Catalog – Maricopa Open Digital Press

First Year Experience @ MCC

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 5 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Mesa Community College

Subject(s): Higher education, tertiary education

Institution(s): Mesa Community College

Last updated: 2025-11-18

Red Mountain Microbiology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 41 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jill Raymond Ph.D., Graham Boorse, Ph.D., Anne Mason M.S.

Subject(s): Microbiology (non-medical), Biology, life sciences

Publication date: 2022-01-18

Last updated: 2025-09-26

Environmental Science

CC BY (Attribution) 73 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Sean Whitcomb

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences

Last updated: 2025-09-24

Astronomy

CC BY (Attribution) 1 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Andrew Franknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff

Publisher: OpenStax

Publication date: 2016-10-13

Last updated: 2025-09-08

Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. The Astronomy textbook builds student understanding through the use of relevant analogies, clear and non-technical explanations, and rich illustrations. Mathematics is included in a flexible manner to meet the needs of individual instructors.

Open Maricopa OER Grant Final Products

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Various Authors

Subject(s): The Arts

Last updated: 2025-08-20

A Series of 14 Original Objective-Based & Tested Interactive Lab Exercises for Environmental Geology

CC BY (Attribution) 5 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jeff Simpson

Editor(s): Jeff Simpson

Subject(s): Earth sciences, Historical geology and palaeogeology, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning

Institution(s): Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Publisher: Jeff Simpson / Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Last updated: 2025-07-09

A Series of 11 Original Objective-Based & Tested Interactive Lab Exercises for Environmental Geology

Active Learning Kit

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Cheryl Colan

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, Open learning, distance education, Teaching skills and techniques, Educational equipment and technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)

Publisher: Center for Teaching, Learning, and Engagement, Glendale Community College

Publication date: 2021-01-08

Last updated: 2025-05-13

Inside, you’ll find many ideas you can use to enliven your synchronous online class meetings with active learning activities. We have organized them into two parts:

Web Apps: This part contains teaching ideas for web-based applications you can use with your students for active learning during your class meetings.
Videoconference Tool Features: This part contains teaching ideas for using the built-in features of Google Meet, Webex Meetings, and Zoom for active learning during your class meetings.

Dynamic Planet: Exploring Geological Disasters and Environmental Change

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 139 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Charlene Estrada, Carolina Londono Michel, Merry Wilson, Jeff Simpson, Mike Santoro, Katherine J. Megivern

Editor(s): Carolina Londono Michel

Subject(s): Earth sciences, Alternative and renewable energy industries, Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning, Geology, geomorphology and the lithosphere, The environment, Energy resources

Institution(s): Chandler-Gilbert Community College

Publisher: MOD Press

Publication date: 2021-06-07

Last updated: 2025-05-13

An interactive textbook designed specifically for students of the Maricopa County Community Colleges District course Geology110IN: Geological Disasters and the Environment.

Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know

CC BY (Attribution) English (United States)

Author(s): Cheryl Cuillier, Amy Hofer, Annie Johnson, Kathleen Labadorf, Peter Potter, Richard Saunders, Anita Walz

Editor(s): Karen Lauritsen

Publisher: Open Education Network

Publication date: 2016-11-01

Last updated: 2025-04-14

Modifying an Open Textbook: What You Need to Know focuses on the technological aspects of editing open textbooks found in the Open Textbook Library or elsewhere, and will help you assess the effort, expertise, and technical tools needed. In addition, this guide includes step-by-step instructions for importing and editing common open textbook file and platform types. Finally, this guide provides a basic overview of accessibility considerations and general guidance on where to find additional help. Adapted from “6 Steps to modifying an Open Textbook” by Clint Lalonde, CC BY 4.0 International.