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This book, Introduction to Speech Communication, is used to support teaching, learning and research for SPCH 2713 at Oklahoma State University (OSU). This resource has been customized for use at OSU by faculty members Sarah E. Hollingsworth, Kathryn Weinland, Sasha Hanrahan, Mary Walker, Terrisa Elwood and Megan Linsenmeyer. In addition to inclusion of original work authored by the editors to meet the needs of their course at OSU, the editors adapted and mixed together portions of  Exploring Public Speaking: 4th Edition,  Stand Up, Speak Out, and Fundamentals of Public Speaking. Please see below for full citations of each of these works. We at Oklahoma State University Libraries acknowledge our gratitude for the expertise and generosity of the scholars at Affordable Learning Georgia, College of the Canyons, the Open Education Network and elsewhere for creating and sharing customizable versions of their work.

This collection of case studies explores how scholars, practitioners and administrators design and implement research on open education. The book highlights the ways faculty, staff and institutional leaders across higher education in the United States and Canada investigate the impact of open educational resources and open educational practices on student success.

Research into open education offers meaningful opportunities to understand and communicate how, when, and for whom associated strategies work. By gathering real-world examples from a wide range of institutional contexts, this collection provides models, insights, and shared language to guide others conducting similar research. The project aims to amplify existing studies while fostering the development of common methodologies and approaches that strengthen the field of open education research.

Contributors include faculty, staff and administrators from a variety of disciplines and institutional contexts, each offering a unique perspective on the design, implementation, and/or analysis of research in open education. Together, their stories form a practical and scholarly resource for those seeking to advance evidence-based practice and collaboration in open education research.

This resource provides a micro-course opportunity for students to learn about, engage with, and advocate for lower textbook costs through the use of open educational resources. It is used at Oklahoma State University to support student advocacy for open practices; it is used in particular with students selected to the OpenOKState Student Fellows program. The 2nd edition includes information updated from the resource originally published October 11, 2021.

Frontier Mosaic is Oklahoma State University’s premier student-run literary magazine. We are a patchwork of the best undergraduate fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Frontier Mosaic released its inaugural issue spring 2015.

All Oklahoma State University undergraduate student submissions are welcome. Conventional or anarchic, we want your masterpiece. If you’re here to submit, send us your best work; blow our minds, and make the world stop and think. If you’re here to read, strap in, read well, and enjoy.  We do rolling submissions for future issues, so send in your work!

Frontier Mosaic is Oklahoma State University’s premier student-run literary magazine. We are a patchwork of the best undergraduate fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and visual art in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Frontier Mosaic released its inaugural issue Spring 2015.

All Oklahoma State University undergraduate student submissions are welcome. Conventional or anarchic, we want your masterpiece. If you’re here to submit, send us your best work; blow our minds, and make the world stop and think. If you’re here to read, strap in, read well, and enjoy.  We do rolling submissions for future issues, so send in your work!

Notice: As of 9/10/25, the Fourth Edition of Philosophical Thought has been officially unpublished and is no longer supported by the editors, Tulsa Community College, or Oklahoma State University. It has been superseded by a new, revised edition. For new users: The new, improved edition is available at: https://open.ocolearnok.org/philosophicalthought/ For current users: We recommend downloading the appropriate export files, as the active link to this page will expire on 3/10/26.

Intercultural Communication was created to support students enrolled in an upper-division intercultural communication college course but can be used for anyone wanting to learn more about different cultures and intercultural communication competency. This Open Educational Resource provides a thorough understanding of the complexities involved in communication through multicultural contexts. The book begins with a foundational overview of intercultural communication theories and concepts, and then moves on to discuss intercultural communication within the specific contexts of identity formation, family dynamics and structure, historical contexts, religious practices, communication methods, and business models. Enrichment activities, which may include real life examples and discussion questions, are included within each chapter.

Student feedback on the textbook is extremely positive, with several students commenting on the ease of use, clarity of organization, access to the book after the course ends, and the appreciation of a free educational resource. Several students have used the information learned from this textbook in post-college careers, study abroad opportunities, and when communicating with others in everyday life. Overall, this book is a complete guide on intercultural communication that can be applied to a variety of real-world experiences and outcomes.

This reader includes stories by, for and about the people of Oklahoma. In Composition I and Composition II courses, students explore the foundational concepts needed to critically read, analyze and evaluate texts and arguments across various genres and media. This free, open textbook is intended to complement that exploration by providing sample texts for essay models and in-class analysis in Composition I and Composition II courses. The work is funded by Women for OSU through a Partnering to Impact grant, a program through which Women for OSU donors fund unbudgeted projects across OSU which impact and improve the OSU student experience.

This book was created for people who are new to Research Data Services programs and, as such, covers some basic principles as well as more advanced techniques that can help get an RDS program started at a university library. One of the goals of the “Research as Data-Data as Research” project was creation of a toolkit to provide a step by step guide for libraries, especially those with limited resources, to prioritize needs and create offerings with the assistance of their user communities. This toolkit is a collection of those resources, separated by the phase of the project.  It is intended to be an evergreen, open resource.  Please feel free to contribute ideas and examples that you think other libraries will benefit from.

This open-access anthology features short texts that can be read in a single class period and are designed to spark deep conversations. Organized around themes of being, love, land, world, and futures, these poems, essays, and flash fiction offer inclusive and affirming perspectives to align with junior high and high school English language arts (ELA) curriculum. With contributions from acclaimed young adult authors, flash fiction writers, and teacher-poets, Just YA provides educators with contemporary texts that resonate with and inspire today’s students to write their own stories.