On behalf of the Cal OER Organizing Committee, we invite you to save the date for the fourth annual Cal OER Conference, held virtually on August 7 – 8, 2024. This event is open to everyone, so we hope you will attend and consider presenting. The theme for the 2024 conference is Responsive Pedagogy: Extending Local Innovation to Advance Global Impact. Cal OER …
Tag: OER Advocacy
Thursday, April 25, 2024 from 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Watch the “Incorporating IDEA in the Creation of OER” recording Access the “Incorporating IDEA in the Creation of OER” presentation slides Planning on developing new OER? If so, come learn how you can incorporate inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism from the start by using the …
Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Watch the “OER Faculty Community of Practice” recording How can you create and implement a vibrant OER faculty community of practice at your college? Together we will explore how to use an OER community of practice to encourage the adoption of OER, teach OER principles, …
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Friday, April 5, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Unlocking OER” recording Access the “Unlocking OER” presentation slides While OER can be open, some OER are effectively locked up – available only in formats that can’t be modified, housed in a course management system, built in proprietary software, or purposefully not allowed …
Friday, March 15, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Access the “True Access: Ensuring Student Access to Course Resources on Day 1” presentation slides There are some students who can’t access course resources because of delays in financial aid or other funding sources. What if you could provide students with the time they need …
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Thursday, March 7, 2024 from 9:00 am – 10:30 am Watch the “Emotional Intelligence for OER Advocacy” recording Access the “Emotional Intelligence for OER Advocacy” presentation slides Emotional intelligence can be defined as being able to perceive, understand, and manage one’s emotions, as well as have an awareness of and empathy for the emotions of …
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Friday, March 1, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Mythbusting: Addressing Misconceptions About OER” recording Access the “Mythbusting: Addressing Misconceptions About OER” presentation slides “But my course won’t articulate if I use OER.” “OER is just too complicated to use.” “OER is just not as good.” “There isn’t OER in my discipline.” …
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Watch the “Searching for OER” recording Access the “Searching for OER” presentation slides Looking for OER? This interactive session will cover search strategies for finding OER. Participants will search for resources and leave the webinar with some “go to” sites for locating OER.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Watch the “What Does OER and ZTC Success Look Like?” recording Access the “What Does OER and ZTC Success Look Like?” presentation slides A panel of OER advocates will present local successes, strategies, challenges, and perspectives focused on broad definitions of what OER and ZTC …
Friday, May 5, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Textbook Affordability in the California Community Colleges” recording Access the “Textbook Affordability in the California Community Colleges” presentation slides What are colleges doing with the $200,000 they received to increase the availability of zero-textbook-cost (ZTC) pathways? What happens next with the ZTC Degree …
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