Upcoming OER Liaison Webinars and Conversations
Beginning November 2020, the ASCCC OERI will provide automated captioning for all webinars and OER Liaison events (i.e., conversations, orientations, and webinars). If you would like to request a live human closed captioner for any of our offerings, please contact us at oeri@asccc.org at least 10 business days in advance.
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- Using Open Educational Resources (OER) to Teach Statistics – A Focus on the How and Why
Friday, May 3, 2024 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am
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Have you wondered how faculty use OER to teach statistics? What are the benefits of using OER to teach statistics? What options are available to address the need for a homework system? Join us to explore what is possible when using OER to teach statistics and, hopefully, increase the probability that you will give OER a try.
- Continuing the Path to Zero in Spanish Open Educational Resources (OER): Tarea Libre 2
Friday, May 3, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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Join us for a sneak preview of Tarea Libre 2, a second-year Spanish homework ancillary that consists of a comprehensive and accessible OER question bank of more than 800 interactive activities created all in ADAPT for intermediate and advanced Spanish. Specifically aligned with C-ID SPAN 200 and 210, this supplementary resource will complement the Spanish OER text materials already identified on the ASCCC OERI Spanish Discipline page and will continue the work started with Tarea Libre (first-year).
- The ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI): Resources and Services to Support Your Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Pathway Development
Friday, May 3, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Register for “The ASCCC OERI: Resources and Services to Support Your ZTC Pathway Development”
Establishing a ZTC pathway in a sustainable way can only be accomplished when faculty make the commitment to doing the work and they are supported to do so. The OERI’s statewide OER infrastructure can assist you in your ZTC journey, whether you are new to OER or are an experienced OER author who wants to share their work but is hesitant to do so. Join us for an overview of the available resources to prepare you for OER work and the available services to support that work.
- Open Educational Resources (OER) in Economics: Filling the Gaps
Monday, May 6, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Join us for a conversation about the topic areas in economics that are missing in current OER resources and what resource types (chapters, lessons, videos, practice, etc.) are in high demand.
- Updates on Geography Open Educational Resources (OER) and Future Projects
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Join us to discuss and review existing Geography OER as well as to consider plans for addressing OER gaps in Geography that have been identified over the past year.
- Open Educational Resources (OER) for English: How Students Can Annotate the Text Together
Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
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Assigning collaborative annotation makes engaging with textbook material much more social and enjoyable for students and teachers even as it supports critical reading. It is also an opportunity for open pedagogy when we invite students to comment on and suggest changes to learning materials. We can do this with OER texts and not with commercial ones. We will look at examples of collaborative annotation of OER texts in reading and writing pedagogy and tour some platforms that allow for this.
- Sharing Open Educational Resources (OER) Within and Across Ethnic Studies Disciplines
Thursday, May 9, 2024 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
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In this conversation, faculty are invited to share the OER that they have used in the classroom. We will share successes and reflect on differences and similarities between five Ethnic Studies disciplines: Ethnic Studies, Black Studies, Native American / American Indian Studies, Chicanx and Latinx Studies, and Asian American and Pacific Islander Studies.
- Moving Math and Statistics Courses to Open Educational Resources (OER)/ Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)
Friday, May 10, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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Join us in this webinar to go over the mathematics OER and ZTC options that are out there for textbooks and homework systems. We will look at common courses such as statistics, calculus, and other courses that the attendees have interest in using OER and moving to ZTC.
- Spanish Open Educational Resources (OER) Homework Hackathon 2: Let’s have fun with ADAPT
Friday, May 10, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Do you want to help us expand the Spanish OER homework activities in ADAPT? During our OER Hackathon 2, we will create a collection of activities using LibreTexts ADAPT homework system. Come and join the fun and share the newly created resources with the world!
- Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework Office Hour
Register for Friday, May 10, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm IDEA Framework Office Hours
Drop in to chat about the OERI IDEA Framework. This space is for anyone using the framework to assess existing OER materials, to create new OER, or to discuss all things IDEA. Join your IDEA colleagues to ask questions, get feedback, or brainstorm.
- A Deep Dive into Open Educational Resources (OER) Options for Digital Journalism and Public Relations
Monday, May 13, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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As we wrap up the spring term, it’s time to consider adopting and adapting OER for classes in fall 2024. Please join us to investigate our OER options – including some new choices – for digital journalism and public relations classes.
- American Sign Language (ASL) and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
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The OERI is pleased to offer a series of ASL and OER office hours throughout for the month of May. These office hours will serve as a Q&A session where attendees bring their ASL and OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask questions pertaining to the discipline.
Register for ASL and OER Office Hours on Tuesday, May 14, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
- Astronomy and Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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Join us in this conversation to discuss the OER needs of the Astronomy and Physics community and expand discipline collaboration on developing and implementing OER.
- Math OER Office Hours
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The OERI is pleased to offer a series of math open educational resources (OER) office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a Q&A session where attendees bring in their math OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask questions pertaining to MyOpenMath.
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Wednesday, May 15, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Administration of Justice Open Educational Resources (OER) Introduction and Brainstorming Session
Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 11:00am – 12:00 pm
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Join us for an introduction to our new ADMJ Discipline Lead and an update on the work of the ADMJ collaboration cohort. We will also review existing OER and identify any gaps or needs in ADMJ OER course materials.
- How Can We Best Assign Diverse Contemporary Literature and Nonfiction Books in Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Classes? A discussion for English faculty
Thursday, May 16, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
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Join us for an open conversation about the pros and cons of different approaches, including library eBook access.
- OERL Conversation: Back to Our Roots – Chatting About Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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Are you tired of hearing about zero textbook costs (ZTC) and/or worrying about how your ZTC dollars are being spent? Put ZTC aside and join us for this conversation to discuss OER with fellow OERLs in a ZTC-free space.
- Cal OER 2024
On behalf of the Cal OER Organizing Committee, we invite you to save the date for the fourth annual Cal OER Conference, held virtually on August 7 – 8, 2024, and to submit a presentation proposal. This event is open to everyone, so we hope you will attend and consider presenting. The theme for the 2024 conference is Responsive Pedagogy: Extending Local Innovation to Advance Global Impact.
Cal OER will focus on OER efforts and impact, broadly defined, across the state of California and especially across the state’s three public higher education systems, the California Community Colleges, the California State University, and the University of California.
Presentation proposals are due at 5:00 pm on June 3, 2024. Access the 2024 Cal OER Conference: Presentation Proposal Submission Form.
Information about keynote speakers and registration for the event is forthcoming.
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ASCCC OER-Related Resolutions
Please access the ASCCC OER-Related Resolutions page for the complete list of all of the adopted resolutions related to OER – many of which were authored by OERI. If you have any questions, or if there is more that the OERI can to do support your local advocacy efforts, please let us know. (oeri@asccc.org)
At the ASCCC Fall 2018 Plenary Session, a resolution (17.02) was adopted that called on the ASCCC to “…urge local academic senates to identify a local OER point-person to act as a liaison to facilitate OER-related communication between the college and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.” The establishment of local OER Liaisons is an integral component of the OERI. As explained in the ASCCC proposal that secured five years of funding for the OERI, the OERI’s goal is to support local college OER efforts by creating a network of OER Liaisons that serve to connect local colleges to the OERI and centrally-hosted OER-related support systems, ensuring an effective means of communication between the OERI, available resources, and the system’s 116 accredited colleges.
It is the OERI’s goal to support OER Liaisons so that they may serve as advocates by taking an active role in increasing local OER awareness, adoption, and support. The ASCCC is pleased to provide a stipend to each college’s OER Liaison, provided the specified expectations have been met. OERLs are asked to use the OER Liaison Tracking Sheet to record their liaison activities and to share their OER-related wins, expertise, and needs. As an OERL, you have a designated Regional Lead who is your official point of contact for the OERI. If you are unsure who your regional lead is, please contact us.
OER Liaison Expectations
All OER Liaisons are required to attend an OER Liaison Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Kick-Off, live or archived. All will be delivered via Zoom. Attendance at a live session is encouraged. There are no more live sessions, please see the archives below.
- OER Liaison Expectations – Fall 2023
- OER Liaison Expectations – Spring 2024
- New OER Liaison Orientation – Spring 2024
- Spring 2024 OERL Kick-off Archive, Recording and Slides
During the course of the OERI’s 1st round of OER Liaison (OERL) Orientations, we received many suggestions for additional resources that the Liaisons were needing and we heard a pretty basic question from some of you – what should I be doing if I am an OERL? As our OERLs come to us with a range of experiences, we reasoned that we should develop or identify resources that honor that – and meet you where you are at. With that in mind, we offer the following resources tailored to our beginning, intermediate, and advanced OERLs.
OERL Beginner
Welcome! As someone who is newer to OER, your fresh perspective is especially valued and appreciated. Please remember that there are no bad questions – use the OERI team – and our resources – as needed. While there may be things that others have figured out and you’ll be the beneficiary of the lessons learned, there are sure to be instances where your challenge is a shared one – and your fresh perspective just might be what is needed to find a resolution. Sharing and problem-solving is part of the OER culture – embrace it.
As a new OERL, what should you do?
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees. If you are not actively connected to the college governance system, consult with your local senate president to determine what connections you should be making.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
OERL Intermediate
As someone who is very familiar with OER, you’re in a unique position to formalize your role as an OER advocate and to impact local OER attitudes and adoption. As someone with an intermediate knowledge base, we look forward to having you share your expertise, as well as your local OER challenges. Nothing about the OERI is top-down – as a faculty-lead initiative, our focus is on leveraging the existing knowledge and experience in our system – please don’t ever be afraid to share. Please note that some of the tasks listed below may be things that you have done or that simply are not necessary given your OER background. We’ve included the steps we are encouraging our beginners to take as a starting point to ensure that there is some consistency, as appropriate, to your local OER advocacy efforts.
As an intermediate OERL, what should you be doing?
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
- Explore the following:
- Printing OER. Has a process for making printed OER available been established? If not, what are the barriers?
- Informing students of OER. What information does your course schedule provide to students regarding the OER being employed in a given course? Are students provided with information for accessing or obtaining OER resources in advance of a course’s start? Is there room for improvement in how this communication is handled?
- Has your local senate formally indicated it’s support for the use of OER?
- Identify next steps related to the items in #5 – and take them.
OERL Advanced
Welcome! If you’ve identified yourself as being “advanced”, you already are the person that your colleagues approach with their OER questions. Steps #1 – #6 (our to-do list for those with less OER experience) may be things you have already tackled.
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
- Explore the following:
- Printing OER. Has a process for making printed OER available been established? If not, what are the barriers?
- Informing students of OER. What information does your course schedule provide to students regarding the OER being employed in a given course? Are students provided with information for accessing or obtaining OER resources in advance of a course’s start? Is there room for improvement in how this communication is handled?
- Has your local senate formally indicated it’s support for the use of OER?
- Identify next steps related to the items in #5 – and take them.
- Conduct a local OER needs assessment similar to what the OERI is trying to do at the system level. Most importantly, what discipline faculty are most interested – and willing – to use OER and what is stopping them from doing so?
- Establish a web presence to showcase your local OER work and to direct your faculty to resources. Consider the websites and pages of other colleges before you get started.
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Notices and FYIs
Have you checked out our OER by TMC resources?
Thinking ahead to summer? Consider the “Promoting OER Summer Action Plan Checklist.“
Have you added OER-related language to your SEA plan? Here are some ideas for what language to add – and where.
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