SEM105: Resources for Faculty

"OpenStax College Success is a comprehensive and contemporary resource that serves First Year Experience, Student Success, and College Transition courses. Developed with the support of hundreds of faculty and coordinators, the book addresses the evolving challenges and opportunities of today’s diverse students. Engagement, self-analysis, personal responsibility, and student support are reflected throughout the material. College Success also includes an array of student surveys and opinion polls, and OpenStax will regularly provide the results to adopting faculty. "

"College Success has a student-friendly format arranged to help you develop the essential skills and provide the information you need to succeed in college. "

Based on the College Success textbook, this edition was written and published at the University of Saskatchewan, University Success discusses many aspects of what it takes to be a successful college student. It provides example activities that instructors can use in the classroom. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA

This OER textbook was authored by Dave Dillon and is licensed under Creative Commons CC-BY.

"How to Learn Like a Pro! features the “big six” effective learning/study skills topics: learning styles and preferences, time and materials management, critical thinking and reading, note-taking, memory principles, and test-taking techniques."

A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning Non-Traditional Students is designed to introduce students to the contextual issues of college.

This OER textbook was written by Graciela Martinez, Anh Nguyen, and Liz Shaker from College of the Canyons. CC BY 4.0

The College Success course from Lumen Learning provides a diverse collection of readings and videos to help new college students achieve success at the college level. Included are sections on learning strategies, time management, personal well-being, and more. Chapters can be used individually and are licensed under Creative Commons.