Course Resources/Textbooks

This course uses digital course materials designed using Open Educational Resources (OER), high-quality, openly licensed educational materials, rather than a traditional textbook. You can access all the textbooks and resources you will need free of charge through Canvas.  College of the Desert is committed to student access and excellence in education. An abundance of care and effort assures that you have access to quality, affordable materials to support your learning in this course. The required materials are:

  • Writing for Success

by University of Minnesota is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, except where otherwise noted

Download and view here:  https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/writing-for-success

  • College ESL Writers

 Barbara and Wallace, Elizabeth, "College ESL Writers: Applied Grammar and Composing Strategies for Success" (2018).English Open Textbooks. 14

Download and view here: 

https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/568

  • Three-Ring Notebook for Handouts
  • Access to the internet is required for this course.
  • Canvas Course Management System

Which web browser is best for Canvas?

The latest versions of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari are all good choices for working in Canvas.

Click here Links to an external site. to see which browsers are currently supported by Canvas, and to check your Browser Security Settings to make sure you are able to view all of the content in this orientation course. 

Which web browser am I using now?

Go to http://supportdetails.com/ Links to an external site. and check the "Web Browser" box to see which one you are using now.