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The Handbook for Teaching Excellence, created by the Center for Teaching staff, supports all UI instructors in navigating their teaching roles and creating meaningful learning experiences for their students.

In the handbook, you’ll find opportunities for reflection on learning and teaching experiences and evidence-based strategies for:

• Planning aligned and equitable courses

• Nurturing a sense of belonging for students

• Teaching in various contexts

• Other teaching and learning topics.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA Centric, developed with University of Iowa students. Each chapter will describe the major concepts in students’ own words. Emily Hott, Leah Blask, McKenzie Paulsen, Caleb Moody, Isabella Caruso, and Sofia Rupert worked with DocMC to write the first draft of each of the chapters in 2019. Emily Hott, Leah Blask, McKenzie Paulsen, Caleb Moody continued to work on subsequent drafts to create what you see here, McKenzie and Caleb making edits right up through 2021.

Semillas: Elementary Spanish I is a comprehensive introductory Spanish open-access textbook with reading, listening, speaking, and writing practice. This Open Educational Resource (OER) aims to help students begin learning Spanish in a comprehensive manner. This textbook was created in Pressbooks, a versatile platform that allows us to integrate interactive activities (h5p) and present authentic material such as video interviews with Spanish speakers and other resources. Grammar is not presented just as a standalone topic, but rather is seamlessly integrated into all parts of this book.

This textbook underwent a rigorous review process that included professionals from more than ten higher education organizations in the United States.

 

Note: older print and digital copies contain the pre-December 2022 version of Rule 7.1 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The version that went into effect in December 2022 can be obtained from this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (paperback size – 2026 edition), click on this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (paperback size – 2025 edition), click on this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (paperback size – 2024 edition), click on this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (hardcover size – 2026 edition), click on this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (hardcover size – 2025 edition), click on this link.

To download a digital PDF of Rules and Laws for Civil Actions (hardcover size – 2024 edition), click on this link.

To download an ePub suitable for importing into an eReader, click on this link.

To download an adhesive tab template for the Avery 16280 tabs that is aligned with the paperback version, click on this link.

Be aware that pagination differs by format (paperback, hardcover, ePub). As of fall 2023, Kindle’s auto-convert function for ePub files does not correctly translate all formatting components of the ePub. Formatting will appear better in an eReader such as Apple’s Books.

Note that the 2026 edition (including the online edition) reflects the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, and Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure set to go into effect on December 1, 2025.

Well-being at the University of Iowa is a process focused on life-long learning that promotes and sustains optimal health, personal connectedness, meaningful experiences, and a purposeful life. Health and well-being are essential elements for effective learning and are connected to a student’s ability to learn (Eisenberg, et al., 2013). As a teaching assistant, you play a key role in creating and fostering a positive learning environment that supports student learning. You can nurture your students’ success by creating an environment that is welcoming, supportive, and encourages healthy behaviors. This guide provides strategies and ideas to promote students’ well-being in your classroom and teaching practices.

Semillas: Elementary Spanish II is an intermediate Spanish open-access textbook with reading, listening, speaking, and writing practice. It is a follow-up to Semillas: Elementary Spanish I, with beginning chapters modeling the last two lessons from the previous textbook. The textbook provides instructors and students with lessons, vocabulary lists, videos, PDFs, projects, and exercises. 

A digital PDF of this book is available for download here.