OpenTech

OER Course Packages

List of Current OER Course Packages available through college Blackboard Administrators.

BIOL 1111 – Biology I
BIOL 1112 – Biology II
BIOL 2113 – Anatomy and Physiology I
BIOL 2114 – Anatomy and Physiology II
BIOL 2117 – Introductory Microbiology
BUSN 1240 – Office Procedures
BUSN 1300 – Introduction to Business
BUSN 2210 – Applied Office Procedures
CIST 1510 – Web Development I
CRJU 1010 – Introduction to Criminal Justice
CRJU 1400 – Ethics and Cultural Perspectives for Criminal Justice
CRJU 2020 – Constitutional Law for Criminal Justice
ECCE 1101 – Introduction to Early Childhood Care and Education
ECCE 1103 – Child Growth and Development
ECCE 1105 – Health, Safety, and Nutrition
ECCE 1112 - Curriculum and Assessment
ECCE 2115 – Language and Literacy
ECCE 2116 – Math and Science
ECCE 2201 – Exceptionalities
ECCE 2202 – Social Issues and Family Involvement
ECCE 2203 – Guidance and Classroom Management
ECCE 2330 – Infant/Toddler Development
ECCE 2322 - Personnel Management
ECCE 2332 - Infant/Toddler Group Care and Curriculum
ECON 1101 – Principles of Economics
EMPL 1000 – Interpersonal Relations and
ENGL 1101 – English Composition I
ENGL 2130 – American Literature
HIST 2111 – US History I
HIST 2112 – US History II
HRTM 1220 – Supervision and Leadership in the Hospitality Industry
MATH 1111 – College Algebra
MGMT 1100 – Principles of Management
MGMT 1115 – Leadership
MGMT 2120 – Labor Management Relations
MKTG 1100 - Principles of Marketing
POLS 1101 – American Government
PSYC 1101 – Introduction to Psychology
SCMA 1003 – Introduction to Transportation and Logistics Management
SOCI 1101 – Introduction to Sociology
College Shared Resources
- HIST 1111 – World History I
- HUMN 1101 – Introduction to Humanities

TCSG Shared Courses

The courses below have been shared by your fellow TCSG colleges or others outside of TCSG (as noted). Contact your Blackboard Administrator to obtain a course package.

Note: We will be updating this course list continually throughout the coming weeks. Please check back often for updates on available courses.

ACCT 1100 - Financial Accounting I
ACCT 1105 - Financial Accounting II
ACCT 2000 - Managerial Accounting
ALHS 1090 - Medical Terminology
BIOL 2113L - Anatomy and Physiology I Lab
BIOL 2114L - Anatomy and Physiology II Lab
BIOL 2117L - Introductory Microbiology Lab
CHEM 1211 - Chemistry I
CHEM 1211L - Chemistry I Lab
CHEM 1212 - Chemistry II
CHEM 1212L - Chemistry II Lab
CIST 2480 - AWS Cloud Foundations
CIST 2483 - AWS Data Analytics
COMM 1100 - Human Communication
COSM 1000 - Intro to Cosmetology Theory
COSM 1120 - Salon Management
CTDL 1010 - Fundamentals of Commercial Driving
- Non ELDT course package available
- ELDT course package available
CTDL 1021 - Comb Veh Basic Oper Range Work (CTDL 1020)
CTDL 1031 - Comb Veh Adv Operations (CTDL 1030)
DIET 1000 - Intro Diesel Tech Tools & Safety
DIET 1011 - Dies Elec & Electron Sys I
DIET 1012 - Dies Elec & Electron Sys II
DIET 1020 - Preventative Maintenance
DIET 1031 - Diesel Engine Repair
DIET 1032 - Diesel Engine Support Systs
DIET 2010 - Truck Brake Systems
DIET 2020 - Truck Drive Trains
ECON 2105 - Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 - Microeconomics
ELCR 2160 - Adv Microprocessors & Robotics
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
ELCR 2210 - Analog Communications
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
ENGL 1102 - Literature and Composition
HIST 1111 - World History I
HIST 1112 - World History II
HORT 1000 - Horticulture Science
HORT 1010 - Woody Ornamental Plant Identification
HORT 1020 - Herbaceous Plant ID
HORT 1060 - Landscape Design
HORT 1080 - Pest Management
HORT 1160 - Landscape Contracting
HORT 1430 - Advanced Landscape Design
HORT 1560 - Computer Aided Design
HORT 1750 - Interiorscaping
HUMN 1101 - Introduction to Humanities
IDSY 1101 - DC Circuits Analysis
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1105 - AC Ciruit Analysis
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1110 - Industrial Motor Controls I
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1120 - Basic Industrial PLCs
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1130 - Industrial Wiring
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1190 - Fluid Power Systems
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1210 - Industrial Motor Controls II
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
IDSY 1230 - Industrial Instrumentation
- *Course utlizes AMATROL content.
MKTG 1161 - Service Industry Bus Env
MKTG 1162 - Customer Contact Skills
MKTG 1163 - Comp Skills for Cust Service
MKTG 1164 - Business Skills for Customer
MKTG 1165 - Personal Effect in Cust Serv
PHYS 1110 - Conceptual Physics
PHYS 1110L - Conceptual Physics Lab
PHYS 1111 - Introductory Physics I
PSYC2103 - Human Development
RELG 1101 - World Religions
SPCH 1101 - Public Speaking
THEA 1100 - Theater Apprectiation
WELD 1030 - Blueprint Reading for Welding Technology

OpenTech Tracker

Are you already using open, free, or library resources in your course? Let your peers in the TCSG know which open materials you're using by adding your course to the OpenTech Tracker page.

Open Ed Week Webinar Recordings

GVTC is committed to assisting the colleges with their Open Educational Resource (OER) efforts and hosted two webinars during OpenEd Week this year!

To review the webinars, select one of the recordings below.

March 2, 2020 - 2:00PM - 3:00PM
- W ebinar Recording Link
- Password: OpenEd2020
March 4, 2020 - 9:00AM - 10:00AM
- Webinar Recording Link
- Password: OpenEd2020

Open Resources

Repositories

OER Commons – A large collection of a variety of types of OER, including textbooks, courses, and ancillary materials.
MERLOT – The MERLOT system provides access to curated online learning and support materials and content creation tools.
OASIS – (Openly Available Sources Integrated Search) is a search tool that aims to make the discovery of open content easier. OASIS currently searches open content from 88 different sources and contains 352,345 records.
SkillsCommons – Digital Library of Workforce Training Materials

Texbooks

OpenStax - peer-reviewed, openly licensed college textbooks that are free online and low cost in print. (Math, Science, Social Science, Humanities, & Business)
BC Campus – The B.C. Open Textbook Collection is home to a growing selection of open textbooks for a variety of subjects and specialties.
Open Textbook Library - The Open Textbook Library provides a growing catalog of free, peer- reviewed, and openly-licensed textbooks.
OER Galileo (USG) - GALILEO Open Learning Materials brings together open educational resources throughout the University System of Georgia, including open textbooks and ancillary materials.

Courses

Saylor Academy - Saylor Academy's main project is providing free, self-paced certificate and credit courses to students around the world. But their courses are also open courseware (OCW) comprising open educational resources (OER).
Lumen Learning – Lumen Learning is an education technology company that creates low-cost open courseware designed to improve student success using open educational resources (OER).
Open Course Library - A collection of high quality, free-to-use courses that you can download and use for teaching.
MIT OpenCourseWare – Offers free access to almost all MIT course content.

Supplemental

YouTube & Vimeo – Videos with a CC license can be found through Advanced Search options
Flickr – An online photo management and sharing application and many photos are available under CC licenses; Flickr allows searching by type of license.
Khan Academy – A collection of instructional videos and practice exercises on topics including math, science, programming, history, English, economics, and standardized test prep.
PhET – Interactive math and science simulations with lesson plans and activities
PLOS – (Public Library of Science) – Open Access Journals

Virtual Labs, Simulations, or Interactive Learning Objects

Document Resource List - This document contains resources for virtual labs, simulations, or interactive learning objects. These resources may be open resources, paid resources, and/or paid resources with the fee waived during the COVID-19 crisis.