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 Coordinator of Online Education, and/or Stephanie Kelley, OER/ZTC Instructional Designer. Note that the Academic Senate of 麻豆影视 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 received well over $2 million in state grant funds to support OER and ZTC work. Contact Jim Julius, Faculty Coordinator of Online Education, to learn more about options for support.
MiraCosta Library Resources for ZTC Materials
The MiraCosta library provides access to a wide range of digital resources, including academic journals comparable to those at many universities. Resources can be linked directly into Canvas, giving students seamless access without added cost. Below are some good starting points:
- - Explore ZTC friendly library eBook collections for possible use in your courses
- - Find step-by-step instructions and video walkthroughs for linking library content into your Canvas course
- - Explore subject and course specific guides to library resources, useful as a starting point for research or for identifying materials in your field.
- - Search for journals, magazines, and newspapers by title, or browse by subject area, then link into the title within library databases.
Resources from MiraCosta Workshops
- August 2025: (58 minutes) 鈥� by Nadia Khan and Stephanie Kelley
- January 2025: (58 minutes) 鈥� by Jim Julius, Stephanie Kelley, Thao Ha, Steve Isachsen, Taya Lazootin, & Nery Chapet贸n-Lamas
- March 2024: MiraCosta hosted a NCHEA ZTC Transfer Pathways mini-conference. See moderated by Leslie Kennedy, CSU Office of the Chancellor (55 minutes).
- January 2023: Developing ZTC Courses & Programs ( 鈥� Not Recorded) 鈥� workshop by Jim Julius, Lauren McFall, & Sean Davis
- 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
- 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
- - MiraCosta Canvas course, open to view and join
- - 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
