OpenWA Catalog – Open Washington Pressbooks

Stories from our Lives: LWTech English Language Students in Words and Images, Volume 1, non-cap footers

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Editor(s): David Fox, Sue Wozniak, Jason Sobottka

Subject(s): Language readers, Drawing and drawings

Publisher: OpenWA

Last updated: 11/10/2025

This was a collaborative project of stories written by English language learners which were interpreted and illustrated by art students in drawing classes.

Business Technology Essentials

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): LJ Bothell

Subject(s): Computer applications in industry and technology

Institution(s): Shoreline Community College

Publisher: L.J. Bothell

Last updated: 11/10/2025

Concepts and practices in business technology, including utilities, applications, issues, trends, and workplace competencies.

College 101 Collection

CC BY (Attribution) 8 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Cascadia College COLL101 Team

Editor(s): cascadia

Subject(s): Educational: General studies, educational skills and competencies, Educational: General knowledge, Educational: Study skills

Institution(s): Cascadia College

Last updated: 10/10/2025

Introduction to the U.S. Criminal Justice System

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 18 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Kate McLean, Alison S. Burke, David Carter, Brian Fedorek, Tiffany Morey, Lore Rutz-Burri, Shanell Sanchez

Editor(s): Kayleen U Oka

Subject(s): Legal aspects of criminology

Institution(s): The Pennsylvania State University, Seattle Central College, Seattle Colleges District

Publisher: Open Oregon Educational Resources

Last updated: 03/10/2025

This book provides an overview of the criminal justice system and its primary components in the United States. Students will gain familiarity with the workings of, and relationship between, the police, courts, and both institutional and community corrections; it also spends significant time discussing the history of crime (and criminology) at the local, state, and national levels. While this book aims to give students a solid understanding of basic legal concepts and vocabulary, it will also take a socio-historical perspective that relates the evolution of US criminal justice to the contemporary structure of American society. Finally, this book is designed to support a primary research project that explores the relationship between individuals’ experiences of criminal victimization, attitudes toward firearms, and confidence in the police.

TCC Library's Directory of OER Subject Guides

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 5 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jennifer Snoek-Brown

Subject(s): Open learning, distance education, Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects, Reference works, Directories, Library and information services, Curriculum planning and development, Higher education, tertiary education, Adult education, continuous learning, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, Educational material

Institution(s): Tacoma Community College

Publisher: Tacoma Community College Library

Last updated: 02/10/2025

This directory of OER subject guides was created for Tacoma Community College faculty and staff, and reflects TCC credit, continuing education, and corrections course offerings. The purpose of these guides 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.

eLearning Spring Newsletter 2025

CC BY-NC-ND (Attribution NonCommercial NoDerivatives) 12 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Rebecca Brown, Elijah Dow, Sanja Kadrić, Julius Rodriguez

Subject(s): Education / Educational sciences / Pedagogy, The arts: general topics, Open learning, distance education

Institution(s): Seattle Colleges District

Last updated: 30/09/2025

Quarterly newsletter written by the Seattle Colleges' eLearning Instructional Designers. The spring edition covers a range of topics including new perspectives on accommodations, musings on creativity, the importance of Zero Modules, helpful information about New Quizzes, and our summer fun recommendations.

World History to 500 C.E.

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Scott Rausch, ed.

Subject(s): General and world history, History, Ancient history

Institution(s): North Seattle College, Seattle Colleges District

Last updated: 28/09/2025

This is an assembled OER textbook for a course covering the history of many parts of the world from earliest human beginnings to roughly 500 C.E. The content includes OER chapters available from other textbooks as well as primary source documents available online. The HIST& 126 course in Washington State is usually taught in a quarter system (roughly 10 weeks per course instead of the usual 15 for a semester course.)

Career Planning

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Dawn Forrester, Eden Isenstein, Jenny Mao (Book adaptor)

Subject(s): Careers guidance

Institution(s): North Seattle College

Last updated: 27/09/2025

This is an adaptation of an introductory career planning textbook, designed to guide you through the career decision-making process and to identify skills related to successful work environments. You will learn more about yourself: your interests, skills, values, and personality, and how these relate to career and college major choices. You will also learn how to research and evaluate careers, make decisions, set goals, and develop action plans. This textbook will guide you through self-assessment activities, personality and interest inventories, career research, and use of online resources.

The original version of this project (2021), was funded by the MHCC Foundation OER Grant Program and published by MHCC Library Press. MARC record available at the end of the book.

Stories from Our Lives: LWTech English Language Students in Words and Images, Volume 3

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) English

Author(s): Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Editor(s): Sue Wozniak, Kelly Cover-Tam, Corinne Tubbs, Amber Chiozza, Karyna Tytar

Subject(s): Language readers, The Arts, Paintings and painting, Drawing and drawings

Institution(s): Lake Washington Institute of Technology

Publisher: OpenWA

Last updated: 24/09/2025

This was a collaborative project of stories written by English language learners which were interpreted and illustrated by art students in drawing and painting classes.

Introduction to Healthcare Professions

CC BY (Attribution) 141 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Anita Hedlund, Brandon Censon MPH, CPH, RRT-NPS, CPFT, CPT, Christine Malone, EdD, Karen Piette, MHS, CMA, Katie Baker, Kristen Hosey

Subject(s): Medicine and Nursing

Publisher: Washington State Board for Community & Technical Colleges (SBCTC)

Last updated: 10/09/2025

Introduction to Healthcare Professions aims to act as a guide to community technical college students navigating the healthcare world for the first time. Our approach is meant to provide context to a diverse and dynamic field. We hope that learners will feel empowered to make the leap into a specific path or specialty based on the careers we have outlined.