By definition, open pedagogy is a team effort, but this team is large and growing. This textbook would not exist at all without the initial support of The Center for Teaching and Learning at University of Texas at Dallas, under the leadership of Paul Diehl and Karen Huxtable-Jester at the time. Dean Jennifer Holmes of the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences has always been supportive of the project. UTD history professor Ben Wright graciously shared his own experiences with an OER textbook.  Former undergraduates Emaan Bangash and Mike McColloch gathered resources and helped think through the possibilities before the textbook idea became fully formed. Emaan in particular worked with me over two summers and really helped crystallize the potential gains of harnessing the diversity inherent in our UTD classroom. Graduate Teaching Assistants Prajakti Akarte and Ricardo Noé maintained enthusiasm for the project and were crucial sounding boards throughout the early stages of the writing process.

My family has also learned far more about open education than they ever wanted to. I greatly appreciate their willingness to suffer my talking through rough ideas at the dinner table and while we walked the dog.