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| ATS Resource |
Description |
| Affordable Learning Solutions |
Provides easy access to free online course content and free online textbooks as well as guidance on using CSU library resources that can substitute for print textbooks. The website provides access to lower-cost publisher content, online resellers of used books, and authoring tools for faculty to create online content easily. |
Systemwide Electronic Information
Resources (SEIR)
ECC - Electronic Core Collection |
Offers CSU Systemwide library strategy for purchasing electronic resources
that are shared across all 23 campuses. (Accessible through CSU Network only.) |
| MERLOT - Multimedia Educational Resource
for Learning and Online Teaching |
Offers free access to over 20,000 online teaching and learning materials
across a wide range of disciplines. |
| World Images Database |
Offers over 65,000 FREE copyright controlled digital images in the
humanities, arts, social sciences and architecture for use in teaching and research. |
| Center for Alternate Media (CAM) |
Provides over 10,000 commercial textbooks available in alternate accessible
format. |
| Accessibility
Resource Finder |
Access to FREE digital library of resources concerning assistive technologies,
accessibility products, accessibility evaluation methods and training materials. |
BLOL - Biology
Labs Online
Biology
Labs Online Simulations and Exercises |
Offers fee-based virtual simulated labs covering major topics in biology. |
| XERXES |
Provides a customizable technology development tool for libraries
to dynamically search for library resources across a variety of collections and display
the results in a user-friendly manner. |
SFX
SFX Search for Journals, Magazines and Newspapers
CSU/SFX Metalib |
Provides full text access to CSU electronic library resources. |
| CSU Special Collections |
Provides a directory of over 600 special collections managed by our CSU libraries. |
| Digital Marketplace (DM) |
Provides one-stop-shopping for FREE and Fee-based academic content. |
| Virtual
Library (VL) |
Provides every student at every CSU campus online access to a CSU systemwide library collection and suite of library services. |
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| ATS Resource |
Description |
Accessible Technology
Initiative (ATI)
Accessible Technology Teaching Commons |
Discover the guidelines for procurement, web accessibility, instructional materials and training to meet the Accessible Technology goals of the CSU. |
Transforming Course Design
(TCD)
Transforming Course Design Projects |
Improves student learning outcomes and, when possible, reduces cost through a systemwide program for redesigning course curriculum and pedagogy. |
| Systemwide Learning
Management System (LMS) Initiative |
Learn about the analysis of learning management services and evaluation
of learning management systems both proprietary and open source that the CSU is investigating.
Learn about the RFP process underway and find the campus leaders in LMS activities. |
| Online Degree Programs |
Discover all online BA/BS, MA/MS and credential degree programs offered across the CSU system. |
| Teaching Commons: ePortfolio |
Provides web-based guidelines, resources and tools for planning and implementing the use of e-portfolios in the CSU. |
| Teaching Commons: Student Learning Outcomes |
Provides web-based guidelines, resources and tools for planning and implementing student learning outcomes assessment, resources about and campus projects related to CLA, NSSE, and WASC. |
| MERLOT Journal for Online Learning
and Teaching (JOLT) |
Provides FREE online journal of peer reviewed research and case studies on the effective use of Academic Technology in teaching and learning. |
| MERLOT Pedagogy Portal |
Provides a collection of online resources concerning teaching strategies, learners and learning theory, instructional design, teaching challenges and assessment and evaluation. |
| MERLOT Online and Hybrid
Courses Portal |
Provides a collection of online resources to aide institutional planning
and course development for online and hybrid environments. |
| MERLOT Communities |
Provides a collection of over 20 disciplined based portals for sharing
teaching strategies, learning materials, links to professional development resources beyond
MERLOT and showcasing exemplary online resources. |
| MERLOT ELIXR |
Provides a discipline oriented web-based resource that illustrates exemplary
teaching practices and inspires faculty to adopt those practices. |
| Teaching Commons: BioCompass |
Provides the CSU Gateway to Biotechnology Education and Resources
in the Greater Los Angeles region. |
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| ATS Resource |
Description |
| CSU Math Success Website |
Provides high school students authoritative advice on requirements
for college-level math in the CSU and links to planning tools and remedial instruction. |
| CSU English Success Website |
Provides high school students authoritative advice on requirements for
college-level English in the CSU and links to planning tools and remedial instruction. |
ALEKS
ALEKS Math Success |
Offers an online intelligent tutor that assesses and provides custom
instruction for student learning for the CSU entry-level math courses. |
| Expository Writing
Community |
Provides English teachers and faculty members web-based expository writing
materials and evaluation rubrics aligned with entry level English requirements at the CSU. |
iCritical Thinking Tool
|
Provides an online scenario based assessment tool for evaluating students'
information, communication and technology literacy skills. Collaboratively designed by
ETS, the CSU and higher education partners. |
| Teaching Commons:
Information and Communication Technology Literacy |
Discover the wide range of resources, guidelines and instructional materials
for integrating information and ICT Literacy into academic programs. |
| Teaching Commons:
Science Education |
Provides prospective science teachers, current teachers and CSU faculty
guidelines, resources and links to experts on recruiting and retaining California science
teachers. |
| Teaching Commons: Noyce
Scholars |
Provides resources on using virtual science labs in teaching high school
biology, chemistry, physics and math in high-needs schools. |
| Teaching Commons:
Ed.D Programs in Educational Leadership |
Provides online resources and guidelines to doctoral students and
their faculty for successful completion of Ed.D programs in the CSU. |
