ENGL 1020: English Composition II: An Integrated Media Approach. Continuation and further development of material and strategies introduced in English Composition I. Primary emphasis on composition, including research strategies, argumentative writing, evaluation, and analysis. The course utilizes a scaffolding approach as well as cross-curricular resources and assignments to focus the course around a central theme: Analysis of Film Genres. All resources are OER, including the integration of textbooks: Waymaker: Introduction to College Composition by Lumen and Exploring Movie Construction and Production by John Reich.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3-3-0) Prerequisites: C or better in PSYC 2120 or 2060. The application of psychology to teaching and learning. Emphasis is on practical application in the school setting. Ten hours in field experience required. Designed primarily for education majors. Others admitted at the discretion of the instructor.

Canvas Commons course associated with the first half of the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/elementaryspanish1and2/

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: - SPEAK Spanish in order to describe, narrate a series of events, and ask and answer questions in the present tense about everyday topics. - LISTEN AND COMPREHEND Spanish in both spontaneous and recorded media formats in order to carry out daily tasks. - READ AND UNDERSTAND text in order to respond to questions and make decisions based on the readings. - WRITE sentences and paragraphs on familiar topics in order to communicate personal needs. - COMPARE and CONTRAST the target culture, both Western and non-Western, with your own through developing cultural awareness of Spanish-speaking countries and/or communities. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Moodle course associated with the first half of the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/elementaryspanish1and2/

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: - SPEAK Spanish in order to describe, narrate a series of events, and ask and answer questions in the present tense about everyday topics. - LISTEN AND COMPREHEND Spanish in both spontaneous and recorded media formats in order to carry out daily tasks. - READ AND UNDERSTAND text in order to respond to questions and make decisions based on the readings. - WRITE sentences and paragraphs on familiar topics in order to communicate personal needs. - COMPARE and CONTRAST the target culture, both Western and non-Western, with your own through developing cultural awareness of Spanish-speaking countries and/or communities. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Canvas Commons course associated with the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/elementaryspanish1and2/

It is with pleasure that I welcome you to our Elementary Spanish I-II course. Together, we will develop our listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills while discovering cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking world. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Moodle Net course associated with the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/elementaryspanish1and2/

It is with pleasure that I welcome you to our Elementary Spanish I-II course. Together, we will develop our listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills while discovering cultural aspects of the Spanish speaking world. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Canvas course associated with this textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/englishcomp1/

This course is the first of a two-course sequence designed to introduce entry-level undergraduate students to the basic skills and practices of writing necessary to writing successfully at the college level. The course covers numerous rhetorical modes common to academic writing in order to cultivate productive habits of ind, teach fundamental analytical moves, and establish a process-oriented approach to writing. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Canvas course associated with textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/englishcomp2/

This course is designed to prepare you for writing throughout the rest of your academic career and in your everyday and professional lives with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies including argumentative and research practices. It provides in-depth and sustained writing practices that include summary, analysis, argument and persuasion, reflection, and evaluation as well as a review of grammar, usage, and mechanics, an understanding of the significance of the writing process, an emphasis on critical reading, and a comprehension of the research process. Skills in written and oral communication are developed through a cycle of reading, discussion and writing. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Moodle course associated with textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/englishcomp2/

This course is designed to prepare you for writing throughout the rest of your academic career and in your everyday and professional lives with an emphasis on rhetorical strategies including argumentative and research practices. It provides in-depth and sustained writing practices that include summary, analysis, argument and persuasion, reflection, and evaluation as well as a review of grammar, usage, and mechanics, an understanding of the significance of the writing process, an emphasis on critical reading, and a comprehension of the research process. Skills in written and oral communication are developed through a cycle of reading, discussion and writing. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Moodle course associated with this textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/englishcomp1/

This course is the first of a two-course sequence designed to introduce entry-level undergraduate students to the basic skills and practices of writing necessary to writing successfully at the college level. The course covers numerous rhetorical modes common to academic writing in order to cultivate productive habits of ind, teach fundamental analytical moves, and establish a process-oriented approach to writing. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 ~ Introduction
Chapter 2 ~ Water, Soil, and Air Quality
Chapter 3 ~ Biodiversity
Chapter 4 ~ Renewable and Non-renewable Energy Sources
Chapter 5 ~ Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Waste
Chapter 6 ~ Environmental Hazards and Toxicology
Chapter 7 ~ Biochemical Cycles
Chapter 8 ~ Global Climate and Greenhouse Gases
Chapter 9 ~ Impact of Environmental Health on Public Health
Chapter 10 ~ Global Nutrition, Starvation, and Malnutrition
Chapter 11 ~ Environmental Justice

This textbook was created through Connecting the Pipeline: Libraries, OER, and Dual Enrollment from Secondary to Postsecondary, a $1.3 million project funded by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and the Institute of Library and Museum Services. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond by creating materials that can be adopted for dual enrollment environments. Dual enrollment is the opportunity for a student to be enrolled in high school and college at the same time.

The cohort-developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms.

This text explores the visual and performing arts (art, music, dance, theatre).
Chapter 1: Elements, Vocabulary, and Iconography of Visual Art
Chapter 2: Mediums in Visual Art
Chapter 3: Ancient Arts (Prehistoric, Ancient Near East, Egyptian)
Chapter 4: Classical Period to Middle Ages
Chapter 5: Renaissance to Realism
Chapter 6: Impressionism to Modern
Chapter 7: An Introduction to the Theater and its Elements
Chapter 8: The Greek Origins of Western Theater
Chapter 9: Technical Theater
Chapter 10: The Actor's Craft
Chapter 11: Other Theater Traditions
Chapter 12: Introduction to Music
Chapter 13: Music in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Chapter 14: Baroque and Classical Music
Chapter 15: Music of the Romantic Era
Chapter 16: Music of the 20th Century
Chapter 17: Introduction to Dance
Chapter 18: Elements of Dance
Chapter 19: Dance History and Styles

Canvas course associated with the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/exploringarts/

This is a fine art appreciation course designed for non-art majors. The 3-credit hour lecture course introduces each of the four primary arts (music, visual art, theatre, and dance) as they relate to the human experience. The course will emphasize critical thinking and the artistic process through exploration of achievements, content and function in the arts, in order to foster enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Moodle course associated with the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/exploringarts/

This is a fine art appreciation course designed for non-art majors. The 3-credit hour lecture course introduces each of the four primary arts (music, visual art, theatre, and dance) as they relate to the human experience. The course will emphasize critical thinking and the artistic process through exploration of achievements, content and function in the arts, in order to foster enjoyment, understanding, and appreciation. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay

Table of Contents:

1. The Nature of Science
2. Linear Motion
3. Force, Work, and Power
4. Properties of Materials, Chemical Reactions, and Heat
5. Waves, Electromagnetic Radiation, and Sound
6. The Atom and Elements
7. Ionic and Molecular Compounds and Bonding
8. Matter and Energy
9. Electricity and Electrical Circuits
10. Magnetism

This textbook was created through Connecting the Pipeline: Libraries, OER, and Dual Enrollment from Secondary to Postsecondary, a $1.3 million project funded by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and the Institute of Library and Museum Services. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond by creating materials that can be adopted for dual enrollment environments. Dual enrollment is the opportunity for a student to be enrolled in high school and college at the same time.

The cohort-developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Linear Equations
Introduction to Linear Equations
1.1 Use a General Strategy to Solve Linear Equations
1.2 Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable
1.3 Graph Linear Equations in Two Variables
1.4 Slope of a Line

Chapter 2 Matrices
Introduction to Matrices
2.1 Systems of Equations
2.2 Solving Systems Using Matrices
2.3 Matrix Operations
2.4 Solving Systems with Inverses
2.5 Matrix Calculator

Chapter 3 Linear Programming
Introduction to Linear Programming
3.1 Inequalities in One Variable
3.2 Graph Linear Inequalities in Two Variables
3.3 Linear Programming

Chapter 4 Finance
Introduction to Finance
4.1 Simple and Compound Interest
4.2 Annuities
4.3 Payout Annuities
4.4 Loans
4.5 Multistage Finance Problems
4.6 TVM Solver Calculator

Chapter 5 Sets
Introduction to Sets
5.1 Basic Set Concepts
5.2 Subsets
5.3 Understanding Venn Diagrams
5.4 Set Operations with Two Sets
5.5 Set Operations with Three Sets

Chapter 6 Probability
Introduction to Probability
6.1 Concepts of Probability
6.2 Conditional Probability and Bayes Theory
6.3 Counting
6.4 Expected Value

Chapter 7 Logic
Introduction to Logic
7.1 Statements and Quantifiers
7.2 Compound Statements
7.3 Constructing Truth Tables
7.4 Truth Tables for the Conditional and Biconditional
7.5 Equivalent Statements
7.6 De Morgan's Laws
7.7 Logical Arguments

Chapter 8 Statistics
Introduction to Statistics
8.1 Gathering and Organizing Data
8.2 Visualizing Data
8.3 Mean, Median, and Mode
8.4 Range and Standard Deviation
8.5 Percentiles
8.6 The Normal Distribution
8.7 Scatter Plots, Correlation, and Regression Lines
8.8 Statistics Calculator

This textbook was created through Connecting the Pipeline: Libraries, OER, and Dual Enrollment from Secondary to Postsecondary, a $1.3 million project funded by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network and the Institute of Library and Museum Services. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond by creating materials that can be adopted for dual enrollment environments. Dual enrollment is the opportunity for a student to be enrolled in high school and college at the same time.

The cohort-developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms.

Preface: With a fundamental knowledge of the variety of sauce making methods available, the chef can make his or her own decisions based on the needs of the clientele, the budget, and style of the restaurant. It is important for a chef to know how liquids, flavorings, and thickeners work and to explain traditional approaches and combinations that will provide the chef with technical guidelines and underlying aesthetic principles.

This text was written by Chef Amelie Zeringue for CULA 222: Stocks, Sauces, and Soups at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University.

This text was written by Chef Marcelle Bienvenu for CULA 221, a core class at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University. It covers the following topics: flavors; eggs and breakfast; vegetables; potatoes; grains; pasta; vegetarianism; oils, vinegars, and salads; and fruit.

Provides a broad-based overview of the field of communication as a social and cultural construct, through an examination of practices and theories in various contexts and settings.
Chapter 1: Foundations of Communication
Chapter 2: Perceiving and Understanding
Chapter 3: Communication Theory
Chapter 4: Verbal Communication
Chapter 5: Nonverbal Communication
Chapter 6: Listening
Chapter 7: Communication Climates
Chapter 8: Interpersonal Communication
Chapter 9: Culture and Identity
Chapter 10: Intercultural Communication
Chapter 11: Mass Communication

Canvas course associated with the textbook: https://louis.pressbooks.pub/fundamentalsofcomm/

Fundamentals of Communication is an introductory course that surveys the diverse areas of communication as a field of study. The course focuses on the actual uses, processes, and socio-cultural importance of verbal and non-verbal communication. The course serves an important role as an introduction to various aspects of speech communication, including theories and definitions of communication interactions such as: interpersonal, professional, small group, and public speaking. Because this course spans the wide umbrella of speech communication interests, students will encounter varying types of communication exercises, both oral and written. This course was created through Interactive OER for Dual Enrollment, a project led by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network (https://louislibraries.org) and funded with a $2 million Open Textbooks Pilot Program grant from the Department of Education. This project supports the extension of access to high-quality post-secondary opportunities to high school students across Louisiana and beyond. It features a collaboration between educational systems in Louisiana, the library community, Pressbooks, and workforce representatives to enable and enhance the delivery of open educational resources (OER) and interactive quiz and assessment elements for priority dual enrollment courses in Louisiana and nationally. Developed OER course materials are released under a license that permits their free use, reuse, modification and sharing with others. This includes a textbook and corresponding course available in Moodle and Canvas that can be imported to other platforms. For access/questions, contact Affordable Learning Louisiana (alearningla@laregents.edu). If you are adopting this resource, we would be glad to know of your use via this brief survey: https://survey.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_41Olbogjof6HUay