OER in Montana

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Title	CCN	Course Materials	Name	Email	Links to Materials

UM - English Language Inst.	ADV RD & WR		Sara Schroeder	sara.schroeder@mso.umt.edu	https://saraschroeder3.wixsite.com/podcasts
MSU Great Falls College	BGEN 105	OpenStax Introduction to Business	Kerry Dolan	kerry.dolan@gfcmsu.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business
MSU Great Falls College	BGEN 220	OpenStax Business Ethics	Kerry Dolan	kerry.dolan@gfcmsu.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/business-ethics
MSU Billings	BGEN 294 Disruptive Marketing		Jessie Perius	jessica.perius1@msubillings.edu
MSU Billings	BIOB 101	OpenStax Biology 2e	James Barron	jbarron@msubillings.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
MSU Billings	BIOB 160	OpenStax Biology 2e	James Barron	jbarron@msubillings.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
MSU Billings	BIOB 170	OpenStax Biology 2e	James Barron	jbarron@msubillings.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/biology-2e
Montana State University	BIOB 318	Introductory Statistics with Randomization and Simulation	Jennifer Lachoweic		https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/introductory-statistics-with-randomization-and-simulation-first-edition
University of Montana	BIOB226	OpenStax Concepts of Biology and Chemistry books. U Berkeley, Understanding Science. ChemThink. PBS Nova "Life's Rocky Start". HHMI Biointeractive	Annie Green	annie.green@mso.umt.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology ; https://openstax.org/details/books/chemistry-2e ; https://undsci.berkeley.edu/article/whatisscience_01 ; https://simbucket.com/chemthinkserver/chemthink/ ; https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/earth/life-rocky-start.html ; https://www.biointeractive.org/classroom-resources/lizard-evolution-virtual-lab
MSU Billings	BIOE 202	Environmental Biology by Matthew R. Fisher (Ed). Open Oregon Educational Resources	James Barron	jbarron@msubillings.edu	https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/envirobiology/
Flathead Valley Community College	BIOH 104	OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology	Chaz Taylor	ctaylor@fvcc.edu
University of Montana	BMGT 101		Mike Morrelli
University of Montana	BMGT 275		Mike Morrelli
University of Montana	BMGT 401		Mike Morrelli
University of Montana	BMGT 402		Mike Morrelli
UM Western	BMGT335	Principles of Management	Christian Gilde		https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management
UM - Western	BMGT335	OpenStax (Rice University) Principles of Management and "It's the Manager" by Clifton and Harter	Debbie Huber	debbie.huber@umwestern.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/principles-management and https://www.amazon.com/Its-Manager-managers-organizations-long-term/dp/1595622241/
MSU Billings	BMKT 411	Materials are pieced together using several sources.	Dr. Anna Talafuse	anna.talafuse@msubillings.edu	http://"Here are some links: 1) (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/principles-of-marketing)- Principles of Marketing, Chapter 14 has Customer Satisfaction and Loyalty 2) (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/launch-advertising-and-promotion-in-real-time)- Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time, Chapter 4 (...Gets to Know its Consumers), Chapter 5 (Know your Audience and msnbc.com example) 3) (https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/emarketing-the-essential-guide-to-marketing-in-a-digital-world)- eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Marketing in a Digital World, Chapter 3 (Customer Relationship Management) 4) (https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-business)- Introduction to Business, Chapter 6 (Managerial Roles, Managerial Skills, Trends in Management and Leadership- Ethics Activity), Chapter 7 (Authority-Establishing Organizational Relationships, Degree of Centralization), Chapter 8 (Managing Human Resources and Labor Relations- specific section on trends in HR Management), Chapter 9 (Motivating Employees) 5) (https://openstax.org/details/books/business-ethics) Business Ethics, Chapters 6-7 discuss employee/employer relationships, Chapter 10 (Changing work Environments and Future Trends) "
UM Western	CHEM 321	Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis Volume I and II	Ana Ebeling	ana.ebeling@umwestern.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/473
UM Western	CHEM 323	Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis Volume I and II	Ana Ebeling	ana.ebeling@umwestern.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/473
Montana State University	CHMY 311	Analytical Chemistry	Jane Klassen		https://chem.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Analytical_Chemistry/Book%3A_Analytical_Chemistry_2.1_(Harvey)
MSU - Northern	CJUS 236	A quick, free, somewhat easy-to-read introduction to empirical social science research methods	Samantha Balemba	samantha.balemba@msun.edu	https://scholar.utc.edu/oer/1/
City College	COMX 111	Stand Up Speak Out	Christine Whitlatch	christine.whitlatch@msubillings.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/stand-up-speak-out-the-practice-and-ethics-of-public-speaking
MSU Billings	COMX 111	Stand up, Speak Out: The Practice and Ethics of Public Speaking	Susan Balter-Reitz	Susan.balterreitz@msubillings.edu	https://open.lib.umn.edu/publicspeaking/
Flathead Valley Community College	COMX 115	Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships	Shirley Webster
Flathead Valley Community College	COMX 115	Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships	Rebecca Spear
Flathead Valley Community College	COMX 115	Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships	Katie Clarke
Flathead Valley Community College	COMX 115	Interpersonal Communication – A Mindful Approach to Relationships	Joe Legate
MSU - Northern	EDU 225	Educational Psychology	Joey Todd	joseph.todd1@msun.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/educational-psychology
MSU Billings	EDU383	Guidelines for Online Assessment	Amanda Obery	amanda.obery@msubillings.edu	http://www.oercommons.org/courses/guidelines-for-online-assessments-for-educators/view
Montana State University	EELE 101	Electrical Circuits	Brock LaMeres		https://openlibra.com/en/book/dc-electrical-circuits-workbook
University of Montana	ELI	Speed Reading for ELLS	Sara Schroeder	sara.schroeder@mso.umt.edu	https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/pdxopen/24/
University of Montana	GBLD 194:02	Immigrant and Refugee Families, 2nd ed. Jaime Ballard et al. University of Minnesota Libraries 2016	Gillian Glaes	gillian.glaes@mso.umt.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/immigrant-and-refugee-families-global-perspectives-on-displacement-and-resettlement-experiences
University of Montana	GPHY 111	OER Commons Physical Geography, Sofia OCI Physical Geography			https://www.oercommons.org/courses/physical-geography-2/view; http://sofia.fhda.edu/gallery/geography/lessons/lesson04.html
MSU Billings	HSTA 101	American Yawp	Emily Arendt	emily.arendt@msubillings.edu	http://www.americanyawp.com/
MSU Billings	HSTA 101	"THE AMERICAN YAWP A Massively Collaborative Open U.S. History Textbook 2019-2020 Updates Stanford University Press Edition"	Emily Arendt	emily.arendt@msubillings.edu	http://content.nroc.org/DevelopmentalMath.HTML5/Common/toc/toc_en.html
UM Western	HSTA 102	American Yawp	Jessica Fowler	jessica.fowler@umwestern.edu	http:// https://www.americanyawp.com/
Flathead Valley Community College	HSTA 102	American Yawp	John Eck	jeck@fvcc.edu	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-american-yawp/view
Flathead Valley Community College	HSTA 102	American Yawp	Scott Brantner	sbrantner@fvcc.edu	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/the-american-yawp/view
Flathead Valley Community College	HSTR 101	World History: Cultures, Societies, and States to 1500	Scott Brantner	sbrantner@fvcc.cc	https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1001&context=history-textbooks
University of Montana	HSTR 102	Western Civilization Vol III	Gillian Glaes		https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EBnW_EGvY6s-WZpEb4WZlwG1i9ELTAoCzfarNx1pdeM/edit
Flathead Valley Community College	HSTR 102	Western Civilization: a concise history	Scott Branter	sbrantner@fvcc.edu	http://; https://docs.google.com/document/d/1igqL6rXaR8nsBDv4oJ8UDhWIaKp9s2XSEJg9Whkj1ZI/edit
University of Montana	LING		Tully Thibeau		https://www.oercommons.org/authoring/55604-sluicing-or-ellipsis-it-computes/view
MSU - Northern	LIT 309	Popular Genres: Serial Killers		valerie.guyant@msun.edu
MSU Northern	LIT223	British Literature I Anthology: From the Middle Ages to Neoclassicism and the Eighteenth Century	Valerie Guyant	valerie.guyant@msun.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/british-literature-i-anthology-from-the-middle-ages-to-neoclassicism-and-the-eighteenth-century
MSU Billings	LSCI125	The Information Literacy User's Guide: An Open, Online Textbook, Bernnard, D. et. al. Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research, Lowrey, C. The Process of Research Writing, Krause, S. D.	Tyree Jenks	tjenks@msubillings.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-information-literacy-user-s-guide-an-open-online-textbook https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/choosing-using-sources-a-guide-to-academic-research https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-process-of-research-writing
MSU Billings	LSCI125	"Bobish, G., & Jacobson, T. (Eds.). (2014). The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook. New York: Open SUNY Textbooks. Teaching & Learning, University Libraries (2018). Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research. The Ohio State University. "	Megan Thomas	mthomas@msubillings.edu	http://"The Information Literacy User’s Guide: An Open, Online Textbook: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-information-literacy-user-s-guide-an-open-online-textbook Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research: https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/choosing-using-sources-a-guide-to-academic-research "
MSU Billings	LSCI125	"Bernnard, D., et al. (2014). The information literacy user’s guide: An open, online textbook [Open Textbook Library version]. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-information-literacy-user-s-guide-an-open-online-textbook And Ohio State University. (2018). Choosing & using sources: A guide to academic research. [Open Textbook Library version]. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/choosing-using-sources-a-guide-to-academic-research"	Eileen Wright	ewright@msubillings.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/the-information-literacy-user-s-guide-an-open-online-textbook https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/choosing-using-sources-a-guide-to-academic-research
MSU Billings	M 305	Applied Discrete Structures	Dr. Tien Chih	Tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://faculty.uml.edu/klevasseur/ads/
MSU Billings	M 471	Basic Analysis: Introduction to Real Analysis	Dr. Tien Chih	Tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://www.jirka.org/ra/
UM Western	M090/095	Developmental Math ; EdReadyMontana.org	Liz Wright	liz.wright@umwestern.edu	http://content.nroc.org/DevelopmentalMath.HTML5/Common/toc/toc_en.html
MSU Billings	M105		Chairsty Stewart	cstewart@msubillings.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/math-in-society-mathematics-for-liberal-arts-majors http://www.opentextbookstore.com/mathinsociety/ https://spot.pcc.edu/math/mathinsociety/book-1.html
UM Western	M105	Math for Liberal Arts Students	Liz Wright	liz.wright@umwestern.edu	https://www.lulu.com/shop/darlene-diaz/math-for-liberal-arts-students/ebook/product-22275766.html?page=1&pageSize=4
MSU Billings	M121-01e	OpenStax: College Algebra	Chairsty Stewart	cstewart@msubillings.edu	https://openstax.org/details/books/college-algebra
MSU Billings	M122	Active Calculus	Dr. Tien Chih	tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://activecalculus.org/prelude/frontmatter.html
MSU Billings	M143	Finite Mathematics	Dr. Tien Chih	tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://tienchih.github.io/
MSU Northern	M171	Active Calculus ; Armstrong Calculus	Casey Donovan	casey.donoven@gmail.com	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/active-calculus/view ; https://www.oercommons.org/courses/armstrong-calculus/view
MSU Northern	SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology 2e	Samantha Balemba		https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-2e
University of Montana	SOC 325	Library Materials	Daisy Rooks
Montana State University	STAT 216	Intermediate Statistics with R	Mark Greenwood	greenwood@montana.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/intermediate-statistics-with-r
MSU Billings	STAT 216	OpenIntro Statistics	Dr. Tien Chih	Tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://www.openintro.org/index.php
Montana State University	STAT 217	Intermediate Statistics with R	Elijah Meyer	elijah.meyer@montana.edu	https://mtstateintrostats.github.io/IntroStatTextbook/
Montana State University	STAT 217	Intermediate Statistics with R	Jade Schmidt	jade.schmidt2@montana.edu	https://mtstateintrostats.github.io/IntroStatTextbook/
Montana State University	STAT 217	Intermediate Statistics with R	Nicole Carnegie	nicole.carnegie@montana.edu	https://mtstateintrostats.github.io/IntroStatTextbook/
Montana State University	STAT 217	Intermediate Statistics with R	Melinda Yager	melinda.yager@montana.edu	https://mtstateintrostats.github.io/IntroStatTextbook/
Montana State University	STAT 217	Intermediate Statistics with R	Stacey Hancock	stacey.hancock@montana.edu	https://mtstateintrostats.github.io/IntroStatTextbook/
MSU Billings	STAT 341	Notes on Elementary Probability	Dr. Tien Chih	Tien.chih@msubillings.edu	https://www3.nd.edu/~dgalvin1/30530/30530_S19/book/Lect_Prob_class.pdf
Flathead Valley Community College	WRIT 101	Writing For Success
Flathead Valley Community College	WRIT 101	Writing For Success	Ben Barckholtz		https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XH8PO2hsW28XEA-Jkm08mQuG-rWqVv3d/view
Flathead Valley Community College	WRIT 101	Writing For Success	Hannah Kauffman		https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XH8PO2hsW28XEA-Jkm08mQuG-rWqVv3d/view
Flathead Valley Community College	WRIT 101	Writing For Success	Conrad Rauscher
Montana Tech	WRIT 101	Mindful Technical Writing	Dawn Atkinson	casey.donoven@gmail.com	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/mindful-technical-writing-pdf
Montana Tech	WRIT 101	Mindful Technical Writing	Stacey Corbitt	scorbitt@mtech.edu	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/mindful-technical-writing-pdf
Montana Tech	WRIT 121	Mindful Technical Writing	Dawn Atkinson	datkinson@mtech.edu	https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/math-in-society-mathematics-for-liberal-arts-majors http://www.opentextbookstore.com/mathinsociety/ https://spot.pcc.edu/math/mathinsociety/book-1.html
Montana Tech	WRIT 121	Mindful Technical Writing	Stacey Corbitt	scorbitt@mtech.edu	https://www.oercommons.org/courses/mindful-technical-writing-pdf
City College	WRIT 220	Writing Commons	Austin Bennett	austin.bennett2@msubillings.edu	https://writingcommons.org/courses/workplace-writing/professional-writing-spring-2021