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November 14

AHC Program Review and Planning or Core Topic Help with Patrick McGuire 
Meeting ID: 822 1354 3932
12:30-1:30 p.m.
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If you are working on your yearly Program Review and Planning or Core Topic documents and need assistance, you are welcome to join my weekly Zoom meeting. You may also contact me at pmcguire@hancockcollege.edu  to schedule a face-to-face meeting or to arrange another time.

CalSTRS Presents: Retire Now or Later?
2-3:30 p.m.
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Pre-registration required
Are you trying to decide when to retire? Understand your retirement options, access CalSTRS’ online resources and calculate your own retirement estimates with the guidance of a CalSTRS benefit specialist. Learn how to determine if you can retire now or later.

You’ll use myCalSTRS during this webinar, so be sure you’re registered and that your account information is up to date.

November 17

Tools for the Transition: Top 5 Resources for Industry Professionals Turned Academic Instructors
Presented by NISOD 
11-12 p.m.
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Pre-registration required
AHC is a NISOD member; however, each employee needs to make their own account using their AHC credentials

Transitioning from industry to academia can feel like stepping into a different world. This webinar provides tools and strategies for professionals navigating their first semesters as faculty. Based on personal and shared experiences from industry to the classroom, participants will walk through five resources that help translate workplace expertise into accessible learning outcomes. This webinar supports new instructors by providing navigation of learning management tools, curriculum design templates, digital collaboration resources, and strategies to leverage professional capital. Attendees will leave with takeaways for day one and the days to follow in the classroom.

November 18

OER and Geology: Expansion to All Earth Sciences
12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Join us to explore the development of a set of earth science “sub-discipline” OER. We will discuss using the drop-down menu selections on the geology site to include current geology resources as well as oceanography/marine sciences, meteorology/atmospheric sciences, and planetary/earth system sciences OER.

Mathematics and OER Office Hours
4-5 p.m.
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Pre-registration required
The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Math and OER office hours throughout the Fall term. These office hours will serve as a question-and-answer 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.

November 19

What is Emotional Intelligence?
8-9 a.m.
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Emotional Intelligence is the ability to recognize your own emotions and how other people feel, and use this information to understand behavior and guide decision-making. It’s a skill set that can be developed and improved; people with high emotional intelligence are better at navigating relationships, managing conflict, and achieving goals. Explore the core components of emotional intelligence—self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy, and social skills—and gain practical tools to understand and manage your emotions in this one-hour seminar with a licensed therapist. 

Navigating Work Life Balance
10-11 a.m.
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Achieving a balance between personal and professional responsibilities helps people to avoid job burnout and promotes employee engagement, retention, and productivity. Learn practical strategies to create balance in your busy life, with actionable tips & inspiration to prioritize what matters most in this one-hour seminar with a licensed therapist. 

How Colleges Can Comply With Web Accessibility Laws
11-12 p.m.
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Join experts as they discuss how colleges can meet new Department of Justice web-accessibility requirements affecting millions of pages across institutional websites, course materials, and PDF documents. Learn strategic approaches for meeting the 2026 compliance deadline.

Lawful Pathways to Legal Status
Presented by the UFW Foundation 
12-1 p.m.
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Join the UFW Foundation to learn about common immigration remedies that are available to help people obtain legal status. We will discuss Family-Based Petitions, Humanitarian Forms of Relief, including Asylum, U-visa, VAWA, and many more!

Applying the IDEA Framework to OER: Economics
12-1 p.m.
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The IDEA Framework was created to inform the development of new OER and to review and improve existing OER. What does an IDEA review mean for an economics text? What does an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and anti-racist economics OER look like? Join us to consider the applicability of the IDEA Framework in a discipline-specific context to learn how to use and apply it to any OER.

Envisioning OER Throughout the Associate in Arts- Transfer (AA-T) Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs
2-3 p.m.
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Calling all education faculty! What do we want to see on our OERI discipline page? Truth: We teach one, maybe two, courses in the entire program of study. Let’s identify which courses in the AA-T Elementary Teacher Education: Integrated Programs degree that we believe should be on our discipline page. Please add your voice to this important conversation and join us for a lively session that will shape the future for our students.

Lawful Pathways to Legal Status IN SPANISH
Presented by the UFW Foundation 
4-5 p.m.
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Pre-registration required
Join the UFW Foundation to learn about common immigration remedies that are available to help people obtain legal status. We will discuss Family-Based Petitions, Humanitarian Forms of Relief, including Asylum, U-visa, VAWA, and many more!

November 20

Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Scale: Inside UC Merced PACE’s 2.6M  Continuing Education Growth Story
9-9:45 a.m.
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What does it take to build a new continuing education division from the ground up and scale it to more than $2.6 million in under two years with a limited team of 9 FTE?

At the University of California Merced, the Division of Professional and Continuing Education (PACE) made a deliberate choice to focus first on infrastructure, reducing friction across the student journey, connecting its CRM and LMS, and preparing for a new SIS to enable future capabilities such as group and employer registrations.

This infrastructure-first approach has created the foundation for sustainable, data-informed growth—allowing the team to scale programs and operations efficiently while expanding access and impact.

Join Annette Roberts Webb, Dean of UC Merced PACE, as she shares how her team is designing infrastructure and processes that allow a small staff to operate efficiently while positioning the unit for long-term success.

Assessing Tutoring Centers For Student Success: Measuring What Matters
10-11 a.m.
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This webinar will explore strategies to evaluate services, measure student outcomes, and align tutoring support with institutional goals. Participants will learn proven approaches for collecting and analyzing data, identifying areas for improvement, and demonstrating impact to stakeholders. This session is designed for college professionals seeking to strengthen tutoring programs and ensure they contribute meaningfully to student success.

Trump and Higher Education: Understanding the Latest
Presented by the Chronicle of Higher Education
10-11 a.m.
Pre-registration required
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The Chronicle’s free webinar series continues this fall with four more sessions analyzing the Trump administration’s evolving impact on higher education. Join Chronicle journalists as they unpack the latest developments out of Washington — and what they mean for your institution.

CCC Accessibility Center Presents: Pope Tech Dashboard
11-12 p.m.
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Pre-registration required
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The California Community Colleges Accessibility Center is proud to announce the Pope Tech Dashboard is available systemwide at no cost to colleges. Join us for an introduction to creating accessible Canvas courses using the Pope Tech Accessibility Guide and Dashboard, including how to find, prioritize, and fix common issues. We will also review the administrator dashboard and settings.

From Innovation to Impact: How AI is Reshaping Higher Learning
11-12 p.m.
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Learn how institutions can use AI responsibly and effectively to advance teaching and learning. 

AI and Career Readiness: Stay Ahead of the Curve
Presented by Cengage 
11-12 p.m.
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During this Empowered Educator session, our panel of industry leaders will dive into AI’s role in higher education, and the ways this rapidly changing technology is redefining workforce preparedness.

OER and AI Office Hours
12-1 p.m.
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Drop in to chat and ask questions about OER and AI. Topics can include attribution and citation questions, ethical considerations, hypothetical and practical scenarios, or discipline specific issues – nothing is too small or too large! Join colleagues to ask questions, get feedback, or brainstorm ways that AI can be a helpful tool in your OER work.

November 21

Physics and OER Office Hours
9-10 a.m.
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The OERI is pleased to offer a series of Physics Open Educational Resources (OER) office hours throughout the term. These office hours will serve as a question-and-answer session where attendees bring in their Physics OER needs, requests, and questions. Attendees can also use this space to receive guidance and ask questions pertaining to MyOpenMath.

Philosophy OER for Logic, Critical Thinking, and Writing
9:30-10:30 a.m.
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The introduction of Cal-GETC as the only general education pattern for transfer students has impacted logic courses. Previously at least two different courses would be offered: one covering introduction to logic (including symbolic logic) and one covering critical thinking through writing. One approach to these changes has been to offer a single course that meets the needs of all students, including philosophy majors. This webinar will cover OER that can be helpful in crafting an appropriate set of readings for such a course.

Making ZTC Data Available With Data Dashboards
10:30-11:30 a.m.
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In collaboration with the OERI, the Michelson Foundation, and practitioners from a number of colleges, Chabot College built a data dashboard template to help make ZTC section data easily accessible locally. The dashboard’s display includes: (1) the percent of sections within a college that are ZTC, Low Textbook Cost (LTC), or have not yet been converted to ZTC/LTC; (2) the percent of students that utilize these ZTC sections; (3) success rates by textbook cost; and (4) the persistence rates of  students that enroll in at least one ZTC section compared to students that do not. In addition, the integration of XB12 data into the dashboards would enable users to answer questions related specifically to the use of open educational resources. In this webinar, we’ll discuss how to use the dashboards, what questions you could potentially answer, and how to set them up at your own college.

AHC Program Review and Planning or Core Topic Help with Patrick McGuire 
Meeting ID: 822 1354 3932
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Attend in Zoom
If you are working on your yearly Program Review and Planning or Core Topic documents and need assistance, you are welcome to join my weekly Zoom meeting. You may also contact me at pmcguire@hancockcollege.edu  to schedule a face-to-face meeting or to arrange another time.

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