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 12, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm Watch the “Beyond Traditional Spanish Homework” recording Join us for an exciting exploration into Project Based Learning (PBL) and open educational resources (OER) in language instruction. Discover how PBL elevates language learning, allowing students to delve into real-world issues, create impactful projects, and acquire language …
Friday, April 12, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Watch the “What OER Does Philosophy Need” recording Join us to provide feedback on the current OER materials available for philosophy, especially regarding missing materials and existing ones that need to be strengthened to best support student success.
Tuesday, April 9, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm Watch the “Chemistry and OER: Barriers, Challenges, and Resources” recording Join colleagues to discuss the barriers and challenges that prevent the adoption of OER in Chemistry classes. What additional resources or support are needed to support OER implementation?
Friday, March 22, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am Join us in this conversation to explore curated examples of expanded and developed material in biotechnology. Our goals for our time together are to share ideas and materials and set up collaborations with colleagues. Access the “Biotechnology and OER: Collecting Material for Curation/Creation” recording by …
Thursday, March 21, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register for Student Participation in Local ZTC Efforts It’s important that we don’t forget to include the student voice in our ZTC efforts. In this panel discussion, students who are involved in their college’s ZTC efforts will share the work they do and provide suggestions …
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Tuesday, March 19, 2024 from 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Register for Tracking OER and ZTC Projects How is your college tracking OER and ZTC projects? Are you using a tracking tool, spreadsheet, or other way of documenting the work? In this conversation, please bring your questions or suggestions about how to organize and track …
Monday, March 11, 2024 from 8:00 am – 9:00 am Register for Communication Studies Projects and Cohort Work Join communication studies faculty to review available OER, find out about in-progress or recently completed OER projects, and identify gaps in the available OER. Let’s also explore common needs that may be best addressed through cross-district collaboration. …
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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, February 23, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “IDEA, OER and AI” recording Access the “IDEA, OER and AI” presentation slides Faculty may find AI a powerful tool when developing OER. However, AI is not always a bias-free resource and faculty must recognize these biases when using AI to create – …