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Open Educational Resources (OER)

Guide to identifying open textbooks and open educational resources. Information about UWM's Open Textbook initiative.

Open Education at UWM

Featured Courses Using Open or Affordable Textbooks at UWM

Psychology 101

This course has used an open textbook for 28 semesters. 

Psychology Openstax Book Cover

  • Open Textbook used: OpenStax Psychology
  • 12,716 students
  • Replaced $170 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $2,161,720

French 103

This course has used an open textbook for 6 semesters.

 

  • Open Textbook used: Liberté
  • 334 students
  • Replaced $250 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $83,500

French 104

This course has used an open textbook for 5 semesters.

 

  • Open Textbook used: Liberté
  • 198 students
  • Replaced $250 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $49,500

Computer Science: Natural Language Processing 423/723

 

This course has used an open textbook for 3 semesters. 
Cover of Principles of Natural Language Processing

Art History 101

This course has used open access materials for 14 semesters. 

Photo by Christian Fregnan on Unsplash

  • This course uses a collection of open access materials including readings and images
  • 1615 students
  • Replaced $250 Textbook
  • Totals student savings of $403,750

Art History 102

This course has used open access materials for 14 semesters. 

Photo by Christian Fregnan on Unsplash

  • This course uses a collection of open access materials including readings and images
  • 1,574 students
  • Replaced $174 Textbook
  • Totals student savings of $273,876

This course has used an open textbook for 1 semesters. 

 

Music 444

This course has used an affordable textbook for 1 semester.

What Every Singer Needs to Know about the Body Cover Image

Information Studies 640/640G

This course has used an open textbook for 4 semesters.

 Book cover for Instruction in Libraries and Information Centers: An Introduction

Spanish 318

This course has used an open access materials for 4 semesters. 

  • Open Textbook used: Canvas curated materials
  • 111 students
  • Replaced $100 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $11,100

German 145

This course has used an affordable textbook for 3 semesters. 

Food Culture in Germany (Food Culture around the World): Heinzelmann,  Ursula: 9780313344947: Amazon.com: Books
 

Astronomy 103

This course has used an open textbook for 12 semesters in all sections. 

Astronomy Openstax book cover

Astronomy 185

This course has used an open textbook for 7 semesters. 

Survey of Astronomy Book Cover

 

Philosophy 111

This course has used an open textbook for 19 semesters.

Fundamental Methods of Logic book cover

Information Studies 110

This course has used open access resources for 2 semesters. 

  • Open Textbook used: Canvas curated materials
  • 208 students
  • Replaced $50 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $10,400

Biomedical Sciences 290

This course has used an open textbook for 3 semesters.

College Success by OpenStax (paperback version, B&W): Amy Baldwin:  9781951693183: Amazon.com: Books

  • Open Textbook used: OpenStax College Success
  • 64 students
  • Replaced $50 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $3,200

Nutrition 550

This course has used an open access materials for 5 semesters in all sections.

Book cover for Nutrition 550: Sports Nutrition

  • Open Textbook: Curated open access content on Canvas
  • 112 Students
  • Replaced $100 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $11,200

Educational Psychology 110 and 279

These courses have used an open textbook for 5 semesters. 

  • Open Textbook used: College Success
  • 1410 students
  • Replaced $124 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $174,840

Biomedical Sciences 245

This course has used an open textbook for 10 semesters.

Sociology 2nd Edition Openstax book cover

Portuguese 202

This course has used an affordable textbook for 1 semester. 

  • Open Textbook used: Mano a Mano. Básico: portuguê para falantes de espanhol
  • 9 students
  • Replaced $55 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $495

Math 103

This course has used an open access materials for 4 semesters.

  • Open Textbook used: Canvas Curated Materials
  • 614 students
  • Replaced $50 textbook
  •  Totals student savings of $30,700

Theatre 338

This course has used an affordable textbook for 1 semester.

Designing with Light

Therapeutic Recreation 103

This course has used open access resources for 1 semester. 

  • Open Textbook used: Canvas curated materials
  • 201 students
  • Replaced $50 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $10,050

Theatre 236

This course has used an affordable textbook for 2 semesters.

An Introduction to Theatre Design Cover Image

 

Geography 309

This course has used open access resources for 1 semester.

 

  • Open Textbook used: Canvas curated materials
  • 23 students
  •  Replaced $100 textbook
  • Totals student savings of $2,300