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Open Education Week
Open Education Week is a time to raise awareness of open educational resources (OER) and celebrate UTSA's work to support faculty adoption of free textbooks!
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- OER in the Core Curriculum
- What Students Are SayingToggle Dropdown
- Would you be more likely to take a class that has a free or low cost textbook? Tell us why!
- Have you ever taken a class with a free or low cost textbook (under $40)? Would you recommend that class to other students?
- Are you aware of the term Open Educational Resources or OER?
- Do you look for courses using free textbooks when you register for classes?
- What Students Are Saying 2023
- What Faculty are Saying
Core Curriculum Textbook Heroes
All of these awesome faculty were using true Creative Commons OER in their courses in Fall 2023 with zero textbook costs. Kudos!
| Instructor | Rubric | Course Number | Course Title | College | Department |
| Abdo, Diane | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Aghayan, Reza | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Bang, Jeaheang | MAT | 1093 | Precalculus | COS | COS MATH |
| Barakat, Davood | MAT | 1023 | College Algebra with Applications | COS | COS MATH |
| Barakat, Davood | MAT | 1093 | Precalculus | COS | COS MATH |
| Baumgardner, Neil | HIS | 1043 | U.S. His: Pre-Columbus to Civil War | COLFA | COLFA HISTORY |
| Beatty, Sean | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Beckham, Jessica Lorene | ES | 1123 | Environmental Zoology | COS | COS INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY |
| Bentley, Sage | MAT | 1133 | Calculus for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Bentley, Sage | MAT | 1093 | Precalculus | COS | COS MATH |
| Brucks, Jonathan Allen | MAT | 1133 | Calculus for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Brucks, Jonathan Allen | MAT | 1053 | Math for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Buckley, Sara | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Capps, Jeremy | PHY | 1943 | Physics for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY |
| Cruz, Geneva Marie | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Dones, Judith | AIS | 1233 | Academic Inquiry & Scholarship: Business | University College | AIS |
| Duenez, Eduardo | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Duffer, Christopher James | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Dyas, Carol Ann | MAT | 1023 | College Algebra with Applications | COS | COS MATH |
| English-Bircher, Robin M | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Ford-Robertson, Joanne Marie | SOC | 1013 | Intro to Sociology | HCAP | HCAP SOCIOLOGY |
| Frasier, Christina Cass | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Frederick, John Howard | CHE | 1083 | Molecular Structure of Matter | COS | COS CHEMISTRY |
| Frederick, John Howard | CHE | 1093 | Molecular Transformations | COS | COS CHEMISTRY |
| Gallagher, Patrick M | ANT | 2053 | Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | COLFA | COLFA ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Gdovin, Ralph | IDS | 2113 | Society and Social Issues | COEHD | COEHD INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING |
| Gifford, Mark Alan | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Glasscock, Robyn Gail | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Grace, Morgan | AIS | 1233 | Academic Inquiry & Scholarship: Business | University College | AIS |
| Grace, Morgan Leigh | AIS | 1203 | Academic Inquiry | University College | AIS |
| Guzman, Christopher Ryan | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Hall, Nancy Ortiz | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Helton, John R | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Holdbrook, Alexandra | ANT | 2033 | Intro: Biological Anthropology | COLFA | COLFA ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Hudson, Maike B | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Jensen, Karen J | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Jia, Zhiyuan | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Jimenez, Maria Carolina | MAT | 1023 | College Algebra with Applications | COS | COS MATH |
| Johnson, Paul Jeremiah | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Jordan, Matthew | AIS | 1233 | Academic Inquiry & Scholarship: Business | University College | AIS |
| Juarez, Ana Maria | SPN | 1014 | Elementary Spanish I (Heritage) | COLFA | COLFA MODERN LANGUAGES |
| Kaur, Manjit | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Keizer, Jennifer | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Kennedy, Esmarie Arcilla | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Lambert, Elizabeth | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Larios Palomera, Aidee Lusantta | SPN | 1014 | Elementary Spanish I (Heritage) | COLFA | COLFA MODERN LANGUAGES |
| Lee, Stephen | MAT | 1133 | Calculus for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Liang, Su | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Long, Loretta Marie | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Longoria, Santiago | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Lucci, Sara | ANT | 2033 | Intro: Biological Anthropology | COLFA | COLFA ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Luna, Veronica | WGSS | 2013 | Introduction: Women's Studies | COEHD |
COEHD-RACE,ETHNICITY,GENDERSEX |
| Luna, Alyssa Cole | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Luna, Carolyn | MAT | 1053 | Math for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Luna, Carolyn | MAT | 1093 | Precalculus | COS | COS MATH |
| Lunsford, Erin | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Mahan, Pamela Joyce | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Malik, Taha | PHY | 1943 | Physics for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY |
| Martin, Alyson Neal | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Masten, Kristy | AHC | 1113 | Art History: Prehistory-1350 | COLFA | COLFA ART & ART HISTORY |
| Meritz, Darren L | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Miller, Michael | SOC | 1013 | Intro to Sociology | HCAP | HCAP SOCIOLOGY |
| Miller, Victoria Kaye | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Minten, Rhonda | HIS | 1053 | US Civil War to Present | COLFA | COLFA HISTORY |
| Mkwinda Nyasulu, Betty | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Morley, Beth Callaway | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Murata-Gomez, Melissa Anne | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Nasr, Ghassan | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Newcomb, Marguerite Elizabeth | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| O'Brien, Erin | AIS | 1233 | Academic Inquiry & Scholarship: Business | University College | AIS |
| Okpala, Jude | HUM | 2033 | Intro to Humanities II | COLFA | COLFA PHILOSOPHY |
| Olivarez, Ernesto | MAT | 1023 | College Algebra with Applications | COS | COS MATH |
| Olivarez, Ernesto | MAT | 1053 | Math for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Pena, Stephen | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Pena, Stephen | MAT | 1093 | Precalculus | COS | COS MATH |
| Perez, Ramon | MAT | 1023 | College Algebra with Applications | COS | COS MATH |
| Perez, Ramon | MAT | 1053 | Math for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Peterson, Jodi Marie | HIS | 1053 | US Civil War to Present | COLFA | COLFA HISTORY |
| Pina Theall, Michelle Palacios | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Rangel, Natalie | SPN | 1014 | Elementary Spanish I | COLFA | COLFA MODERN LANGUAGES |
| Ratcliffe, Lindsay G | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Reichman, Elizabeth | HIS | 1053 | US Civil War to Present | COLFA | COLFA HISTORY |
| Roberts, Cynthia Anne | MAT | 1193 | Calculus for the Biosciences | COS | COS MATH |
| Schurrman, Matthew | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Sears, Mary Margaret | ES | 1123 | Environmental Zoology | COS | COS INTEGRATIVE BIOLOGY |
| Sencindiver, Benjamin D | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Sharon, Zachary Allen | MAT | 1133 | Calculus for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Sharon, Zachary Allen | MAT | 1053 | Math for Business | COS | COS MATH |
| Shaw-Tillmon, Dixie | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Smith, Martha Collins | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Stein, Joseph | MAT | 1073 | Algebra for Scientists & Engineers | COS | COS MATH |
| Walker, Hannah Kai | AHC | 1113 | Art History: Prehistory-1350 | COLFA | COLFA ART & ART HISTORY |
| West, Philippe L | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Wikberg, Eva | ANT | 2033 | Intro: Biological Anthropology | COLFA | COLFA ANTHROPOLOGY |
| Williams, Amanda Gillian | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Wilson, Ryan Christopher | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Wright, Todd A | WRC | 1013/1023 | Freshman Composition I or II | University College | Writing Program |
| Xu, Huan | MAT | 1214 | Calculus I | COS | COS MATH |
| Yu, Mimi | JPN | 1014 | Introductory Japanese | COLFA | COLFA MODERN LANGUAGES |
| Zamarripa, Ada M | SPN | 1014 | Elementary Spanish I (Heritage) | COLFA | COLFA MODERN LANGUAGES |