Catalog – Loyola Marymount University Pressbooks

Open Voices, Just Choices: OER for Social Justice Faculty Handbook

CC BY (Attribution) 189 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Theresa Huff, Karna Younger

Subject(s): Open learning, distance education

Institution(s): Loyola Marymount University, Saint Mary's College of California, Santa Clara University, University of San Francisco

Publisher: OER for Social Justice

Last updated: 2026-07-20

Open Voices, Just Choices: OER for Social Justice Faculty Handbook is a comprehensive guide to designing, developing, adopting, and sustaining open educational resources that promote accessibility, inclusion, and student success. Created through the OER for Social Justice (OERFSJ) initiative, the handbook supports faculty, librarians, instructional designers, and educational developers with practical guidance for every stage of the OER lifecycle, including instructional design, copyright and open licensing, accessibility, Pressbooks authoring, H5P interactive learning activities, implementation, assessment, open pedagogy, and continuous improvement.

Designed for both experienced and first-time OER creators, the handbook includes adaptable templates, checklists, examples, and faculty resources that simplify the development process while encouraging equitable, learner-centered teaching practices. Whether creating a new open textbook or adapting an existing resource, readers will find practical strategies for developing engaging, inclusive, and sustainable OER that support diverse learners and expand access to education.

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Hidden Voices in Intro Psych: A Companion Text Centering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 46 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Joyce Yang, Aline Hitti, Zachary Reese, Lijing Ma

Subject(s): Psychology

Institution(s): Loyola Marymount University, University of San Francisco

Publisher: OER for Social Justice

Last updated: 2026-07-17

Hidden Voices in Intro Psych: A Companion Text Centering Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Anti-Racism guides students through the major domains of general or introductory psychology with an emphasis on inclusivity, equity, and context-sensitive interpretation of human behavior and mental processes. Beginning with historical and methodological foundations, this companion text can be integrated with any introductory psychology textbook and explores biological psychology, cognition, development, personality, psychological disorders, and therapeutic approaches, each framed by questions of cultural difference, representation, and social structure. By integrating assessments that address both canonical content and its limitations, this resource prepares learners to evaluate psychological research with critical insight and to appreciate the rich diversity of human experience.

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Growing Your OER Program

CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) 20 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Swetta Abeyta, Nataly Blas, Theresa Huff, John Jackson, Jessea Young, Karna Younger

Subject(s): Marketing for change / Cause-related marketing, Library and information services

Institution(s): Loyola Marymount University

Publication date: 2026-07-09

Last updated: 2026-07-15

Growing Your OER Toolkit is a practical toolkit for those seeking to develop and strengthen Open Educational Resources (OER) programs. Drawing on real-world experiences and proven strategies, it covers advocacy, faculty support, accessibility, assessment, and sustainability. This toolkit provides actionable tools and adaptable approaches to help institutions expand access to affordable, equitable, and impactful learning materials.

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No-Nonsense Filmmaking

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 53 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jessica Livingstone, Mischa Livingstone

Subject(s): The Arts, Films, cinema, Film: styles and genres, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills

Last updated: 2026-07-15

No-Nonsense Filmmaking is an OER textbook uniquely designed for student filmmakers who have a story to tell. It guides students through the key choices professionals make, while providing comprehensive technical information. From inception of ideas to shot design to modes of storytelling, this text demystifies complex concepts and makes film production accessible to all.

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Your Voice Matters

CC BY (Attribution) 62 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jackie Hendricks, Amy Lueck, Loring Pfeiffer, Maura Tarnoff

Subject(s): Writing and editing guides

Institution(s): Santa Clara University

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Your Voice Matters: First-Year Writing and Social Justice frames writing as both an intellectual and community-oriented practice rooted in identity, audience awareness, and ethical engagement. Beginning with personal ways of knowing and the social construction of language, the text advances through public writing for social change, research methods grounded in justice, rigorous source collection and analysis, and strategies for making scholarly conversation visible and meaningful to real audiences. By foregrounding positionality, linguistic justice, and multi-modal strategies for public communication, this book equips students with the critical tools and reflective practices necessary for producing purposeful, public-facing writing.

Rhetorical Communities

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 31 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Leigh Meredith, Phil Choong, Melisa Garcia

Subject(s): Language learning for academic, technical and scientific purposes

Institution(s): University of San Francisco

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Rhetorical Communities guides students in analyzing and engaging with the practices, values, and expectations that shape communication within different communities. Beginning with foundational concepts of rhetoric and discourse community theory, the text progresses through genre analysis, audience and context, composing processes, collaboration, and ethical considerations, while highlighting how identity and power influence discourse. Emphasizing real-world examples and community contexts, this book helps students understand and participate in rhetorical practices across academic, professional, and civic settings.

Principles of Economics

CC BY (Attribution) 123 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Shirin Mollah, Michael Jonas, Sandhyarani Patlolla

Subject(s): Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Principles of Economics equips students with the analytical tools to interpret individual and firm behavior within competitive and imperfect markets. Beginning with foundational models of supply and demand, the book moves through consumer and producer theory, market structures (perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly), factor markets, and welfare analysis, highlighting how economic agents respond to incentives and constraints. The text then takes student through broad-scale dynamics of macroeconomics, including national output, inflation, unemployment, and monetary and fiscal policy. By connecting theory to contemporary policy questions and real-world phenomena, the text supports students in developing critical thinking and decision-making skills applicable across business, public policy, and personal finance contexts.

Human Physiology

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 981 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Leslie Bach, Nour Al-muhtasib, Leslie King, Nicole Thometz

Subject(s): Physiology

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Human Physiology guides students through the mechanisms that sustain human life, linking the chemistry and physics of body structures to their functions in maintaining dynamic equilibrium across body systems. Beginning with the basics of structural organization and homeostasis, the text progresses through cellular and system-level physiology—including neural and endocrine control, circulation and gas exchange, fluid and electrolyte balance, metabolism, and renal and digestive function—emphasizing how organs interact to preserve homeostasis. With sections organized into conceptually focused units and key terms supported by review questions, this resource equips students with the foundational knowledge and analytical skills essential for further study in health-related biological sciences.

General Chemistry 3e: OER for Inclusive Learning

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 540 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Nicole Bouvier-Brown, Saori Shiraki, J. Ryan Hunt, Emily Jarvis

Subject(s): Chemistry

Institution(s): Loyola Marymount University

Last updated: 2026-07-10

General Chemistry 3e: OER for Inclusive Learning supports students in developing conceptual understanding and quantitative problem-solving skills across the core topics of a two-semester general chemistry course. The text combines clear explanations with scaffolded practice and interactive, formative H5P exercises that allow students to test their understanding, receive immediate feedback, and build confidence over time. Real-world applications, including sustainability and green chemistry, help connect chemical principles to contemporary scientific and societal contexts.

Concepts in Biology

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 207 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Christelle Sabatier, Michelle McCully, Dawn Hart, Elizabeth Dahlhoff

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences

Institution(s): Santa Clara University

Last updated: 2026-07-10

Concepts in Biology is designed to help learners build a robust conceptual framework for understanding life and biological organization across levels of complexity. Organized around the Vision and Change framework (AAAS, 2011), the text covers the core biological concepts of Transformations of Energy and Matter, Information Flow, Evolution, Structure-Function and Systems. Students are guided to approach each concept at the cellular and molecular, organismal, and ecological levels of biological scale. This book emphasizes the interconnectedness of biological systems and the processes that drive life. Interactive questions are embedded throughout to engage students in the learning process and give them personalized and immediate feedback on their understanding. Using this book equips introductory college students with critical thinking and scientific literacy skills that serve as a foundation to their development as life scientists and informed citizens.