Explore how to enhance your course by incorporating gamified elements, such as interactive activities, points, stars, and challenges, to boost student engagement and motivation for self-assessment. This workshop from San Diego Community College District will guide you in finding or creating interactive H5P activities that align with your curriculum and integrating them into your online […]
Discover resources available through your San Diego Community College District's libraries to support burden-free materials by providing seamless access to electronic resources, streaming media, course reserves, and digital scanning services. Learn how these efforts remove financial barriers for students and support faculty in creating no cost courses.
Explore ADAPT, the OER homework system offered and supported by LibreTexts, which integrates with Canvas LMS. This workshop from San Diego Community College District will guide you through creating a course in ADAPT to host homework activities and linking them to Canvas for seamless integration of graded assignments in your online courses. You'll learn how […]
Curious about Open Educational Resources but not sure where to start? Join San Diego Community College District for a friendly, hands-on intro to OER—what they are, why they’re a game-changer for students, and how you can easily find great open materials for your courses. We’ll tour popular OER repositories, share tips for spotting quality resources, […]
Are you ready to revolutionize your teaching methods and engage your students like never before? Join San Diego Community College's exclusive workshop on H5P and discover how to create dynamic, interactive content using your free LibreTexts account for Instructors. By the end of this session, you'll: Explore a wide range of interactive elements, from quizzes […]
For Open Education Week San Diego Community College District brings you this keynote talk by Brenna Clarke Gray, Assistant Professor, Learning Design and Innovation and Coordinator, Educational Technologies at Thompson Rivers University. Session Description I don’t know about you, but in this particular moment — politically, economically, culturally — I’ve never felt more sharply the […]
Join us for an online “edit-a-thon” where faculty can collaborate on OER in their discipline by editing and improving a specific page or get started with the basics of Wikipedia. Join the San Diego Community College District Open Ed Week via Zoom Events and attend this drop-in workshop session with Angela Boyd, Librarian at Miramar […]
In this presentation you'll learn how AI tools like ChatGPT and NotebookLM are transforming OER development. Learn how AI can streamline content creation, lesson planning, assessments, quizzes, Study Guides, summary podcasts and more. Join the San Diego Community College District Open Ed Week via Zoom Events and attend this presentation session with Alison Gurganus, Librarian […]
This presentation will guide you through the process of effectively using Canvas Commons, from searching and importing content to sharing your own resources. By mastering these skills, you'll be able to streamline your course development process, enhance your course design, and provide a more engaging learning experience for your students. Join the San Diego Community […]
Open Educational Resources (OER) offer more than just cost savings—they provide opportunities to rethink course design in ways that enhance student engagement and learning. This session will explore strategies for integrating OER thoughtfully into course structures, ensuring that materials align with learning objectives, support diverse learners, and promote active engagement. Participants will gain practical approaches […]
Across the state of California, funding is becoming more readily available for efforts in OER. Join this presentation to become familiar with grants available to faculty who are interested in adopting or developing OER and explore application process. Join the San Diego Community College District Open Ed Week via Zoom Events and attend this presentation […]
In this panel, faculty members will share their experiences integrating OER (Open Educational Resources) into their online courses. This presentation will highlight innovative approaches to using OER to enhance student learning, improve accessibility, and reduce textbook costs. We will showcase a variety of courses that have successfully adopted OER, providing insights, best practices, and lessons […]
The prospect of updating your class with freely available materials can seem daunting, yet reducing textbook costs and enhancing course relevance is key to advancing equitable student learning. Join us to identify small steps we can take, practical strategies that aren’t overwhelming, to begin or progress your OER journey. Find fresh inspiration to teach engaging […]
