October 2024

OERI Events – October OERI Friday Forums

During the Fall 2024 academic term, the OERI Friday Forums will be held from 10:30 am – 11:30 am on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month. All Friday Forum webinars are recorded and archived. The ASCCC OERI will provide automated captioning for all webinars. If you would like to request live human closed-captioning for any of our offerings, please contact us by e-mail at least 10 business days in advance.OERI Friday Forums are intended for a diverse audience. Please share with your colleagues. We hope you all will join us!

Friday, October 4, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Course Cost Transparency in the California Community Colleges – The Past, The Present, and the Future

In 2010, a federal requirement that the costs of “college textbooks and supplemental materials” be made available to students at the time of registration took effect. This requirement was followed by regulatory changes that permitted California community colleges (CCCs) to require students to purchase access to electronic resources and then by a new state law that required the marking of course sections with no textbook costs. In 2024, our colleges are grappling with implementing a section-level data element (XB12) that captures course cost data, a new cost transparency law that takes effect on January 1, 2025, and a proposed new regulation that pushes colleges to ensure students have the instructional materials they need to fully participate on the 1st day of class. In this webinar, we will explore the history and interaction of these various requirements. Are there inconsistencies or contradictions? Or are the CCCs demonstrating how to truly make college affordable?

Friday, October 18, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-Racism (IDEA) Framework Summer Pilot Program – An Overview and Update of the IDEA Assessment Process

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

ASCCC OERI October Events

ASCCC OERI Regional Meeting - Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework Systems

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.

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.

LibreFest – October 7, 2024

Save the date for the annual October LibreFest workshop which will be held virtually on October 7, 2024, from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. OctoberFest is a condensed version of the annual summer LibreFest workshop. In one day the LibreTexts team will take you through the entire LibreTexts ecosystem, or LibreVerse, from A-Z. Learn how to create, edit, remix, adapt, and adopt OER; search through over a million pages of OER on our Commons; create a project on our Conductor platform; create a course using our ADAPT open homework and assessment platform; and much more.

Registration is now available and will be $50 which includes a discount code for the new LibreTexts swag shop with all proceeds going directly back into the project. If you're affiliated with a LibreNet member college you can take advantage of a fee waiver for LibreFest. Please email Outreach Coordinator, Jennifer Rogers, to obtain the waiver code when applicable.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Open Educational Resources (OER) PlayLab AI Pilot

What could you, or what would you, do if you could train an AI to support your students? At the OERI’s Friday Forum on September 6, presenters shared examples of how teaching and learning can be supported when leveraging the power of AI and OER. One of the examples involved using PlayLab to create bots that students can interact with to ask questions about the syllabus and course resources. To learn more, access Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Open Educational Resources (OER) to Support Student Learning. Read on for information about participating the PlayLab AI Professional Learning Community.

The PlayLab AI Professional Learning Community (PLC) is collaboration between PlayLab AI, the Berkeley School of Education, and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office. This initiative is aimed at empowering higher education educators and staff across the state to create impactful, AI-powered learning experiences for students.

The Initiative is seeking California community college educators and staff who are excited to engage with PlayLab, an AI-powered platform that allows users to create custom bots to support learning, teaching, and administrative tasks. The platform empowers educators to become creators of AI tools, not just consumers, and it helps build AI-driven solutions tailored to student needs.

As part of this partnership, a 3-week Professional Learning Community (PLC) is being formed that will engage in the following:

· Onboarding and training educators and staff to use PlayLab.

· Providing participants with the skills to run their own workshops and onboard other users into the platform.

Please complete the form below to express interest and be contacted with more details about scheduling and participation.

Access the PlayLab AI Professional Learning Community (PLC) Interest Form: Higher Education Partnership to express your interest in this opportunity.

Office Hours

American Sign Language (ASL) and Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
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

Math Open Educational Resources (OER) Office Hours
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Math OER office hours throughout the Fall 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

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