Skip to Main Content

Biology - TCC OER Subject Guide: OER starting points

This guide compiles starting points for OER and freely available resources for Biology courses and topics. This OER subject guide was created for TCC faculty and staff and reflects TCC courses and curriculum. The purpose of this guide is to help faculty and staff more easily find and review OER in their areas so that they can make decisions about quality, accuracy, relevancy, and potential use.

OER starting points for Biology, by course area and material type

Survey of biology


TCC-created resources:

Canvas course shells:

Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Marine biology


Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Cell & molecular biology


Canvas course shells:

Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Human anatomy & physiology


Canvas course shells:

Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Microbiology


Canvas course shells:

Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. lab manuals, games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Evolution, ecology & biodiversity


Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. lab manuals, games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Botany


Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Biology research


Textbooks, courses, and readers:

Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):

Astrobiology


For OER and library resources on astrobiology, please explore the Astronomy OER subject guide, linked below and then click on the "Astrobiology" sub-tab:

Culturally responsive & inclusive pedagogy


The Culturally Responsive and Inclusive Pedagogy OER Subject Guide, linked below, provides a starting point for OER professional development and curricular materials relating to issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion; trauma-informed practices; and culturally responsive, inclusive, and anti-racist pedagogy and practices. This guide includes concepts and keywords; TCC OEDI resources; introductory and more in-depth professional development resources (toolkits, guides, etc.); curriculum resources (activities, assignments, etc.); OER and EDI rubrics; instructional design; accessibility; as well as EDI-focused OER in different disciplines across the curriculum, including STEM. 

Your OER librarian

Profile Photo
Jennifer Snoek-Brown
she/her
Contact:
Email: jsnoek-brown@tacomacc.edu (the fastest way to contact me)
Office: Bldg 7, Library (please wear a face mask)
Phone: 253.460.3936 (forwards to my email)
Book an appointment Click the "book now" button above to book a personal appointment with me via Zoom.
Website

Attributions

Except where otherwise noted, the content in this guide was compiled by Jennifer Snoek-Brown, Tacoma Community College Library, and is licensed under a CC BY SA 4.0 license.

CC BY SA license

Except where otherwise noted, the content in these guides by Tacoma Community College Library is licensed under CC BY SA 4.0.
This openly licensed content allows others to cite, share, or modify this content, with credit to TCC Library. When reusing or adapting this content, include this statement in the new document: This content was originally created by Tacoma Community College Library and shared with a CC BY SA 4.0 license.

Tacoma Community College Library - Building 7, 6501 South 19th Street, Tacoma, WA 98466 - P. 253.566.5087

Instagram logo

Visit us on Instagram!