February 26 – March 1, 2024
Join colleagues in a series of webinars to learn about the latest initiatives in Open Education across Minnesota State colleges and universities.
Monday, February 26 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
An Ever-changing Process: Developing High Quality Open Educational Resources
Developing high quality Open Educational Resources is an ever-changing process that requires innovation, adaptability, vision, and collaboration.
This session will provide a high-level overview of the Educational Development and Technology unit’s evolving process for developing OER for the Open Textbooks Pilot Program, a US Department of Education funded project to develop OER for teacher education programs and how it will inform the development of the Z-Transfer Pathway initiative.
Tuesday, February 27 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
MyOpenMath Textbook Companion
Discover a versatile textbook companion that goes beyond math! This instructor-guided platform allows you to house and grade course materials seamlessly. Explore shareable and trackable courses, with randomization options for limitless question variations. With logic-based design, multiple question formats, LMS compatibility, and easy modification features, MyOpenMath transforms the way you manage and engage with course content.
Wednesday, February 28 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lowering the activation energy with OpenStax D2L Course Shells
As part of an institutional partnership with OpenStax, instructional designers at Minnesota State University, Mankato created D2L course shells for all existing OpenStax courses after seeing a gap in availability.
These courses are recommended as easy steps into OER adoption and include instructor materials such as PowerPoint presentations, instructor guides, and quiz banks (when available). These course shells are available to share on the OpenStax website.
Thursday, February 29 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Making English Classes Affordable using Open and Library Resources
Find out how Century College English and library faculty collaborate to provide electronic versions of often used novels and other texts, increasing student equity and access, while improving course accessibility and quality.
Participants will
- Learn how to find and link to free, accessible, and diverse English novels, picture books, and texts in D2L
- Understand how library content supports the Minnesota State Equity 2030 initiative through providing access to diverse texts
- Recognize benefits to students including decreasing student course cost, allowing first day course access, and increasing text accessibility
Friday, March 1 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
The Z-Degree Initiative: Towards providing a no-cost textbook pathway
This webinar will provide an overview of the Z-Degree initiative, feature presentations on the Z-degree programs at Century College and Minnesota State Community and Technical College, and include the announcement of the recipients for the FY24 Z-Degree funding round.
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Learn More
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