The Open Educational Resources team at City Tech Library would like to invite you to learn more about free and open educational resources (OER) and how they can support instruction and student access to course materials in your classes. From the basics of OER to more advanced topics, workshops will be offered over the Spring semester on the following topics
- Introduction to Open Educational Resources workshop
Wednesday, February 19th, 11:00am-12:00pmThis workshop will provide an introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER) and related topics such copyright, Creative Commons licensing, Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC), and where to find free and open materials in your discipline.
Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
- OER Tune-up workshop
Wednesday March 5th, 11:00am-12:00pmAre you refreshing your open course materials for next term? The City Tech OER Team can help you make revisions with a focus on accessibility, ensuring that your OER is useful for the long-term. Topics will include formatting and design considerations for accessibility, as well as OpenLab specific accessibility tips. Bring your teaching materials and any questions you may have to this working hour.
Register in advance for this meeting on Zoom. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
Participants are encouraged to bring questions to the sessions; no level of familiarity with OER is required. Workshops will be conducted remotely over Zoom. Part-time faculty who participate will be compensated at their hourly non-teaching adjunct rate for attending.
If you have any questions about these workshops, please contact Joshua Peach
For questions about other OER initiatives at City Tech, please contact Anne Leonard
