Upcoming OERI Webinars and Events
The ASCCC OERI provides professional development regarding OER via webinars, visits to colleges, events, and presentations. During the academic year, regulary webinars provide a forum to share discipline-based information as well as information on specific topics related to OER advocacy, adoption, and development. Live webinars provide an opportunity for the OERI to hear from faculty at the colleges and our archived webinars serve as a useful library of resources.
During the Fall 2026 academic term, the OERI Friday Forums will be held from 10:30 am – 11:30 am on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month through December 4. All Friday Forum webinars are recorded and archived.
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 by e-mail at least 10 business days in advance.
Looking for CCCCO-hosted webinars related to ZTC, OER, and/or coding? Please see our OER and ZTC page. Access this page directly using tinyurl.com/OERI-Archives.
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- Automotive Technology: Open Educational Resources (OER) and Video Content
Monday, November 2, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to discuss the state of OER for auto tech. We will review automotive-related training and history, discuss OER that are under development, and explore the discipline’s unmet resource needs. Finally, we will share the different types of free videos and manufacturer-specific content that may be used until OER is developed and readily available.
Register for Automotive Technology: OER and Video Content - Hospitality Management Open Educational Resources (OER) – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Monday, November 2, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available hospitality management OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for Hospitality Management OER – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Building Information Technology and Information Systems (ITIS) Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Cybersecurity Courses with ACM Curriculum Guidance
Monday, November 2, 2026 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Explore free, open, and low-cost alternatives to commercial cybersecurity courseware such as CertMaster. This webinar introduces ACM curriculum guidance and practical approaches to combining readings, hands-on labs, and assessments to ZTC and low-textbook-cost cybersecurity courses.
Register for Building ITIS ZTC Cybersecurity Courses with ACM Curriculum Guidance - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Addiction Studies (ADS) – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available ADS OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER and ADS – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Physics – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available Physics OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for Physics – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Foreign Languages and Open Educational Resources (OER) in Practice: LibreTexts, ADAPT, Playlab, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join us for a practical look at OER to support French and Spanish language courses that could be modified for any language. Resources developed in LibreTexts ADAPT will be shared and how generative AI and Playlab are being thoughtfully integrated to support teaching and learning will be demonstrated. Attendees will leave with concrete models and strategies they can adapt for their own language courses and OER projects.
Register for Foreign Languages and OER in Practice - Backward by Design: Building a Fully Online Canvas Shell with Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Explore how backward design principles can guide the creation of a complete, ready-to-teach online course in Canvas. Participants will learn to start with clear learning outcomes with design aligned assessments, and then select and sequence OER to build engaging instructional content. We’ll walk through practical strategies for structuring a fully online Canvas shell—from module organization to activity design—using freely available, high-quality OER materials.
Register for Backward by Design - Agriculture Business and Open Educational Resources (OER) Conversation
Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am
Join your agriculture business colleagues to connect and explore how OER can support teaching and learning.
Register for Agriculture Business and OER Conversation - Math and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of math OER office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a question-and-answer 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 and OER Office Hours on Thursday, November 5, 10:00 – 11:00 am
Register for Math and OER Office Hours on Friday, November 20, 9:30 am – 10:30 am - Engineering Statics: Open and Interactive – The Authors’ Perspectives on Open Educational Resources (OER) for Mechanics Courses
Thursday, November 5, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us for an engaging conversation with Drs. Dan Baker and William Haynes, the authors of the widely used Engineering Statics: Open and Interactive OER text. The authors will share their motivations for creating the text and how the text has impacted them and their students in the years since its publication. In addition, the authors will discuss their vision for how the OER community can continue to support engineering students in today’s educational landscape.
Register for Engineering Statics - Developing Open Educational Resources (OER) for American Sign Language (ASL)
Friday, November 6, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join us for a conversation where you can bring both your ideas and your questions about developing OER for ASL.
Register Developing OER for American Sign Language - Free Music Performances Online
Monday, November 9, 2026 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Join us for a survey of resources for free performances hosted online. Although not open, access to free, high-quality performances are essential for teaching many music courses online.
Register for Free Music Performances Online - Defining our Disciplines to Facilitate the Discovery of Open Educational Resources (OER): Are we Kinesiology, Exercise Science, Health…or All of the Above?
Monday, November 9, 2026 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Join us for an informal conversation about the intersections among kinesiology, exercise science, health, fitness, and related fields. Where do these disciplines overlap, where are the meaningful differences, and what does that mean for faculty when creating and finding OER? We’ll discuss ideas for how discipline resources are best organized in the OERI’s collections, explore what resources are truly missing or what may be hiding under different disciplinary labels, and where we most need OER.
Register for Defining our Disciplines to Facilitate the Discovery of OER - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Business – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available business OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for Business – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Elementary Teacher Education: Pros and Cons of Canvas Commons
Thursday, November 12, 2026 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
If you’ve ever wondered what might exist in the depths of Canvas Commons for teaching education courses, please join us for a lively dive into what is available in this mighty resource. We will search for and then look through materials relative to the field. We will talk about how we might adapt them for our own use in the classroom. To round out our discussion, we’ll chat about the pros and the cons of using Canvas Commons.
Register for Elementary Teacher Education: Pros and Cons of Canvas Commons - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Criminology/Administration of Justice – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Thursday, November 12, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available criminology/administration of justice OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for Criminology/Administration of Justice – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Auto-Billing and the College Bookstore: What Faculty Need to Know
Thursday, November 12, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Have you ever heard from your college bookstore or an administrator that your college can achieve “100% equitable access” to textbooks starting on day one? First Day Complete, Inclusive Access, Equitable Access, BookSaver – the names and business models vary, but the sales pitches often sound remarkably similar: convenient, affordable textbooks for every student. But what happens when these programs automatically charge students for course materials? Who determines which materials are included, how prices are negotiated, and whether students can easily opt out? What do these agreements mean for faculty academic freedom, student choice, and local efforts to expand the adoption of open educational resources (OER) and the establishment of Zero Textbook Cost pathways? Join us for a panel discussion featuring three OER Liaisons who have navigated bookstore auto-billing programs from different institutional perspectives. From challenging proposed programs through the purview of the academic senate to examining bookstore contracts, institutional agreements, and student billing practices, panelists will share their experiences, lessons learned, and strategies for protecting students and faculty. Whether your college is considering an auto-billing program, already has one in place, or is simply trying to understand the growing number of branded textbook access models, this webinar will provide practical tools for informed governance, transparency, and student-centered decision-making.
Register for Auto-Billing and the College Bookstore - Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office Hour: AI Resilient Assessments for Courses Using Open Educational Resources (OER)
Thursday, November 13, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Join this interactive office hour that will focus on designing AI-resilient assessments for OER and OER-based courses. Bring your assessments and OER material that need the most support to workshop practical solutions that emphasize authentic learning, student process, reflection, application, and meaningful demonstration of course outcomes. We will discuss how the flexibility of OER can be used to create accessible, equitable, and AI-aware assessments that support learning, rather than just simply detecting AI use.
Register for AI Office Hour: AI Resilient Assessments for OER Courses - Finding, Evaluating, and Adapting Open Educational Resources (OER) for Economics
Monday, November 16, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Looking for high-quality, no-cost instructional materials to enhance your economics courses? OER provide opportunities to reduce textbook costs, improve student access, and customize learning materials to meet diverse instructional needs. This webinar is designed for both faculty new to OER and experienced users, offering an overview of economics-specific textbooks, supplemental resources, and platforms such as OpenStax, LibreTexts, and OER Commons, along with practical strategies for finding, evaluating, adopting, and adapting materials for microeconomics and macroeconomics courses. Participants will explore useful resources through guided demonstrations and leave with practical tools and strategies they can immediately apply to their teaching, followed by an opportunity for questions and discussion.
Register for Finding, Evaluating, and Adapting OER for Economics - Using Rubrics for High-Quality, Equitable Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Course Design: An Interactive Toolkit
Monday, November 16, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Join East Los Angeles College’s OER Coordinators to learn about the rubrics they’ve developed, inspired by Peer Online Course Review and Universal Design for Learning, to support faculty in creating equitable, high-quality open educational resources and ZTC Canvas courses.
Register for Using Rubrics for High-Quality, Equitable ZTC Course Design - Introducing Arabic Open Educational Resources (OER): Levels 1–4
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join us for an introduction to the available Arabic OER for Levels 1–4. Participants will explore the textbooks, review their key features, and learn how to access and integrate these OER into their courses using LibreTexts and Canvas. The session will conclude with time for questions and discussion.
Register Introducing Arabic OER: Levels 1–4 - Open Educational Resources (OER) for History – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available history OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for History – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Sparking Curiosity with Nutrition Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am
What makes students want to open the textbook? A mystery worth solving. Join fellow nutrition faculty to explore how a surprising cellular puzzle can spark curiosity, draw students into OER, and turn reading into a search for evidence. Leave with an approach to try in your next OER chapter.
Register for Sparking Curiosity with Nutrition OER - Mapping Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Pathways
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join your OER Liaison colleagues from Coastline College, Fullerton College, and Cosumnes River College to learn how they have identified ZTC degree and certificate pathways and made them visible to students. They will share what’s working and where they have run into challenges to help you find successful strategies for your own college to implement.
Register for Mapping ZTC Pathways - Hot Off the Server: What’s New in LibreTexts and ADAPT
Friday, November 20, 2026 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Building your openly-licensed textbook just got faster, and your discussions just got a whole lot richer! In this live showcase, you’ll see the brand-new Remixer v3 pull in an entire book in seconds and let you name chapters your way as well as the Glossary Manager, the License Restacker that untangles CC licenses for you, and an AI-powered Meta Editor that drafts summaries, tags, and alt text in one click. Then get a first look at ADAPT’s fresh new interface, assignment time limits, and a supercharged Discuss-It with “daisy-chain” discussions that allow for different due dates and grading criteria within a topic, file attachments, a post-first option, and timestamped replies that sync right to audio and video. Bring your questions, grab a seat, and walk away with tools you’ll want to use tomorrow. Save your spot today!
Register for Hot Off the Server - Making your Own Custom Philosophy Textbook using the Philosophy Open Educational Resources (OER) Repository in LibreTexts
Friday, November 20, 2026 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
For a sabbatical project this semester (Fall 2026), Professor Noah Levin is revising and entering all of the standalone chapters in eight OER textbooks into a single, organized database on LibreTexts to allow other faculty to easily find chapters and generate their own custom textbook with enough materials to cover most philosophy courses taught in the California Community College system. Come see the progress of this project and get a demonstration on how to use it to easily create your own textbook.
Register for Making your Own Custom Philosophy Textbook - Spotlight on Open Educational Resources (OER) in Noncredit English as a Second Language (ESL): Sharing What Works!
Friday, November 20, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Noncredit ESL classes are unique in that they require materials flexible enough to meet a wide range of needs, from vocational ESL and basic conversation to beginning materials designed for adult learners. In this interactive conversation, faculty will share how they use OER in their noncredit ESL classes, the challenges they face, and the resources they still need. We invite participants to share and connect.
Register for Spotlight on OER in ESL: Sharing What Works! - Accounting: Adopting Open Educational Resources (OER) – Practical Strategies for Implementation in Your Course
Monday, November 23, 2026 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
This session introduces faculty to the practical process of adopting OER for accounting courses. Participants will learn about the benefits of OER for equity, cost savings, student success, and course sustainability. The presentation includes a demonstration of how to adopt an OpenStax textbook, an overview of ready-to-import Canvas course materials and assignments, and strategies for aligning OER with course learning outcomes. The session concludes with a discussion of implementation and accessibility practices.
Register for Accounting: Adopting OER – Practical Strategies for Implementation in Your Course - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Chemistry – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Monday, November 30, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program dollars are required to be implemented and many colleges have added new resources to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available chemistry OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for Chemistry – New Resources and the State of the Discipline - Choosing National Priorities for Open Education: Listening Session
Thursday, October 29, 2026, from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Open education is a solution to many challenges facing education today, but too often isn’t part of the conversation among leaders and policymakers. This fall, the OERI is collaborating with the Open Education Association on a field-wide conversation about how open education can have a larger impact for learners. The goal of the process is to identify a set of national priorities for open education advocacy, and everyone is invited to give input into the process.
Join this interactive session organized in collaboration with the Open Education Association to hear about the opportunity for national priorities, brainstorm potential priority ideas, and help map the landscape of the work already underway. Your valued input will contribute to the overarching National Priorities for Open Education process. Please join us to identify California’s priorities and ensure they are part of the conversation at the upcoming Open Education National Summit.
Please note that this session will not be recorded.
Archived OERI Webinars
All formal OERI Webinars are archived. In the event that a webinar is repeated, one archive will typically be made available. If you are ever interested in the slides used for a webinar, please contact us.
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