Facilitating & providing faculty & students with resources for access to free, open, and lower-cost instructional materials in higher education.

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Have you checked out our redesigned website yet? You can now see ratings for OERs and which campuses adopted the same material in our Course Showcase! Browse hundreds of OERs and low cost materials at cool4ed.org/ @affordableCSU 📖
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
18 Aug 2021
CSU faculty, staff and administrators are leading efforts to adopt more educational resources (OER) in California. See how @affordableCSU is helping students save millions on textbooks each year and working to close the equity divide: bit.ly/3AdvRCH
We have awarded @csuci a #SparkGrant to build the California Alliance for Open Education (CAopenEd), a statewide resource and training center to support #OER’s use across the @calstate, @UofCalifornia, and @CalCommColleges systems. hubs.li/H0VB5N40
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
30 Jul 2021
Did you check out the #CalOER2021 schedule yet? You can view and download the Cal OER conference program at: caloer.org/program/schedule Which breakout strand are you most excited about? 😄
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
29 Jul 2021
Don't miss out on the opportunity to connect with colleagues from across the state’s three public higher education systems—the @CalCommColleges, @CalState, and @UofCalifornia—as they discuss their #OER efforts and impact. #CalOER2021 💻Register today! --> buff.ly/2V27Qjg
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Dr. Gerry Hanley shares Affordable Learning $olutions application and its ability to reduce costs in #education. Check out this recorded discussion from April's Online Equity Conference! #OER #AL$ buff.ly/3olyLRh @gerryhanley1

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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Happy #OpenAccessWeek! 🎉 Join our @CalStateLA AL$ Coordinator, Jayati Chaudhuri, TOMORROW for their #OAWeek2020 event: Open Educational Resources for Teaching, Learning, and Student Success. Explore the agenda & register here: buff.ly/3mpsC4z
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Excited to announce this summer’s Campus Technology Distance Learning Summit – Higher Education’s New Normal, sponsored by @citrix. Check the link to learn more! #CampusTechnology #CTSummit #DistanceLearning bit.ly/30ljOEQ
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The Online Teaching Conference will be a FREE virtual, online event taking place from June 17-19, 2020. 🖥️ Register Today!➡️onlineteachingconference.org #onlineteaching #HigherEducation
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
10 Jun 2020
The CSU's Professional and Continuing Education (@CSU_PaCE) is offering free professional development courses to first responders, health care workers, working adults and community members​​​​ through #COVID19 Courses for Causes. #CSUPaCE #CSUforCA calstate.edu/csu-system/news…

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Looking forward to attending the @Blackboard California Virtual Ally Summit on June 2nd! Register so you can share your experiences and learn more about Ally! #BbCASummit bit.ly/2RNdxwG #accessibility
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Instructors! Looking for #teachingonline open educational resources? Check out: Foundational Practices of Online Writing Instruction - The WAC Clearinghouse buff.ly/2YXdbYT ✍️
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Discover a collection of FREE online mini-courses, tutorials, technology services, and many more resources to aid #Teachers and #Students in teaching and learning online: buff.ly/2UFWBtN #ALSLendsaHand 🤝 @MERLOT @SkillsCommons
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
1 May 2020
By offering only zero cost course materials for every course within their department, Child, Adolescent & Family Studies has saved #CSUB students a total of $221,410 in one academic year! #StudentSuccess #ALSLendsaHand
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Keep an eye out for new #OER submissions that we are in the process of inputting at cool4ed.org! 📚💻

Explore Cool4Ed.org and look over open educational resources that have been adopted by faculty in the @CalCommColleges, @CalState, and @UofCalifornia! #ALSLendsaHand 🤝 @cool4ed
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Merlot.org is a FREE resource filled with over 92,000 educational materials and a great place to search for #OERs! #ALSLendsaHand 🤝 @MERLOTorg
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
Learn what @affordableCSU is doing to assist @calstate faculty and students during #COVID19 Shelli W. from @csuf- "I'm thankful that I use #OER because it was one less thing I needed to worry about to support student success during the transition..." hubs.ly/H0pGvym0

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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
The great thing about #OERs is that there are no access codes/due dates—when your course is over you are able to keep your FREE downloaded materials & even access them without internet! #ALSLendsaHand🤝@CalState Check out some more OER #student benefits ⬇️ csuals.org
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
16 Apr 2020
The latest #OER Digest has landed! We highlighted some helpful resources for teaching and learning during the COVID-19 crisis. Check it out ➡️ oerdigest.org/editions/oer-d…

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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
10 Apr 2020
MERLOT and @SkillsCommons have expanded the "Preparing Teachers & Students for Online Learning" resource to include Open Courseware to support #COVID19 strategies #academiccontinuity #coronavirus #onlinelearning buff.ly/2UFWBtN

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These are challenging and difficult times for everybody, and the last thing on students' minds should be whether or not they can afford their textbooks. Take the leap with open educational resources—your students will thank you. @MERLOTorg @SkillsCommons @affordableCSU
10 Apr 2020
For years, Affordable Learning Solutions has been saving students millions in textbook costs. Now, with classes delivered online due to #COVID19, @affordableCSU is connecting faculty and students with open educational resources to supplement materials: bit.ly/2xauLNx.
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California Open Online Library for Education retweeted
10 Apr 2020
Did you miss yesterday's #openpedagogy webinar with amazing students & faculty from Paradise Valley College, @MontColl, @KeeneState_. Catch the recording at cccoer.org/webinar/april-8-o… @drmichaelmills @MaricopaOER @karencang @unatdaly @OpenEdGlobal

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