2026-27 Faculty Showcase Adoption title

Purpose: to help other instructors teaching the same course

Course name/number:        
CSU Instructor Open Textbook Adoption Portrait

Abstract: This open textbook is being utilized in a discipline course for a 2026-37 undergraduate or graduate students by Instructor's name at Educational Institution name. The open textbook provides brief description of highlights and any instructor supplements. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was supply reason. Most student access the open textbook in format and/or access method.

Course Title and Number
Brief Description of course highlights:  

Course Department

Student population: 

Learning or student outcomes:   

Syllabus and/or Sample assignment from the course or the adoption [optional]: 

Textbook or OER/Low-cost Title: 

Brief Description:

Please provide a link to the resource  

Authors:

Student access:  

Supplemental resources:

Provide the cost savings from that of a traditional textbook.

License*: PLEASE specify a Creative Commons license for the material.  For more information on CC license go to https://creativecommons.org/ 

OER/Low-Cost Adoption Process

Provide an explanation or what motivated you to use this textbook or OER/Low-Cost option.

How did you find and select the open textbook for this course?

Sharing Best Practices: 

Describe any key challenges you experienced, how they were resolved  and lessons learned.

Instructor Name 
Please provide your title and your institution. I am a discipline professor at the Educational Institution.

Please provide a link to your university page.

Please describe the courses/course numbers that you teach.

Describe your teaching philosophy and any research interests related to your discipline or teaching.

Please attach a photo of you (or link to where it appears)