Sample List of OER/Library Resources for BIO 1404/1414
| Tutorial/Resource | Direct Link |
|---|---|
| Quick Search basics tutorial (participation/grade can be checked) | https://utsa.libwizard.com/f/lqs |
| Other library tutorials (keywords, topics, evaluating information/sources | https://lib.utsa.edu/services/library-instruction/tutorials |
| https://lib.utsa.edu/services/library-instruction/tutorials | https://libguides.utsa.edu/scholarly |
| Google vs. Google Scholar | https://libguides.utsa.edu/google |
| Advanced Google searching | https://libguides.utsa.edu/advancedgoogle |
| Library instruction (in-person or virtual synchronous/asynchronous) | https://lib.utsa.edu/about/staff-directory/matt-hayward |
| Introduction to the library/Quick Search playlist (Panopto) | https://utsa.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?pid=654503c0-fc61-40ef-8119-ac31017fb319 |
| Biology Databases | https://libguides.utsa.edu/sb.php?subject_id=90893 |
| Chemistry Databases | https://libguides.utsa.edu/sb.php?subject_id=90895 |
| Environmental Science Databases | https://libguides.utsa.edu/sb.php?subject_id=90908 |
Online Homework Providers: Free and Low Cost
| Provider/Resource | Cost | Advantages | Disadvantages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pressbooks Results | $10 per student
UTSA covers cost Students pay nothing Immediate access No price or technology barrier |
Uses open-source H5P activities
Instructors can use existing H5P activities or create their own Instructors can integrate questions into their OER as graded assessments Automatically graded by Blackboard Can be activated at the book level |
Pricing can get unwieldy quickly
Investigating funding options |
| OpenStax Tutor | Free | Free for UTSA faculty and students | More limiting that Pressbooks results
Not sure how it is integrated into LMS |
| Lumen Learning | $25 per student | Students get access to the content once enrolled in the course | Students cannot take quizzes until they pay the $25 fee |
| Title | Direct Link |
|---|---|
| An Interactive Introduction to Organismal and Molecular Biology | https://openbooks.lib.msu.edu/isb202/ |
| https://open.baypath.edu/bio109biology1introductiontobiology/ | https://open.baypath.edu/bio109biology1introductiontobiology/ |
| Biology 2e | https://opentextbc.ca/biology2eopenstax/ |
| Fundamentals of Biology I | https://library.achievingthedream.org/herkimerbiologyfundamentals1/ |
| Fundamentals of Biology II | https://library.achievingthedream.org/herkimerbiologyfundamentals2/ |
| Introductory Biology: Evolutionary and Ecological Perspectives | https://pressbooks.umn.edu/introbio/ |
| MHCC Biology 112: Biology for Health Professions (Has H5P self-checks) | https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/mhccbiology112/ |
| Mt Hood Community College Biology 101 | https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/mhccbiology101/ |
| Mt Hood Community College Biology 102 | https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/mhccbiology102/ |
| Principles of Biology | https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/mhccmajorsbio/ |
