Introduction to OER for Math

Introduction


Welcome to the ASCCC OERI Resource Page for Mathematics. This space is intended to provide Math faculty with a collection of resources that have been subject to a peer-review process and/or that have been selected for use by faculty in the California community colleges. In addition to providing you with access to resources, this is also a place to interact with your colleagues.

The content of this site is generally organized by subject (C-ID Descriptors Links to an external site.).  As an example, the page for College Algebra for STEM (MATH 151) lists OER textbooks and highlights recommended course templates for online homework and other course materials.

The MyOpenMath OER platform is a flexible online homework system specifically designed for delivering math exercises as an intuitive and accessible Canvas App so students don't need to be aware of it other than that they do their homework through Canvas.

A great source of accessible math videos is James Sousa's collection of over 5000 captioned videos.

Current Status of the Discipline

The Math discipline was surveyed in late 2018 about OER.  When respondents were asked for the "primary reason for not using OER".  The most common responses were "I’ve looked - but the available resources don’t meet my needs" or "I don’t know enough about OER to have seriously considered its use."

Courses

For ease of reference, resources have been organized by C-ID designation  (if available).

MATH 110 Introduction to Statistics
MATH 120 Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers - Number Systems
MATH 130 Finite Mathematics
MATH 140 Business Calculus
College Algebra for Liberal Arts and STEM
Precalculus and Trigonometry
MATH 160 Discrete Math
Single Variable Calculus
MATH 230 Multivariable Calculus
Differential Equations and Linear Algebra

Math-Specific OER Collections

Textbooks

Online Homework and Videos

MyOpenMath Links to an external site. online homework, videos and course templates

Webinar: Using MyOpenMath to Support the Implementation of AB 705 and Transfer-level Courses (March 8, 2019) - Webinar Links to an external site. | PDF Links to an external site. | PDF Links to an external site.

WeBWork Links to an external site.

Videos (Captioned)

mathispower4u.com Links to an external site.

youtube.com/mathispower4u Links to an external site.

 

For questions about specialized content or suggestions on other available resources, please contact

Roy Shahbazian
ASCCC OERI Math Discipline Lead
shahbazian_roy@sac.edu
714-564-6226x8