Past NCOER Events
Celebrating OERth Week
Open Educational Resources (OER) – freely accessible and openly licensed text, media, and other digital assets that are useful for teaching, learning, and assessing as well as for research purposes – have made education more achievable and equitable for...
New Year, New NCOER Initiative (National Consortium for Open Educational Resources)
State leaders, postsecondary education institutions, and education leaders are working across state lines to promote the adoption of open educational resources (OER) to help millions of students access high-quality learning materials that are free to use, customize, and share....
OER Challenges and Opportunities
With expert panelists Elaine Thornton, Will Cross, and Jennryn Wetzler, we explored a variety of topics related to Open Educational Resources for the Fall term, including: OER and distance education. Guidance on where to find quality OER materials. Inclusivity...
What Campus Leaders Need to Know about Copyright and Intellectual Property
With the rapid move to online learning, many questions have arisen around copyright and intellectual property. What are the policy implications when moving from face-to-face to online? What are essential principles you and your staff need to know to...
Leading Large-Scale OER Initiatives: Stories from the Top
In 2018, we saw an increase in the number of institutions, systems, and states implementing open educational resource initiatives. This webinar featured three WCET members who have been part of successful scaling OER. Panelists discussed the policies and plans,...
eLearning Consortia Innovations from CA and NY
WCET has long supported multi-institution consortia in their collective efforts to improve services for their member institutions and, ultimately, their students. In this webcast, we heard about innovations at two of the largest consortia in North America. The California...