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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Life and Environmental Science

Where to start tips...

  1. Remember to keep a note of all your searches because OERs can be from multiple places
  2. Begin your search with this OER website:
 

3. Did you find a suitable resource? (If not, search the OER sites below or look for DRM-Free resources via the A-Z Databases)

4. If found, evaluate the source

5. Check license restrictions and apply where necessary

6. Adapt and don't forget to attribute the author (if applicable)

Recommended Platforms

  • ChemCollective -  is a collection of virtual labs, scenario-based learning activities, tutorials, and concept tests. Teachers can use our content for pre-labs, for alternatives to textbook homework, and for in-class activities for individuals or teams. Students can review and learn chemistry concepts using our virtual labs, simulations, and tutorials. The ChemCollective is organized by a group of faculty and staff at Carnegie Mellon

  • Chem LibreTexts - is a Chemistry Living Library is a principal hub of the LibreTexts project, which is a multi-institutional collaborative venture to develop the next generation of open-access texts to improve postsecondary education at all levels of higher learning. The LibreTexts approach is highly collaborative where an Open Access textbook environment is under constant revision by students, faculty, and outside experts to supplant conventional paper-based books.

  • General Chemistry - Wikibooks - Comprehensive introductory text.
  • Organic Chemistry - Wikibooks - Comprehensive organic chemistry text.
  • Boundless Chemistry - OER Chemistry text, broken into easily digestible chapters.

  • NSDL: National Science Digital Library: This repository gathers all possible online open resources from various providers in all STEM disciplines. Resources are browsable by education level, resource type, and subject. Even though most resources are free on this site, there are also some that have some cost associated with them.

  • IntechOpen - Open Access Book - World’s largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher. The website contains more than 3,000 open access books distributed under CC BY 3.0 license in various subjects.

  • LibreTexts - Explore courses, textbooks, homework exercises and ancillary materials. Topics include: Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Calculus, and many other mathematical topics.
  • Lumen Learning - provides textbooks for Algebra, Calculus, and Statistics. 
  • QUBES - is a security-focused desktop operating system that aims to provide security through isolation. Virtualization is performed by Xen, and user environments can be based on Fedora, Debian, Whonix, and Microsoft Windows, among other operating systems.
  • Environmental Science (Bookboon) - Bookboon.com contains free eBooks and textbooks that can be downloaded as a pdf, no registration needed. These books cannot be altered, but can be freely printed, shared, or embedded in non-commercial ways. They are intended only for individuals, colleges, and schools.
  • Geoscience & Geology (Bookboon) - Bookboon.com contains free eBooks and textbooks that can be downloaded as a pdf; no registration needed. These books cannot be altered, but can be freely printed, shared, or embedded in non-commercial ways. They are intended only for individuals, colleges, and schools.
  • Earth & Planetary Sciences (InTech) - InTech publishes more than 2,300 open textbooks and 6 journals in a variety of subjects that fall under the heading of science, technology, and medicine.
  • Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry - William Reusch -  this virtual textbook allows for visualization of 3D-molecular models while teaching principles of Organic Chemistry.

Suggested textbooks:

Biological Science

Chemistry

Environmental Management and Sustainability

Marine, Freshwater and Aquaculture Sciences

Wildlife and Conservation Biology

Zoology and Animal Science

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