Four instructors from California community colleges share their transition from commercial textbooks to OER and innovative homework solutions in Spanish language instruction. They will focus on their collaborative projects, supported by the Academic Senate of California Community Colleges Open Educational Resources Initiative and LibreTexts: Entrada Libre (2020), Tarea Libre (2022), and Tarea Libre 2 (Summer 2024). Attendees will learn about the collaborative process, from conception to implementation, and the challenges faced during the development of the materials. The presentation aims to renew enthusiasm for reshaping the future of Spanish language education through innovative solutions. Emphasis will be placed on the creation of open and accessible resources that align with the ASCCC OERI IDEA framework of inclusion, diversity, equity, and anti-racism. While accessibility is implied in the IDEA framework, we wish to increase visibility of accessibility issues.
Attendees of this session will be able to:- Gain insights into the collaborative strategies used in the development of language learning OER.
- Learn practical lessons from the Entrada Libre, Tarea Libre, and Tarea Libre 2 projects.
- Leave with useful strategies and tools needed to start your own OER development.
