Friday, April 4, 2025 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am California’s investment in the ZTC Degree Program is intended to not merely increase the availability of ZTC course sections, but also to “ensure the development and implementation of the greatest number of degrees for the benefit of the greatest number of students” (California Education Code …
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Friday, April 4, 2025 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am Psychology faculty have long been pioneers in the adoption and usage of openly licensed resources and are continuing to innovate with OER. Recently, OpenStax published two new resources while faculty continue to incorporate IDEA into discipline OER. Join us to hear about the latest resources …
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm As described in a 2020 article, “Backyard Geographer” Professor Jeremy Patrich tries to liven things up for his students by incorporating his passions for geography, geology and Disney artifacts into YouTube videos that he hopes will help build interest and engagement in education. What resources …
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Discover how AI can elevate the visual appeal and accessibility of your OER in Canvas. This webinar will explore AI-powered tools that can be used to design engaging course materials, improve readability, and enhance student interaction. Learn practical strategies to create visually compelling, user-friendly OER …
See dates below to sign up The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Math OER office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a questions and answers session where attendees bring in their math OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask …
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Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “Addressing the Homework Needs of Economics: Adaptive Homework Assignments and Graphing Technology” recording Access the “Addressing the Homework Needs of Economics: Adaptive Homework Assignments and Graphing Technology” slide deck Discussions with economics faculty have identified two barriers to establishing zero-textbook-cost (ZTC) sections of …
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Watch the “What’s Still Missing? Filling the Gaps of ECE and OER” recording Access the “What’s Still Missing? Filling the Gaps of ECE and OER” slide deck We will begin this webinar by briefly exploring existing OER and then turn our attention to focusing on …
Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the “Anatomy and Physiology Courses: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Getting to Zero” recording Access the “Anatomy and Physiology Courses: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Getting to Zero” presentation slides During the 2020-2021 academic year, OpenStax indicated that at least one faculty member at …
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Wednesday, March 12, 2025 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the “Art and Art History OER: Finding, Adopting, and Tracking” recording Access the “Art and Art History OER: Finding, Adopting, and Tracking” slides In this conversation, we’ll review the OER available for art and art history, discuss new OER that may be in progress …
Art and Art History Open Educational Resources (OER): Finding, Adopting, and TrackingRead More »
Friday, March 7, 2025 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “AI and OER: Shaping the Future of Learning in the California Community Colleges” recording Access the “AI and OER: Shaping the Future of Learning in the California Community Colleges” presentation slides Join us for a dynamic webinar on how AI is revolutionizing OER …