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This open textbook is being utilized in a fully asynchronous first-year seminar course (GEL 101) course for undergraduate students by Dr. Shannon Nolan-Arañez at California State University San Marcos. The open textbook provides tools and tips for success in college. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to lower the barriers to access course related content. Most student access the open textbook at Open Stax College Success which is also hyperlinked through Cougar Courses.

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.