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Instead of students purchasing three textbooks, students read articles on specific topics written by the specialist, and they read a few select chapters from the standard textbooks.  This allowed students to engage more with the primary data of the class and understand how history is written.  Additionally, students engaged in multiple contradictory histories written by different authors that they then discussed and debated.  All PDFs were provided on Canvas taking into account all proper copyright issues.

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.