Upcoming OERI Webinars and Events
The ASCCC OERI provides professional development regarding OER via webinars, visits to colleges, events, and presentations. During the academic year, weekly webinars provide a forum to share discipline-based information as well as information on specific topics related to OER advocacy, adoption, and development. Live webinars provide an opportunity for the OERI to hear from faculty at the colleges and our archived webinars serve as a useful library of resources.
During Fall 2024, the OERI’s twice monthly webinars (Friday Forums) were held on the 1st and 3rd Friday starting in September. The final one of the term was held on December 6th.
The ASCCC OERI will provide automated captioning for all webinars and OER Liaison events (i.e., conversations, orientations, and webinars). If you would like to request a live human closed captioner for any of our offerings, please contact us by e-mail at least 10 business days in advance.
Looking for CCCCO-hosted webinars related to ZTC, OER, and/or coding? Please see our OER and ZTC page. Access this page directly using tinyurl.com/OERI-Archives.
Show Upcoming OERI Webinars and Events
- Making Journalism Degree Textbooks Cheaper
Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 9:30 am – 10:30 am
In this webinar, we will review the journalism classes that are required for the Journalism Associate Degree for Transfer and consider the recommended zero-cost or open educational resources (OER) for each class. We will also discuss plans for creating other journalism OER.
Register for Making Journalism Degree Textbooks Cheaper - Open Educational Resources (OER) for Biology – Needs and Usage
Thursday, October 10, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
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 Cost Degree Program funds are enabling faculty at different colleges to modify and create additional OER. Join us to explore what current OER are being used, discuss the new resources under development, and consider what resources are currently missing. We will also share the resources we may use to engage biology majors and other students to help them succeed in our classes.
Register for OER for Biology – Needs and Usage - Math Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Math OER office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a Q&A session where attendees bring in their math OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask questions pertaining to MyOpenMath
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Thursday, October 10, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Thursday, October 21, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Tuesday, November 5, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Register for Math OER Office Hours on Tuesday, November 21, 9:00 am – 10:00 am
- Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Chemistry Open Educational Resources (OER): Exchanging Ideas, Experiences, and Best Practices
Tuesday, October 15, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
In this conversation, we will share our experiences and discuss the challenges and opportunities we have encountered when using AI tools to create materials in chemistry. Together, we will exchange practical strategies, showcase examples of AI-generated content, and collaboratively identify best practices for integrating AI into OER creation. Join us to learn, share, and co-create the future of chemistry education with AI.
Register for Generative AI in Chemistry OER: Exchanging Ideas, Experiences, and Best Practices - The Way Forward in Psychology Open Educational Resources (OER)
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Join us to review psychology’s approach to OER, including ensuring resources have an emphasis on inclusion, equity, diversity, and justice issues as well as using crowdsourcing to update OER and create ancillaries. Finally, we will discuss any gaps in OER that persist in our discipline.
Register for The Way Forward in Psychology Open Educational Resources - Exciting Geology Open Educational Resources (OER) Textbooks in Development
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 from 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Geology is fortunate to have some very good openly licensed textbooks, especially for Physical Geology. Additionally, colleagues from across the state are currently developing OER where the discipline needs it the most: Historical Geology and California Geology. Please join our webinar to review the existing geology resource and learn about upcoming projects.
Register for Exciting Geology OER textbooks in Development - Catching up on Open Educational Resources (OER) in Economics
Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join us for a conversation that will center around reviewing the most current economics OER as well as sharing our needs for additional OER.
Register for Catching up on OER in Economics - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework Summer Pilot Program – An Overview and Update of the IDEA Assessment Process
Friday, October 18, 2024 from 10:30 am – 11:30 am
This summer the Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI) hosted an IDEA Summer Pilot Program. Twelve faculty members, in multiple disciplines from colleges across the state, participated in a 4-week IDEA assessment training. The purpose of the training was to teach faculty how to apply the IDEA Framework to existing Open Educational Resources (OER). In addition, the participants offered feedback to develop an IDEA Framework assessment process whereby OER can be submitted to the OERI for review. Join us in this webinar to find out what we learned from the summer pilot and to share your suggestions for creating an IDEA Framework Assessment process.
Register for IDEA Framework Summer Pilot Program – An Overview and Update of the IDEA Assessment Process - Bridging Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Source: Advancing Computer Science Education
Monday, October 21, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join us for an engaging discussion on the intersection of OER and open source tools in computer science education. We’ll explore how integrating these two powerful approaches can expand access to high-quality learning materials, foster collaborative development, and transform the teaching and learning of coding and computer science. Whether you have resources to share or simply want to listen and learn, everyone is welcome to join the conversation!
Register for Bridging OER and Open Source: Advancing Computer Science Education - Anthropology Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree
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 - Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), Open Educational Resources (OER), and Political Science
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 attract students to the political science discipline and a preview of the political science OER currently being developed.
Register for ZTC, OER and Political Science - American Sign Language (ASL) and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
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The OERI is pleased to offer a series of ASL and OER office hours throughout the Fall term. These office hours will serve as an open discussion space about converting courses to ZTC and developing OERs for ASL.
Register for ASL and OER Office Hours on Friday, October 25, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Register for ASL and OER Office Hours on Friday, November 8, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and Hospitality OER
Monday, October 28, 2024 from 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Join this webinar for an introduction to what OER is and a review of the available OER for Hospitality Management classes.
Register for Intro to OER and Hospitality Resources - ASCCC OERI Regional Meeting – Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework Systems
Friday, November 1, 2024 from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm
The OERI, in collaboration with Chabot College, is pleased to announce a professional development opportunity for those who intend to remix open educational resources in the LibreTexts platform and create openly-licensed assessments. Those who support this work are also invited to attend. Attendees of this in-person event at Chabot College in Hayward will be introduced to – and actively interact with – LibreTexts, the LibreTexts Remixer, and the ADAPT Open Homework System. Registration is now open for this November 1, 2024, 8:30 am – 3:30 pm in-person event. A light breakfast will be served and lunch will be provided. To defray costs, a registration fee of $25 will be charged. Space is limited.
Register for November 1 OERI Regional at Chabot College
The OERI is currently looking for a college to host a LibreTexts event in Southern California in early December, as well as colleges to host events in early 2025. Please contact us if your college would be interested in hosting.
Archived OERI Webinars
All formal OERI Webinars are archived. In the event that a webinar is repeated, one archive will typically be made available. If you are ever interested in the slides used for a webinar, please contact us.