Psychology OER

[Patti Skinner]

Hi there, 

I haven't really done this before, but our Psychology instructor is currently using the OpenStax textbook and is frustrated that it has not been updated. I have tried to find another option for him to adopt as a whole but have not had luck. 

Please let me know if there are some better options out there. 

Thank you, 

Patti 

Patti Skinner, MLIS

Director of Library Services
West Shore Community College
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(231) 843-5869 : Direct
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3000 N. Stiles Rd. | Scottville, MI 49454

 

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[Ross, Heather]

This is what's used at USask - https://www.saskoer.ca/introductiontopsychology/

Heather M. Ross, BA BEd MEd

Educational Development Specialist
University of Saskatchewan
Gwenna Moss Centre for Teaching and Learning 
Ph: 306-966-5327
Find open textbooks and other open educational resources on:
http://open.usask.ca

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[VC ZTC]

Good morning, Patti!

My go to places to start are:

ASCCC OERI – PSYC OERs

Pressbooks – PSYC OERs

LibreTexts – PSYC OERs

And a few titles for a quick review:

Psychology 2e (Spielmen, Jenkins, and Lovett, 2020) (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)

Discover Psychology 2.0: A Brief Introductory Text (Diener and Biswas-Diener) (CC-BY-NC-SA)

Introduction to Psychology (A critical approach)

Introduction to Psychology 2e

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Ame Maloney

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Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant Coordinator – Professional Expert

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[Elizabeth Encarnacion]

Hi Patti, the California Community Colleges Academic Senate’s OER Initiative has a resource dedicated to listing OER by discipline that is curated and updated by discipline experts. I have listed below the Psychology resource page as well as the contact information for the Discipline lead in Psychology. Dr. Bhadha is a wonderful human who has been doing this work for a while and can definitely help your faculty find a viable resource! 

https://asccc-oeri.org/open-educational-resources-and-psychology/

brbh...@pasadena.edu

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Liz Encarnacion 

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Arts, Communication, and Design
Chaffey College

 

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Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI), ASCCC

 

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[Lindsay Josephs]

Hi Patti,

Thank you for sharing your instructor's feedback about OpenStax Psychology 2e. User feedback is central to our work, and we strive to meet the needs of educators and students worldwide.

We're excited to share that, as part of our biannual revision process, we will be updating Psychology 2e by this summer — plenty of time before the fall semester begins!

If you have any additional feedback or questions, please feel free to email me. Thank you for the work you do supporting OER!

Best,

Lindsay Josephs

Marketing Lead, OpenStax