Acknowledgements

This book was made possible through the assistance of my wonderful students and co-authors, who are listed in the About the Authors section. Their insight and dedication to producing a high-quality open educational resource for students is laudable.

This book was also made possible through the support and assistance of Veronica Howard and D’Arcy Hutchings at the University of Alaska Anchorage who have championed the use of open educational resources and provided numerous faculty development opportunities towards their use. As a 2020-2021 Textbook Transformation Fellow, I learned about the importance of the using and creating open educational materials for students.

Thank you to Barbara Harville, the chair of Communication at the University of Alaska Anchorage with providing me with the flexibility to use and create open educational resources for my courses.

Thank you as well to my colleagues at the University of Alaska Anchorage, both in Communication and elsewhere, for the support and ideas during this process.