LibGuides: OPEN FL: Adopt or Explore OER

Discover and explore select collections of Open Educational Resources (OER) through the Florida Open Academic Library:

If you don't find a title of interest here continue exploring below.

OER from Florida

Open and Affordable Textbook Information for Each Institution

The following are just examples of what an open textbook may look like that were developed by Florida faculty:

Social Science Research: Principle, Methods, and Practices
Anol Bhattacherjee, University of South Florida
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/3/
Anatomy and Physiology Resource Guide: Dr. Chandra's Study Aids
Dr. Sankaranarayana Chandramohan, Palm Beach State College
https://palmbeachstate.libguides.com/c.php?g=313524&p=2097670
The Inside, Outside, and Upside Downs of Children's Literature: From Poets and Pop-ups to Princesses and Porridge
Jenifer Jasinski Schneider, University of South Florida
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/12/
Numerical Methods with Applications
Autar K. Kaw, University of South Florida
Egwu K. Kalu, Florida A&M University
Duc Nguyen, Old Dominion University
https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/oa_textbooks/11/

Florida Open Academic Library (FOAL)

The Florida Open Academic Library (FOAL), Openlib.flvc.org, provides an online portal to Florida’s treasure of digital archives and collections housed at public colleges and universities, discovery of over 1.25 million digital collections and archives across the state. Over 150 repository sites searched in one location.

Provides high-quality, affordable, and collaborative resources and services for Florida public postsecondary institutions that enhance learning, teaching, and research through facilitated access to a user-centric, open access treasury of unique cultural heritage materials, education resources, textbooks, scholarly communications, and original research.
Over 750 Open Educational Resources identified by the statewide Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) icon through the Florida Open Academic Library

Canvas Course Shells

Faculty looking for Canvas Course Shells, in select subjects, please log-in to Canvas. Go to Canvas Commons in sidebar and search: CCC, OEI, OpenStax, OER. Note: your administrator must have Canvas Commons turned on for faculty to access.

PressBooks Directory

There area few active institutions in Florida using PressBooks. You can find Florida institution created content indexed on the PressBooks Directory.

University and Library Presses OER Collections

PDXOpen: Open Education Resources
The Library publishes open educational resources (OERs) and open access textbooks to reduce the cost of higher education for students. We work with PSU faculty to publish high-quality open access textbooks designed specifically for their courses that are free to students at our university and to anyone in the world.
Open Arizona
"Open Arizona is a collection of open-access University of Arizona Press titles made available through the support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation."
Open Access Textbooks: K-State
Textbooks in this collection are open access. These items are currently being used to support higher education at Kansas State University (KSU). Faculty at K-State who would like to create or adopt an open access textbook in their course.
Michigan Publishing: University of Michigan Press
List of open access eBooks published by UM Press.
Athabasca University Press
AU Press is committed to making research and scholarship freely accessible through the publication of books and journals in open access. Our unique publishing model offers authors the opportunity to reach a wide readership and creates an innovative forum for the exchange of ideas.

OPEN RN Homepage

Textbooks undergo national peer review by faculty, deans, industry members, and nursing students to ensure the content is accurate and relevant, written in clear language for pre-licensure nursing students, and based on current, evidence-based practices. All Open RN materials have CC-BY 4.0 Creative Commons licensing.

Research Update From Open RN

Data analyzed from the 2020-2021 academic year demonstrated that Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS) course sections who reported adopting Open RN textbooks had a 5% better student success rate (i.e., students achieving a grade of “C” or better) as compared to WTCS course sections not using OER. Additionally, over $1 million in overall student savings resulted from the impact of the Open RN project on multidisciplinary OER adoption across WTCS colleges. Data will continue to be collected for the 2021-2022 academic year.

OPEN RN OER TEXTBOOKS

Nursing Pharmacology (Published Fall 2020)
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Nursing Skills (Published May 2021)
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Nursing Fundamentals (Published Fall 2021)
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Management & Professional Concepts (Published Summer 2022)
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Mental Health & Community Concepts (Published Fall 2022)
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HEERF-FUNDED OER TEXTBOOK

Nursing Assistant (Published January 2023)
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Additional OPEN RN Resources

Virtual Reality Scenario

OpenRN Virtual Reality Scenario: ADMINISTERING CARDIAC MEDICATIONS TO A PATIENT WITH DEMENTIA

Open RN Virtual Simulations Using H5P Branching Scenarios

New scenarios are added to this Google document as they are created by the Open RN team. These scenarios are free and open to use, adapt or modify. They have been created with free H5P software and are also located in Canvas Commons so they can easily be added to your LMS. Initial scenarios were created using media from the ARISE Project, with teaching plans and additional information available on Skills Commons. Open RN scenarios are licensed under a Creative Commons 4.0 license. When using or modifying a scenario for use at your institution, please use an attribution such as, “(Title of scenario) by Chippewa Valley Technical College is licensed under CC BY

Here you will find a variety of topics and subject matter covered in open educational resources (OER). Please note that new content is being placed into the open everyday. Online collections of textbooks and educational materials are available to Sunshine State students and faculty for free! Find free, open textbooks for a range of courses from Algebra to English Composition to Precalculus to Oceanography to Zoology. Some colleges and universities also provide free textbooks and content to their students directly through the learning management system. These state and national repositories are filled with open educational resources for you to discover and explore.

Additional Content Resources

Academic Earth
Academic Earth was launched on the premise that everyone deserves access to a world-class education. In 2009, we built the first collection of free online college courses from the world’s top universities. The world of open education has exploded since then, so today our curated lists of online courses are hand selected by our staff to show you the very best offerings by subject area. We also make sure there is something for everyone: whether you want to explore a new topic or advance in your current field, we bring the amazing world of academia to you for free.
Coursera Free Courses
Today, Coursera is a global online learning platform that offers anyone, anywhere, access to online courses and degrees from leading universities and companies. Coursera received B Corp certification in February 2021, which means that we have a legal duty not only to our shareholders, but to also make a positive impact on society more broadly, as we continue our efforts to reduce barriers to world-class education for all.
HathiTrust Digital Library
Several resources available from public domain.
Hippo Campus
Free resources for middle school through college.
Khan Academy
We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Knowledge Unlatched
Ohio Digital Bookshelf
Open Book Publishers
Over 200 open access books available.
Open Michigan
Collection of open educational resources (OER) from University of Michigan. Access a range of course materials, videos, lectures, student work and more. Nearly all of the content here is openly licensed for reuse under Creative Commons.
Open Yale Courses
Open Yale Courses provides free and open access to a selection of introductory courses taught by distinguished teachers and scholars at Yale University. The aim of the project is to expand access to educational materials for all who wish to learn.