Friday, November 1, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am On February 1, 2019, the OER Initiative (OERI) was formally launched. Its mission was to reduce the cost of educational resources for students by expanding the availability and adoption of high-quality OER. With the OERI’s 6th anniversary just 3 months away, what documented impact has …

[Cancelled] The Status of Open Educational Resources (OER) in the California Community Colleges (CCCs)Read More »

Friday, November 1, 2024 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm The OERI, in collaboration with Chabot College, is pleased to announce a professional development opportunity for those who intend to remix open educational resources in the LibreTexts platform and create openly-licensed assessments. Those who support this work are also invited to attend. Attendees of this in-person event at …

ASCCC OERI Regional Meeting – Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework SystemsRead More »

Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm In this conversation, we will share our experiences and discuss the challenges and opportunities we have encountered when using AI tools to create materials in chemistry. Together, we will exchange practical strategies, showcase examples of AI-generated content, and collaboratively identify best practices for integrating AI …

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Chemistry Open Educational Resources (OER): Exchanging Ideas, Experiences, and Best PracticesRead More »

Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join us to share experiences on what it was like to prepare to apply for a ZTC grant. Learn what was most helpful to applicants and what could have been easier. Successful grant recipients will be on hand to give tips and advice to help …

A Conversation About Applying for Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Acceleration and Other GrantsRead More »

Thursday, October 3, 2024 from 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm California Education Code 78052 established the Zero-Textbook-Cost Degree Grant (ZTC) program and identified COOL4Ed as the referatory that colleges will use to share the resources developed with ZTC funding. In this conversation, we will explore how COOL4Ed currently works and what resources colleges are required …

Types of Resources in COOL4EdRead More »

View dates and times below The OERI is pleased to offer a series of math open educational resources (OER) office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a Q&A session where attendees bring in their math OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask …

Math OER Office HoursRead More »

See Dates Below The OERI is pleased to offer a series of ASL and OER office hours throughout for the month of May. These office hours will serve as a Q&A session where attendees bring their ASL and OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask questions …

American Sign Language (ASL) and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office HoursRead More »

Register for Friday, May 10, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm IDEA Framework Office Hours Drop in to chat about the OERI IDEA Framework. This space is for anyone using the framework to assess existing OER materials, to create new OER, or to discuss all things IDEA. Join your IDEA colleagues to ask questions, get feedback, …

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework Office HourRead More »