Geography Courses that are Zero Textbook Costs
GEOG 300 Physical Geography: Exploring Earth's Environmental Systems, Andrea Sproul, Robert Goodrich (CRC): The Physical Environment (OER) and Physical Geography (OER)
GEOG 300 Physical Geography: Exploring Earth's Environmental Systems, Scott Crosier, Keir Keightley (CRC): Physical Geography (OER) plus other instructor-created material in Canvas
GEOG 300 Physical Geography: Exploring Earth's Environmental Systems, Matt Rosenberg (CRC): All material provided through Canvas
GEOG 300 Physical Geography: Exploring Earth's Environmental Systems, Chris Castagna (SCC): The Physical Environment and Physical Geography and Natural Disasters
GEOG 301 Physical Geography Laboratory, Scott Crosier , Robert Goodrich, and Andrea Sproul (CRC), Jennifer McHenry (FLC), and Charles Thomsen (ARC): Physical Geography Lab Manual (OER)
GEOG 301 Physical Geography Laboratory, Keir Keightley (CRC): Department created lab manual provided to students for free
GEOG 301 Physical Geography Laboratory, John Aubert (ARC): No textbook required
GEOG 305 Global Climate Change, Andrea Sproul (CRC): Introduction to Climate Science (OER)
GEOG 306 Weather and Climate, Scott Crosier (CRC): All material available in Canvas
GEOG 310 Human Geography: Exploring Earth's Cultural Landscapes, Robert Goodrich (CRC), Craig Davis (SCC): Human Geography
GEOG 310 Human Geography: Exploring Earth's Cultural Landscapes, Jennifer Kusler (CRC) and Jennifer McHenry (FLC): OER not identified
GEOG 320 World Regional Geography, Matt Rosenberg (CRC): Collection of readings and videos curated by instructor in Canvas
GEOG 320 World Regional Geography, Chris Castagna (SCC): World Geography
GEOG 331 Exploring Maps and Geographic Technologies, Scott Crosier (CRC): All material available in Canvas
GEOG 331 Exploring Maps and Geographic Technologies, Craig Davis (SCC): No textbook required
ASCCC OERI Discipline Lead for Geography/Physical Sciences: James (Jim) Hayes, Moreno Valley College
ASCCC OERI Discipline Leads are tasked with curating resources for their discipline, serve as a resource for their discipline colleagues, and are focused on community-building. Find suggested OER resources on the Geography page.
Geography with OER Mapping
This spreadsheet includes all CRC Geography courses, links to CRC Canvas Shell templates (if applicable) and suggested OER resources. It can also be opened in another window if you prefer to view it full-screen and if the OER textbook you're using is not listed in the Canvas Shells column, you can request it.
OER and ZTC Resources Identified by Librarians
Librarians have done some initial research for some disciplines and classes to give faculty a starting point as they begin to convert classes to ZTC. These are Google docs that can be updated. If you need help with a specific class, please reach out to the OER Project Lead.