Fall 2021; Resolution Number 3.04 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges supports efforts to increase student access to high-quality open educational resources and reduce the cost of course materials and supplies for students in course sections for which open educational resources may not be available to accomplish zero cost for students and encourages …
3.04 Develop Statewide Recommendation for Definition of Low-Cost Course MaterialsRead More »
Fall 2021; Resolution Number 3.05 Whereas, Zero-Textbook-Cost (ZTC) refers to instances in which textbooks are available to students at no cost, and California Education Code §66406.9 requires that California community colleges “Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that …
Fall 2021; Resolution Number: 7.01 Whereas, The legislative intent of California Education Code §78052 is “that community college districts develop and implement zero-textbook-cost degrees and develop open educational resources for courses to reduce the overall cost of education for students and decrease the time it takes students to complete degree programs”; Whereas, California Education Code …
Fall 2021; Resolution Number: 17.01 Whereas, Faculty have both the academic freedom to select the course materials they deem most appropriate (Resolution 19.01 F04) and the responsibility to consider the cost burden as they do so (Title 5, § 59404); Whereas, Provisions of the Higher Education Opportunity Act require each institution of higher education receiving …
17.01 Local Senate Policies Regarding Textbook AdoptionRead More »
Spring 2021; Resolution Number: 9.05 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges paper Anti-Racism Education in California Community Colleges: Acknowledging Historical Context and Assessing and Addressing Effective Anti-Racism Practices for Faculty Professional Development recommends that local academic senates “enact culturally responsive curricular redesign within disciplines, courses, and programs and with curriculum committees”; Whereas, Resolution 03.02 F19 …
9.05 Developing an Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curriculum Audit ProcessRead More »
Spring 2021; Resolution Number: 11.02 Whereas, California Education Code §66406.9 requires that each of the California community colleges “(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to …
11.02 Advocate for Development of a ZTC Data ElementRead More »
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 »
Fall 2020; Resolution Number: 09.01 Whereas, Resolution 13.01 S19 asked that the “Academic Senate for California Community Colleges develop suggested guidelines, policies, and practices for implementation of SB 1359 (Block, 2016) no later than Spring of 2020”; Whereas, Most California community colleges have overcome the technical challenges associated with implementing a “no-cost” designation in their online …