CCCOER wouldn’t be able to do the work that we do without our Executive Council and Committees. In addition to the amazing work our volunteers do for us, this semester, they also contributed extraordinary work in Open, presenting at conferences, publishing new resources, and leading projects. We want to celebrate a few of the many accomplishments that make our community shine.
Rachel Becker, Co-Chair, Research & Impact Committee
Copyright & Open Educational Resources Librarian
Madison Area Technical College, Wisconsin, U.S.
Presentations:
Becker, R., & Deerling, H. (2025, October 29). Stronger together: Library and bookstore collaboration for OER success [Lightning talk]. Open Education Conference. Denver, CO. https://opened25.sched.com/event/270Eo/stronger-together-library-and-bookstore-collaboration-for-oer-success
Becker, R. (2025, November 25). Stronger together: Library and bookstore collaboration [Conference Presentation]. OERcamp Virtual. https://oercamp.de/
Gregory Beyrer, Committee Member, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee
Distance Education Coordinator and Professor of History
Cosumnes River College, California, U.S.
Presentations:
Ahmed Ramirez, F. & Beyrer, G. (2025, August 7). Teaching in the margins: Open pedagogy, radical inclusion, and reclaimed narratives in English and History [Conference presentation]. Cal OER 2025 Virtual Conference. https://www.caloer.org/program/2025-conference-schedule#h.nsz33upkcl4t
Kimberlee Carter, Co-Chair, Professional Development Committee
Associate Director, Libraries and Open Learning
Conestoga College, Ontario, CA
Publications:
Conestoga Open Learning Fall 2025 Publications:
Read the story with links to the OER- Understanding Business: An OER for Today’s Evolving Business Context
Four English Language Readers OER: Read the story with links to the OER – A Gift to Our Students: Expanding the Conestoga English Language Reader (CELR)
News to Celebrate:
Co-op Student completes two-term Co-op and shares reflection of his time with the Open Learning team: Read the story- My Co-op Experience with Open Learning: A Journey of Growth, Ownership & Real Impact
Amy Chen, Committee Member, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee
Open Education Program Director
American Indian Higher Education Consortium, Virginia, U.S.
Presentations:
Chen, A. (2025, October 29). Open education at Tribal Colleges and Universities [Conference presentation]. Open Education Conference, Denver, CO. https://opened25.sched.com/event/270Ig/open-education-at-tribal-colleges-and-universities-tcus
Publications:
Chen, A. (2025). Designing an OER outreach program for Tribal Colleges and Universities with Fall 2024 commercial book adoption data. Journal of Open Educational Resources in Higher Education, 3(1), 197–212. https://www.iastatedigitalpress.com/joerhe/article/id/19836/
Elli Constantin, Committee Member, Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Committee
Director of Distance Education, Cypress College
Special Advisor on AI – Accessibility & Access, California Community Colleges
Cypress College, California, U.S.
Presentations:
Constantin, E. (2025, October 14). Designing for the future: Leveraging AI, UDL, and flexible course design for inclusive learning [Webinar]. CVC@ONE / California Virtual Campus.
Constantin, E. (2025, September 11). Accessibility panel [Panel discussion]. CCC Futures Summit, Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, CA.
Constantin, E. (2025, August 13). AI for proactive inclusion and intentional design [Symposium presentation]. College of the Desert, AI Symposium.
Publications:
Constantin, E., M.Ed. (2025, July). Designing for the future: Accessibility, equity, and innovation in the California Community Colleges. California Community Colleges. https://www.cccco.edu/-/media/CCCCO-Website/docs/vision2030/designing-for-the-future-accessibility-equity-innovation-in-the-system
News to Celebrate:
Appointed to be AI Advisor to Accessibility for the California Community College’s Digital Innovation Transformation & Equity Center, September 2025