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These open educational resources are being utilized in an Anthropology course for undergraduate students by Dr. Ken Seligson at California State University Dominguez Hills. These OERs provide introductions to anthropological concepts through short articles about current events geared towards a general audience. The main motivation to adopt these open educational resources was to limit the financial burdens of the students who enroll in this course, many of whom do so to fulfill a course requirement. Most students access the resources using links provided directly for the articles through the websites.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.