Open Educational Resources and Zero Textbook Cost

June Levitt and Sarah Guigneaux

Neural Foundations of Communication was developed for undergraduate neurology classes in the study of communication sciences and disorders. Anatomy and Physiology is a prerequisite to gain an understanding of neurology as it relates to communication. As such, this book contains some of the foundational information from the anatomy textbook, “Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology for Communication Sciences” for review.

The authors intended to cover the coursework with this textbook to customize the sequence of learning objectives and support rising Speech-Language Pathologists. We developed our first open educational resource (OER) textbook in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 Pandemic began. Reducing the costs of study materials helps rising SLPs progress toward their certification without interruptions due to financial constraints. Developing the Open Education Resource (OER) resources is our ongoing effort to support future SLPs.

June Levitt and Sarah Guigneaux

Neural Pathways of Communication was designed for the first neurology course (known as "Neuro-1") in the master's level graduate study of Speech-Language Pathology. Our first open educational resource (OER) textbook was developed in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 Pandemic began. Reducing the costs of study materials helps rising Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) progress toward their licensure and certification without interruptions due to financial setbacks. Developing the Open Education Resource (OER) resources is our ongoing effort to support rising SLPs.

June Levitt, Sarah Guigneaux, and Willard R. Zemlin

We developed the first edition of this Anatomy and Physiology textbook in 2020, shortly after the COVID-19 Pandemic began. Reducing the costs of study materials would help rising Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs) progress toward their certification without interruptions due to financial setbacks. Developing the Open Education Resource (OER) Anatomy and Physiology textbook was our first step in an ongoing effort to support future SLPs.