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Advanced Digital CinematographyThe semester has begun and things are moving at lightening speed! One of instructors has been asked to teach a new class (for her) and is in need of material. Here is the course description: Advanced Digital Cinematography The course examines both traditional and digital cinematography techniques in the context of video production and digital cinematography for independent narrative film, television and commercial production. Students will demonstrate advanced skill in the creation of video using accepted techniques and skill in cinematography with an emphasis on format, lenses, lighting, exposure control and safety. The only thing I have that may be close is The Film Experience– that I’ve gotten from this awesome group.

There might be materials your faculty could draw from in the Open SUNY Textbook Exploring Movie Construction and Production.

Audio/Radio Production
I have a request from one of our faculty members:
" I have a question about OER — I’m not sure where to start. I’m looking to see if I can find an audio production/radio production textbook that doesn’t cost $100-200. It’s a fairly specialized subject and so I realize that I may be out of luck — but I don’t know how to search for this! There seems to be a lot of different OER repositories — what’s my best first step?"
Perhaps your colleague can find a good textbook in this article
If the faculty member is looking for cost savings, and not 5R compatible material you might try BookBoon. It's not OER, but it would be a free book.
http://bookboon.com/en/professional-audio-and-video-ebook
This is what's being used for an audio production course at Lane Community College: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_Prt7_zdg0ic1FxZUJIcGxBNDg

Automotive
Hi all,
I have an instructor looking for leads on open course materials for an automotive program. I'm pasting below what I've found so far. Any more suggestions that I can pass along? I'll share back to the list.
Thanks! Amy

One org that is putting out a lot of resources, including entire courses, under open licenses, is Macomb Community College. You can search or browse their resource library here: http://autocaat.org/Resource_Library/ . There are a ton of resources in the library so I recommend using specific keywords associated with your courses or learning objectives to sort through.

There are three open automotive courses put out by the Butte County Office of Education that may be relevant: https://www.cteonline.org/curriculum/browse?st=&f%5B_type%5D%5B%5D=curriculum_outline&f%5Battributes_by_type.cte-industries-ca-2013%5D%5B%5D=17787
Last, the TAACCCT grant archive has a lot of "stuff" when you search on automotive as a keyword: https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=automotive A word of warning about this site - some of what you find here is useless - for example, a document that describes what they are going to build rather than actual course materials. However, it is the archive of record for CTE and if you dig with specific keywords there is useful content

I have an auto instructor who is interested in offering OER texts for two of his auto courses. I have provided the description of the courses below. Has anyone found a wonderful OER in this area?
Thank you for your time,

Hi Alison,
My first thought for anything trades-related, such as the courses listed here, is SkillsCommons (https://www.skillscommons.org/browse?type=industry). It does appear they have categories that would be relevant, though I don't know how in-depth any of them are.

I am looking for video or interactive OER content that would explain the basics of the following topics (e.g. how they work, terminology, etc).
Belt Drives, Chain Drives, Clutches/Brakes, Couplings & U-Joints
I’ve explored Wisc-Online and Khan Academy without luck. Are there any other sources you would recommend?

You might have luck on Youtube with old "manual arts" training films.

I have a faculty member who teaches in our Diesel Tech program (we're a community and technical college); he was wondering what sorts of OER are out there for him to utilize. I think I've seen links to repositories (?), and maybe I have them saved somewhere, but I thought I'd throw out an email to see what you all have, too. TIA.

Skills Commons has a number of resources in this field: http://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=diesel+tech

I found this one: https://archive.org/details/automotivetechno0000unse

I'm looking for recommendations for OER to use in a community college Automotive Technology class. The current textbook is:
Automotive Technology: Principles, Diagnosis & Serv 6Th Ed.
Halderman
ISBN 9780135257272
I've done some searching in the usual places and am not having much luck. Hoping you all might be able to point me to some hidden gems!

I don't know of any open textbooks, but here are a few other open resources that can serve as a starting point for you:
My CTE Story / Automotive Technology (Vimeo) from SC CTE
Student-generated lab demo videos (assignment description) from Montana State Univ-Northern Faculty in OER Commons
Related lab video playlist
Using Micrometers (lab & lesson) from Donavan Phoenix on OER Commons
Small Engine Safety (courseware) from Ashton Bohling in OER Commons
I also recommend searching through what is available on SkillsCommons, as many CTE resources are shared there specifically. You'll want to filter your search by type of material, or search for a specific topic to narrow your results. For example, I was able to find this gem by looking at :
AMT 172 - HEV II Hybrid and Electric Vehicle: Preventative Maintenance and Repair: Contains a ZIP file with worksheets, lesson plans, lecture notes, and more!
This is from the Rural Hawaii Community Colleges Workforce Development program, who deserves kudos for their excellent work across the board!
For cases like this, I highly recommend searching for module-level content that matches the Table of Contents from the original material and/or the weekly assignments in the course proper. A course packet made up of a mix of existing OER, instructor-provided materials, and library resources can often be a good jumping off point for a larger change down the line. If you can't find enough resources to fulfill the instructors' needs now, they can test out using some OER as additional study materials for students and check back later for new resources that have become available.

Cosmetology
I have some colleges that are currently using Cengage for their cosmetology courses.
Cengage is moving from MindTap to CIMA, and the colleges are running into several issues with CIMA.
We are now looking for Cosmetology OER courses or textbooks that do not use Cengage or CIMA.
Does anyone have any recommendations for resources in this subject?

MERLOT has a number of resources listed:
Material Search Results (merlot.org)
Here are a few resources from SkillsCommons:
Search - SkillsCommons Repository

Cullinary Arts

Does anybody know of Culinary Safety and Sanitation OER textbooks? I found the one on BCCampus but the culinary faculty said it doesn’t have quite enough information for them. Anything even tangentially related would be deeply appreciated.

These materials, created by culinary arts faculty at the Chef John Folse Culinary Institute at Nicholls State University, aren’t focused on safety/sanitation. But, perhaps your faculty can find some pieces that are useful:
Culinary Foundations: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/96-culinary-foundations
Garde Manger: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/127-garde-manger-a-guide-to-the-cold-kitchen
Introduction to Baking and Pastries: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/85-introduction-to-baking-and-pastries
Meat Identification and Fabrication: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/88-meat-identification-and-fabrication
Flavors of the Saucier: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/95-flavors-of-the-saucier-stocks-sauces-and-soups
Fruits, Vegetables, and Farinaceous Products: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/87-fruits-vegetables-farinaceous-products
Sophomore Internship: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/169-cula-241-sophomore-internship
Senior Internship: https://louis.oercommons.org/authoring/171-cula-495-senior-internship
There’s also this resource from the FDA: Bad Bug Book Handbook of Foodborne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins: https://www.fda.gov/media/83271/download

In addition to the resources Emily shared, faculty members in Central California worked on creating ZTC CTE
courses last year for a regional project – a few of these were related to hospitality and culinary arts.
These are available in Canvas Commons if you search for “mother lode” in the search bar or by clicking on the links below:
Safety & Sanitation
Intro to Commercial Baking
Culinary Production & Operation
Hospitality Cost Control
Hospitality Laws

a couple more for tourism: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=tourism

Does anybody know of or currently have a fully ZTC Culinary Associate's degree program at your California Community College?
Cayuga Community College in New York State has a Culinary Arts program. Any OERs your school would like to share would be wonderful.
I'd love to have our Chef take a look at the materials. Materials with recipes for multicultural foods are also welcomed!

Consumnes River College in Sacramento, CA, has a ZTC Culinary Arts degree. They have videos and texts.
I'm including the dept chair's info and also in the cc.
They produced an entire video collection and text content. My understanding is that the program is fully ZTC.
Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@CRCCulinary
Dept. Chair: Dave Andrews
andrewd@crc.losrios.edu

Add to the conversation, we have a lot of OER resources ready for remixing on our workforce library:
https://workforce.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Food_Production_Service_and_Culinary_Arts

I hope this message finds you all well. We are looking for OER resources in the area of Culinary Arts at the collegiate level. Any resources would be appreciated. Thanks!

You may found this bookshelf of our workforce library useful:
https://workforce.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Food_Production_Service_and_Culinary_Arts

A culinary arts professor recently asked me to find an open book for her beverage management class, if such a book exists.
The class begins next week, and students will be learning bar management, how to do inventory of liquor and wines/spirits,
general knowledge of mixed drinks and wines, making an employee schedule and learning the local and federal laws of alcohol sales and service.

We have something that may be a basis to start with (although it is more science related).
https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Biological_Chemistry/Fermentation_in_Food_Chemistry_(Graham)
If you come across other OER that fit your needs, please let us know and we can harvest them into our LibreTexts corpus to quickly get you a functioning text.

I tend to be leery of the licensing notification of resources in the Internet Archive (I always confirm with the author),
but there are some OER.OER-ish content that may also be useful to you in building a new remix (probably need updating):
https://archive.org/details/BartendingCourse (we could bring in the questions into our ADAPT homework system for ya)
https://archive.org/details/MyMixologyPreviewCopy2ndEdition38/page/n37/mode/2up (Martin Kimeldorf appeared to have placed his book in play (under CC BY-SA-ND license)
https://archive.org/details/vintage-cocktail-books-euvs/1807-l-art-de-composer-facilement-et-a-peu-de-frais-les-liqueurs-de-table.pdf

I am working with an individual at our institution that is looking for OER resources that include definitions of terms and concepts
related to the principles and processes of baking and cooking.
Some examples of terms that would be helpful to have included are as follows: seasoning, mixing, boiling and baking.
Help in locating appropriate resources to recommend would be much appreciated!

Well, these might be of some use. I put them together for my kids as they prepared to leave the nest.
Cook Like Dad:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DSYWyKqPGNsVnHiiiRLtm-CZaGVLu0WanY2LZQBo8o8/edit?usp=sharing
Herbs and Spices and Stuff, Oh My!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_Xn6Lp5M-PcHTkhP_xqiRxYXoOYBT3iopcY3L_vbjZ4/edit?usp=sharing

Our culinary faculty created a series of videos on YouTube that are licensed CC BY 4.0,
which may be useful: Foundational Cooking Methods with Michael Frigm

Dental Hygiene
Dental Hygiene is one of the most expensive programs on our campus due, in part, to the fact that students have to buy their own instruments and scrubs on top of their textbooks.
The head of the department is excited about the possibility of using open textbooks, but so far my search has turned up little besides a few study tools or case studies. Is anyone aware of open textbooks for the following:
Dental Radiology
Oral Histology and Embryology
Head and Neck Anatomy
Periodontology
Pharmacology
Local Anesthesia and Pain Control

I just thought I'd write to say that this question has come up a few times on the list and hasn't been answered (sorry to get your hopes up with a reply).
There are some hits in the Skills Commons repository: https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=Dental+Hygiene . But, be forewarned, the content there can be confusing in my opinion. Some of what's there is more of a stub or course description, rather than usable teaching materials.
This might be an area where you'd need to work with library acquisitions to see about getting access to relevant ebooks with appropriate licenses as an affordability solution until the open content you need is available.

We've looked in this subject area, too. I am attaching the spreadsheet I came up with for our faculty for dental hygiene. I'm also attaching a spreadsheet for pharmacology.
OER/DHY OER Selection Spreadsheet.xlsx
OER/HIMT 1141 Pharmacology OER.xlsx
Rachel Dilley, MLIS

I'm looking for some OER on dental office administration. Basic tooth anatomy, and common office procedures.

Portions of these CC-BY-SA community oral health education booklets might be helpful.
Oral Health Education (4 booklets)
image collection

Carpentry and Construction
I have faculty looking for open ed materials on carpentry and construction and am coming up with nothing. I have exhausted the normal channels.

Repositories
· SkillsCommons
· BCcampus Trades Textbooks
· BCOE CTE Center (Specifically Wood Technology 1 & 2 https://www.oercommons.org/courses/wood-technology-1-and-2-model/view )
Books
Rutherford, C. (2018). Building Maintenance & Construction – Tools and Maintenance Tasks (CC BY 4.0). An interactive textbook that can be accessed online or downloaded. http://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/buildingmaint/

Electrical Trade

I am working with an instructor in our electrical trades program at Central New Mexico Community College, and she would like to find OER materials for her courses (but we fear they do not exist). Topics that her courses cover include the following:
Electrical trades, journeyman electrician, NEC code, AC/DC circuits, series circuits, parallel circuits, inductance, capacitance, transformers, electrical installations, load calculations, ampacity, voltage drop, pipefill, boxfill....
Does anyone have leads for where to find and adapt OER materials that cover topics like this at a college freshman reading level? I appreciate any tips or guidance. Thank you.

Hi Jennifer, one place you might begin to search is the SkillsCommons website, many trades courses and course materials created as part of the U.S. Dept. of Labour TACCT grants. Give it a go!
https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=electrical

Another resource besides the one recommended earlier by Jenni is.
Check out BCcampus's 23 Common Core Trades books that might have some of what you are looking for.
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Common%20Core
Springer also has some open access journals on electrical engineering, etc. that you may want to check out.
https://www.springeropen.com/p/engineering/electrical-engineering

Jim Pytel at Columbia Gorge Community College has some materials that you might find useful:
Basic Electronics 1: DC Circuit Analysis playlist (54 free online lectures): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnqjKaksr8qQ9w3XY5zFXQ2H-zXQFMlI
Electrically Controlled Systems playlist (50+ free online lectures): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdnqjKaksr8qRPCFkU2Q8XQe0bfo99rs6
Hydraulics and Electrical Control of Hydraulic Systems: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/hydraulics

I’m looking for materials for the following courses:
MMCTC-370 Fundamentals of Welding & Machine Shop
MMCTC-371 Fundamentals of Hydraulics and Pneumatics
MMCTC-372 Electrical Fundamentals

Our welding department was able to work out an agreement with one of the welding equipment manufacturers to distribute their product user guide as a course textbook. The content isn't open, but it is free for our students.
Contact Kurt Billsten (kbillste@harpercollege.edu ) for more information.

In addition to the resources Michaela shared, here are a few others in use in Oregon:
- For hydraulics: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=Hydraulics
- For electronics: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=electronics (is this the same as electrical?)

I am seeking OER resources for an instructor who is teaching electric motors, 3 phase induction motors, 3 phase electrical power,
electrical transformer, electric motor drives, variable speed drive, and variable frequency drives.
The courses the content will be used in are Industrial Electronics coursesEEM-211 AC Machines
EEM-221 DC/AC Drives

There are several resources in our workforce library that look like they can help you:
https://workforce.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Electronics_Technology

Here's a list of related resources used in Oregon that you may want to browse through:
http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=electri
And another couple that didn't match that search string: Troubleshooting motors and controls, All About Circuits, Vol.1: Direct Current (DC)

I am enjoying the exchange of ideas in the group. Now, it's my turn to ask for help. I'm in unfamiliar territory...
I am looking for OER materials for an Electrician program. Currently,
students use a Pearson product for study and prep for a certification test through
NCCER (National Center for Construction Education & Research).
The instructors would like to explore open textbooks and possibly a different certification exam.
What have you found to be the best sources for OER resources in career/technical programs?
Course list for Technical Diploma in Electrician
ELEC 1120 Basic Electricity
ELEC 1210 Residential Wiring
Elec 1330 Generators/Motors & Transformers
ELEC 1420 Intro to Motor Controls
ELEC 1440 Motor Controls
ELEC 2520 Solid State Theory
Elec 2540 Logic Functions
ELEC 2720 Intro to Programmable Logic

A faculty member at College of DuPage wrote a textbook titled Fundamentals of Electricity (CC BY-NC-
SA) in 2021. You can find it indexed in OER Commons or all documents linked in a Google folder.

EMT
Does anyone have suggestions for OER texts for Emergency Medical Responder or Emergency Medical Technician courses?
https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=%22emergency+medical+technician%22 provides a directory of OER links, including a few that link to full courses.

Besides the Skills Commons resources, did you end up finding anything for the EMT courses? I have a faculty member looking for something similar and I had pointing him to SkillsCommons as well but am wondering if there is anything else out there that we could also consider.

Hi Sarah and all, I put out a similar question last week. Here's the roundup of responses, with thanks to everyone who offered suggestions:

- Syllabus for a course at LB that uses Learning Express Library materials for a CMA course
- Health Case Studies
- Improving Understanding and Collaboration Among First Responders
- Wikibook for EMT Basics: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/EMT-Basic/Preparatory/Introduction
- Emergency responder open courses in MERLOT: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=Emergency+Medical+Responder&sort.property=relevance
- https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=emergency+medical
- https://openstax.org/blog/saving-lives-alaska-openstax-and-open-resources?utm_source=Pardot&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=March+News+2019
- https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=emergency+medical&sort.property=relevance&btn_2=Search
- Life in the Fast Lane FOAM site
- Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
- FOAM and Critical Care
- https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=%22emergency+medical+technician%22

Engines (Small)
I am searching for content related to small engines. Specifically 2 and 4 stroke theory, engine parts ID, different styles/kinds of engines.
The faculty are looking to fill the gap of a book that is being discontinued.
Now I have already done a shallow dive through the usual spaces and repositories and sent that off to the requesting faculty.
I am wondering if anyone has leads on more comprehensive materials besides proprietary schematics and assorted classroom offerings.

There are a lot of materials in Skill Commons, a partner of MERLOT. Here is a direct link to them:
Search - SkillsCommons Repository

Fire Science
Our Fire Technology program faculty are interested in moving to OER. I’m having a hard time finding any resources. Does anyone know of Fire programs that are Zero Cost or use OER?
The closest thing I could find is something like this:
Improving Understanding and Collaboration Among First Responders: This unique training addresses the institutional culture of five responder groups: law enforcement, EMS, fire, public health, and private security in an attempt at fostering understanding among these groups.
But they are looking for more on Fire Prevention Technology, Fire Protection Equipment and Systems, Building Construction for Fire Protection, etc.

MERLOT has a category of Fire Safety and has a number of different materials there that may be helpful:
Material Search Results (merlot.org)

Food Science
I have an instructor that is looking for a textbook on industrial food science and technology, not culinary. Any suggestions?
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/chemistry-of-cooking
This is worth a look, though it might not be exactly on-point.

Horticulture
We have been looking for OER options for our Horticulture Dept. ... ironically, so far it’s been a “fruitless” search J
Would anyone here know of any materials that might fit the bill? General Horticulture or beyond?

I searched MERLOT for Horticulture and came up with these 19 resources:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=horticulture&sort.property=relevance
I also used MERLOT Smart Search and came up with these at other digital libraries:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/otherCollectionsHitlist.htm?keywords=horticulture&discipline=&page=1
And several other academic-related resources on the web:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/webHitlist.htm?keywords=horticulture&discipline=&page=1

There were many courses created during the TAACCT grants. Check out https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=horticulture

Also, I was the instructional designer for the courses created by Triton College. Most of the content is available, videos, readings and assessments. I hope you find them useful. I believe College of Lake County also created some.

HVAC Resources

I am assisting a faculty member who is redesigning his course so students do not have to buy a book. Do any of you know about any resources that cover HVACR (Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration)? He really wants to help his students out so they do not have to buy a book.

Our program includes both a 9-month residential/light commercial certificate as well as a 2-yr AAS addressing commercial HVAC service, maintenance, and operation. We teach both new students just entering the field as service technicians and/or installers as well as providing upgrade training for long-time technicians. I primarily use manuals and data from the websites of the manufacturer and/or manufacturer reps to address service, maintenance, and operations. It is far superior to any textbook since it is material addressed by the industry, not an academician, thus the student is more accepting of what is being taught. Not all of what I list below is 100% useful, but I use elements of virtually everything on this list and more.
All About Circuits
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/textbook/
Copper, Soldering, Brazing
https://www.copper.org/publications/pub_list/soldering.html
http://www.wes.ir/files/3686573BrazingHandbook.pdf
https://archive.org/details/Soldering_Brazing_Welding-A_Manual_of_Techniques_D._Pritchard
https://www.copper.org/publications/pub_list/pdf/copper_tube_handbook.pdf
ECM Motors
https://www.genteqmotors.com/assets/0/96/101/111/112/222548e1-3a94-4465-ae93-3ac96782fea5.pdf
https://www.genteqmotors.com/assets/0/96/101/111/112/4c713fab-2d3f-465e-bfb1-94fa5e0d052a.pdf
https://www.priceindustries.com/content/uploads/assets/literature/manuals/section%20g/ecm-motor-troubleshooting-manual.pdf
Induction Motors
http://www.fasco.com/distribution/fasco-motor-facts/fasco-facs-english/
http://css.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Motors1.pdf
https://new.abb.com/docs/librariesprovider53/about-downloads/low-voltage-motor-guide.pdf
VFDs
https://customer.honeywell.com/resources/techlit/TechLitDocuments/63-0000s/63-7062.pdf
I've not found a good generic resource on drives including the one listed above. I prefer to use the drive manuals that come with the VFDs with which I teach. We have Automation Direct GS1 and GS2 drives as well as ABB HVAC drives used to operate our pumps and our Air Handling Unit.
https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/gs1m/gs1m.html
https://cdn.automationdirect.com/static/manuals/gs2m/gs2m.html
https://library.e.abb.com/public/debb3e43999f4e55c1257d0b00267491/EN_ACH550_01_UM_G_A4.pdf
Control (I teach control using the Tridium JACE 6 and JACE 8000)
- I have written my own fundamentals of control for the so-called control theory
- I use the manuals that come with the Tridium Workstation AX software. This won't help if you do not use Tridium Niagara or a rebranded version of the JACE
- When I teach BACnet and Modbus, I use the manuals for the equipment that use those communication protocols. For example, the Automation Direct Drive manuals above provide adequate discussion of Modbus. The ABB Drives have a separate manual that addresses setting up BACnet communications for their drive.
https://library.e.abb.com/public/3a7f1befeb5556dbc12572dc002365b3/3AUA0000004591_REVD.pdf
Bell & Gossett
http://bellgossett.com/training-education/training-manuals/
Marley Cooling Towers
https://spxcooling.com/pdf/Cooling-Tower-Fundamentals.pdf
Cleaver Brooks Boilers
http://cleaverbrooks.com/reference-center/resource-library/boiler-book/index.html
Trane
https://www.trane.com/commercial/north-america/us/en/education-training/educational-resources-by-type/application-manuals.html
The Trane materials are not free; in fact, I consider them expensive. But it is possible to ask Trane for permissions to use pdf versions and place them on your course management system. Go through your local Trane Distributor.
Baltimore Cooling Tower
http://www.baltimoreaircoil.com/english/knowledge-center/resource-library
Belimo Actuators
Catalog for damper actuators and valves
http://www.baltimoreaircoil.com/english/knowledge-center/resource-library
Knowledge Center
https://www.belimo.us/en_US/solutions/links/documents.html
Much material here, but the damper applications guide is great.
VAV Systems
https://www.titus-hvac.com/file/7564/terminal%20units%20eng_guidelines2013.pdf
https://www.kele.com/kele-solutions-articles.aspx
TSI / Alnor (for airside T.A.B. work)
http://www.tsi.com/uploadedFiles/_Site_Root/Products/Literature/Handbooks/2980562A-Alnor_HVAC_Handbook_2007.pdf
Functional Testing Guides
https://www.ftguide.org/
Do not be confused by the word 'design'. This is part of the commissioning process which necessarily employs many technicians
Titus
https://www.titus-hvac.com/file/11072/AirBalancing_AG_2016.pdf
Air Balancing Guide that also addresses fans and fan curves
Any Number of YouTube Videos
I also use the owner and installation manuals for my lab equipment i.e.: AHU, Chiller, Boiler, geothermal, Pumps, Fans, VFDs, valves, dampers, control, etc. The students appreciate the ability to learn from those documents.
If you are an ASHRAE, AHRI, ACCA, RSES, etc. member, don't forget to use magazine/journal articles. I use many ASHRAE articles to address what the designer was suppose to do so that my students can understand how they operate so they can be properly serviced.
This is actually a short list. There is nearly anything you want available for free and for legal use and distribution from manufacturer's websites. Most manufacturers want these distributed and used by students and technicians...it's free advertising. However, it does take effort to use them in the classroom since they will not necessarily fit anindividual's teaching style or the progression of your specific program. I've made it work and the students appreciate the literature to which they've been exposed and are able to use it in the field.

I’m sure you are aware of the SkillsCommons.org site as Roane State was a TAACCCT grantee but they continue to enhance and add support the openly licensed materials at the site. In particular they have some helpful resources for a number of Apprenticeships programs and HVAC is one of them. The resources include sample instructional materials, program, pathway, and syllabi from multiple states. Hope that some of this is helpful.
http://support.skillscommons.org/showcases/apprenticeships/skillscommons-apprenticeship-resources/hvac/

A faculty member and I are searching for HVAC open textbooks and especially openly licensed images for heating and ac systems and education.
Other than BC Campus (author Aaron Lee) Basic HVAC, are there other texts that are in use for HVAC classes at your institution?

I have not used their HVAC material, but I have found SkillsCommons to be helpful for this type of content.
SkillsCommons

Aaron Lee's OER shows up everywhere! A quick search at OERSI yielded a TUDeflt open course in Efficient HVAC Systems that might have materials of use
https://ocw.tudelft.nl/courses/efficient-hvac-systems/
I'd guess finding images will need specific keyword searches on imagery needed, as general searches on say Openverse I tried on "Plumbing" "heating" were a mixed bag.

Fire Science
Hello, all. I will be meeting with faculty in the Fire Science, Mortuary science, and Law Enforcement programs on my campus tomorrow to discuss OER. Does anyone know of resources for these programs. I searched skillscommons but got one result in fire science. Thanks for any leads.

There is a collection of Fire Safety in MERLOT (315 resources) at:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?category=2671&hasAwards=false&hasComments=false&hasCourses=false&filterTypesOpen=false&dateRange=0&hasEtextReviews=false&isLeadershipLibrary=false&hasCollections=false&filterOtherOpen=false&isContentBuilder=false&filterSubjectsOpen=true&hasAccessibilityForm=false&hasPeerReviews=false&hasAssignments=false&filterPartnerAffiliationsOpen=true&hasRatings=false&hasSercActivitySheets=false&days=7&filterMobileOpen=false&sort.property=overallRating&hasEditorReviews=false&page=1

Hydrolics
Our hydraulics instructor was interested in OER but then decided to retire. Here is a Google doc where we were collecting potential materials.
Matt Schwarz MFG 104

We have 23 Common Core Trades books that might be in alignment with what you are looking for. You can find them here:
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Common%20Core

Keyboarding

I have a department chair looking for keyboarding OER. I've checked openoregon, oasis, and skillscommon. Does anyone have courses using OER for keyboarding?

Try https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Computer_Skills/Fundamentals/Typing . Not a "course", but it does have links to many free tutorials.

Landscape Design

Some instructors at USask are looking for OER for the Landscape Design course.
I have found these and sent them on to them, but I'm wondering if there is anything that might meet their needs (see below).
https://collection.bccampus.ca/textbooks/red-seal-landscape-horticulturist-identify-plants-and-plant-requirements/
https://open.lib.umn.edu/nativegrasses/
https://openpress.usask.ca/soilscience/ (this one was a cross-Canada partnership that Fran Walley led.
They're looking for materials that cover:
Design styles, elements, and techniques
- History of landscape design
- Indigenous, English, German, and Japanese styles
- Hard scaping, construction, working containers with turfgrass
- Communication and working with clients
Landscape design principles and concepts
- Humans in the natural and urban worlds
- Urban environments and urban planning
- Future cities and urban communities
- The landscape design process
Plants in the landscape
- Landscape and site analysis, drafting programs
- Plant selection, hardiness, climate, water, soils, color, and light
- Edible, perennial, and annual landscapes; stock standards, pruning
- Botanical gardens and prairie gardens
Environmental philosophy, landscape ecology and sustainability
- Concept of nature; the connection between nature and humankind
- Sustainable development goals and urban horticulture
- Ecological functioning of landscapes, and landscape restoration
- Soil-plant-air-water continuum

You may find content of use in the LibreTexts platform. Via searches on our Commons search for biology and ecology:
https://commons.libretexts.org/?search=botany&library=&subject=&location=central&author=&license=&affiliation=&course=&publisher=
and
https://commons.libretexts.org/?search=ecology&library=&subject=&location=central&author=&license=&affiliation=&course=&publisher=

Logistics, Transportation and Distribution

I'm having difficulty locating an open textbook for a logistics course about transportation and distribution.

Were you able to find usable materials on the Skills Commons site? Sample search results: https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=logistics
I have to admit that the content in this repository doesn't always make sense to me - sometimes clicking through doesn't seem to lead to actual materials. So it might take a bit of digging.

Manufacturing Technology

I presented in front of our CTE programs today about the importance of zero cost courses…… my phone was ringing in an hour with information requests from our Manufacturing Technology program. Best phone call ever! Any resources you can suggest?

We have not had any faculty use these manufacturing OER yet, but here are a few for you and your faculty to evaluate:
https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/manufacturingprocesses45/
https://www.ibiblio.org/kuphaldt/socratic/sinst/book/liii.pdf
https://www.wisc-online.com/GammaPlus/Apps?activeTab=Flashcard
https://www.cteonline.org/curriculum/outline/welding-technology-model/cMb2Kf (Need to sign up for a free account to access)

I am looking for guidance on the following topics:
RBTC 2347 Computer Integrated Manufacturing and,
RBTC 1305 Robotics Fundamentals

I'm not sure whether this is relevant, but Oregon has an open manufacturing textbook: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/manufacturingprocesses45/

Please pardon the redundancy…I have not been paying attention to posts on disciplines that are not related to mine, but our CTE program is beginning to realize the value of OER, hence the request below. Other than Skillscommons.org, any other resources you can send will be much appreciated.
IND 181 - World Class Manufacturing I
Studies the principles and applications of the globalization of industry. Emphasizes the fundamentals of interpersonal/team process, organization skills, total quality tools for continuous improvement, statistical process control, manufacturing resource planning and just- in-time.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
3 credits

Not specifically addressing this course, but manufacturing in general.
Our Maintenance faculty have been able to get permission from equipment manufacturers to use their manuals for courses. See:
"Cutting, Heating and Welding Guide” from Victor Technologies 2012 edition (Manual No: 0056-3260)
https://www.millerwelds.com/-/media/miller-electric/files/pdf/resources/pipeweldinghandbook.pdf
https://www.lincolnelectric.com/assets/US/EN/literature/c2410.pdf

Supply Chain is using:
Transportation Operations from Open Commons
I'm not sure whether this is relevant (this is way outside my area of expertise) but you could take a look at a manufacturing textbook created at Linn-Benton Community College in Oregon: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/manufacturingprocesses45/
One more. Our Manufacturing faculty member just shared another resource list:
http://opensourcemachine.org/us-army-courses

Is anyone aware of any OER for Manufacturing - Properties of Materials? The course description is:
Introduces the basic concepts of materials including composition, properties and usage in manufacturing processes. Provides an overview of the properties of materials as modified by heat treatment, welding and machining processes with an emphasis on metals.

I'm attaching an OER spreadsheet with my search results for a similar course at Columbus State Community College. There are three tabs at the bottom, but one of them contains library resources, many of which your library might also have. I hope this helps.

Medical Assisting

I just got an email from a student who is in the medical assisting program at my institution. They found my name as the ZTC/OER lead on campus and sent me an email explaining their hardships. While I cannot insist that other faculty employ zero cost OERs in their programs, I can offer suggestions and send resources to the student directly so they may at least use the zero cost resources in lieu of pricy materials.

There are some OER/no-cost adoptions in Linn-Benton Community College's medical assistant program: http://openoregon.org/resources/?keyword=cma%20.
One of these relies on test prep available through a database that our State Library provides access to for all Oregonians.

I took a quick look at the textbooks required for the courses for the program.
Medical/health materials tend to be on the higher end of course material prices.
The department actually does a really nice job of describing and breaking out the costs of the program http://hs.marin.edu/medical-assisting/costs
I may be missing if there are separate lab fees or kits the student needs (medical kits can get expensive), but while a few course materials are on the higher side many are not like MEADA 160 is $68.
166 and 165 is using the same material so that textbook is for both courses.
171 is an expensive $200 title -figure its Elsevier. Ugh.

I have an instructor in Medical Laboratory Technology who is interested in adopting/adapting OER materials for her courses.

MERLOT has a whole section on Medical Laboratory Technology. There are 66 resources cataloged.
Direct link: Material Search Results (merlot.org)

Medical Office Procedures

A faculty member is looking for OERs for the above. The course focuses on medical law and ethics, medical office management, medical records management and the legal & ethical role of a medical office admin assistant. I have some resources that I found at the Saylor Foundation. If anyone knows of any other OERs for this course I would appreciate feedback.

I’ve just completed work on a grant where materials focusing on those topics were created:
RxTN Certified Clinical Medical Assistant content (I personally think this one would work better for the faculty member)
RxTN Medical Law & Ethics content

Medical Terminology

One of our Medical Terminology* instructors has just about hit her breaking point with the publisher and their Byzantine process for accessing quiz question pools.
What's out there that I can offer her? MedTerms is a gateway course for ALL Allied Health, and going OER for this class would save students a TON of money.
*This is basic first-year stuff - prefixes and suffixes, base words, etc. E.g., "dermatitis" = "infection (itis) of the skin (derma)"

We've found several learning resources for medical terminology and cataloged them at KnowledgeToWork.com. You can find all these resources with this link: https://www.knowledgetowork.com/search-setsearchbar.php?sswcode=COMP&pid=1092102&search=CompetencyName . Not all are openly licensed, but you can use the filters on the left to narrow the results by copyright license.

Office Technology

I’m on the hunt for resources our office technology instructors can utilize. So far I haven’t had a ton luck however feel there must be more out there than I have found (which is listed below). I’ve searched SkillsCommons but admittedly have not found a good strategy to find resources on this site.

You can search MERLOT by category, i.e.
Keyboarding yields 3 typing tutorials:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=keyboarding&sort.property=relevance
Quickbooks yields 5 resources:
https://www.merlot.org/merlot/materials.htm?keywords=quickbooks&sort.property=relevance

For typing / keyboarding, see:
https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Computer_Skills/Fundamentals/Typing
For Microsoft Office, see:
https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/topics/office/
https://www.excel-easy.com/

Open Pedagogy at Polytechnics

Does anyone have any examples that they can share of open pedagogy at polytechnic institutions or trades / technical institutes?

Perhaps relevant - we have faculty who teach technical writing classes in which students write open repair manuals with iFixit: https://edu.ifixit.com /

Picture Archiving and Communication System

One of our faculty is interested in PACS (picture archiving and communication system). She is currently teaching the course using copyrighted materials from the library. She interested in developing the course as OER. Any suggestions on available resources? Thanks.

I would suggest that she may want to replace the images with correctly attributed CC-licensed and/or Public Domain images. See this list for potential sources of images http://guides.lib.vt.edu/oer/images
If she cannot or refuses, her options are to:
- Complete an informed Fair Use analysis for each item to determine if her proposed use is indeed fair
- Obtain permission for each item for her particular use, request that the owner of the image CC-license them (or a lower-resolution version), or request permission which is transferable to other users
For any of these, she should spell out very, very clearly that the works are in-copyright and the terms under which she is using them (fair use, used with permission, CC) as a courtesy to downstream users or potential adapters.

Pharmacology
A fellow faculty member is willing to get into OER, and is looking for an OER text or resource for pharmacology for MA students....anyone have anything?

I've attached a spreadsheet containing what I found for one of our faculty members in pharmacology.
Rachel Dilley, MLIS
Columbus State Community College
rdilley2@cscc.edu

I am seeking images for a pharmacy tech program - has anyone had any luck with this area?

Unsplash has some nice options: https://unsplash.com/s/photos/pharmacy

Plumbing and Electrical Work
I am looking for OER that cover basic plumbing and electrical work for our corrections students. It would be great if video tutorials are available.

One of our instructors at Maui Community College developed this book a few years ago.
It covers plumbing, electrical, and a host of safety topics.
There are many embedded videos within.
https://pressbooks.oer.hawaii.edu/buildingmaint/

Skills Commons at
https://partner.skillscommons.org/
offers OER repositories and portals, among other things.

Hmm, I wonder why that could be.
The book has an entry in the Open Textbook Library, but may not have been included in many other repositories or referatories.
https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/building-maintenance-construction-tools-and-maintenance-tasks
Feel free to distribute and share broadly to other places where folks look for OER.
Oh, and leave a review in the OTL if you have a moment!

Real Estate
Our college is looking into the possibility of making our Real Estate program ZTC and we are wondering if
there are OER materials out there for the courses listed below.
Most probably are California specific, but if any of you know of any OER for these courses, please let us know.
Real Estate Principles
Fundamentals of real estate, covering basic laws and principles of California real estate.
Gives understanding, background, and terminology necessary for advanced study in the specialized courses.
Real Estate Practice
Office procedures and practices of the broker and salesperson in the real estate business, including listing, prospecting,
advertising, financing, exchanges, and sales techniques.
Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s license and real estate salesperson’s license.
Real Estate Finance
Analysis of real property financing. Topics include: primary and secondary sources of real estate loans,
mathematics and legal aspects of finance, role of government agencies, mortgage insurance and interest rates,
credit reporting, real estate appraisal, and taxation.
Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s license and real estate salesperson’s license.
Real Estate Appraisal
Introductory course covering the purposes of appraisals, the appraisal process and approaches,
and the methods and techniques used to determine the value of various types of property,
with emphasis on the single-family residence. Course is applicable toward the educational requirements for broker’s
license real estate sales-person’s license.
Advanced Real Estate Appraisal
Appraisal of residential apartment buildings, small office buildings, shopping centers, and industrial buildings.
Course meets California real estate broker license requirements, and is accepted as 54 hours toward Office of Real Estate
Appraisers (OREA) certificate-residential/certificate-general appraisal requirements.
Real Estate Escrow
Case method study of escrow procedures, including the actual processing of sale escrow. Topics include: encumbrances, interest adjustments, reconveyance, mortgages, insurance, taxes, fees, unique vocabulary, title policy types, drawing of documents, and other processing details pertinent to the handling of an escrow from inception to closing. Course applies towards the education requirements for broker’s and real estate salesperson’s licenses.
Real Estate Property Management
Introduction to management of real estate property. Identification and analysis of functions, responsibilities, legal rights,
liabilities, and leasing instruments of property management. Course is an elective for the California sales or broker’s license.

I saw your message regarding the possibility of developing a zero-course materials cost degree for Real Estate
and your request for information about existing OER course materials (Erin, see message from Larry below).
My colleague Dr. Erin Hopkins (copied) is developing an 8-chapter, peer- and student-reviewed open textbook
titled Sustainable Property Management. It will be published in early 2023. To receive updates,
please complete the form at: https://bit.ly/interest_sustainable_real_estate The Table of Contents is included below.
Erin, may I share the draft abstract and introduction?
Chapter 1: Introduction to Sustainable Property Management
Chapter 2: The Three Spheres of Sustainable Property Management
Chapter 3: Stakeholder Motivations for Sustainable Property Management Practices
Chapter 4: Sustainable Building Maintenance and Repair Practices
Chapter 5: The Intersection of Sustainable Property Management and Risk Management
Chapter 6: Integrating Sustainable Practices into Marketing and Leasing
Chapter 7: Integrating Sustainable Practices into Accounting and Finance
Chapter 8: Health and Well-Being Considerations

Regenerative Agriculture

I was wondering if anyone has openly licensed materials on regenerative agriculture?

The only thing that comes to mind is Andrew Millison's Intro to Permaculture: https://open.oregonstate.education/permaculture/

Timber

Hello everyone, I'm a new member to this list from Portland Community College in Oregon. I'm working with a college initiative,
which aims to develop entry job training materials for potential workers in the emerging Mass Timber industry in the pacific northwest.
Are you aware of any existing OER materials that cover foundational or introductory information on Mass Timber?
These materials would be used to provide an overview of what an entry level worker would encounter working in the mass timber industry. Related topics include:
introduction to mass timber and the traditional construction industry
introduction to mass timber products and components
planning and print reading skills
safe rigging skills
installation information

You might want to look on https://partner.skillscommons.org/ OER was part of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training (TAACCCT)
$2 billion program funded during the Obama administration.
I suspect a lot of the content is dated by now as that was around 10 years ago.

Veterinary Technology

Does anyone know of an OER dedicated to a Vet Tech program, especially a terminology title?
You might want to check out the http://skillscommons.org site. This is the site where the OER based materials/course
syllabi developed by community colleges that received the Department of Labor TAACCCT Grants are stored.
Veterinary Technology was one of the disciplines/careers that was selected by some college grantees. I took a quick scan earlier and saw mostly syllabi, student handbooks, instructor guides for vet tech but the colleges do identify themselves and you can reach out and see if they are willing to share additional materials and/or their methods for creating OER-based vet tech curriculum.

Welding

Does anyone have some leads for welding OER material? Any information about the keywords below would be particularly helpful to our CTE program.

Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW)
Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW)
Gas Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW)
Flux Cored Arc Welding (FCAW)
Laser Beam Welding (LBW)
Robotic Welding (no acronym)
Plasma Arc Cutting (PAC)
Oxyfuel Welding (OFW)
Oxyfuel Cutting (OFW)
Metal Fabrication (no acronym)
Nondestructive Examination (NDE)
Nondestructive Testing (NDT)
Destructive Testing (DT)

Check out BCcampus's 23 Common Core Trades books that might have some of what you are looking for.
https://open.bccampus.ca/find-open-textbooks/?subject=Common%20Core
Have you looked in Wikibooks as well?
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Welding/SMAW
Springer has 17 articles from the Welding in the World journal that are open access:

http://link.springer.com/search?query=&search-within=Journal&facet-journal-id=40194&package=openaccessarticles
I'd like to recommend SkillsCommons. It contains free and open learning materials and program support materials for workforce development. I've already found some on welding:

https://www.skillscommons.org/discover?query=welding

World Class Manufacturing

I am developing a new World Class Manufacturing course and would like to include several hands-on examples to enhance the learning experience.
Anyone aware of OER classroom simulations and/or projects that would enable to achieve this goal?

WISC-ONLINE has a variety on online learning objects https://www.wisc-online.com/learn/manufacturing-engineering/

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