As colleges and universities across the country seek ways to make education more affordable and increase student success, a growing number of educators are adopting open educational resources (OER). OER are free teaching and learning materials that are licensed to allow for revision and reuse The cost of commercial textbooks and other resource packages, which has been rising at an unsustainable rate for decades, demands exploration of alternative publishing models. Teachers, authors, and other stakeholders have responded, resulting in a large corpus of educational materials suitable for courses at a variety of levels in nearly every discipline.

The UTA CARES Grant Program, sponsored by UTA Libraries, was established in 2017 to support educators interested in practicing open education through the adoption of OER and, when no suitable open resource is available, through the creation of new OER or the adoption of library-licensed or other free content. Additionally, the program promotes innovation in teaching and learning through the exploration of open educational practices, such as collaborating with students to produce educational content of value to a wider community.

This collection contains OER created by UTA faculty, staff, and students. Items in this collection that received financial support from the UTA CARES Grant Program will be noted as such. It also contains reports, surveys, and other items related to the open education program.

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  • Introduction to Social Work: A Look Across the Profession 

    Langford, James; Keaton, Craig (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    This book takes students on a journey through many but not all of the different possibilities in social work. Social work is a profession focused on helping people live their best lives by working with people individually, ...
  • How History is Made: A Student’s Guide to Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Discipline 

    Cole, Stephanie; Breuer, Kimberly; Palmer, Scott; Blakeslee, Brandon (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    Learn what it means to think like an historian! Units on “Thinking Historically,” “Reading Historically,” “Researching Historically,” and “Writing Historically” describe the essential skills of the discipline of history. ...
  • Building Information Modeling using Revit for Architects and Engineers 

    Makhmalbaf, Atefe (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    This book offers a web-based multimedia platform to enable students in Architecture, Civil Engineering, and Construction Engineering to learn fundamentals of BIM using Revit and be able to create building architectural, ...
  • Where Does Art Come From? 

    Mccurdy, Leah (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    Who am I? What is beautiful? Where do babies come from? These questions populate our lives and inform our perceptions of the world. Explore these questions according to the expressions of artists from all over the world. ...
  • Big Data for Epidemiology: Applied Data Analysis Using National Health Surveys 

    Kindratt, Tiffany B. (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    The book includes details on how to analyze public-use data from five common national health surveys using SAS statistical software. It is an essential resource for future epidemiologists and other public health professionals! ...
  • Microbiomes: Health and the Environment 

    Parks, Dylan (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    Microbiomes: Health and the Environment takes a look into the world of polymicrobial communities and how they affect aspects of human health and environmental interaction. This book attempts to bridge the gap between the ...
  • STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN NURSING SCHOOL: FROM START TO FINISH 

    Jennings, Leslie Ann; Jeffers, Raeanna; Haygood, Laura; Keaton, Craig (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    This textbook was created for nursing intended students to provide a single resource for the most fundamental tools for success. The chapters and activities provide keys for success both inside and outside of the classroom, ...
  • PROPERTIES AND BEHAVIOR OF SOIL - ONLINE LAB MANUAL 

    Hossain, MD Sahadat; Islam, MD Azijul; Badhon, Faria Fahim; Imtiaz, Tanvir (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    This OER is funded by the Department of Civil Engineering to facilitate the students of the juniorlevel lab in soil mechanics course CE 3143. The students undergo through difficulties in finding proper theoretical background ...
  • MANUAL DE REDACCIÓN 

    Ruiz-Perez, Ignacio; Carone, Michelle; Hernandez, Eloisa; Monterroza, Claudia; Monteverde, Elida (Mavs Open Press, 2022)
    Manual de Redacción is intended to allow Spanish students to have a more personalized and effective learning experience adjusted to the specific challenges they encounter in today’s global world. Furthermore, the content ...
  • Final Report: Adopting OER for Introduction to Oceanography 

    Winguth, Cornelia (2021)
    A faculty member at the UTA Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences was awarded an Open Educational Resource (OER) Adoption Stipend Grant through the UTA CARES Grant Program to adopt the open textbook “Introduction ...
  • GEOL 1350: Introduction to Oceanography 

    Winguth, Cornelia (2021)
    Professor Cornelia Winguth received a UTA CARES Adoption Stipend in 2020 to implement free educational resources in GEOL 1350 (Introduction to Oceanography). The syllabus with reading list is archived here.
  • Inclusion by Building Capacity: Advancing STEM and Multicultural Programs with OER 

    Reed, Michelle; Boardman, Bonnie; Rodríguez, Julián (Open Education Global 2020 virtual conference, 2020-11)
    Academic libraries play an important role in advancing the use of open educational resources (OER) in higher education. In addition to connecting communities with information, an increasing number of libraries now provide ...
  • The Little Orange Book: Short Lessons in Excellent Teaching 

    The University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers (University of Texas at Arlington, Mavs Open Press, 2020-10-02)
    The Little Orange Book captures reflections, tips and commentaries on teaching and learning from the members of the University of Texas System Academy of Distinguished Teachers. Its many vignettes span a wide range of ...
  • Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook 

    Lemke, Ashley (University of Texas at Arlington Library, Mavs Open Press, 2020-08-10)
    Introduction to Archaeology: A Workbook, is designed to assist students in the Introduction to Archaeology course in the Anthropology department at the University of Texas Arlington. The course is part of the core curriculum. ...
  • Introduction to Industrial Engineering 

    Boardman, Bonnie (University of Texas at Arlington Library, Mavs Open Press, 2020-06-26)
    This book was created for an undergraduate Introduction to Industrial Engineering course at The University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). The chapters give an overview of the profession and an introduction to some of the ...
  • Final Report: Introduction to Industrial Engineering OER 

    Boardman, Bonnie (2020)
    This project involved the development of an Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook for an Introduction to Industrial Engineering course. The project involved remixing an existing OER document to better fit the needs of ...
  • SOCW 5392: Green Social Work 

    Magruder, Karen (2020)
    Professor Karen Magruder received a UTA CARES Adoption Stipend in 2020 to implement free educational resources in SOCW 5392 (Green Social Work). The syllabus with reading list is archived here.
  • Final Report: Creating Green Social Work Curriculum with OER 

    Magruder, Karen (2020)
    A faculty member at the UTA School of Social Work was awarded an Open Educational Resource (OER) Adoption Stipend Grant through the UTA CARES Grant Program to develop OER for the new Green Social Work class. As a result ...
  • Final Report: Open Access Introduction to Archaeology Textbook 

    Lemke, Ashley (2020)
    Over time students enrolled in ANTH 2339: Introduction to Archaeology have informally commented on the required course materials, often citing the expense of the book particularly coupled with the expenses of all the books ...
  • Open Educational Resources 

    Reed, Michelle (2020-08-24)
    This presentation by Michelle Reed was presented at New Faculty Orientation at the University of Texas at Arlington on August 24, 2020. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC-BY) ...

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