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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Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register for Rock and Mineral Collections for ZTC Geology Lab Courses Physical geology lab courses generally include robust rock and mineral identification components, requiring an alignment between the content of the lab manual and the resources the college has available to teach the lab. How …

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “Existing and Pipeline Geology OER Resources” recording Access the “Existing and Pipeline Geology OER Resources” presentation slides Join us as we briefly review existing geology OER and learn about an exciting forthcoming text. There will also be time to discuss and share our …

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Wednesday, February 1, 2023 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Watch the “Available Geology Open Educational Resources (OER) and Creating an OER for Geology of California (C-ID GEOL 200)” recording In this conversation, we will review the OERI’s curated geology OER collection which includes fantastic resources for teaching both physical and historical geology lecture and lab …

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Tuesday, November 8, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register for Discipline Conversation: Open Education Resources (OER) for Geology Quality OER is readily available for many geology courses. Some of the existing geology OER were even written specifically for California Community Colleges. Please join this discussion to share and learn information about what you use, what …

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