OER/ZTC Recorded Workshops

These workshops have been developed for CRCs OER Award Program and Conversion Grant and the Affordable Educational Resources Committee. Many videos have links to specific sections of the workshop when you expand the YouTube description.

Upcoming OER/ZTC Events

The OER/ZTC Events Calendar shows all upcoming office hours and workshops related to OER/ZTC. In some cases, you're asked to register for events. Click on the title in the calendar to see details and links to join or register.

Backward Design

As its name implies, backwards design begins with the question, "what types of learning do I want my students to achieve?" In this workshop, we explore how to apply the principles of backwards design before curating or creating open educational resources (OER).

Slides: Backward Design Workshop
Handout: Revised Blooms Taxonomy by Iowa State University
Website: Backward Design for Research Assignments

Accessible Zero Cost Options

The good news: for many disciplines, there are a lot of OER available. The bad news: it isn't all accessible. In this workshop we introduce accessible ZTC options and show you how to integrate them into your Canvas course.

Integrate OER into Canvas Modules & Pages

Explore how to leverage Canvas Modules and Pages to organize your OER content. In this workshop we'll review the basics of adding content to Pages and organizing Pages into Modules. We'll also explore how to customize contents of OpenStax and LibreTexts Canvas LTIs..

Course Design: Assignments, Quizzes, & Rubrics

Canvas Quizzes, Assignments, and Rubrics are essential tools for assessment in your courses, both online and on-campus. If you are converting from a Publisher ecosystem like Connect, Revel, Mastering, etc., then this workshop is for you!

Slides: Assignments, Quizzes, & Rubrics

Course Design: Discussions & Feedback

Have you struggled with engagement in your online course discussions? You're not alone! In this workshop, we discuss some techniques to increase student engagement in discussions. We'll also explore ways to ensure your online courses include opportunities for frequent and substantive instructor-student and student-student interactions.

Slides: Discussions & Feedback (note: links to resources are on slide #20)

Accessibility Checkers in Canvas

Wondering how to use those little green and red dials that show up on your files and images in Canvas? In this workshop, you will learn how to use the three built-in accessibility checkers in Canvas: Ally, the PopeTech Accessibility Guide, and the Canvas RCE Accessibility Checker.

Slides: Accessibility Checkers in Canvas
Documents: Request Document Remediation
Videos: Request Closed Captioning

Determining the Accessibility of Web-based OER

In this workshop, you learn how to use the WAVE Web Accessibility Checker to evaluate web-based OER for accessibility.

Video, Audio, & Accessibility

This workshop teaches you about accessibility considerations when using audio and video content and explains options for getting videos captioned.

Slides: Video, Audio, & Accessibility
Videos: Request Closed Captioning

Using CRC Branded Canvas Commons Templates

Learn more about finding and using CRCs LibreTexts Canvas shells. This session covers how to request a development shell, import content from Commons, add assessments and other material, and more.

ZTC eForm Information Session

Learn more about the zero textbook costs designation form and why the college is collecting this information. This session shows you how to access and fill out the form and what each designation means.

Students as Teachers: Using Open Pedagogy for Active Learning

Engaging students to create course content not only helps them grasp key concepts, but these projects help faculty fill gaps in curriculum and are another way to address SLOs. This workshop shows how student crowdsourcing is being used to enhance the learning experience and how it could be used to build open educational resources.

Online Guide: Open Pedagogy and Active Learning

LibreTexts Updates for Los Rios

LibreTexts Founder, Delmar Larsen, shares updates to the LibreVerse. This is an OER hosting and creation platform that allows faculty to remix and reuse openly licensed textbooks and homework.

MyOpenMath Exploration

Roy Simpson shows how to find and embed MyOpenMath classes into your Canvas shells.

ASCCC Open Educational Resource Initiative (OERI) Webinars

The OERI offers both general and discipline-specific workshops on a weekly basis during the academic year. Most sessions are recorded and posted on the website within a few days of the event. Find upcoming live events and the library of recorded webinars on the Webinars and Events page of the OERI website.

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