NSCC Open Textbook Catalogue

This catalogue contains NSCC Open Textbook Titles that have been authored or adapted at NSCC and Open Textbooks being used by NSCC instructors.

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Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners book cover

Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Kay Ayre, Govind Krishnamoorthy

Editor(s): Nikki Andersen

Subject(s): Education, Trauma and shock, Psychology

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 20/06/2023

Trauma Informed Behaviour Support: A Practical Guide to Developing Resilient Learners guides educators working with primary school aged children to understand trauma as well as its impact on young children's brains, behaviour, learning, and development. The book provides a novel framework of practice – drawing on contemporary theories of developmental trauma and evidence-based practices of positive behaviour support. Practical strategies and tools are offered for educators to use to create strength-based environments that support children's recovery, resiliency and learning. Educators are introduced to the systemic impacts of traumatic stress and are provided with trauma-informed practices that they can use to support workforce development that enhance the quality of pedagogical practices, while promoting the safety and care of the school community.
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Global Value Chain

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  49 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Dr. Kiranjot Kaur, Iuliia Kau

Subject(s): Distribution and logistics management, Purchasing and supply management

Institution(s): Conestoga College, Fanshawe College

Publisher: Nova Scotia Community College

Last updated: 20/06/2023

Welcome to Global Value Chain Digital Text Open Educational Resource (OER). This book guides readers through important aspects of Global Value Chain and explains logistics cycle in detail. By reading this book, learners will learn more about Distribution Logistics, Procurement, Sourcing and Outsourcing, Transportation, Inventory Management, Material Handling, Warehousing, Incoterm Rules, Trade Facilitation and Promotion, Vulnerability in global value chains, Sustainable value chains, Reverse Logistics, Role of ICT in value chain and Humanitarian Logistics. This is not a comprehensive list, there are other relevant and recent concepts included in the book to enhance readers’ knowledge about International Business, International Trade, Logistics and Supply Chain Management and Global Value Chain.

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Facilitating Student Collaboration in Groups and Teams

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Christina Page, Nishan Perera, Lisa Gedak

Subject(s): Teaching skills and techniques

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 19/06/2023

By engaging with the materials in this resource, you will be able to: (1) Define how group work connects to the learning objectives of your course/program (2) Compare strategies for forming teams (3) Incorporate explicit teaching on team/group processes into your courses (4) Facilitate the process of effective team formation and collaborative work (5) Facilitate team development in culturally diverse teams (6) Use strategies to minimize the possibility of social loafing (7) Explore strategies for evaluating team projects
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SDG Toolkit for Canadian Colleges and Institutes

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): cican

Subject(s): Sustainability, Educational administration and organization

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 19/06/2023

Please access to the pdf version of the SDG Toolkit here

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Self-Publishing Guide

CC BY (Attribution)   English (Canada)

Author(s): Lauri M. Aesoph

Editor(s): Josie Gray

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 19/06/2023

The BCcampus Open Education Self-Publishing Guide is a reference for individuals or groups wanting to write and self-publish an open textbook.This guide provides details on the preparation, planning, writing, publication, and maintenance of an open textbook. Copyright, open-copyright licences, and the differences between citation and attribution are discussed as well as the importance of copy editing and proofreading. Checklists and templates are also provided. This guide replaces the BCcampus Open Education Authoring Guide.

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Using H5P in Pressbooks

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  45 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Lynn MacGregor

Subject(s): Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 14/06/2023

This open book was created in NSCC Pressbooks for a Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries (CAAL) session on using H5P in Pressbooks.
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Reflective Practice in Early Years Education

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  14 H5P Activities    English (Canada)

Author(s): Sheryl Third

Subject(s): Early childhood care and education

Institution(s): Fanshawe College

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 05/06/2023

This resource will provide a context that will allow the reader to consider their obligation to reflect from their own perspective and will explore how to create a practice that best suits their professional setting. This book will bring together in one place the history, the values, the skills and disposition required to be a reflective practitioner. It is a textbook with elements of a workbook, embedded are opportunities to watch, to think, to write, and to listen allowing the reader to become a purposeful and intentional reflective practitioner.

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Web Literacy for College Students 2nd Ed

CC BY (Attribution)   English

Author(s): NSCC, Mike Caulfield

Subject(s): Information theory, Research and information: general

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 05/06/2023

Download FREE digital formats or read online.This guide will help you become "web literate" by showing you how to become a discerning consumer of information. Learn how to search for information, evaluate content, and learn tips for separating facts from internet myths.
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Professional Business Practice

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  40 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Lucinda Atwood

Subject(s): Office and workplace, Working patterns and practices, Business communication and presentation, Management: leadership and motivation, Job hunting / changing careers

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 05/06/2023

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Principles of Behavior Analysis and Modification

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Lee W. Daffin Jr.

Subject(s): Psychology

Publisher: NSCC

Last updated: 02/06/2023

This textbook covers the principles and procedures used in behaviour modification and through them, you can change a behaviour in yourself thanks to a carefully designed self-modification project.