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Preface

Welcome to Learning Framework, an adaptation of College Success, an OpenStax resource. This textbook was written to increase student access to high-quality learning materials, maintaining highest standards of academic rigor at little to no cost. Learning Framework is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license, which means that you can distribute, remix, and build upon content, as long as you provide attribution to its original creators, unless otherwise indicated.

College Success serves as the source for Chapters 1-8, as well as Chapter 10 in this book. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY) license by OpenStax.

“Chapter 9: Personal and Financial Wellness“ can be found in SAC Learning Frameworks, under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA) license by Student Development Faculty of San Antonio College, part of the Alamo Colleges District.

Attribution in Learning Framework 

Attribution beyond that detailed in College Success, the OpenStax source for this adaptation, can be found at the chapters’ ends. Art attributions can be found alongside the piece in question. Cover art was created by Pamela Moriarty and book design was created by Symbiosis Educational Consultants. Media attributions: Steve Slate, Palo Alto College Photographer, Brianna Silva, Palo Alto College Visual Content Creator and Keyhla Calderon Lugo, Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications of Palo Alto College.

About Learning Framework

Learning Framework  is designed to meet the course needs of Alamo Colleges’ EDUC 1300, a seminar for first year experience or college transition students. The book aims to address the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. It highlights resources available to students as they embark on new roads of independence and responsibility. Students will engage in careful self-analysis and research-based strategies to identify their strengths, challenges, and aptitudes. While they explore study skills and learning methods, they are continually asked to apply the concepts in reading, writing, and thinking exercises, which build both a solid base for classroom discussion and a portfolio they can augment throughout their college career. Recognizing the ubiquity of technology and social media, the authors address relevant information and advice where appropriate throughout the text. The material is rooted in motivation, growth-mindset, and resilience; student readers will feel seen and involved as they continually encounter one of the textbook’s core themes: “real-life” doesn’t stop when college starts.By the end of the course, students will have mapped out a mission statement and career plan that will serve as a guide throughout the semesters to come.

Acknowledgements

Palo Alto College Acknowledgements

We would like to thank the original creators of this textbook, which we have used in our EDUC-1300 Learning Framework course at Palo Alto College. Thank you for making it available to all as an open textbook.

Acknowledgments from the original creators can be found on the previous page.

PAC Acknowledgements:

We would also like to thank the U.S. Department of Education Open Pilot Program for awarding Palo Alto College (and sister colleges) with $1.96 million to fund the Alamo Colleges Open Educational Resources (OER) Consortium Project. This grant made it possible to adapt this textbook for Palo Alto College students and beyond. Thank you, too, to Dr. Pamela Moriarty (Department of Education grant) and Dr. Rebecca Dunham (Symbiosis Educational Consultants).

Media Attributions:

Thank you to Andrew Valdez, Director of Creative Communications of Alamo Colleges, Steve Slate, Palo Alto College Photographer, Brianna Silva, Palo Alto College Visual Content Creator and Keyhla Calderon Lugo, Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications of Palo Alto College.

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