our primary goal in adapting University Success from the US-based, University of Minnesota Libraries Publication, College Success textbook is to help you succeed in university.

University Success has a student-friendly format arranged to help you develop the essential skills and provide the information you need to succeed in university. This is not a textbook full of theory and extensive detail that merely discusses student success; rather, this is a how-to manual for your first year of study. The book provides realistic, practical guidance ranging from study skills to personal health, from test taking to managing time and money. Furthermore, University Success is accessible—information is presented concisely and as simply as possible.

University Success has the following features to help you achieve your goals: Each chapter asks you to evaluate yourself because success starts with recognizing your strengths and weaknesses, your hopes and desires, and your own personal, individual realities. You’ll develop your own goals based on these self-assessments, determining what success in college really means for you as an individual. Throughout the book, you will find numerous interactive activities created to help you improve your skills. To assist you with this, the material is presented in easily digestible “chunks” of information so you can begin applying it immediately in your own life—and get the most out of your university education.

 

Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: You and Your University Experience
• Chapter 2: Staying Motivated, Organized, and On Track
• Chapter 3: Thinking about Thought
• Chapter 4: Listening, Taking Notes, and Remembering
• Chapter 5: Reading to Learn
• Chapter 6: Preparing for and Taking Tests
• Chapter 7: Interacting with Instructors and Classes
• Chapter 8: Writing in University: It’s All About the Process!
• Chapter 9: The Social World of University
• Chapter 10: Taking Control of Your Health
• Chapter 11: Taking Control of Your Finances
• Chapter 12: Taking Control of Your Future

 

This OPEN textbook was developed as a supplement to Geography 222.3 (GEOG 222), Introduction to Geomatics at the University of Saskatchewan. GEOG 222 is a required course for all Geography majors (B.A., B.Sc., B.A.Sc., and Planning), as well as the gateway geomatics course for a Specialization and Certificate in Geomatics. The content of this reader is a mix of original content (95% to 100% of the text and most of the images) created by Professor Scott Bell while other material comes from attributed sources (attribution is included at the beginning of a chapter or section, or for the note taking guide, on each slide or at the culmination of a series of slides).

Strategies for Academic Success accompanies the online first-year University of Saskatchewan Arts and Science course by the same name.  The textbook has a reader-friendly format arranged to help you develop the essential skills and provide the information you need to succeed in university. Strategies for Academic Success is meant to be accessible—information is presented as concisely and as simply as possible.

Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more.  It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada.  It is adapted from “Physical Geology” written by Steven Earle for the BCcampus Open Textbook Program.

Download individual chapters as PDF files