CCCOER webinars are free and open to everyone in the Open Education community. All webinars take place on Wednesdays at 3pm Eastern/ 12pm Pacific
Open Exchange:
Preparing for the ADA Title II Accessibility Deadline
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2026
3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/G1m39wP_TAGpgXZg3rGf4A
Join CCCOER’s Open Exchange, an informal, discussion-focused webinar series designed for peer-to-peer dialogue. Each session revolves around a single question or topic shared in advance, giving participants time to reflect and come prepared to engage. To ensure a safe space for open conversation, sessions will not be recorded; instead, a brief summary or key takeaways will be shared afterward.
This Open Exchange focuses on the upcoming U.S. ADA Title II compliance deadline, which has prompted urgency – and, for many, anxiety – across the community. Whether you’re feeling confident about your remediation progress or just beginning to navigate what’s required, this conversation is designed to offer support, clarity, and practical guidance. And for those in Canada preparing for the various deadlines across provinces for the Accessible Canada Act, come to stay motivated or get a head start.
Representatives from LibreTexts, Manifold, and Pressbooks, will join us to share links, tips, and tools, but the direction of the session will come from you: your questions, your experiences, and your needs.
We warmly invite:
- Those who feel ready or have made strong progress to offer insight to peers.
- Those who feel unsure or overwhelmed to ask questions and receive support from colleagues who understand the challenges.
Join us for a candid, community-centered conversation as we navigate the path toward accessible, equitable open content – together.
To ensure a safe space for open conversation, this meeting will not be recorded, instead Zoom AI Companion will be used to create a summary of key points. No participant names will be shared publicly, but an edited version of the AI summary will be shared.
Behind the Scenes:
Managing Grant-Funded Projects with Washington Open ProfTech
Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026
3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/LSokU5WjT-CVWXO-PtutEQ
Building on the interest sparked by fall’s Vocational Publishing with Pressbooks webinar, we’ll take a behind-the-scenes look at the Washington Open ProfTech initiative – this time with a focus on how a complex OER grant project actually gets managed.
Through the team’s lived experiences at the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges, we’ll explore what it takes to guide faculty authors, navigate timelines, and sustain momentum while developing high-quality, practice-based open textbooks for technical and professional programs.
The team will share strategies, surprises, and lessons learned along the way, including how humor, flexibility, and strong organization can make even the most challenging projects possible.
Presenters:
- Boyoung Chae, Ph.D., Project Director
- Ashley Montenegro Ramirez, Project Manager
- Monique Belair, Project Manager
- Kayley Cruz, Project Specialist
From the Field:
Inside Fanshawe’s OER Design Studio
Wednesday, Mar 18, 2026
3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1iw-wRE8RXSrbVrZTRlnqA
Join CCCOER’s From the Field series – a conversational approach to webinars. Each session begins with a 15-20 minute presentation from a CCCOER member or partner, highlighting a project, practice, or experience from the field. We then open the floor for discussion. Come to listen, stay to connect. Whether you’re curious or simply looking for new ideas, these sessions are designed to spark meaningful dialogue and showcase the great work happening across our community.
Join Shauna Roch, Project Lead, and student designers from Fanshawe College in Ontario, Canada, for a look inside the OER Design Studio – a collaborative space where faculty, librarians, designers, and students work together to bring Open Educational Resources to life. The team representatives will share how their studio model supports accessible, high-quality OER creation, drawing on the Fanshawe OER Development Guide, open-source tools developed, and project examples.
Bring your questions and curiosity for an open, practical conversation about how students and faculty can collaborate to create high-quality, accessible OER – and get ideas for starting or strengthening an OER Design Studio at your own institution.
Presenters:
- Shauna Roch, CPA, MBA, M.E.T., Accounting Faculty & Project Lead, OER Design Studio
- Koen Liddiard, Graphic Design Student and OER Design Studio Employee
Brought to you in collaboration with Pressbooks
How Do Course Materials Impact Student Belonging?
Insights from User Experience Research
Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026
3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1lvdPFkCRSysWxy7e2hHpA
Explore how course materials – especially OER – shape students’ sense of belonging through insights from a user-experience-informed research study with undergraduate learners. This webinar highlights key questions faculty authors should ask themselves about course reading language, organization, and purpose, in order to further student belonging.
Attendees will take away practical strategies for editing OER with student needs in mind, along with research approaches that can be adapted across higher education settings, including community colleges. This session offers a concrete example of how thoughtful inquiry can guide the creation of more inclusive, engaging, and student-centered course materials.
Presenters:
- Sarah Hare, MLIS, Open Educational Resources Librarian, University of California, Santa Cruz
- Alexandra Marcaccio, MA, MLIS, Atlantic OERLead, The Council of Atlantic Academic Libraries/Conseil des bibliothèques postsecondaires de l’Atlantique (CAAL-CBPA)
In collaboration with CCCOER’s Research and Impact Committee.
A Fierce Commitment to Teaching: Michigan Faculty Voices on OER
Wednesday, May 20, 2026
3 pm ET / 2 pm CT / 12 pm PT
Registration: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7kz29fGOR7enBgpMU3nqhA
At Washtenaw Community College in Ann Arbor, Michigan, strong faculty collaboration fuels innovative teaching. This panel will share the story behind a “fierce commitment to teaching” and how that ethos shapes their work with Open Educational Resources. Learn how strategic OER integration during course redesign can improve learning outcomes, reduce costs, and remove financial barriers – creating more inclusive and engaging learning environments.
Panelists will offer practical strategies, classroom experiences, and unexpected insights from their collaborative OER journeys, along with a glimpse of the camaraderie and dedication that make their approach so impactful.
Moderator:
- Molly Lederman, MLIS, Librarian
Panelists:
- Kei Graves, Ph.D., Humanities & Global Studies Faculty
- Josiah Jackson, MA, English Faculty
- Mary Mullalond, MA, English & Education Faculty
Featured Image: Spring Illustration by Brigitte Elsner on Unsplash