Friday, October 23, 2026 from 8:00 am – 3:00 pm at Monterey Peninsula College This workshop will showcase LibreTexts, the LibreTexts Remixer, and the ADAPT Open Homework System.The OERI, in collaboration with Monterey Peninsula College, is pleased to announce a professional development opportunity for those who intend to remix open educational resources in the LibreTexts platform and create …

Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework Systems Regional Meeting – NorthRead More »

Thursday, October 22, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Join this interactive office hour focused on accessibility questions and concerns when using generative AI to create, adapt, and share OER. Engage in discussion around reviewing AI-generated text, images, alt text, documents, and other course materials for accessibility prior to publishing or adopting. Bring your questions …

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Office Hour: Accessibility for Open Educational Resources (OER)Read More »

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm How do you remix and attribute content with different open licenses? How are collections and remixes different and why does it matter? This interactive session is intended for those who are familiar with the Creative Commons licenses and would like to expand their understanding. Bring …

Curation and Advanced LicensingRead More »

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Understanding Creative Commons licensing is critical when working with open educational resources. In this interactive webinar, we’ll explore the nuances of the various Creative Commons licenses for when a resource is used, adapted, or created.Register for Introduction to Creative Commons Licensing

Monday, October 19, 2026 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Faculty are often OER-curious but turning that curiosity into action takes support at every level. This session offers tools to motivate and guide instructors toward adopting open materials, strategies for gaining administrator buy-in that helps build campus-wide traction, and how to bring student voices into …

Gaining Traction: Expanding Your Open Educational Resources (OER) EffortsRead More »

Friday, October 16, 2026 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Join us as we recap the 2026 IDEA Framework summer assessment program. This summer, faculty cohorts and expert assessors worked to move IDEA Framework assessments from evaluation to action. We’ll share what each cohort accomplished and look ahead to what’s next: strengthening the assessment to …

From Assessment to Action: The Inclusion Diversity Equity and Anti-racism (IDEA) Framework Summer Cohort and the Road AheadRead More »

Friday, October 16, 2026 from 8:00 am – 9:00 am Estamos aquí! is an OER collaboratively developed by five authors from five different universities. The project consists of an online OER textbook for Spanish heritage bilingual speakers and learners who want to expand their bicultural and bi-literate knowledge as they explore their family histories and …

Estamos aquí: Comunidades bilingües e identidades regionales de los Estados Unidos – A New Heritage Spanish Open Educational Resource (OER)Read More »

Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm How can you turn your passion for OER into a sabbatical project? In this conversation, liaisons who have received sabbaticals for OER-related projects and those who plan to apply for a sabbatical are invited come together and swap tips. We will share ideas about how …

Apply for a Sabbatical: Open Educational Resource (OER) ProjectsRead More »

Thursday, October 15, 2026 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am 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 communication …

Open Educational Resources (OER) for Communication Studies – New Resources and the State of the DisciplineRead More »