WOOHOO Sally <3

Would love to see the OERI providing some consistent ways to gather data and conduct research to illustrate OER/ZTC impacts

And Rachel - super team <3

So that we can do it locally but also aggregate meaningfully across the state

@Jim - Agreed, good idea.

Thanks Jim. Noted and in progress. Not as easy as we would like it to be.

Libre text is overwhelming

One big issue currently is a lack of support for bringing OER into full compliance with our district accessibility policies. I hope additional support for that can be made available!

Cool, great to hear!

But we shouldn’t apply higher accessibility standards to OER than we are to publisher materials ….

@Joanna: We’re continuing to work on supporting LibreTexts and making it less overwhelming / easier for folks new to OER and new to the platform to be able to jump in and use. Another work in progress.

Thank you Dave!

I agree Jim. Our district policy applies to all course materials - OER or textbook publisher. But we can insist that publishers provide accessible versions, and we can’t really do that with OER.

@Joanna: We have Jennifer Rodgers on board as someone who can support bridge some of the OERI / LibreTexts projects and orienting CCC faculty. Happy to put your or others in touch if you aren’t already.

Is there a text on Social Justice in general? SJS1? I thought thate was one being developed.

I made a note of Jennifer's name. Thanks Dave!

* Contributed by Erika Gutierrez, Janét Hund, Shaheen Johnson, Carlos Ramos, Lisette Rodriguez, & Joy Tsuhako* Published by ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative (OERI)This open text was compiled by six diverse, community college sociology faculty from Long Beach City College, Cerritos College, and Rancho Santiago College. With an eye on social justice and intersectionality, the text provides a sociological analysis of the history, demographics, and contemporary experiences of the following race-ethnic groups: African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, Euro Americans, Latinx, Native Americans, Middle Eastern Americans, and immigrants. This text is suitable for a sociology course on race and ethnic relations or a social justice studies introductory course.

Do we have access to this power point ?

C-ID SOCI 150 & C-ID SJS 110

I'll find the link

@Katie unfortunately I think at this point there is a gulf in most districts between policies and practices. I just think it’s unfortunate if, as OER come in, we end up in practice holding them to a higher standard than the many publisher resources that faculty may have been using for a long time even though they are not in compliance with accessibility regs

https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Courses/Long_Beach_City_College/Race_and_Ethnic_Relations_in_the_U.S.%3A_An_Intersectional_Approach

Thanks Suzanne for the link. Is that the SJS 110 text that just got developed or yet another resource?

@Joanna - I have that listed as for SJS 110.

Ok. Thank you!! I will check it out. Just started teaching a social justice class so this may be a useful resource. :)

@Joanna: Jennifer Rogers = jrogers@libretexts.org

Thanks Dave and Suzanne!

@Talwinder: Re: PPT, we will make available with the recording on the OERI website.

Thanks @Dave!!

@Dave, is there a PDF download raceavailable for the Race & Ethnic Relations resource?

Can that URL go into chat?

(Discipline collections)?

Are these discipline leads named on the OERI website, yet?

I just found it in the Humanities downloads (ctr+F)

What are the collaboration requirements so we can get a team together?

Will you accept Part-Time faculty discipline leads?

https://ccconlineed.instructure.com/courses/4543/pages/discipline-page

Part time discipline leads?

@Scott thanks!

If we know an OER leader in a discipline you are looking for a discipline leader, is there a link or person we should send them to?

Thanks Scott!

Larry: Please send recommendations to Michelle = mpilati@asccc.org

Do discipline leads receive a stipend of some sort?

Are all of these new resources going to be added to Cool4Ed?

I couldn't hear Michelle either

No, not your computer. Michelle’s feed is freezing up

Good news, thanks.

Having OERI support faculty to review materials in Cool4Ed would be great too

Can we keep the resources on one site or one place ? it is so confusing to find the resources from different places.

The audio is consistently choppy, unfortunately.

Michelle’s network connection not great

Audio issue again

the thesis of each paragraph is cutting out in the audio

I can hear - and I can see the chat.

@Talwinder: Great point! It'd be nice to have a site for California community colleges like OpenOregon does for their community college use of OER by course.https://openoregon.org/resources/

I did not hear about summer plan because of audio issue

Should we mark even if there is no text required?

But do local senates define the No Text issue

ok, site decision at this point then, got it

@ Scott: True. I always goes to Open Oregon for finding materials

@Scott and @Talwinder do you find that more useful than the C-ID search in Cool4Ed ? https://www.cool4ed.org/courseshowcase

Why the difference from State Chancellor’s office on digital/non-digital interpretation of SB1359?

SB1359 “(1) (A) Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.”

For now does Cool4Ed only list titles that have been adopted at a campus? or will they list options of titles that are created to be aligned regardless of adoption

SB 1359 OERI Webinar Thurs 3/18 1:20-2:30. :)

ok, cool.

Thanks Dave!

Indeed, SB 1359 language is a quandary, Dave.

I think many colleges interpret SB 1359 as a starting point, not a restrictive definition for use of a ZTC symbol

At MiraCosta our senate does allow for a more expansive use of the ZTC symbol

Whatever it takes to raise awareness of the need to clarify the application of the ZTC symbol.

Nope, not rare at all..

Tagging in online schedules is a challenge (many hands in manual entry pots)

Are there other higher ed systems in the country that have that type of database?

and linking to accurate textbook info on bookstore websites is also key, which is often linked to miscommunication along the line of faculty to bookstore to schedule

In our MIS, we have a ZTC flag, but I don't think that gets sent to the state chancellor's office at all.

Good to know!

That would definitely up the ante on getting our local processes around ZTC designation in order!

Thanks Michelle & Dave! This has been super informative

Thank you!

thanks!

We are working on defining "low cost" courses to mark them in the schedule. (In addition to our ZTC designation.) Any guidance on how to define that>

Thanks!!

Thanks!

thank you! :)