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Moving Pictures

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Russell Sharman

Subject(s): Films, cinema

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2020-05-18

Last updated: 2025-12-12

A free and open-source introduction to the art and science of cinema. From the earliest iterations to the latest innovations, this introductory text  explores the tools and techniques of mise-en-scene, narrative form, cinematography, editing, sound and acting, how each has contributed to the evolution of cinematic language,  and how that evolution implicates critical issues of representation in mass media. Moving Pictures offers in-depth examination of how cinema communicates, and what, exactly, it is trying to say.

Author Contact: russell.sharman@gmail.com

Haki bil-Libnani - An Open Textbook for Levantine Arabic

CC BY (Attribution)  95 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Paula Haydar, Nadine Sinno, Adnan Haydar

Subject(s): Dialect, slang and jargon

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2025-12-01

Last updated: 2025-12-12

Journalistic Skills for Grammar, Spelling and Punctuation

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  132 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick

Editor(s): Meera Kumar, Whitney King

Subject(s): Media studies: journalism, Usage and grammar guides, Language teaching and learning

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2023-09-01

Last updated: 2025-12-12

Public Administration: University of Arkansas Edition

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)   English

Author(s): Jayme L. Renfro, [Author removed at request of original publisher]

Editor(s): Joshua Lee Mitchell

Subject(s): Public administration / Public policy

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2025-05-01

Last updated: 2025-12-11

Peer Observation of Teaching - A Practical Guide for College Teachers

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)   English

Author(s): Donald Johnson, Lynn Meade

Subject(s): Higher education, tertiary education, Teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2025-11-07

Last updated: 2025-12-02

U.S. Constitution II

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  18 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): OpenStax and Lumen Learning, Collected works

Editor(s): Maria Sandoval

Subject(s): Politics and government

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Last updated: 2025-11-25

The Mass Media Landscape

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  130 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick, Alyssa Riley

Editor(s): Dominique M. Valle

Subject(s): Media studies, Cultural and media studies

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2024-09-15

Last updated: 2025-11-24

The Mass Media Landscape is a compilation of lessons to help audiences understand the evolution of U.S. mass media and disruptive media technologies. It includes overviews of media law, media ethics and media literacy.

Chapters contain interactive exercises, review quizzes, writing assignments, and multimedia content. Following are four points of emphasis:

  • Media literacy extends beyond the ability to identify misinformation and disinformation or follow reliable news sources.
  • A crucial part of media literacy is understanding mass media history.
  • Media literacy skills help both consumers and professionals create and publish reliable content, including on social media, in an ethical manner and with an understanding of long-term effects and potential consequences.
  • All students, not just those who seek careers in the industry, benefit from learning about media history, media law, media ethics, and media literacy.

Classroom Learning Theories: Learning for Life and for Teaching (Beta Version)

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial)  7 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Peggy Ward

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Educational psychology, Teacher training, Teaching skills and techniques

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2025-07-22

Last updated: 2025-11-17

Ethics in Journalism and Strategic Media

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike)  52 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Dave Bostwick

Editor(s): Ninette Sosa

Subject(s): Media studies: journalism, Legal ethics and professional conduct

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2023-07-17

Last updated: 2025-11-07

Ethics in Journalism and Strategic Media is a compilation of 15 lessons about ethical obligations for media professionals. Beyond newsroom journalism, this online guidebook incorporates case examples about public relations and advertising. Chapter content includes audio, video, writing assignments, and interactive fill-in-the-blank quizzes.

Areas of focus are codes of ethics, privacy, conflict of interest, plagiarism, fabrication, and offensive content. The handbook also contains two chapters on diversity.

Coaching Connections

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives)  25 H5P Activities    English

Author(s): Kristen Karpinski, Lynn Meade, Carson Rein, Dené Wamsley, Toby Phebus

Editor(s): Lynn Meade, Kristen Karpinski

Subject(s): Counselling and care of students

Institution(s): University of Arkansas

Publisher: University of Arkansas Libraries

Publication date: 2024-12-20

Last updated: 2025-11-05