Faculty interested in OER and/or ZTC course materials are encouraged to first discuss their interest with colleagues. You may discover that someone in your department is already using OER and/or has at least investigated some options. OER users are sharers! If you haven't already done so, check the disciplinary OER/ZTC page on this site to see if your department has any information there; even if you don't find anything, check with a colleague or the department chair. You may also want to check with a librarian to learn about ZTC materials for your discipline (see below for more info on this).
Faculty who are just starting their OER search are at the right place! Use the links in the menu at left to find some great resources to begin. If you would like further guidance, contact Jim Julius, Faculty Director of Online Education. Note that the Academic Senate of MiraCosta College passed a in 2016 and a clarification of ZTC and new designation for Low Textbook Cost (LTC) classes in 2018.
Funding to Support Work to Adopt OER
MiraCosta has AB 798 grant funds available to support work required to identify OER and redesign classes to save students at least 30% over current course material costs. Contact Jim Julius, Faculty Director of Online Education, to learn more about options for support.
MiraCosta Library Resources for ZTC Materials
MiraCosta's library includes access to digital resources such as academic journals on par with many universities. You can add links to most library resources that work seamlessly from Canvas. Some places to start:
- - Subject- and class-specific sets of library resources such as journal articles
- - Journal access organized by discipline
Resources from MiraCosta Workshops
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January 2025: (58 minutes) 鈥� by Jim Julius, Stephanie Kelley, Thao Ha, Steve Isachsen, Taya Lazootin, & Nery Chapet贸n-Lamas
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March 2024: MiraCosta hosted a NCHEA ZTC Transfer Pathways mini-conference. See moderated by Leslie Kennedy, CSU Office of the Chancellor (55 minutes).
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January 2023: Developing ZTC Courses & Programs ( 鈥� Not Recorded) 鈥� workshop by Jim Julius, Lauren McFall, & Sean Davis
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August 2022: Flex workshop: (1 hour 33 minutes) by Lauren McFall, Daniel Ante-Contreras, Billy Gunn, Jeanine Sepulveda, Andrea Petri, Pilar Hernandez, Sean Davis, Jim Julius, Nadia Khan
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April 2021: Flex workshop: (Zoom Recording, 1 hour 3 minutes) by Lauren McFall, Joseph King, Thao Ha, Claudia Flores, & Jim Julius. See also the workshop resources document.
- Open Education Lunch Extravaganza 1/17/18 鈥� (video, 35 min.) | (video, 25 min.) | (video, 33 min.)
Open Online "Courses" about OER for Faculty
- - comprehensive overview of openness in education, copyright and open license alternatives, and OER tools and resources
- - Canvas-based course from Butte College
- - self-paced workshop from Open Washington
Faculty Showcase
Watch this space for information from faculty about their journeys into Open Education.
