Friday, September 8, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program – An Overview and Update” recording Access the “Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Program – An Overview and Update” presentation slides In July, the Chancellor’s Office shared its intent to make “Acceleration Grants” available to the colleges. An overview …
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Monday, June 12, 2023 from 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Watch the “ZTC Conversation – Mapping and Planning” recording Access the “ZTC Conversation – Mapping and Planning” presentation slides The upcoming deadline for submitting a workplan for the spending of the $180,000 “ZTC Implementation Grant” funds allotted to all degree-granting California community colleges has resulted …
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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Friday, April 28, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Access the OER and ZTC Collaboration in a Multi-College District presentation slides Faculty from the four colleges in Los Rios Community College District will share how they have collaborated in OER and ZTC efforts, including strategizing to ensure OER and ZTC are supported by governance …
Friday, March 20, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Highlighting Students in OER and ZTC Efforts” recording Access the “Highlighting Students in OER and ZTC Efforts” slides How do you ensure that students’ voices are included in the OER and ZTC efforts at your college? This forum will showcase different approaches to …
Friday, March 10, 2023 from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Watch the “XB12 – A Deep Dive” recording Implementing a section-level data element has the potential to improve your local approach to marking no-cost sections. What distinctions between course section costs are allowed with XB12 and why are these distinctions important? What questions can be …
Friday, February 24, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “You’ve Got $20,000 – Now What?” recording Access the “You’ve Got $20,000 – Now What?” slide deck All 115 degree-granting accredited California Community Colleges have received $20,000 to develop a plan to participate in the Zero Textbook Cost Program. Now what? In this …
Friday, February 3, 2023 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “ZTC, IMTF, XB12 – An Update” recording Access the “ZTC, IMTF, XB12 – An Update” presentation slides Is there any new information about the Zero Textbook Cost Program? What happened at the first Instructional Materials Task Force meeting? What does an analysis of …
Friday, December 2, 2022 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am Watch the “Becoming a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) College” recording Access the “Becoming a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) College” presentation slides What does it mean to be a “ZTC college”? Cosumnes River College (CRC) is answering that question by setting a goal of becoming a …