#LibreTexts latest innovation in our greater #LibreVerse of technologies, the #Forge, is officially here. The #Forge is an assignment platform specifically built to advance #OpenPedagogy & provide actionable insights through integrated #analytics. Seamlessly aligned with the values of #OpenEducation, the #Forge supports a learner-centered, participatory approach that scales across class sizes & disciplines.
Learn more:
https://libretexts.org/blog/introducing-forge-new-innovation-open-pedagogy
Don’t forget to swing by #LibreTexts #FirstFridayFeatures TODAY at 11:30 am PST. We always have something new and exciting to share!
Find us here: https://zoom.libretexts.org
Only five days left to get your proposals in for #CalOER! If you'd like to share what you're doing to further #OpenEducation efforts in your community, please submit your proposal no later than 5 pm PST on Monday, June 9:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/383c37ae6be94cf98cd22768c2412e6f
Have you missed one of our monthly newsletters? Good news: now you can find them on the #LibreTexts blog:
Same content, now online for your convenience 24/7.
#LibreTexts #AcademyOnline is officially here! Academy Online offers a number of professional development opportunities to help grow your open education programs, develop #ZTC pathways, and curate #OER.
Now available is a series of free, #asynchronous courses designed to introduce you to your new favorite all-in-one #OpenEducation toolbox, #LibreTexts
Check it out and be sure to stay tuned for new content:
Registration for #LibreTexts #LibreFest workshop is officially open!
Register: https://commons.libretexts.org/events/chh3LwwtKr
This year's #LibreFest will be held virtually the week of July 7-11, 2025.
LibreFest covers: creating #OER; editing/modifying #OER; using our Conductor project management platform; & using our #ADAPT open #homework platform. We will also hear Success Stories from LibreTexts users each day.
Fee waivers are available for current #LibreNet members. Please email jrogers@libretexts.org.
Although the design was chosen to reflect the all-in-one #OER toolbox functionality of the #LibreTexts project, we knew our #ADAPT multi-tool pens would also be useful! #LibreTexts Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development recently confirmed they really do come in handy when you've somehow misplaced your regulation size level.
On behalf of the #CalOER organizing committee, and #LibreTexts, this is a reminder that proposals for the Cal OER conference are due soon! If you're interested in presenting, please fill out the Presentation Proposal Submission Form no later than Monday June 9, 2025 @ 5 pm PST:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/383c37ae6be94cf98cd22768c2412e6f.
This event will be held virtually on August 6 – 8, 2025 and is open to everyone. Register now online:
If you're interested in hosting an in-person, or virtual workshop on your campus, check out #LibreTexts #Academy for a variety of #OpenEducation professional development options, all designed to fit your institution's needs and schedule(s): https://libretexts.org/academy.
#LibreTexts was the focal point of two workshops hosted by the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges #OERI team this past weekend. Nearly 100 eager participants gathered to learn about using #LibreTexts' greater #LibreVerse of technologies for creating, editing, adapting, and curating #OER, as well as our open #homework and assessment platform, #ADAPT.
Advocating for #OER and #equity in #education is a family affair for #LibreTexts Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development, Jennifer Rogers and her son. Who knows how much progress we can make by the time he is ready for college!
If you're planning on attending the California Community Colleges' #ZTC Summit this Friday, May 9, at College of the Canyons be sure to say hello to #LibreTexts founder and Executive Director, Delmar Larsen, and Director of Outreach, Engagement, and Development, Jennifer Rogers. We can't wait to hear about all of the amazing #OER and #ZTC projects happening across the state and share what our team has been up to in order to help you along the way!
Join us May 23 at 12 pm PST for a new webinar from #LibreTexts #Academy: Teaching and Companion Resources: LibreTexts Commons as a Repository for Ancillary Materials. #LibreTexts Commons is more than just a book catalog: it's a full repository service for ancillary materials, teaching support materials, and whatever else you need to organize and disseminate #OER for your book, for your campus, or for your project!
Registration is free: https://forms.gle/dWmQzTp4Bg7a1DH76
Don't forget to join us this Friday, May 2, for the next installment of #FirstFridayFeatures. Get the latest on the coolest new developments the #LibreTexts team is working on to ensure you can meet all of your #OpenEducation and #OER goals with ten times the power, at a fraction of the cost.
You can find us here from 11:30-12 PST: https://zoom.libretexts.org
Join the Academic Senate for CA Community Colleges #OERI team, in collaboration with De Anza College, and East Los Angeles College, for two in-person events covering an Introduction to Remixing and Open Homework Systems using #LibreTexts one-of-a-kind #OER #remixer, and open #homework and #assessment platform, #ADAPT.
Register for May 16, 8:30 – 3:30, at De Anza College:
Register for May 17, 8:30- 3:30, at East Los Angeles College:
Be sure to stop by the #LibreTexts Zoom channel (https://zoom.libretexts.org) tomorrow at 11 am PST for our next installment of First Friday Features. Hear all about what's new with the #LibreTexts project and what's coming soon.
Our team is pleased announce we will once again be sponsoring this year's #CalOER Conference, to be held virtually August 6-8, 2025. This year's theme is "Beyond the Horizon: Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Open Education."
Presentation proposals are due at 5:00 pm on June 2, 2025, and can be submitted on the conference website:
https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/383c37ae6be94cf98cd22768c2412e6f.
And be sure to check back for more details: https://www.caloer.org/
Shoutout to #LibreTexts advocate, Lisa Sharpe Elles, from The University of Kansas who has been named KU Libraries Textbook Hero of 2025. Lisa began using #LibreTexts in her #Chemistry courses in 2019, and officially ditched her expensive online commercial homework platform for our #ADAPT open homework and assessment platform in 2021.
Read more about Lisa's journey with #OpenEducation on the KU Libraries website:
Two more days until our next free webinar from The LibreTexts Academy Center for Open Instructional Innovation and Professional Development! Interested in learning all about editing #OER with #LibreTexts? This one is for you! Register:
Registration is now open for the next installment in #LibreTexts Basics for Beginners webinar series offered as part of our #Academy Center for Open Instructional Innovation and Professional Development. Join us at 11 am PST on March 21 for "Customizing Existing OER for Your Courses Using LibreTexts." Registration is free:
The link to join us will be provided upon submission of the registration form.
