Open Educational Resources are educational materials and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licenses to re-mix, improve, and redistribute. Alternative Course Materials are content that are made available to students at no additional cost to them, but are not openly licensed. This page provides links to resources relevant to STEM disciplines.
Faculty in STEM disciplines are already using open educational resources and alternatives to textbooks in many courses. Select a course below to see what resources faculty are utilizing. Use the SC4 Service Center on the Portal or the college bookstore website to search for courses and instructors teaching sections using open or alternative content.
Please note: OER and alternative textbook adoption information may not apply to all sections of a course. Please verify any course material requirements with teaching faculty and/or SC4 bookstore before registering for any course.
OER and alternative texts are defined as those available to students at no cost (free to access).
course list updated 2/3/2020 - KL
Open Educational Resources are educational materials and resources offered freely and openly for anyone to use and under some licenses to re-mix, improve, and redistribute. This page provides links to resources relevant to your discipline. Use these links to find high-quality OER for your courses.
Tips for finding and using OER:
1. There are lots of OER materials out there. It takes time and persistence to find the ones that best fit you and your students' academic needs
2. Instead of focusing on a textbook that you want to replace, focus on what you want your students to know or do.
3. Use the resources on this page and on the Finding OER page as starting points for finding quality resources related to your discipline. If you need help finding additional resources, contact one of the OER team members.
4. If you find an article in a library database that you want to use in a course, SC4 librarians can assist you in copyright considerations and providing access to your students through reserves, an online research guide, or assist in linking in your online course.
5. Talk with the OER team regarding any questions you have about finding and using OER
Contact the library to have a custom course guide created for your students.
