Friday, March 20, 2026 from 9:00 am – 10:00 am This session will be a guided conversation focused on the OER needs of ITIS programs.  We’ll discuss gaps in existing materials, challenges to adoption, and opportunities for creating, adapting, or sharing OER that better support ITIS courses and students. Participants will share experiences, identify priorities, …

What Does Information Technology and Information Systems (ITIS) Need in Open Educational Resources (OER)?Read More »

Friday, April 10, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Join us for a conversation with two community college faculty members who are developing new OER for linguistic anthropology — the only anthropological subdiscipline that lacks a comprehensive OER. They will present their work-in-progress and invite participants to provide feedback and further direction.Register for Linguistic …

Linguistic Anthropology Open Educational Resources (OER)Read More »

Friday, April 10, 10:00 am – 11:00 am In this webinar, we will explore the recent additions to the Open Educational Resources and Biotechnology collection and discuss the wants and needs for the discipline. We will also determine if there is interest in developing a biotechnology lab manual using a “Home Lab Kit” approach (e.g., “Standard …

Biotechnology and Open Educational Resources (OER): New Additions to the Curated CollectionRead More »

Wednesday, March 18, 2026 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “Adapting OER for Education Courses” recording Acess the “Adapting OER for Education Courses” slides – TBD Want to include, or update education OER content in your course but don’t understand what you are allowed to do legally, or how to begin? Bring your …

Adapting Open Educational Resources (OER) for Education Courses: How Do I Add or Change Content? Or Can I?Read More »

Tuesday, April 7, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm This facilitated conversation will examine the current state of OER in criminology across California community colleges, highlighting available open textbooks, ancillary materials, and gaps in core courses. Participants will exchange insights, successes, and challenges while identifying strategies to expand sustainable, accessible, and culturally responsive OER aligned with …

Justice Without the Price Tag: Advancing Open Educational Resources (OER) in CriminologyRead More »

Monday, April 6, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Join fellow chemistry instructors for an informal conversation about using OER in general chemistry courses. We’ll chat about which openly-licensed textbooks, practice problems, and digital tools that are working in our classes—and where we still feel the gaps. Bring your experiences, questions, frustrations, and wins. Whether you’re …

Let’s Talk Chemistry Open Educational Resources (OER): Sharing What Works in General ChemistryRead More »

Friday, April 3, 9:30 am – 10:30 am Join us for a focused conversation on listening and speaking OER for both credit and non-credit ESL courses. This session will explore the OERI’s ESL curated collection as well as OER under development. In addition, we can discuss the difficulties faculty face with creating materials in this …

English as a Second Language (ESL) Listening and Speaking-Focused Open Educational Resources (OER)Read More »