Faculty Showcase Adoption title

Purpose: to help other instructors teaching the same course

Common Course ID: [Course name/number]
CSU Instructor Open Textbook Adoption Portrait

Abstract: This open textbook is being utilized in a [discipline] course for [undergraduate or graduate] students by [Instructor's name] at [Educational Institution name]. The open textbook provides [brief description of highlights and any instructor supplements]. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was [supply reason]. Most student access the open textbook in [format and/or access method].

Course Title and Number
Brief Description of course highlights:  

Student population: 

Learning or student outcomes:   

Syllabus and/or Sample assignment from the course or the adoption [optional]: 

Textbook or OER/Low cost Title: 

Brief Description:

Please provide a link to the resource  

Authors:

Student access:  

Supplemental resources:

Provide the cost savings from that of a traditional textbook.

License*: Specify the license for the material.  (i.e. Creative Commons license). For more information on CC license go to https://creativecommons.org/ 

OER/Low Cost Adoption Process

Provide an explanation or what motivated you to use this textbook or OER/Low Cost option.

How did you find and select the open textbook for this course?

Sharing Best Practices: 

Describe any key challenges you experienced, how they were resolved  and lessons learned.

Instructor Name 
Please provide your title and your institution. I am a [discipline] professor at the [Educational Institution]. I teach [list all courses that you regularly teach or have taught].

Please provide a link to your university page.

Please describe the courses/course numbers that you teach.

Describe your teaching philosophy and any research interests related to your discipline or teaching.

Please attach a photo of you (or link to where it appears)