Virtual OER Petting Zoo

Open Educational Resources (OER) are free or low cost teaching and learning materials that are licensed, often under an OER License term, to allow users to retain a copy of the content and reuse, revise, remix and redistribute it. OERs can include textbooks, videos, tests, entire courses, course modules, and syllabi. 
One part of the journey toward deciding if OER fits the needs of your courses is exploring  what OERs other faculty colleagues within our own district are using in their courses. Our Virtual OER Petting Zoo will help you explore resources chosen by SMCCCD colleagues. Common OERs currently adopted by SMCCCD faculty this semester are showcased below. Click through highlighted resources and explore!

Explore OERs Adapted & Authored by Skyline College Faculty 

AA HIST 244_Collins_SP20 FINAL.pdf

by Christopher Collins (2020, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

HIST 248 Women and the American Experience OER Reader_SP2021_FINAL_print.pdf

by Melissa Irish 

(2021, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

SOCI 141_OER Reader_MURADJA_2021 FINAL.pdf

by Tricia Murajda 

(2021, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

DMAD 478_SANCHEZ OER Reader FA2021.pdf

by Sam Sanchez

(2021, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

BUS. 161 OER Reader_MCCARTHY 2020_FINAL.pdf

by  Soledad McCarthy 

(CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

PLSC 130 International Relations OER Reader (SKY_CC BY-SA)_FINAL 2022_electronic version.pdf

by Jesse Raskin 

(2022, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

MGMT 101_OER Reader_FINAL.pdf

by Soledad McCarthy 

(2020, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

IBUS 100 Reader 2e_FA2021_FINAL.pdf

by Alpha Lewis 

(2021, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

LIT 232 Survey of British Literature II_Skyline May 2021 Revision.pdf

by Anna Erwert 

(2021, CC BY-SA, LibreTexts)

SPAN 110 Elementary Spanish (Skyline)FINAL FA21.pdf

by Luciana Castro

(2021, CC BY, LibreTexts) 

ESOL 854 OER Reader_by STRUSS_FA21.pdf

by Erinn Struss 

(2019, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

SPAN 220 OER Reader_CASTRO_FA21_FINAL.pdf

by Luciana Castro 

(2021, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

Biol 240 Lab Manual Final_2019.pdf

by Jing Folsom and Elsa Jimenez-Samayoa 

(2019, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

CHEM 114_Survey of Physics OER_KOLO_Skyline_FINAL.pdf

by Kolo Wamba 

(2021, CC BY-SA, LibreTexts)

by Mays Danfoura 

(2022, CC BY-SA, Canvas Commons)

BIOL 250 Human Anatomy Lab Manual SU 19.pdf

by Yancy Aquino

(2019, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

Explore More OERs in Use @ Skyline Spring 2023

Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Currently adopted for PHYS 250, 260, & 270

Currently adopted for HIST 240 & HIST  310

Currently adopted for ECON 102

Currently adopted for MATH  200


Currently adopted for BIOL 310

Currently adopted for HIST 201, 202, 235, 248

Currently adopted for  ECE 201, and PYSC 200 & 201

Explore the Complete List of OERs in Use @ Skyline College


Explore OERs in use for Spring 2023

Currently adopted for HIST  202

Currently adopted for SPAN 131, 132, & 140

Currently adopted for ANTH 110

Currently adopted for PSYC 100

Explore OERs in use at College of San Mateo

Currently adopted for BIOL 100

Currently adopted for BIOL 145
& BIOL 220 

 Currently adopted for CHEM 210
& CHEM 220 

Currently adopted for COMM 110

An Introduction to Computer Networks - Second Edition

Currently adopted for CIS 151