Careers - TCC OER Subject Guide: OER starting points
This guide compiles starting points for OER and freely available resources for Careers 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 Careers, by course area and material type
Career & life planning
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Career and Life Planning (OER textbook)Graciela Martinez and Elizabeth Shaker, College of the Canyons, 3rd ed., 2019. "Career and life planning is a lifetime process and this course is designed to equip you with the tools necessary to navigate each step of the way. This course is divided into six units." Each unit integrates activities, videos, and summaries. PDF and editable Word formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Career/Life Planning and Personal Exploration (OER course)OER course developed by and used for Career/Life Planning course at Santa Ana College, and currently hosted by LibreTexts. Organized into 3 sections (Identifying Your Career Profile, II. Exploring Career Options, and Creating Your Career Game Plan), with 10 chapters. Integrated activities throughout. Online and PDF formats. Course pages may have different CC (Creative Commons) open licenses. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Blueprint for Success in College and Career (OER textbook)Textbook Excellence Award winner! Dave Dillon, Rebus Community, 2019, updated 2021. "This text, designed to show how to be successful in college and in career preparation focuses on study skills, time management, career exploration, health, and financial literacy.” Written by a community college counselor and instructor. Downloadable in multiple formats, including digital and print PDFs, an editable OpenDocument format, and more. Appendices include a Study Skills Assessment.
CC BY 4.0 (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand. - Blueprint for Success in College: Career Decision Making (OER textbook)Dave Dillon, Rebus Community, [2019]. Part of the Blueprint for Success series; this text focuses specifically on career decision-making and interviewing skills. 2019. Available in multiple downloadable and editable formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Career Exploration (OER textbook)Denise Dufek, Bay College, 2nd ed., 2017. Organized into 3 main units, with embedded reading links, videos, and assignments. PDF format. Access online version at https://tinyurl.com/y8lpg989 . CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Student Success Skills - University SurvivalShort articles on different student success skills. Includes several career-related topics. Not OER but freely available to view or link to.
Job search & interview skills
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Blueprint for Success in College: Career Decision Making (OER textbook)Dave Dillon, Rebus Community, [2019]. Part of the Blueprint for Success series; this text focuses specifically on career decision-making and interviewing skills. 2019. Available in multiple downloadable and editable formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- PRDV102: Resume Writing (OER course)Saylor Academy. "In this course we explore techniques to help you construct a résumé and cover letter." Organized into 3 units. Online format. TIP: The Resources link in the course menu is a shortcut to the sources and files used in the course. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- PRDV103: Interviewing Skills (OER course)Saylor Academy. "This course will help you showcase your knowledge, skills, abilities, strengths, and interests to potential employers during a professional job interview." Organized into 3 units. Online format. TIP: The Resources link in the course menu is a shortcut to the sources and files used in the course. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Business Soft Skills - Crash Course video playlistCrash Course video series of 15+ videos (each around 10 mins.) with innovative graphics, last updated 2019. "[B]ased on a college-level curriculum, with a variety of management and organizational psychology reference texts." Includes videos on: spoken communication, resumes, interviewing, salary negotiation, goal setting, time management, decision-making, teamwork, handling conflict, leadership, fairness, power, and avoiding burnout. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
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.
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