Friday, April 10, 2026 from 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” …

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 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 questions about specific content in an education OER and the …

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

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 from 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 …

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

Monday, April 6, 2026 from 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. …

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

Friday, April 3, 2026 from 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 …

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

Monday, March 9, 2026 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Digital media is a new discipline for the OERI, offering an opportunity to shape its direction and create support for faculty from the ground up. This session will focus on what materials digital media faculty need, what resources we already have, and how we can …

Digital Media: Building a New Open Educational Resources (OER) Discipline Collection TogetherRead More »

Wednesday, March 4, 2026 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “Fresh and Easy?” recording Access the “Fresh and Easy?” presentation slides The current surge of generative and agentic AI can mean having to shift gears constantly as an instructor. No matter the course and no matter the AI policy, this session will help …

Fresh and Easy? Authentic Assessment for the Communication Studies Open Educational Resources (OER) Classroom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)Read More »

Monday, March 2, 2026 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm How can OER be used in hospitality management classes to improve learning, encourage innovation, and increase access to quality educational materials? Join us to discuss the benefits of OER for faculty and students, as well as what OER is needed in the discipline and what …

Using Open Educational Resources (OER) in Hospitality ManagementRead More »