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OER How-To at Guttman Community College

This LibGuide introduces Open Educational Resources, how to interpret copyright usage, and resources to find and build Open content for Guttman Community College content creators

Guttman OER Textbooks

Psychology 101 with Torres

A psychology textbook gathered by Camila Torres Rivera. This resource is used to teach classes at Guttman Communtiy College. Chapters include: Research Methods Used in Psychology, Biology & Behavior, Sensation & Perception, Consciousness, Memory & Attention, Learning, Cognitive Development, Language & Intelligence, Motivation, Emotions, Personality & Self, Cpnformity & Obedience, Psychological Disorders, and Psychology & Health.

Ethnography Made Easy

This is an Open Educational Resource for the teaching of an Ethnography class. Chapters include: Understanding Ethnography, Thinking Like An Ethnographer, Proposing Ethnographic Research, Autoethnography, Research Ethics, Ethnographic Mapping, Collecting Data and Taking Notes, Observations, Sensory Ethnography, Participant Obversation, Interviews, Coding, Analyzing Ethnographic Data

U.S. Government and Politics in Principle and Practice

This book is written for students early in college to provide a guide to the founding documents and structures of governance that form the United States political system. This book is called American Government and Politics in Principle and Practice because what has been inscribed in law has not always been applied in practice-particularly for indigenous peoples, enslaved peoples, people of color, women, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, those formerly incarcerated, immigrants and the working class within U.S. society.

Algebra and Trigonometry 2e

Algebra and Trigonometry 2e provides a comprehensive exploration of mathematical principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra and trigonometry course. The modular approach and the richness of content ensure that the book addresses the needs of a variety of courses. Algebra and Trigonometry 2e offers a wealth of examples with detailed, conceptual explanations, building a strong foundation in the material before asking students to apply what they've learned.

Statistics

This textbook will provide students with an inā€depth understanding of the fundamental concepts and computational methods of statistics. These concepts will be developed through the question of how to estimate an unknown quantity using sample data. Students will learn to incorporate the foundational concepts of mathematics with statistical analysis to describe and solve real-life problems and questions.

Textbook Heroes

Brown, Kieno

Coughlan, Ryan   Fisher, Forest

Finesurrey, Samuel

Gatta, Mary


Greaves,
Gary

Kras, Nicole

Lim, Vivian

Torres Rivera, Camila

Tyner-Mullings, Alia

Wentworth, Elizabeth