Friday, April 26, 2024 from 10:30 am – 12:30 pm Watch the “ZTC Funding: The Next Phases and ZTC Funding Q and A” recording Access the “ZTC Funding: The Next Phases and ZTC Funding Q and A” slides As the 2023 – 2024 academic year is about to conclude, two new ZTC funding phases are …
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Thursday, April 11, 2024 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Register for All Things ZTC Designed for OERLs who are also involved in ZTC work at their colleges, this conversation with colleagues provides an opportunity to share ideas for current work and/or future ZTC plans.
Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Register for Art and Art History Collaboration Updates As Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Grant funding continues to roll out, the Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) has been facilitating the meetings of Collaboration Cohorts, designed to help colleges connect and avoid duplication of effort. Learn what’s …
Monday, April 8, 2024 from 2:30 pm – 1:30 pm Register for Anthropology and ZTC Conversation The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office and Open Educational Resources (OER) Initiative have created a ZTC Collaboration Cohort to ensure awareness of available OER, determine whether or not proposed ZTC work is duplicative, and consider collaboration. Although not part …
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Thursday, March 28, 2024 from 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Access the “ZTC, OER, and Political Science” slides The ZTC Acceleration Grant Collaboration Cohorts established by the ASCCC OERI will increase the use of OER by ensuring an awareness of openly-licensed texts and ancillaries as well as, hopefully, lead to the development new resources. This …
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 28, 2024 from 10:00 am – 11:00 am Watch the “OER for Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology” recording Access the “OER for Anatomy, Physiology, and Microbiology” presentation slides An analysis of zero-textbook-cost (ZTC) data obtained from California Community Colleges (CCC) reveals that the biology courses that commonly are needed for allied health pathways are …
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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 …
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 …