Events and Meetings

This workshop will showcase the ADAPT and LibreStudio platforms.

Geography Open Educational Resources (OER) Review and Needs Assessment

Friday, November 18, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Register for Geography Open Educational Resources (OER) Review and Needs Assessment

Join us to discuss the status of Geography OER, identify existing gaps, and determine what is needed for the future. All ideas and comments are welcome.

The Role of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Pedagogy in Equitable Assessment

Friday, November 18, 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Register for The Role of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Pedagogy in Equitable Assessment 

In this webinar, three college faculty will describe their journey toward more equitable grading practices by implementing principles of ungrading and standards/skill-based grading while using OER. The aim is not to present a one-size-fits-all approach. Rather, each instructor will outline what they discovered was the best application for their own unique course structures while also establishing the necessity of using OER and exploring open pedagogy.

This workshop will showcase the ADAPT and LibreStudio platforms.

Open Educational Resources (OER) and Sociology – What Do We Want to See?

Friday, November 18, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Register for Open Educational Resources (OER) and Sociology – What Do We Want to See?

As sociology faculty, what OER are you using, what OER would you like to see, and what is needed to entice more sociology faculty to adopt OER? What can the OERI do for you? Please join this wide-ranging conversation about all things sociology and OER. Please come with questions, concerns, suggestions, or simply curiosity.

Discipline Conversation: Lessons from the Chemistry OERI Faculty Survey

Thursday, November 17, 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Register for Discipline Conversation: Lessons from the Chemistry OERI Faculty Survey

In the past few years, the availability and quality of open educational resources in chemistry has changed dramatically. In this conversation, the results of a survey of college faculty in California regarding current adoptions and remaining barriers to OER adoption in chemistry courses will be shared. Participants will generate and consider ideas for creating more opportunities to improve student engagement and outcomes through OER.

OER Basics Part II: Licensing and Accessibility – Using Open Educational Resources (OER) and Ensuring OER are Usable

Thursday, November 17, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Register for OER Basics Part II: Licensing and Accessibility – Using Open Educational Resources (OER) and Ensuring OER are Usable 

Understanding Creative Commons licensing is critical when creating OER and accessibility is always important when developing content. In this interactive webinar we’ll explore the nuances of the various Creative Commons licenses, discuss when resources can be mixed, and explain the difference between a remix and a collection. We will also share the OERI’s Accessibility Checklist. The Checklist was created to ensure that OER developers are addressing accessibility fundamentals during the development process. Ample time will be provided for questions and discussion.

Advanced Training in MyOpenMath

Thursday, November 17, 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Register for Advanced Training in MyOpenMath

While MyOpenMath (MOM) has many course-specific resources to choose from, faculty often want to customize these resources for their own department’s needs. In this webinar, we will explore how to author MOM questions, modify existing questions, and investigate the many available settings for assignments. We will also look at questions involving graphs and equations, as well as reflect on how to provide personalized feedback to students’ answers.

Accreditation Coffee-Break 

Date and Time: 

November 16th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 

November 17th, 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Register for November 16th

Register for November 17th

This Fall 2022, the ASCCC Accreditation Committee will facilitate a virtual space for faculty to dialogue and reflect on the Accreditation process, the faculty role in accreditation, the Accreditation Standards (Evolution of the Standards), how faculty see themselves and what they do in the Standards, and how local senates can assist in the institutionalization of processes that are supported by current Accreditation Standards. 

Register for the Webinar!

Infusing DEI in the Curriculum: Model Principle and Practices

Date: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022

Time: 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

In the fall of 2021, the California Community College Curriculum Committee (5C) established the DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion) in Curriculum implementation in order to develop a resource by which to guide the field and make recommendations on how to support the implementation of culturally relevant and responsive curriculum at local levels. To that end, the workgroup created the “DEI in Curriculum: Model Principles and Practices” framework. Join us as we review the toolkit and learn how to use it to infuse IDEAA (inclusion, diversity, equity, anti-racism, and accessibility) into your curriculum work and learning spaces.

OER Basics Part I: Demystifying, Finding, and Using Open Educational Resources

Thursday, November 10, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Register for OER Basics Part I: Demystifying, Finding, and Using Open Educational Resources  

Are you new to Open Educational Resources (OER) or need a refresher? Join us to learn about OER, how to license your own OER, and how to use OER in your courses. There will be opportunities to ask questions on all OER topics throughout the webinar.

What’s New in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Open Educational Resources (OER)

Wednesday, November 9, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Register for What’s new in Early Childhood Education (ECE) Open Educational Resources (OER)

This webinar will provide an overview of the what’s new this year in ECE OER including a deeper dive into brand new Infant and Toddler Development and Care comprehensive resource. Join us to investigate the new and exciting possibilities for ECE OER.

Smarthistory’s Reframing Art History Open Educational Resources (OER)

Wednesday, November 9, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Register for Smarthistory’s Reframing Art History Open Educational Resources (OER)

Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank, Dean of Content and Strategy for Smarthistory, will discuss the new Reframing Art History project, for which she serves as general editor, and will give a behind-the-scenes look at new developments currently underway with this innovative “textbook” project.

Tuesday, November 8, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Register for Discipline Conversation: Open Education Resources (OER) for Geology

Quality OER is readily available for many geology courses. Some of the existing geology OER were even written specifically for California Community Colleges. Please join this discussion to share and learn information about what you use, what you want, what you like, and what could be improved

Discipline Conversation: Hospitality Management Open Educational Resources (OER) Materials

Friday, November 4, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Register for Discipline Conversation: Hospitality Management Open Educational Resources (OER) Materials

Join us for a discussion of available OER for hospitality management, how well the OER cover C-ID topics, and how existing gaps may be filled by additional resources. We will also explore what OER are needed for other Hospitality Management TMC/C-ID courses. Come ready to share your ideas and thoughts.

OER for Literature and Creative Writing Show and Tell

Friday, November 4, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm

Register for OER for Literature and Creative Writing Show and Tell

Heather Ringo, author of Writing and Critical Thinking through Literature, and Sybil Priebe, author of Write or Left: An OER Textbook for Creative Writing Classes, will share the approaches they’ve taken in shaping and teaching from their texts. Anna Mills will give an overview of other literature and creative writing OER, and participants will be invited to share favorites and suggest improvements and additions.

What’s new in Spanish Open Educational Resources (OER)

Friday, November 4, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Register for What’s new in Spanish Open Educational Resources (OER)

Come and learn about what is new in Spanish OER. During our time together, we will also investigate homework system ideas in LibreStudio (H5P) and ADAPT. Questions and comments are welcomed and encouraged.

Textbook Transformation Project – How Chaffey College Created a Movement

Friday, November 4, 10:00 am – 11:30 am

Register for Textbook Transformation Project – How Chaffey College Created a Movement

Chaffey College’s Textbook Transformation Project has created a cultural shift in supporting student generational success and achievement. With faculty support, universal design for learning, and equity at the forefront of their approach, OER Co-Liaisons Emilie Koenig and Elizabeth Encarnacion share how they built coalitions across campus to support a 5-year plan to establish ZTC degrees.

Biotechnology Open Educational Resources (OER) “All I need is you …”

Friday, November 4, 9:00 am – 10:00 am

Register for Biotechnology Open Educational Resources (OER) “All I need is you …”

Join us to discuss the status of Biotechnology OER and determine what is needed for the future. All ideas and comments are welcome.

Meet the Administration of Justice Open Educational Resources (OER) Authors

Thursday, November 3, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Register for Meet the Administration of Justice Open Educational Resources (OER) Authors

Please join us to hear directly from some of our very own California community college faculty colleagues who have created OER. Our authors will share some of their works (OER textbooks, Canvas courses, etc.), how they broke into the OER creation world, and tips/trick for you to use as well.