
Courses and/or degrees that eliminate costs for course material by using alternative instructional materials, including resources owned or licensed by the library (such as articles, books, ebooks, streaming videos), public domain materials, as well as Open Educational Resources (OER). No-cost courses/degrees do not guarantee zero cost to the institution (for example, library fees, printing fees, high-cost course fees, and program fees). Open Educational Resources are textbooks and other classroom/online materials that are openly licensed, often under a Creative Commons license, and can be used and reused freely with no direct cost to the student.
The NTC/OER Steering Committee advocates for the use and expansion of free educational resources in order to cultivate a culture of educational equity and to enhance teaching and learning. For more information about how you can use OER in your course, please watch the video below:
The Open Educational Resource (OER) Steering Committee would like to congratulate Melissa Randall and James Morski for their exemplary achievements employing OER in their courses by awarding them the OER Champion Award. By adopting OER in their courses, they have saved students money and increased access to their courses. Melissa and James serve as role models in the utilization of open educational materials as the college strives to make our courses more accessible and increase student success with the 2025 Strategic Plan.
Congratulations again, Melissa and James on being nominated and awarded as an OER Champion! Watch the video below to learn more about Melissa's journey through OER adoption:
The NTC/OER Steering Committee meets every other month throughout the academic year. The days and times change based on faculty, instructor, and student schedules. Please contact Jennifer Ferguson (Jennifer.Ferguson@ccd.edu) or Karen Danielson (Karen.Danielson@ccd.edu) for more information.
CCD has been the recipient of several OER grants that allow our College to build our Open Educational Resources program.
ARTS AND HUMANITIES COURSES | |
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ART 110: Art Appreciation | GT-AH1 |
ART 111: Art History Ancient to Medieval | GT-AH1 |
ART 112: Art History Renaissance to 1900 | GT-AH1 |
ART 207: Art History 1900 to Present | GT-AH1 |
MUS 123: Survey of World Music | GT-AH1 |
MUS 151: Ensemble I: Choir | |
MUS 152: Ensemble II: Choir | |
MUS 251: Ensemble I: Choir | |
MUS 252: Ensemble II: Choir | |
LIT 205: Race, Ethnicity, and Culture | GT-AH2 |
LIT 255: Children’s Literature | GT-AH2 |
MATH COURSES | |||
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MAT 050: Quantitative Literacy | |||
MAT 055: Algebraic Literacy | |||
MAT 091: Applied Quantitative Lab | |||
MAT 092: Quant Lab | |||
MAT 093: Algebra Lab | |||
MAT 108: Technical Mathematics | |||
MAT 120: Math for Liberal Arts | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 121: College Algebra | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 122: College Trigonometry | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 135: Introduction to Statistics | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 166: Pre-Calculus | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 201: Calculus I | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 202: Calculus II | GT-MA1 | ||
MAT 204: Calculus III with Engineer Applications | GT-MA1 |
BUSINESS COURSE | ||
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BUS 216: Legal Environment of Business |
COMMUNICATION COURSE |
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COM 115: Public Speaking |
COM 125: Interpersonal Communications |
COM 130: Communication and Popular Culture |
COM 217: Group Communication |
COM 220: Intercultural Communication |
JOU 105: Introduction to Mass Media |
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COURSES | ||
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CRJ 110: Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
CRJ 145: Corrections | ||
CRJ 210: Constitutional Law |