Bridges introduces students to a wide range of concepts, institutions, histories, and artifacts of United States college and university life. After discussing these items in easy-to-scan, concise, nuance-free prose, this textbook then offers useful lists, templates for writing and speaking in different discourses and situations, thought-provoking questions and activities for self-study and for classroom work, and pertinent hyperlinks for further information. Bridges is designed to help first-generation, first-year, English language learners, and/or culturally unfamiliarized students more fully and successfully explore their educational environments. By using this book, students will be better prepared for the academic and social challenges of successfully undertaking higher education in English.

While many study skills, composition and reading skills texts separate these activities into discrete skills to be learned separately, this books recognizes that these skills are interconnected. A student who struggles with the reading will have a hard time writing about it or discussing it. A student who has inadequate strategies for listening to lectures will struggle to see the connections between the lecture and the reading. Therefore, this book moves away from the “skills and drills” texts that are so common in reading and writing textbooks. Instead, this book features process and provides opportunities for students (and instructors) to think about the best ways to approach academic tasks. For example, a “skills and drills” oriented book might teach students how to take Cornell Notes and use graphic organizers, but it does not provide any information for students that would allow them to decide when it would be best to choose one note taking method over the other. This book’s main focus is helping students develop that sort of judgement.

A guide for building a business case study. Included:
- Case Study Template
- Case Study Example
- Teaching Guide
- Additional Resources

In this module we will discuss all built-in accessibility features in different operating systems.

This module covers the creation, execution and deployment of an ETL project using the SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS). Several examples were provided to show how data from different sources can be Extracted from the source, Transformed into meaningful forms and Loaded to the data warehouse.

CATS asks students to provide feedback on teaching behaviors known to engage the adult learner, provide individual attention to students in a learner-centered manner, provide career-relevant learning opportunities and to organize and schedule course content to enhance learning in accelerated course formats. 

This is the recording of a webinar by CCCOER titled "Culture Shift to Academic Freedom"

This guide answers the questions:
What is OER?
Why Adopt OER?
How do you find and use OER?
How do you embracing Open Pedagogy?

Includes a sample open pedagogy assignment: Celebrating Diversity Libguide

This is a college course for new students. This course uses an OER textbook available online or a low-cost print text. Topics covered are study strategies, time-management, test-taking strategies, student health, culture, college resources, and many more important topics for new college students to be successful. .

This CLE presentation examines the use of simulations to teach student how to navigate ship and boats. The presentation discusses why the tools are appropriate for this constructivist learning.

COCC has historically been operating at a reactionary vs. proactive response to digital accessibility. Creating a digital accessibility plan and hiring staff for this responsibility will hopefully turn this into a proactive versus a reactionary response for students with disabilities and all other individuals who would benefit.

You should have learned about the effect of the Coronavirus with the use of OER support. 

This a BRIEF overview of Creative Commons licensing for my colleagues (administrators, faculty, and staff) at Central Alabama Community College. This learning opportunity was funded by a grant from ACHE & ACCS, and due to current policy regarding copyright, the College will have to authorize permission to use, edit, &/or redistribute. It is hoped that these policies are being re-visited for the betterment of OER creation and use in Alabama.

Best practices and advice from the primary literature

Short Description:
In this book, I undertake a review of the literature on Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) and present original data from a survey of instructors at the Ohio State University. The main goal of this publication is to be a practical guide for teachers wishing to develop and implements this type of High-Impact Practice in their course. As such, I cover many aspects of the development of a CURE, including advice on research development, group formation and management, evaluation and grading, inclusive teaching, and assignment design. A large number of activity templates and resources accompany the text to facilitate classroom implementation.

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Guide for completing a book request for CalWORKs students within the San Diego Community College District. This will guide students on finding books that are required for their enrolled courses, and how to calculate the costs in order to submit a reimbursement request to their County case workers.

In 2019, a survey was sent to California Community College librarians. This resource shares the results of that survey.

The OER Canvas is aimed at university lecturers and supports them in collecting ideas for the creation of an OER (open educational resource) for teaching. The Canvas is aimed at teachers who have already had first contact with OER, but still need how-to guide in planning and creating OERs and tips and tricks to do so.

The Canvas for creating an OER can be used together with the OER Project Canvas CC BY 4.0 International Schön/Ebner (https://www.slideshare.net/mebner/oercanvas-version-open-education-austria).

The Canvas was developed by the Team of TU Graz Educational Technology (Austria) for the Open Education Austria Advanced (OEAA) project as a service for teachers at Austrian universities

CC BY 4.0 International TU Graz Educational Technology for Open Education Austria Advanced