Friday, November 21, 2025 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Making ZTC Data Available With Data Dashboards” recording Access the “Making ZTC Data Available With Data Dashboards” presentation slides In collaboration with the OERI, the Michelson Foundation, and practitioners from a number of colleges, Chabot College built a data dashboard template to help make …

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Friday, November 21, 2025 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am The introduction of Cal-GETC as the only general education pattern for transfer students has impacted logic courses. Previously at least two different courses would be offered: one covering introduction to logic (including symbolic logic) and one covering critical thinking through writing. One approach to these …

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Thursday, November 20, from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the “OER and Guided Pathways: Strategically Implementing ZTC Pathways to Boost Program Completion” recording This session explores a program-level strategy for OER, demonstrating how creating ZTC-designated “meta-majors” or mapping ZTC pathways can remove financial barriers, increase early student momentum, and improve program completion rates in …

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “Envisioning OER throughout the Associate in Arts-Transfer (AA-T) Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs” recording Calling all education faculty! What do we want to see on our OERI discipline page? Truth: We teach one, maybe two, courses in the entire program of study. Let’s …

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Wednesday, November 19, 2025 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Watch the “Applying the IDEA Framework to OER: Economics” recording Access the “Applying the IDEA Framework to OER: Economics” presentation slides The IDEA Framework was created to inform the development of new OER and to review and improve existing OER. What does an IDEA review …

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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Watch the “OER and Geology: Expansion to all Earth Sciences” recording Join us to explore the development of a set of earth science “sub-discipline” OER. We will discuss using the drop-down menu selections on the geology site to include current geology resources as well as …

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Friday, November 14, 2025 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “OER in Practice: Campus OER/ZTC Program Spotlights from Across the Spectrum” recording Join us for a candid and practical monthly webinar series that illustrates how colleges are building, adapting, and sustaining their OER and ZTC programs. Rather than focusing solely on “best practices,” …

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Friday, November 14, 2025 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Watch the “Teaching with AI: Practical Tools for Biology Instructors” recording Access the “Teaching with AI: Practical Tools for Biology Instructors” presentation slides As AI rapidly expands into education, biology instructors have new opportunities to create engaging, accessible, and cost-free resources for their students. This …

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