Upcoming OER Liaison Webinars and Conversations
Beginning November 2020, the ASCCC OERI will provide automated captioning for all webinars and OER Liaison events (i.e., conversations, orientations, and webinars). If you would like to request a live human closed captioner for any of our offerings, please contact us at oeri@asccc.org at least 10 business days in advance.
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- Making Journalism Degree Textbooks Cheaper
Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
In this webinar, we will review the journalism classes that are required for the Journalism Associate Degree for Transfer and consider the recommended zero-cost or open educational resources (OER) for each class. We will also discuss plans for creating other journalism OER.
Register for Making Journalism Degree Textbooks Cheaper - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Biology – Needs and Usage
Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
There are many openly-licensed textbooks and ancillaries available for biology faculty to adopt or adapt (Open Educational Resources and Biology) and the Zero Textbook Cost Degree Program funds are enabling faculty at different colleges to modify and create additional OER. Join us to explore what current OER are being used, discuss the new resources under development, and consider what resources are currently missing. We will also share the resources we may use to engage biology majors and other students to help them succeed in our classes.
Register for OER for Biology – Needs and Usage - A Conversation About Applying for Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Acceleration and Other Grants
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 you put together your own successful application so your college can work towards filling OER/ZTC gaps.
Register for A Conversation About Applying for ZTC Acceleration and Other Grants - Math Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Math 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 questions pertaining to MyOpenMath
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Thursday, October 10, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Thursday, October 21, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Tuesday, November 5, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Tuesday, November 21, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Chemistry Open Educational Resources (OER): Exchanging Ideas, Experiences, and Best Practices
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 into OER creation. Join us to learn, share, and co-create the future of chemistry education with AI.
Register for Generative AI in Chemistry OER: Exchanging Ideas, Experiences, and Best Practices - The Way Forward in Psychology Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to review psychology’s approach to OER, including ensuring resources have an emphasis on inclusion, equity, diversity, and justice issues as well as using crowdsourcing to update OER and create ancillaries. Finally, we will discuss any gaps in OER that persist in our discipline.
Register for The Way Forward in Psychology Open Educational Resources - Exciting Geology Open Educational Resources (OER) Textbooks in Development
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Geology is fortunate to have some very good openly licensed textbooks, especially for Physical Geology. Additionally, colleagues from across the state are currently developing OER where the discipline needs it the most: Historical Geology and California Geology. Please join our webinar to review the existing geology resource and learn about upcoming projects.
Register for Exciting Geology OER textbooks in Development - Catching up on Open Educational Resources (OER) in Economics
Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join us for a conversation that will center around reviewing the most current economics OER as well as sharing our needs for additional OER.
Register for Catching up on OER in Economics - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework Summer Pilot Program – An Overview and Update of the IDEA Assessment Process
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This summer the Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) hosted an IDEA Summer Pilot Program. Twelve faculty members, in multiple disciplines from colleges across the state, participated in a 4-week IDEA assessment training. The purpose of the training was to teach faculty how to apply the IDEA Framework to existing Open Educational Resources (OER). In addition, the participants offered feedback to develop an IDEA Framework assessment process whereby OER can be submitted to the OERI for review. Join us in this webinar to find out what we learned from the summer pilot and to share your suggestions for creating an IDEA Framework Assessment process.
Register for IDEA Framework Summer Pilot Program – An Overview and Update of the IDEA Assessment Process - OERL Conversation: XB12 Implementation Community of Practice
Monday, October 21, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
Join your OERL colleagues to share your experiences, successes, and challenges with implementing XB12.
Register for OERL Conversation: XB12 Implementation Community of Practice - Bridging Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Source: Advancing Computer Science Education
Monday, October 21, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of OER and open source tools in computer science education. We’ll explore how integrating these two powerful approaches can expand access to high-quality learning materials, foster collaborative development, and transform the teaching and learning of coding and computer science. Whether you have resources to share or simply want to listen and learn, everyone is welcome to join the conversation!
Register for Bridging OER and Open Source: Advancing Computer Science Education - Anthropology Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree
Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Please join us for a conversation about developing anthropology ZTC degrees, as well as an update on new anthropology OER and a discussion of future needs of the discipline.
Register for Anthropology ZTC Degree - Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), Open Educational Resources (OER), and Political Science
Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
ZTC and OER have the potential to grow the political science discipline in the California community colleges. By removing cost barriers to our political science students, the interest in our courses should increase. Join us for a conversation on how the adoption of OER can attract students to the political science discipline and a preview of the political science OER currently being developed.
Register for ZTC, OER and Political Science - American Sign Language (ASL) and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
See Dates Below
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of ASL and OER office hours throughout the Fall term. These office hours will serve as an open discussion space about converting courses to ZTC and developing OERs for ASL.
Register for ASL and OER Office Hours on Friday, October 25, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register for ASL and OER Office Hours on Friday, November 8, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Hospitality OER
Monday, October 28, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join this webinar for an introduction to what OER is and a review of the available OER for Hospitality Management classes.
Register for Intro to OER and Hospitality Resources - ASCCC OERI Regional Meeting – Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework Systems
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 Chabot College in Hayward will be introduced to – and actively interact with – LibreTexts, the LibreTexts Remixer, and the ADAPT Open Homework System. Registration is now open for this November 1, 2024, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm in-person event. A light breakfast will be served and lunch will be provided. To defray costs, a registration fee of $25 will be charged. Space is limited.
Register for November 1 OERI Regional at Chabot College
The OERI is currently looking for a college to host a LibreTexts event in Southern California in early December, as well as colleges to host events in early 2025. Please contact us if your college would be interested in hosting.
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ASCCC OER-Related Resolutions
Please access the ASCCC OER-Related Resolutions page for the complete list of all of the adopted resolutions related to OER – many of which were authored by OERI. If you have any questions, or if there is more that the OERI can to do support your local advocacy efforts, please let us know. (oeri@asccc.org)
At the ASCCC Fall 2018 Plenary Session, a resolution (17.02) was adopted that called on the ASCCC to “…urge local academic senates to identify a local OER point-person to act as a liaison to facilitate OER-related communication between the college and the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges.” The establishment of local OER Liaisons is an integral component of the OERI. As explained in the ASCCC proposal that secured five years of funding for the OERI, the OERI’s goal is to support local college OER efforts by creating a network of OER Liaisons that serve to connect local colleges to the OERI and centrally-hosted OER-related support systems, ensuring an effective means of communication between the OERI, available resources, and the system’s 116 accredited colleges.
It is the OERI’s goal to support OER Liaisons so that they may serve as advocates by taking an active role in increasing local OER awareness, adoption, and support. The ASCCC is pleased to provide a stipend to each college’s OER Liaison, provided the specified expectations have been met. OERLs are asked to use the OER Liaison Tracking Sheet to record their liaison activities and to share their OER-related wins, expertise, and needs. As an OERL, you have a designated Regional Lead who is your official point of contact for the OERI. If you are unsure who your regional lead is, please contact us.
OER Liaison Expectations
All OER Liaisons are required to attend an OER Liaison Fall 2024 Kick-Off, live or archived. All will be delivered via Zoom. Attendance at a live session is encouraged. Live sessions to be determined.
- OER Liaison Expectations Document – Fall 2024
- Fall 2024 OER Liaison Kick-off recording
- Fall 2024 OER Liaison presentation slides
During the course of the OERI’s 1st round of OER Liaison (OERL) Orientations, we received many suggestions for additional resources that the Liaisons were needing and we heard a pretty basic question from some of you – what should I be doing if I am an OERL? As our OERLs come to us with a range of experiences, we reasoned that we should develop or identify resources that honor that – and meet you where you are at. With that in mind, we offer the following resources tailored to our beginning, intermediate, and advanced OERLs.
OERL Beginner
Welcome! As someone who is newer to OER, your fresh perspective is especially valued and appreciated. Please remember that there are no bad questions – use the OERI team – and our resources – as needed. While there may be things that others have figured out and you’ll be the beneficiary of the lessons learned, there are sure to be instances where your challenge is a shared one – and your fresh perspective just might be what is needed to find a resolution. Sharing and problem-solving is part of the OER culture – embrace it.
As a new OERL, what should you do?
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees. If you are not actively connected to the college governance system, consult with your local senate president to determine what connections you should be making.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
OERL Intermediate
As someone who is very familiar with OER, you’re in a unique position to formalize your role as an OER advocate and to impact local OER attitudes and adoption. As someone with an intermediate knowledge base, we look forward to having you share your expertise, as well as your local OER challenges. Nothing about the OERI is top-down – as a faculty-lead initiative, our focus is on leveraging the existing knowledge and experience in our system – please don’t ever be afraid to share. Please note that some of the tasks listed below may be things that you have done or that simply are not necessary given your OER background. We’ve included the steps we are encouraging our beginners to take as a starting point to ensure that there is some consistency, as appropriate, to your local OER advocacy efforts.
As an intermediate OERL, what should you be doing?
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
- Explore the following:
- Printing OER. Has a process for making printed OER available been established? If not, what are the barriers?
- Informing students of OER. What information does your course schedule provide to students regarding the OER being employed in a given course? Are students provided with information for accessing or obtaining OER resources in advance of a course’s start? Is there room for improvement in how this communication is handled?
- Has your local senate formally indicated it’s support for the use of OER?
- Identify next steps related to the items in #5 – and take them.
OERL Advanced
Welcome! If you’ve identified yourself as being “advanced”, you already are the person that your colleagues approach with their OER questions. Steps #1 – #6 (our to-do list for those with less OER experience) may be things you have already tackled.
- Complete your tasks as delineated in the term’s expectancies document.
- Introduce yourself locally. Share with your faculty colleagues, part-time and full-time, that you are the college’s OERL and that your role is to share resources with them – as well as communicate their needs to the OERI. An e-mail to your colleagues would be appropriate, as would a visit to your local senate and other relevant committees.
- Determine the status of OER at your college.
- If no one has provided the OERI with information regarding the number of courses and sections at your college using the no-cost designation (as required by SB 1359) during the fall term of the current academic year, provide that information to the OERI. If you are not sure what to do, please ask for assistance.
- If information regarding the use of the no-cost designation has been provided, explore the criteria used for making this determination and determine whether or not these course sections tend to be using OER or not. In other words, educate yourself regarding the use of this designation as an initial exploration into the status of OER at your college.
- Engage faculty in one or more disciplines about their use of OER – why or why not are they using OER?
- Explore the following:
- Printing OER. Has a process for making printed OER available been established? If not, what are the barriers?
- Informing students of OER. What information does your course schedule provide to students regarding the OER being employed in a given course? Are students provided with information for accessing or obtaining OER resources in advance of a course’s start? Is there room for improvement in how this communication is handled?
- Has your local senate formally indicated it’s support for the use of OER?
- Identify next steps related to the items in #5 – and take them.
- Conduct a local OER needs assessment similar to what the OERI is trying to do at the system level. Most importantly, what discipline faculty are most interested – and willing – to use OER and what is stopping them from doing so?
- Establish a web presence to showcase your local OER work and to direct your faculty to resources. Consider the websites and pages of other colleges before you get started.
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