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Calendar of Events

March 30

10-11:30 a.m.
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Prepare for the retirement you want by getting the information you need. Learn how to calculate your retirement benefit and how to choose your retirement date. Also discover more about beneficiary options, service retirement forms, your Defined Benefit Supplement account and working after retirement parameters.

10-11 a.m.
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Effective OER work requires institutional alignment—and that begins with how we communicate impact to governing boards and executive leaders. This session focuses on translating OER outcomes into data-driven, mission-centered narratives that resonate at the administrative level. Participants will explore strategies for presenting student success data, fiscal stewardship, equity impact, workforce alignment, and community return on investment in ways that secure long-term support and sustainability.

While these events are intended for OERLs, please invite your colleagues to attend if you think they would be interested.

March 31

10-11 a.m.
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Gain insights into student needs so you can boost health, well‑being and persistence 
across your campus.

10-11 a.m.
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Workplace bullying can leave lasting emotional effects for those targeted, for teams, and for organizations. This session focuses on recovery, rebuilding confidence, and protecting long-term mental health — while also addressing support and accountability for individuals who have engaged in bullying behavior. Participants explore what healing can look like on both sides of harm, without minimizing impact or shifting responsibility. Emphasis is placed on emotional repair, behavior change, and realistic paths forward. Part 3 in a 3-part series.

12-1 p.m.
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Respondus is at the forefront of online proctoring innovation, with new features being released each quarter. Don't miss this webinar where you'll see the latest enhancements for LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor, including using MS Word and Excel during a secure exam, recording only the screen during an assessment, supporting a second camera, flagging handheld devices, and much more. You will also learn how LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor support the many ways online testing occurs across campus, including exams delivered in classrooms, testing centers, remote environments, and hybrid/hyflex courses.

Presented by Turnitin
7:45-8:45 p.m.
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A 1-hour webinar conducted by Turnitin’s Customer Onboarding team, designed to maximise your use of Turnitin Feedback Studio or Turnitin Originality Check products, with particular emphasis on interpreting the Similarity Report and harnessing it as a formative learning tool. Customers without prior training in Feedback Studio or Originality Check are especially encouraged to join. What we'll cover: - How to define plagiarism, academic misconduct, and the difference between plagiarism and text similarity - Recognise expected similarities and the factors that increase expected similarity - Understand which processes to follow if plagiarism is detected - Utilise Turnitin as a formative tool to improve writing outcomes - Identify plagiarism in the Similarity Report - Identify potential misconduct using the AI Writing detector (included with the Originality add-on only) - Apply feedback and grading to students' work - Understand how to harness key Turnitin settings Please select your preferred session below and enter your details to register. Please note that certificates of attendance cannot be provided for these training sessions.

Presented by CCC@ONE
11-12 p.m.
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This webinar focuses on the new CVC @ONE Plug and Play Adoptable Courses. In this session, you will learn what Plug and Play courses are, how you can adopt one, and which courses are developed or in development. Come learn more about adoptable courses that will serve to assist you in creating an excellent experience for your students!

April 1

8-9 a.m.
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Mental health policies are shaped at multiple levels of government—from state legislatures and governors to Congress and the President. These decisions influence funding, access to care, insurance coverage, crisis response systems, and nationwide workforce capacity. 

This presentation equips participants with practical tools to advocate for mental health across state and federal systems, including how to communicate effectively with legislators, governors’ offices, members of Congress, and executive agencies. The course emphasizes respectful, nonpartisan engagement grounded in lived experience, data, and shared values. Participants will leave with clear, realistic strategies for influencing policy without needing political expertise.

9-10 a.m.
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This comprehensive training webinar is intended for instructors who plan to use LockDown Browser and/or Respondus Monitor with online exams. The session provides a detailed demonstration of both applications, including enhancements that make Respondus Monitor even more effective and easy to use.

9-10 a.m.
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To better serve California’s diverse learners and prepare them for long-term success, California community colleges are implementing direct assessment competency-based education. This is a flexible, student-centered learning model where students progress by demonstrating mastery of clearly defined skills and knowledge, rather than advancing according to a set term or class schedule. This approach expands access, accelerates completion, and strengthens workforce readiness.

Join the System Webinar on April 1 to hear how this approach supports meeting the goals of Vision 2030. 

10-11 a.m.
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Learn why stigma develops over time through culture, fear, and misunderstanding, and more importantly, how it can be unlearned. We’ll discuss how unconscious bias forms in the brain, the impact stigma has on people and communities, and simple, effective strategies to make a difference. This course is designed to be thoughtful, safe, and empowering. You don’t have to be perfect to join—just ready to learn and grow together. 

11-12 p.m.
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In this conversation we will explore the OER available for teaching music appreciation (C-ID MUS 100). Join us to learn about both the existing and newly curated music OER.

Presented by the Chronicle of Higher Education
11-12 p.m.
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Proactive advising, which began in the 1970s as an early-intervention strategy to prevent academic struggles, has evolved into a cornerstone of student success in higher education.

Paired with today’s technological tools and advancements, this type of advising has the potential to help keep students on track, reduce inefficiencies such as pricey, unnecessary credits, and improve retention at a time when many institutions face financial strain.

11-12 p.m.
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A candid look at leadership and character education: what works, why it matters and how to make it last.

12:30-1:30 p.m.
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Come ready to share your ideas about leveraging AI to create ancillaries for psychology OER. We will share some prompts and ideas and engage in a collaborative conversation.

1-2 p.m.
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A steady stream of questions around Common Course Numbering (CCN) implementation continues to arrive at the ASCCC and the Chancellor’s Office (CO). As the system and colleges continue implementation, including local course outline of record (COR) revisions for Phases, I, II, and III and articulation of commonly numbered courses, additional questions will arise. Bring your questions, concerns, and ideas to these open office hours with ASCCC and CCCCO common course numbering representatives.

3:30-4:30 p.m.
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Considering adopting OER for your accounting course but unsure how to begin or what the process looks like in practice? This interactive session will provide a brief overview of OER, including the benefits for equity, cost savings, student success, and long-term course sustainability, along with guidance on where to locate high-quality, discipline-specific materials. Participants will see a live demonstration of how to adopt an OpenStax accounting textbook, review ready-to-import Canvas course content and sample assignments, and explore practical strategies for aligning OER with course learning outcomes. The session will conclude with a collaborative discussion of best practices for implementation, accessibility, and continuous improvement, leaving attendees with concrete tools and resources they can immediately apply in their own courses.

April 2

12-1 p.m.
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Curious about LibreTexts but not sure where to begin? This webinar is your on-ramp. We'll walk you through everything you need to get started, from creating your free instructor account to exploring thousands of open textbooks to discovering the full range of tools and services the LibreVerse has to offer. We'll take you on a tour of the LibreVerse Launchpad, introduce you to our ADAPT open homework platform, course builders, and more. We'll also introduce our discipline-specific libraries and show you how to use the Commons homepage to search for OER content that fits your course.

Whether you're brand new to open education or just new to LibreTexts, this is the place to start.

12-1 p.m.
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As Department of Justice digital accessibility deadlines under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II regulations are approaching, colleges cannot afford to delay taking action. Join us for a practical, action-focused webinar with accessibility expert Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler, designed specifically for higher education administrators and technical staff who create, review, and publish digital content.

We’ll break down what the updated ADA Title II web and mobile accessibility standards mean for your institution and focus on what you can do immediately to improve everyday materials like documents, websites and other shared resources. Whether you have invested significant resources already or are late in getting started content presented and live Q&A, you’ll leave with clear, short-term and long-term manageable strategies to reduce noncompliance risk, strengthen institutionalized practices, and create more accessible digital experiences across your campus.

3:30-5 p.m.
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Are you trying to decide when to retire? Understand your retirement options, access CalSTRS’ online resources and calculate your own retirement estimates with the guidance of a CalSTRS benefit specialist. Learn how to determine if you can retire now or later.

You’ll use myCalSTRS during this webinar, so be sure you’re registered and that your account information is up to date.

April 3

9:30-10:30 a.m.
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Join us for a focused conversation on listening and speaking OER for both credit and non-credit ESL courses. This session will explore the OERI’s ESL curated collection as well as OER under development. In addition, we can discuss the difficulties faculty face with creating materials in this area of the discipline. Join us to connect with colleagues and continue to grow our ESL OER community.

10:30-11:30 
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Are you interested in developing openly licensed assessments for your discipline? Have you heard about Discuss-It and The Forge? Would you like to learn how to quickly develop new questions in the ADAPT homework system? Join us for this inaugural hackathon training as we prepare to build out assessments for a variety of disciplines.

Program Review Drop-In Work Session
Hosted by Patrick McGuire
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Meeting ID: 822 1354 3932
Get all of your PR questions answered and any help you need.    

Recordings

• presented by Innovative Educators (48-minute webinar ) 
• , presented by Cengage (need to register for the webinar using the link on the website)
• (41-minute podcast) presented by Inside Higher Education
• Presented by the Chronicle of Higher Education