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 

Rhetoric Manual - What, Why, and How? 3e

by Skyline College English Language Arts Faculty, Lead by Rachel Bel

 (2024, CC BY-NC-SA, LibreTexts/SkyGAP)

Native Peoples of North America – DRAFT

by Lori Slicton

(2024, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

Composition, Literature, and Critical Thinking Canvas Course

by Anna Erwert

(2024, CC BY-NC-SA, Canvas Commons)

Skyline Precalculus Canvas Course

by Rick Hough & David Hasson 

(2024, CC BY-NC-SA, Canvas Commons/SkyGAP)

Trigonometry and Pre-Calculus Canvas Course

by David Hasson & Rick Hough

 (2023, CC BY-NC-SA, Canvas Commons/SkyGAP)

Calculus/Analytic Geometry 

by Professor P. Williams 

(2023, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

IBUS 100 Global Trade and Logistics, 2e

by Alpha Lewis 

(2024, CC BY-NC-SA, Pressbooks/SkyGAP)

IBUS 113 Introduction to Supply Chain Management, 2e

by Alpha Lewis

(2024, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

Human Anatomy, 2e

by Yancy Aquino

(2022, CC BY-NC-SA, LibreTexts/SkyGAP)

Human Physiology for Allied Health Professionals

by Sima Karve

(2022, CC BY-NC-SA, LibreTexts/SkyGAP)

Check out OERs in use this semester at Skyline and Learn how students can search for ZTC classes in WebSchedule in the ZTC @ Skyline Research Guide

BUS. 161 OER Reader_MCCARTHY 2020_FINAL.pdf

Creativity and Innovation in Entrepreneurship 

by  Soledad McCarthy 

(2022, CC BY-NC-SA, SkyGAP)

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

International Relations 

by Jesse Raskin 

(2022, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

SPAN 220 OER Reader_CASTRO_FA21_FINAL.pdf

Spanish for Spanish Speakers I 

by Luciana Castro 

(2021, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

IBUS 100 Reader 2e_FA2021_FINAL.pdf

Global Trade and Logistics, 2e 

by Alpha Lewis 

(2021, CC BY-SA, SkyGAP)

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

Survey of British Literature II 

by Anna Erwert 

(2021, CC BY-SA, LibreTexts)

SPAN 110 Elementary Spanish (Skyline)FINAL FA21.pdf

Elementary Spanish I  &

Elementary Spanish II 

by Luciana Castro

(2021, CC BY, LibreTexts) 

Introduction to Environmental Science 

by Mays Danfoura 

(2022, CC BY-SA, Canvas Commons)

MGMT 101_OER Reader_FINAL.pdf

Introduction to Human Resources Management 

by Soledad McCarthy 

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

AA HIST 244_Collins_SP20 FINAL.pdf

African American History and  Culture 

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

HIST 248 Women and the American Experience OER Reader_SP2021_FINAL_print.pdf

Women and the American Experience 

by Melissa Irish 

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

SOCI 141_OER Reader_MURADJA_2021 FINAL.pdf

Social Science – Race and Ethnicity 

by Tricia Murajda 

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

DMAD 478_SANCHEZ OER Reader FA2021.pdf

Audio for Digital Film Making

by Sam Sanchez

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

Biol 240 Lab Manual Final_2019.pdf

General Microbiology 

by Jing Folsom and Elsa Jimenez-Samayoa 

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

CHEM 114_Survey of Physics OER_KOLO_Skyline_FINAL.pdf

Survey of Physics: Chemistry/Physics 

by Kolo Wamba 

(2021, CC BY-SA, LibreTexts)

ESOL 854 OER Reader_by STRUSS_FA21.pdf

High-Intermediate ESL Listening & Speaking (ESOL 854) Reader 

by Erinn Struss 

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

BIOL 250 Human Anatomy Lab Manual SU 19.pdf

Human Anatomy Lab Manual

by Yancy Aquino

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

Explore More OERs in Use @ Skyline Spring 2024

University Physics 

Volumes 1, 2, & 3

Currently adopted for PHYS 250, 260, & 270

Competing Visions: A History of CA

Currently adopted for HIST 240 & HIST  310

Microeconomics, 2e

Currently adopted for ECON 102

Passion Driven Statistics

Currently adopted for MATH  200


Human Nutrition

Currently adopted for BIOL 310

American Yawp

Currently adopted for HIST 201, 202, 235, 248

Lifespan Development

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 2024

U.S. History

Currently adopted for HIST  202

Acceso

Currently adopted for SPAN 131, 132, & 140

Psychology 2e

Currently adopted for PSYC 100

Financial Accounting

Currently adopted for ACTG 100

Managerial Accounting

Currently adopted for ACTG 131

Organizational Behavior

Currently adopted for PSYC 100

Communication in the Real World

Currently adopted for COMM 130

A Different Road to College

Currently adopted for CRER 137

Intro to Linguistics

Currently adopted for ENGL/LING 200

Open Music Theory, Version 2

Currently adopted for MUSC 100

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Concepts of Biology 

Currently adopted for BIOL 100

Biology 2e

Currently adopted for BIOL 145
& BIOL 220 

Chemistry 2e

 Currently adopted for CHEM 210
& CHEM 220 

Stand Up, Speak Out

Currently adopted for COMM 110

An Introduction to Computer Networks - Second Edition

Currently adopted for CIS 151