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.

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

December

SkillsCommons Upgraded!

September

Ohio Association of Community Colleges: Semiconductor Network Initiative

July

10 million Views and Downloads on SkillsCommons

April

SkillsCommons programs showcased at MERLOT-OLC INNOVATE Conference in Denver CO.

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

November

Building Open Cultures in HBCUs: Continuing AL$ Program

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

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!

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

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

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

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

November

SkillsCommons Affordable Learning Solutions Portal

April

2nd Annual Community TAACCCT Meeting

March

SkillsCommons UI Redesign

November

Showcase Center

September

Open CourseWare Showcase

August

Statistics Module

May

IMPACTcommunities

April

1st Annual TAACCCT Community Meeting

February

Connect Center

June

Social Media

May

Industry Wheel Browse

February

Makeover Strategy

December

Support Center

August

SkillsCommons Repository Goes Live!

July

SkillsCommons Prototype Testing

June

SkillsCommons Project Launch