Friday, September 11, 2026 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program
dollars are required to be implemented, and many colleges have added new resources
to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available
political science OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your
unmet OER needs.
Register for OER for Political Science – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Friday, September 18, 2026 from 2- 3 p.m.
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program
dollars are required to be implemented, and many colleges have added new resources
to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available
psychology OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet
OER needs.
Register for OER for Psychology – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program
dollars are required to be implemented, and many colleges have added new resources
to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available
ECE and CHDEV OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet
OER needs.
Register for OER for ECE and CHDEV – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Friday, September 25, 2026 from 11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
As of Fall 2026, most new pathways funded with Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Degree Program
dollars are required to be implemented, and many colleges have added new resources
to COOL4Ed as required by the ZTC legislation. Join us for an overview of newly available
sociology OER, to share what OER you’re working on, and/or to discuss your unmet OER
needs.
Register for OER for Sociology – New Resources and the State of the Discipline
Find it fast, use it easily. This introductory, hands-on session covers navigation
and the smart search in LibreTexts, along with practical ways to bring materials into
Canvas or assign them for direct online access. Designed to streamline your workflow
while expanding equitable, low-cost course materials for students.
Access other levels from the series:
Implementing OER and developing ZTC pathways can be particularly challenging in CTE
programs. This webinar will investigate why CTE programs often face unique barriers
when pursuing ZTC goals and explore strategies for addressing those barriers.
The updating of OER can be inconsistent or reactive, which may result in it not being
informed by current research, disciplinary practice, and student needs. And when updates
are made, ancillary materials such as quizzes, assignments, study guides, and instructional
supports can become misaligned. How can AI as act as research and editorial support
for OER updates? This session outlines a repeatable process faculty can adapt within
their own courses and disciplines. Rather than treating AI as a content generator,
the process centers on faculty judgment and disciplinary expertise. Faculty determine
when review is needed, use AI to assist with scanning and synthesizing emerging scholarship,
and then make informed decisions about revising core content, ancillaries, and related
instructional materials. The focus is not on fixed timelines, but on an intentional
workflow that supports academic accuracy, consistency, and sustainability across both
primary materials and supporting assets. The approach emphasizes transparency, human-in-the-loop
decision-making, and responsible AI use, ensuring that updates strengthen rather than
dilute the academic quality of the OER. Participants will leave with a practical framework
for using AI to reduce the labor of updating OER and aligned instructional materials
while maintaining faculty voice, pedagogical integrity, and curricular control. The
session positions OER updating as an ongoing academic responsibility and a key component
of sustainable ZTC efforts, rather than a one-time task completed at adoption.
