Friday, February 21, 2025 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Findings from the 2024 OER Liaison Survey” recording Access the “Findings from the 2024 OER Liaison Survey” presentation slides Since its inception, the OERI has gathered data from local OER Liaisons on a yearly basis. While the focus of the survey has shifted …

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Fall 2024, Resolution Number 111.04 Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges supports removing the requirement of an international standard book number (ISBN) and a copyright date from all curriculum and articulation processes when open educational resources are specified[1];   Whereas, The Academic Senate for California Community Colleges was directed by Resolution 22F 09.01[2] to …

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Fall 2024, Resolution Number 105.02 Whereas, Title 5 §59404[1] of the California Code of Regulations mandates that districts take reasonable steps to minimize the cost and ensure the necessity of instructional materials, and the Burden-Free Instructional Materials Task Force has recommended structural changes to reduce instructional materials costs for students in the long term; Whereas, …

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Fall 2024, Resolution Number 105.02 Whereas, Publishers and bookstore vendors have introduced programs that require students to pay a per unit fee for course resources and refer to these automatic billing programs with deceptive names such as “inclusive,” “equitable,” or “first day” access although the costs of the program may exceed the actual costs of …

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