Wednesday, April 23, 2025 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm This webinar will introduce faculty to an openly licensed curriculum that seamlessly integrates an RNA-seq research project into Biology for Majors courses. Participants will explore how to implement an authentic bioinformatics investigation using open educational resource tools to foster student engagement, scientific literacy, and hands-on …
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Friday, March 14, 2025 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the “Anatomy and Physiology Courses: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Getting to Zero” recording Access the “Anatomy and Physiology Courses: Identifying and Addressing Barriers to Getting to Zero” presentation slides During the 2020-2021 academic year, OpenStax indicated that at least one faculty member at …
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Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “OER for Biology – Needs and Usage” recording Access the “OER for Biology – Needs and Usage” presentation slides 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 …
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Watch the “ZTC Labs – Lab-Specific Challenges and Solutions” recording Watch the “ZTC Labs – Lab-Specific Challenges and Solutions” presentation slides Labs are commonly reported to be one of the most challenging types of courses to get to ZTC. While openly-licensed lab manuals may be …
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Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10:30 – 11:30 am Watch the OER and Biology Webinar Recording Presentation Slides
Thursday, October 10, 2019 – 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM WATCH Finding Body Parts – OER for Anatomy webinar recording Disciplines that rely on visual content can create a unique challenge when adopting OER. This interactive session will discuss approaches to addressing this challenge in the specific context of an anatomy course.
Friday, November 30, 2018 WATCH Open Educational Resources for Biology webinar recording DOWNLOAD Open Educational Resources for Biology webinar presentation This discipline-focused webinar will focus on the available OER resources for Biology, with faculty sharing their OER-adoption experience.