Faculty Showcase — Science & Technology
Britt T. Elliott, Captain
from California Maritime Academy
eTextbook:
A Variety of OERs (Open Education Resources)
California Maritime Academy
Campus Course
DL 105 – Marine Survival
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“Many of the books covering my topics are expensive and obsolete. I cannot justify having students spend money on books when only certain chapters have any value.”
Britt T. Elliott, Captain
from California Maritime Academy
eTextbook:
A Variety of OERs (Open Education Resources)
California Maritime Academy
Campus Course
NAU 110 – Seamanship
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“The main motivation to adopt these materials is that the majority of US Seamanship textbooks are completely out of date. I could not justify to my students or myself to buy various titles to cover the subject matter.”
Virginia Moran
from Yuba College
eTextbook:
Chapters from Concepts of Biology
from OpenStax College
Yuba College
Campus Course
ECOL 10 – Environment Concepts and Issues
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“Many of my students are low income and being able to access free quality online textbooks is going to help them immensely.”
Wendy Riggs
from College of the Redwoods
eTextbook:
Concepts of Biology
from OpenStax College
College of the Redwoods
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 130 S - Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution
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“With the arrival of Concepts of Biology, it suddenly became much easier to use OER! Once we adopted Concepts of Biology, we were able to create a customized copy of the text and order printed copies. Our bookstore was incredibly supportive of our efforts to reduce student cost.”
Christopher Callahan, M.S.
from Humboldt State University
eTextbook:
Biology
by Y. Avissar, J. Choi, J. DeSaix, V. Jurukovski, R. Wise, and C. Rye from Openstax.org
Humboldt State University
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 120 B - Human Physiology with Lab
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“I decided to use an open textbook because many of my students were not able to purchase the recommended textbook for the class.”
Jane Monroe, M.A.
from Humboldt State University
eTextbook:
Biology
by Y. Avissar, J. Choi, J. DeSaix, V. Jurukovski, R. Wise, and C. Rye from Openstax.org
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 110 B - Human Anatomy with Lab
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“The two main motivations for adopting OpenStax's Biology were to lower costs for the students and to have a customizable text.”
Roxann Schroeder, Ph.D.
from Humboldt State University
eTextbook:
Biology
by Y. Avissar, J. Choi, J. DeSaix, V. Jurukovski, R. Wise, and C. Rye from Openstax.org
Humboldt State University
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 135 S - Biology Sequence for Majors
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“The major reason I adopted this textbook was for the cost savings. When I asked my students, I found that many did not buy the book (they either borrowed it, tried to get access to the copy on reserve at the library, or did without).”
Suzanne Wakim
from Butte College
eTextbook:
Introduction to Biology — Open & Free
from Open Learning Initiative
Butte College
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 130 S - Organismal Biology, Ecology and Evolution
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“When I surveyed students about the traditional publisher textbook found that roughly half the students selected to buy the paper text, but many of these students ended up using both the paper text and the OER. Student commented that they appreciated the option, and I have kept these two options in my class since.”
Delmar Larsen
from University of California, Davis
eTextbook:
UC David Chemwiki
University of California, Davis
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
CHEM 120 S - General Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence A
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“We have mapped the ChemWiki curriculum to the Petrucci, Herring. Madura, et.al 10th edition as part of the NSF Grant. This mapping can help adopting faculty to understand the navigation through ChemWiki from a previously used traditional textbook.”
Ron Rusay
from Diablo Valley College
eTextbook:
UC Davis Chemwiki
Diablo Valley College
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
CHEM 120 S - General Chemistry for Science Majors Sequence A
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“I became involved with ChemWiki about three and half years ago during its first year of development. My interest in OER is for the pedagogical improvements that it makes possible. Students in my chemistry classes are very well-prepared to go on to the next level.”
Maruša Bradač, Ph.D.
from University of California, Davis
eTextbook:
College Physics
from OpenStax College
University of California, Davis
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
PHYS 100 S - Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics: AB
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“Saving students money was the main motivation for adopting the open textbook. Also there was no specialized textbook for teaching Physics of California and this textbook had a lot of everyday examples.The open textbook was incomplete for my course but all textbooks are so I supplemented it with external materials.”
Zvonko Hlousek
from California State University, Long Beach
eTextbook:
College Physics
from OpenStax College
California State University, Long Beach
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
PHYS 100 S - Algebra/Trigonometry-Based Physics: AB
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“It's very simple what motivated me to adopt OER. A publisher physics textbook fully bound is $250, a loose leaf book is $150, and the e-book is $120 or more. OpenStax College Physics is free to students online so the numbers tell the story.”
Leah Sharp, Ph.D.
from College of Marin
eTextbook:
College Physics
from OpenStax College
College of Marin
C-IDs Course Identification Numbering System
PHYS 205 - Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
PHYS 210 - Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B
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“Some of the aspects of the textbook that the students appreciated, in summary, were that it was free, that it provided interesting, useful, and relevant background discussion on many topics within physics in a readily intelligible manner, and that it tends to provide excellent historical context on many topics.”
Dan Fernandez, Ph.D.
from California State University, Monterey Bay
eTextbook:
Light and Matter
by B. Crowell
California State University, Monterey Bay
C-IDs Course Identification Numbering System
PHYS 205 - Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A
PHYS 210 - Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B
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“Some of the aspects of the textbook that the students appreciated, in summary, were that it was free, that it provided interesting, useful, and relevant background discussion on many topics within physics in a readily intelligible manner, and that it tends to provide excellent historical context on many topics.”
Nelson Coates, Ph.D.
from California Maritime Academy
eTextbook:
Calculus–Based Physics, Vol. 1
by J. W. Schnick
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California Maritime Academy
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
PHYS 200 S - Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: ABC
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“The main motivation for adopting this textbook was to save the students money, and also instead of having them spend money purchasing a textbook, have them purchase an online HW service subscription instead.”
Amlan Chatterjee, Ph.D.
from California State University, Dominguez Hills
eTextbook:
Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis in Java
by C. Shaffer
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More Introduction to Data Structures Free and Open eTextbooks
California State University, Dominguez Hills
Campus Course
CSC 311 – Data Structures
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“The main motivation for adopting the open textbook was to save students money and provide access to the material online from anywhere using an electronic device.”
Luidong Zuo, Ph.D.
from California State University, Dominguez Hills
eTextbook:
Introduction to Programming Using Java
by David J. Eck
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California State University, Dominguez Hills
Campus Course
CSC 295 – Select Topics in Computer Science: Software Development
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“After overall comparison, I decided to adopt this open textbook. The textbook is free to access in various forms and will save our students a lot of money. The website is very well designed in a real textbook format. Lots of references can be found on the website to give students further and advanced study opportunities.”
Aaron J. Corcoran, Ph.D.
from Humboldt State University
eTextbook:
Anatomy and Physiology
by J. Betts, P. DeSaix, E. Johnson, J. Johnson, O. Korol, D. Kruse, B. Poe, J. Wise, M. Womble, and K. Young from Openstax.org
Humboldt State University
C-ID Course Identification Numbering System
BIOL 150 - Zoology / Animal Diversity and Evolution
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“The main motivation for adopting this text was to save students money while ensuring they have access to high-quality learning materials.”
Nicolas R. Malloy, M.S.
from Humboldt State University
eTextbook:
Geospatial Concepts
by Nicolas Malloy
Humboldt State University
Campus Courses
GSP 101 – Geospatial Concepts
GSP 101L – Geospatial Concepts
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“Accessibility is one of the primary advantages of a digital textbook. Course lessons, graphics, audio, and video for the course are designed to meet California State University goals for accessible technology. In addition, best practices are used for web page structure, semantics, and organization to optimize the use of assistive technologies. The goal is to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities, have equally effective access to quality learning experiences.”
Ryan Storz, M.S.
from California Maritime Academy
eTextbook:
Corporate Social Responsibility
by D. Crowther and G. Aras
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More Introduction to Engineering Management Free and Open eTextbooks
California Maritime Academy
Campus Course
ENG 470 – Engineering Management
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“I extracted all of the sections I wanted the students to read from the PDF files so I could track the participation each week. It was easy for me to correct a lagging student after the first couple weeks of no participation.”