Open Educational Resources Committee

The Open Educational Resources Committee, a committee of the Academic Senate, meets to discuss current trends in higher education of utilizing open educational resources (OER), Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) resources, and Low Textbook Cost (LTC) resources; to keep abreast of California legislation regarding the use of OER; to encourage faculty in the practices of OER; and to inform the Río Hondo College campus of its findings through the Academic Senate.

OER By-Laws:
The OER Committee By-Laws were adopted April 2022. 

Current Membership:

Meeting Schedule:

First Thursday of the month; 12:45 PM – 2:00 P.M.

2022-2023 OER Committee Agenda and Minutes

2021-2022 OER Committee Agenda and Minutes

2020-2021 OER Committee Agenda and Minutes

Open Educational Resources are high-quality teaching, learning, and research materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OER include full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge. (source: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation)