2026
June
AAEEBL 2026 Symposium: Scaling Workforce Development Innovations with ePortfolios
May
Getting Ready for the Workplace Showcase.
March
MERLOT-Online Learning Consortium INNOVATE Conference: Building Institutional Capabilities for Workforce Development Services with SkillsCommons’ Open Education Tools.
2025
November
Online Learning Consortium ACCELERATE Conference: Personalized Learning for All with AI & MyGooru
September
OACC Advanced Manufacturing and Affordable Learning Solutions Initiative (Phase 2).
August
SkillsCommons Creates Showcase For Gen AI And Workforce Development
May
Opening Learning For All: MERLOT’s & SkillsCommons’ Open Educational Resources, Practices, And Services. Presentation At UKSG 2025 Symposium
April
OLC-MERLOT INNOVATE Conference Presentation: Designing, Managing, And Sustaining Virtual Academic Collaborations
February
Grand Rapids Community College Contributes Their Collection Of Workforce OER To SkillsCommons
2024
December
SkillsCommons Upgraded
September
Ohio Association Of Community Colleges: Semiconductor Network Initiative
July
10 Million Views And Downloads On SkillsCommons
September
Ohio Association Of Community Colleges: Semiconductor Network Initiative
February
SkillsCommons Conducts Usability Testing Of New Collection Of Public Interest Technologies By New America Initiative
January
Improving Usability Of Ohio Tech Net And WISE Pathways Portals
2023
September
9 Million Views And Downloads On SkillsCommons
July
Partnership With New America To Build OER Collection For Public Interest Technologies
April
Digital Equity Summit In Atlanta GA Showcasing SkillsCommons
February
Job Skills Development Center In Tamil Nadu India Project Launched With SkillsCommons And MERLOT
January
Partnership With National Council For Workforce Education Established
2022
December
Education 2.0 Conference Showcasing SkillsCommons
October
Ohio Tech Net Portal For Manufacturing Launched
September
Providing Oregon’s DoL Grant Repository Services With SkillsCommons
August
New Showcase On Mechatronics By Ohio Faculty
April
New Open Courseware Showcases In Science, Public Policy, And Foundational Skills
January
4 Million Downloads!
2021
December
U.S. Department Of Labor Webinar On SkillsCommons For Grantees
October
U.S. Dept Of Labor Office Of Disability Employment Policies “One-Stop-Shop” For Employers.
June
Technology “Bridges” Between SkillsCommons & MERLOT
May
New Showcase: JumpStart Excellent Instruction
March
INNOVATE Conference: MERLOT-SkillsCommons Continues OLC Partnership
2020
December
3 Million Downloads!
July
SkillsCommons Interface Redesign
May
COVID Response – International Webinars
March
Created Preparing To Teach And Learn Online Portal – Response To COVID19
February
Makeover College Skills Course From SkillsCommons Using Navigated Learning
2019
November
Partner With HBCUs In Affordable Learning Solutions Program
October
SkillsCommons Partners With Gooru
September
2 Million Downloads!
August
Campus Technology Award Outstanding Impact On Teaching & Learning
June
OMA/Ohio TechNet Apprenticeship Grant Partnership
April
Effective Practice Award SkillsCommons Field Guide
2018
December
WISE IMPACTcommunity
November
Employer Engagement Showcase
October
Sustainability Strategy Launched For SkillsCommons
September
SkillsCommons Innovations FieldGuide For Workforce Development
June
SkillsCommons Hits 1 Million Downloads!!
May
Apprenticeship Showcase
April
3rd Annual Community TAACCCT Meeting
February
Career One Stop Connections
January
OCTAE Webinar Series Launch
2017
November
SkillsCommons Affordable Learning Solutions Portal
April
2nd Annual Community TAACCCT Meeting
March
SkillsCommons UI Redesign
2016
November
Showcase Center
September
Statistics Module
August
Open CourseWare Showcase
May
IMPACT communities
April
1st Annual TAACCCT Community Meeting
2015
June
Social Media
May
Industry Wheel Browse
February
Makeover Strategy
2014
December
Support Center
August
SkillsCommons Repository Goes Live!
July
SkillsCommons Prototype Testing
June
SkillsCommons Project Launch