Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm While all but one of the specified courses in the POLS Transfer Model Curriculum have available OER, a variety of local political science courses that are found in the Associate Degree for Transfer and/or in local degrees do not. What local courses are commonly found …

Converting Local Political Science (POLS) Courses to Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Using Open Educational Resource (OER)Read More »

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 …

Psychology Open Educational Resources (OER): OpenStax and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) UpdatesRead More »

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 …

Engaging Students in Geography with Open Educational Resources (OER): Meet the “Backyard Geographer”, Jeremy PatrichRead More »