Skill-Building OER

Overview

Faculty often need supplemental resources to help students build necessary skills in critical thinking, writing, and learning. Below, I've collected resources that have broad, interdisciplinary appeal. Feel free to recommend them to faculty. Included in this resource list is information about each OER's license and usage. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to me. If there are additional topics you would like to see covered here, please comment on this article.

Resources

Critical Thinking

OER	License / Attribution / Year	Usage	Content
Exploring Perspectives: A Concise Guide to Analysis	CC-BY-NC-SA / Randall Fallows / 2011	Remix and revise okay, provided any revised content is shared openly. Attribution required. Noncommercial use only.	Analyzing multiple perspectives, developing assertions, explanations and significance, writing analytical essays.
Introduction to Logic and Critical Thinking	CC-BY / Matthew Van Cleave / 2016	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Argumentation, analysis, formal argumentation models, logical fallacies.

Skills for College Success

OER	License / Attribution / Year	Usage	Content
Online Student Readiness Tutorials	CC-BY / Chancellor’s Office, California Community Colleges	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Materials are available as video, mp3 or text! Covers organization, study and communication skills specific for online learners.
Blueprint for Success in College and Career	CC-BY / Dave Dillon / 2018	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Study skills, critical thinking, note-taking, career exploration, test-taking strategies.
How to Learn Like a Pro!	CC-BY / Phyllis Nissila / 2016	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Time management, critical thinking, reading skills, test-taking.
A Different Road to College: A Guide for Transitioning to College for Non-Traditional Students	CC-BY / Alise Lamoreaux / 2016	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Strategies for addressing critical barriers that nontraditional students often face.
College Success	CC-BY-NC-SA / University of Minnesota Libraries / 2015	Remix and revise okay, provided any revised content is shared openly. Attribution required. Noncommercial use only.	Staying organized, taking notes, critical reading, test taking, interacting with instructors.

Writing & Grammar

OER	License / Attribution / Year	Usage	Content
Choosing & Using Sources: A Guide to Academic Research	CC-BY / Ohio State University Libraries / 2016	Remix and revise okay. Attribution required.	Research: Student-generated research projects, writing in contexts, generating research questions.
Writing for Success	CC-BY-NC-SA / University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing	Remix and revise okay, provided any revised content is shared openly. Attribution required. Noncommercial use only.	Grammar: Sentence structure, punctuation, word choice, additional concepts for multilingual students.
The Simple Math of Writing Well: Writing for the 21st Century	CC-BY-NC-SA / Jennie Harrop / 2018	Remix and revise okay, provided any revised content is shared openly. Attribution required. Noncommercial use only.	Grammar: Sentence structure, paragraph development, essay organization, the writing process, academic formatting, professional writing.