Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Join us to share experiences on what it was like to prepare to apply for a ZTC grant. Learn what was most helpful to applicants and what could have been easier. Successful grant recipients will be on hand to give tips and advice to help …

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Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “OER for Biology – Needs and Usage” recording Access the “OER for Biology – Needs and Usage” presentation slides There are many openly-licensed textbooks and ancillaries available for biology faculty to adopt or adapt (Open Educational Resources and Biology) and the Zero Textbook …

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Monday, October 7, 2024 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Watch the “OER/ZTC Outreach: Discussing Initiatives Big and Small” recording Access the “OER/ZTC Outreach: Discussing Initiatives Big and Small” presentation slides Join us to learn how Moreno Valley College approached OER/ZTC outreach including the methods used and the impact on the college. In this webinar, …

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm ZTC and OER have the potential to grow the political science discipline in the California community colleges. By removing cost barriers to our political science students, the interest in our courses should increase. Join us for a conversation on how the adoption of OER can …

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Thursday, October 24, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm Please join us for a conversation about developing anthropology ZTC degrees, as well as an update on new anthropology OER and a discussion of future needs of the discipline.Register for Anthropology ZTC Degree

Friday, September 20, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Fall 2024 Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program – An Overview and Update” recording Access the “Fall 2024 Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program – An Overview and Update” presentation slides A year ago, colleges were determining how to use the funds they received from …

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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 …

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Friday, May 10, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Watch the “Moving Math and Statistics Course to OER/ZTC” recording Access the “Moving Math and Statistics Course to OER/ZTC” presentation slides Join us in this webinar to go over the mathematics OER and ZTC options that are out there for textbooks and homework systems.  We …

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Friday, May 3, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch “The ASCCC OERI: Resources and Services to Support Your ZTC Pathway Development” recording Access “The ASCCC OERI: Resources and Services to Support Your ZTC Pathway Development” presentation slides Establishing a ZTC pathway in a sustainable way can only be accomplished when faculty make the …

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