Open Educational Resources (OER) by Subject

Academic Success

• University Success (2021, BCCampus, CC BY-NC-SA)
• College Success (2020, OpenStax, CC BY) Instructor Resources & Student Resources available.
• COUNS-100 - Success Strategies for the Reentry Adult (2020, College of the Canyons, CC BY)
• COUNS-111 - Introduction to College and Strategies for Success (2020, College of the Canyons, CC BY)
• COUNS-142 - Learning to Learn (2020, College of the Canyons, CC BY)
• COUNS-150 - Student Success (2020, College of the Canyons, CC BY)
• Blueprint for Success in College and Career - Audio Version (2019, Grossmont College)
• Blueprint for Success in College: Career Decision Making  Subtitle: v 1.2 (2018 Dillon, CC BY)
• Blueprint for Success v. 1.3 (2018, Dillon, CC BY)
• Blueprint for Success in College: Indispensable Study Skills and Time Management Strategies v. 2.2 (2018 Dillon, CC BY)
• College Success (2015 UMN, CC BY-NC-SA)
• A Different Road to College:  A Guide for Transitioning Non-Traditional Students (Lane Community College/Open Textbook Library)
• Achieving Success and Happiness in College: 5 Ways to Make It Work (OER Commons)
• Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom (Open SUNY Textbooks/OER Commons)
• How to Learn Like a Pro! (Lane Community College/Open Textbook Library)
• Strategies for Academic Success (Updated 2021: Strategies for Academic Success, University of Saskatchewan, CC BY-NC-SA)

Basic Skills

• About Writing: A Guide (Klamath Community College/Open Textbook Library)
• College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success (Georgia State University/Open Textbook Library)
• Frameworks for Academic Writing (Creative Commons)
• Handbook for Writers (Saylor Academy)
• Introduction to Academic Writing for ESOL (Portland Community College)
• Writing for Success (University of Minnesota)
• You, Writing! A Guide to College Composition (Lake Superior College/Open Textbook Library)

Careers and Employment

• COUNS-110 - Career/Life Planning (2020, College of the Canyons, CC BY)
• Six Steps to Job Search Success (Saylor Foundation/Open Textbook Library)

• CVC-OEI Readiness Tutorials (2020, CCCCO, CC BY)
• College Success Course (WA State Board of Community and Technical Colleges/Open Course Library). Designed to equip students with the tools to succeed during their college career, this course provides the opportunity to learn and practice methods that will assist students in identifying and reaching their academic and career goals.
• Try College 101 (Saylor Academy). This course is designed to teach students the basic academic, professional, and personal skills needed to be successful in college.
• Get a "SMART" Start - Tools to Help Students Succeed Online (OER Commons). Research shows that maintaining high retention rates in distance learning education is a challenge. There are various web-based tools and resources available that can help identify at-risk students and measure and boost opportunities for growth and success. Students can take advantage of these resources to prepare ahead of time to ensure a "SMART" start and successful completion of their online course work.
• Basic Reading and Writing (Lumen Learning). This course includes modules on success skills, critical reading, the writing process, research and grammar.
• Excelsior Online Writing Lab (Excelsior College). The Online Writing Lab (OWL) includes presentations, videos, exercises and games that cover the entire writing process  There is also a section on grammar and an ESL Writing Online Workshop.
• Writing Commons (Creative Commons) Writing Commons is a peer-reviewed open education resource for faculty and students in college-level courses that require research and writing. Sections include The Writing Process, Style, Academic Writing, Rhetoric, Information Literacy, Evidence & Documentation, Research Methods & Methodologies, New Media Communication, Professional & Technical Communication, and Creative Writing.

• The Boost Students Need to Overcome Obstacles (Anindya Kundu/TED Talk)
• Improving Memory and Retention (Dartmouth)
• Notetaking (Dartmouth)
• Reading Techniques: Strategies for Improving Reading Rate and Comprehension (Dartmouth)

We are continually working to add resources for subjects taught at Cañada College, so please check back frequently!