Monday, March 2, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “Engaging Students: Surveys, Bookmarks, and Tools for OER Momentum at Your College” recording Access the “Engaging Students: Surveys, Bookmarks, and Tools for OER Momentum at Your College” slides Students experience textbook costs as a barrier to access every day—yet many don’t know that …
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Wednesday, February 25, 2026 from 10:30 am – 11:00 am Watch the “Elevate Your OER: IDEA Framework Summer 2026 Assessment Information Session” recording The OERI is expanding the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework assessment process, our dedicated approach to reviewing new and revised OERI-supported materials to ensure they are inclusive, diverse, equity-minded, and …
Drop in to chat, share ideas, and ask questions about the intersections of OER and DE. If you are creating, teaching, and/or supporting DE courses which use OER, let’s talk about platforms, pedagogies, policies, and practices, whether they’re problematic, promising, or a little of both! Register for OER and DE Office Hour on Monday, February …
Monday, March 30, 2026 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Effective OER work requires institutional alignment—and that begins with how we communicate impact to governing boards and executive leaders. This session focuses on translating OER outcomes into data-driven, mission-centered narratives that resonate at the administrative level. Participants will explore strategies for presenting student success data, …
Friday, March 27, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Join us for a conversation about the ASL OER that are currently available or under development. Together we will explore how to use OER and other resources to get your courses to ZTC.Register for ASL: ZTC and OER
Friday, March 27, 2026 from 10:00 am – 10:30 am The OERI is expanding the IDEA Framework assessment process, a dedicated approach to reviewing new and revised OERI-supported materials to ensure they are inclusive, diverse, equity-minded, and anti-racist. Two exciting assessment sessions will be offered this summer. In the sessions, participants may either submit authored …
Thursday, March 26, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm The cost and accessibility of textbooks can serve as a barrier to student success. Yet in many lower-division engineering courses, instructors use textbooks not only as a reference and a guide for students, but also as a source of homework and exam problems. In this …
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Thursday, March 26, 2026 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm The OERI is pleased to announce the introduction of its Brown Bag Series. Each brown bag is a 30-minute mini-webinar where participants can drop in to learn about a focused topic. After the session ends, presenters and participants are welcome to stay and engage in …
Tuesday, March 24, 2026 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Wondering how OER can align with the new ENGL C1001 framework? This conversation offers Englishfaculty space to exchange perspectives, review available OER materials, and identify where additional resources may be needed. Come with questions, insights, or curiosities; your input will help shape next steps toward …
Friday, March 20, 2026 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am This session will be a guided conversation focused on the OER needs of ITIS programs. We’ll discuss gaps in existing materials, challenges to adoption, and opportunities for creating, adapting, or sharing OER that better support ITIS courses and students. Participants will share experiences, identify priorities, …