• New book: The Digital Storytelling Handbook

    New book: The Digital Storytelling Handbook

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our ninth free and open eTextbook: The Digital Storytelling Handbook by Dr. Jordan Schugar, Professor of English, and Dr. Chris Penny, Professor of Educational Foundations & Policy Studies, at West Chester University (WCU). Other contributors include Hannah Glatt,…

  • New book: Introduction to Data Science Using Python

    New book: Introduction to Data Science Using Python

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our eighth free and open eTextbook: Introduction to Data Science Using Python by Dr. Afrand Agah, Professor of Computer Science at West Chester University. “This book contains two parts, the first is designed to be used in an…

  • New book: Basic Statistics Using R for Crime Analysis

    New book: Basic Statistics Using R for Crime Analysis

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our seventh free and open eTextbook: Basic Statistics Using R for Crime Analysis by Dr. Jaeyong Choi, Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at West Chester University. “Limited access to subscription-based statistical software poses obstacles when students want to…

  • New book: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications

    New book: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our sixth free and open eTextbook: Building User Interfaces for Modern Web Applications: React Programming by Dr. Cheer-Sun Yang, Professor of Computer Science at West Chester University. “Since Facebook released React as an open-source software library for front-end…

  • New book: Intro to Journalism Handbook

    New book: Intro to Journalism Handbook

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our fifth free and open eTextbook: Intro to Journalism Handbook: An Open Educational Resource for Journalism Students by Dr. Michael Downing, Professor of English at Kutztown University. “This book is intended as an open educational resource for beginning…

  • Learn About PA-ADOPT at OLC Innovate 2024

    Learn About PA-ADOPT at OLC Innovate 2024

    If you’re planning to attend the upcoming OLC Innovate conference in Denver, stop by to hear Marc Drumm, PA-ADOPT’s Principal Investigator, and Hannah Glatt, Learning Experience and eTextbook Designer, present “How a University’s eTextbook Development Program Became a Multi-Institutional OER Consortium: PA-ADOPT” on Friday, April 12 from 11:15am to noon MT. We’ll talk about the…

  • New book: Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies

    New book: Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our fourth free and open eTextbook: Introduction to Women’s & Gender Studies by Dr. Colleen Lutz Clemens, Professor of Non-Western Literatures and Director of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Kutztown University. “Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (2023) is an…

  • New book: Chemistry Techniques and Explorations: An Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Manual

    New book: Chemistry Techniques and Explorations: An Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Manual

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our third free and open eTextbook: Chemistry Techniques and Explorations: An Introductory Chemistry Laboratory Manual by Dr. Daniel R. Albert, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Millersville University. “Chemistry Techniques and Explorations (2023) by Dr. Daniel R. Albert is an eTextbook laboratory manual for first…

  • New book: Web Writing

    New book: Web Writing

    The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our second free and open eTextbook: Web Writing, by Dr. A. Nicole Pfannenstiel, Associate Professor of Digital Media at Millersville University. “Web Writing (2023) by Dr. A Nicole Pfannenstiel is designed to provide a practical, rhetorical approach to web writing and content…

  • New book: Laboratory Manual: General Chemistry I Honors

    New book: Laboratory Manual: General Chemistry I Honors

    First eTextbook now available! The Pennsylvania Alliance for Design of Open Textbooks (PA-ADOPT) is pleased to announce the immediate availability of our first free and open eTextbook: Laboratory Manual: General Chemistry I Honors by by Adedoyin M. Adeyiga, Ph.D., Chair of Natural and Applied Sciences & Professor of Chemistry, Department of Natural & Applied Sciences at…

  • PA-ADOPT Discussed in ODLI on Air Podcast

    PA-ADOPT Discussed in ODLI on Air Podcast

    PA-ADOPT’s Marc Drumm, Hannah Glatt, and Dr. Jordan Schugar had to opportunity to discuss the WCU eTextbook Initiative and PA-ADOPT in the April 5th, 2023 episode of ODLI on Air from West Chester University. Episode Description: Marc Drumm and Hannah Glatt from the Office of Digital Learning and Innovation share what goes into designing and…

  • PA-ADOPT Featured in PASSHE Connectivity Bulletin

    PA-ADOPT Featured in PASSHE Connectivity Bulletin

    Check out the PASSHE Connectivity Bulletin Article by Loretta MacAlpine “PA-ADOPT: Four System Schools Collaborate to Close Equity Gap” The article discusses that the State System has maintained frozen tuition for four years but faces a challenge with expensive textbooks, especially for Pell-eligible students. To address this, a consortium of four universities in Pennsylvania established…