Spring 2021; Resolution Number: 11.03 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) was formally launched in early 2019 with funds allocated to the ASCCC in Assembly Bill 1809 (Higher Education Trailer Bill, 2017-2018) “to support the development of, and the expansion of the use of, open educational resources for the …
11.03 Advocate for On-Going Funding for the ASCCC Open Educational Resources InitiativeRead More »
Spring 2021; Resolution Number: 11.04 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges has urged local academic senates to recommend to faculty that they consider the cost of books as one of the criteria in book selection (Resolution 09.07 SP 93), and California Code of Regulations Title 5 §59404 mandates that districts that require students to …
11.04 Ensure Compliance with Required Instructional Materials RegulationsRead More »
Spring 2021; Resolution Number: 13.01 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges encourages local academic senates to develop mechanisms to encourage faculty to consider open educational resources (OER) when developing or revising courses and to document the use of OER on the course outline of record (Resolution 09.05 SP 19); Whereas, The Academic Senate for …
13.01 Institutionalizing Open Educational ResourcesRead More »
Thursday, March 25, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Join two former ASCCC presidents (Michelle Pilati and Julie Bruno) to discuss any political challenges that you may experience in advancing the OER efforts on your campus. The office hour is open to both OER Liaisons and senate presidents, together or separate.
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the Arguments and Counterarguments for Switching to OER: How and When to Convince Your Reluctant Colleagues Webinar Recording Feeling frustrated by the never-ending arguments and excuses from your colleagues about why switching to OER is not for them? Join us for a discussion on …
Friday, March 26, 10:30am – 11:30 am Questions? Ideas? Join us in this Open Forum where you direct the conversation.
Friday, March 19, 2021 from 10:30am – 11:30 am Watch the OER and Computer Science Webinar Recording What OER are available for the computer science discipline – and other related fields. Join the OERI’s Computer Science Discipline Lead for an overview of the available OER – and a discussion of your OER needs. Useful Links …
Monday, March 22, 2021 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the Value Added: What Have We Done for You Lately? Webinar Recording The OERI strives to support OER Liaisons with the assistance they need as they need it. This is your chance to provide feedback to OERI leadership about the aspects of the OERI …
Thursday, March 18, 2021 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Watch Recording for OERL Webinar – Clarifying SB 1359 What is the current status of the implementation of SB 1359, the bill that has required the California Community Colleges (and the California State University system) to include a no-cost or “ZTC” designation in their online …
Friday, March 12, 2021 from 10:30am – 11:30 am Watch the Clearing Up Confusion: OER, ZTC, and Fair Use Recording Understanding how you can use resources based on their copyright is important when selecting sources of course content. This webinar will illustrate the differences between Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) and OER and describe how Fair …