Creating an OER Ebook on Teaching Early Literacy: A Design Case
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In this design case, I discuss the design and development of an open educational resource textbook on teaching methods of early literacy, primarily geared toward preservice teachers in Iowa. This design case intends to provide an interdisciplinary example of an accessible, multimodal, interactive, contextually relevant, and culturally inclusive open-access eBook on early literacy for effective teacher preparation.
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Nandita Gurjar, Rhode Island College
Nandita Gurjar is an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Rhode Island College. Her research interests are culturally inclusive instructional design, online learning, networked learning, and ethical implications of emerging technologies on teaching and learning.

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