TAGS"LibreTexts"
The CalOER conference starts tomorrow! LibreTexts will be well represented by some of our biggest advocates. If you plan on attending, here's where you can find all things LibreVerse (all times PST):
Wednesday, August 6 @ 11:00 - 11:45 am | Breakout Session I
The Magic Behind Sustainable OER: Ensuring Free Resources Last
Delmar Larsen, UC Davis
David Wiley, Lumen Learning and Marshall University,
Michelle Pilati, ASCCC OERI
Curt Newton, MIT OpenCourseWare
Jeff Gallant, GALILEO
Lucy Harrison, GALILEO
Creating sustainable OER programs requires more than just initial funding—it requires identifying and implementing adaptable, real-world solutions. What works in one context might fail in another, and there’s no universal model for success. In this panel, five OER leaders from various organizations will share their firsthand experiences in developing sustainable funding strategies for their programs. We will explore tangible approaches to ensuring project longevity once the initial funding runs out. Discussions will include strategies like leveraging multiple funding sources, advocating for policy change, reallocating textbook budgets, and generating institutional revenue to support OER initiatives. Join us for an honest look at the challenges—and successes—of making OER truly sustainable in the long term.
Wednesday, August 6 @ 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Breakout Session III
Conversemos, Escuchemos, Hablemos: Communicative Assessments in Spanish OER
Cristina Moon, Chabot College
Alejandro Lee, Santa Monica College
Sarah Harmon, Cañada College
Hugo Díaz-Rodil, Sierra College
Learn how to design communicative assessments that promote real-world language use through conversations, storytelling, and oral reflections. This session offers practical strategies for creating inclusive, culturally relevant activities that develop speaking and listening skills while fostering engagement, accessibility, and authentic learning in the language classroom.
Wednesday, August 6 @ 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Breakout Session III
Students ACE it! Students as Amazing, Creative, Enlightening Innovators and Teachers!
Armeda Reitzel, Cal Poly Humboldt
Arlonna Hadley, Cal Poly Humboldt
An overview of the “why” and “how” of encouraging students to develop open educational resources leads into the sharing of two student-oriented projects: the creation of interpersonal communication “eZines” and rhetorical analyses with a twist. The presenters share their experiences as both learners and educators.
Thursday, August 7 @ 11:00- 11:45 am
Open by Design: Cultivating OER Publishing in California
Cristina Moon, Chabot College
Rachel Fleming, Irvine Valley College
Shagun Kaur, De Anza College
Michele Leigh, Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI)
This panel brings together leaders from three California institutions and a statewide initiative that have successfully scaled OER publishing. Through faculty support, institutional infrastructure, and accessible tools, they’ve built sustainable open education programs. Panelists will share lessons learned, key strategies, and how their models continue to adapt to the evolving needs of faculty and students.
Thursday, August 7 @ 2:30 - 3:15 pm
From Text to Tech: Building the LibreVerse for California’s Open Learning Revolution
Delmar Larsen, UC Davis
The LibreVerse is an integrated, modular ecosystem developed by the LibreTexts project to advance the creation, curation, and dissemination of open educational resources (OER) across disciplines and educational levels. Built to support the full lifecycle of OER—from authoring to student engagement—the LibreVerse offers a suite of interconnected platforms including the LibreTexts Libraries, the Remixer tool, ADAPT for interactive assessments, Jupyter-based Compute-to-Learn environments, the Studio platform for content authoring, the Forge Open Pedagogy platform, and a range of accessibility, analytics, and AI-enhanced tools. This presentation will introduce each component of the LibreVerse, illustrate their synergistic functionality, and explore how the ecosystem supports instructors, students, and institutions in reducing textbook costs, increasing pedagogical flexibility, and fostering equitable access to high-quality, customizable educational content. Attendees will gain insight into how the LibreVerse is redefining the future of open education and how they can contribute to and benefit from this collaborative infrastructure.
Friday, August 8 @ 11:30 - 12:15 pm
Opening Microbiology: Student Voices and Global Partnerships in OER
Ying Liu, City College of San Francisco
Isobel Ardren, University of Dundee
Serena Chang, City College of San Francisco
Izabella Guy, University of Dundee
Esther Ajayi-Akinsulire, University of Dundee
Grace Murphy, University of Dundee
Lauren Russel, University of Dundee
The OSMA Project unites educators and students from San Francisco and Scotland to co-create inclusive microbiology OER. This session shares insights from the MICRO-EDI study and offers practical strategies for fostering equity, representation, and student engagement through cross-border collaboration using platforms like LibreTexts and ADAPT.