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This open textbook is being utilized in an interdisciplinary Natural Science and Humanities course for undergraduate students by Becky Talyn at California State University, San Bernardino. The open textbook provides content about the relationship between gender and science, focusing on biological aspects of sex, gender and sexuality. The main motivations to adopt an open textbook were both to save money for our largely economically disadvantaged students and to provide content in a broader array of areas than are available in a single textbook. Most student access these assigned readings on Canvas.

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.