Curated by Ash Barber, Jennifer Hurley, Nikki Andersen, Alice Luetchford, members of the Australasian OEPSIG, and selected content from SPARC’s OEP Digest. This digest is sponsored by ASCILITE.
Australasian news
- Congratulations to our OEP Digest editor, Ash Barber from University of South Australia, who has been awarded the 2022 Libraries of the Australian Technology Network (LATN) Fellowship with her proposal: Empowering librarians throughout the Asia Pacific to facilitate a greater presence of minoritised voices in pedagogical practice through OER. This opportunity allows Ash to explore practical solutions in one of LATN’s key themes of open scholarship and OER through a study tour of North America.
- An open archive of learning and teaching research: A partnership between Universities Australia Learning and Teaching Repository Repository and the Student Success journal and associated STARS Conference is investigating the value of indexing and linking to current open access (OA) learning and teaching research. Read more in the Campus Morning Mail.
- News from ANU: ANU has published Australian Economic History: Transformations of an Interdisciplinary Field by Claire Wright.
- News from USQ: USQ has published two new open texts – Statistics for Research Students by Fein et al., and How to Do Science by Louise Lexis and Brianna Julien, which is an adaption of La Trobe University’s orginal open text.
- News from CAUL: Dr Amanda White from UTS has been announced as the first keynote for the Enabling a Modern Curriculum Conference.
- Remote Job Opportunity with Wikimedia Australia: Project and Communications Coordinator at Wikimedia Australia. Applications close 10 July.
- Remote Job Opportunity with Open Access Australasia: Open Access Australasia is looking for a fixed-term part-time Project Officer. Applications close 10 July.
International news
- Open Access Week Theme: The Open Access Week Advisory Committee announced that “Open for Climate Justice” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week, which will take place on October 24-30. This year’s focus on Climate Justice seeks to encourage connection and collaboration among the climate movement and the international open community. Tackling the climate crisis requires the rapid exchange of knowledge across geographic, economic, and disciplinary boundaries. The theme announcement was launched in sync with the new OA Week website where you can find all the information on the theme, dates, and more.
- Open Education Global Awards: Nominations for the Open Education Global Awards are now open. Call for nominations close 31 July. Nominate and recognise your favourite OER or open practitioner.
- Zero-Textbook Cost Pathways for Adult Basic Education Students in B.C: BcCampus reflect on their Zero-Textbook Cost Pathways for Adult Basic Education Students project.
- From Nigeria: The National Universities Commission (NUC) recently shared that its Open Educational Resources repository currently has over two million resources. The resources are in a variety of forms such as courseware, lecture notes, textbooks, videos, maps, podcasts, conference presentations, and journals. Established in 2017, the facility which is maintained by the Commission is currently held by 153 Nigerian universities. According to the Commission, the OER repository was established as part of efforts to revitalize the academic content of the nation’s Universities as well as improve the quality of teaching and learning. Read this news article to learn more.
- From Pressbooks: Pressbook’s “Book of the Month” has been included as an additional component of Curated Collections
Professional development opportunities
Conferences, webinars and recordings
- Recording: Open Access Australasia’s recording on supporting open access books
- Webinar: DigiTex Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Inclusive Access (July 20, 2022 @ 2:00 PM CDT) .
- Webinar: OpenStax: 10 years of publishing and the future of OER (July 13, 12pm EST)
- Register now: Open Education Network Summit (25-29 July).
- Register now: BCcampus: OER Production Series: Find, Use, Share OER (10-11am, 21 July, PDT).
- Register now: BCcampus: OER Production Series: Introduction to Pressbooks (10-11am, 28 July, PDT).
- Register now: BCcampus: FLO MicroCourse: Considerations to Indigenize Your Work (18-24 July)
Readings
- Trans Inclusion in OER by Kat Klement and Stephen G. Krueger
- The role of brokers in cultivating an inter-institutional community around open educational resources in higher education by Bass et al.
- Free for all, or free-for-all? A content analysis of Australian university open access policies by Wakeling et al.: The purpose of this paper is to understand the characteristics of Australian institutional open access policies and to explore the extent they represent a coherent and unified approach to delivering and promoting open access in Australia.
- Sarah and Patsy: The story of how one Student’s Open Education project can make a difference.
- Pressbooks: Gamechanger in Open Access Publishing? An Interview with Founder and CEO Hugh McGuire.
Useful resources
- ECampusOntario H5P studio: a collection of H5P activities.
New open texts by discipline
Arts and Humanities
- Women Worldwide: Transnational Feminist Perspectives by Butts et al. (US)
- From College to Career: A Handbook for Student Writers by Frasier et al. (US)
Business and Management
- Principles of Finance by Dahlquist et al. (US)
- Australian Economic History: Transformations of an Interdisciplinary Field by Claire Wright (Aus)
Education
- Reflective Practice in Early Years Education by Sheryl Third (Canada)
- Advanced Research Skills: Conducting Literature and Systematic Reviews by Dermody et al. (Canada)
Engineering
- Engineering Systems Dynamics Modelling, Simulation, and Design by Mehrzad Tabatabaian (Canada)
- Decolonizing Engineering Curriculum by Wolf et al. (Canada)
Health and Medicine
- Caregiver Awareness: Identifying At-Risk Children by Bennett et al. (US)
- Introduction to Drug Information by Cindy Schmidt (US)
Law and Politics
- Entrepreneurship Law: Company Creation by Samantha Prince (US)
- Introduction to Political Science by Rom et al. (US)
Psychology and social work
- Infant and Child Development: From Conception Through Late Childhood by Marie Parnes and Maria Pagano (US)
- Contemporary Families: An Equity Lens by Elizabeth B. Pearce (Canada)
Sciences
- How to Do Science by Louise Lexis and Brianna Julien (Aus)
- Conservation techniques by Meixler et al. (US)
Statistics, Math and Information Technology
- Statistics for Research Students by Fein et al. (Aus)
Have a story to share?
Email Nikki.Andersen@usq.edu.au with the details and we’ll ensure you’re credited in the Digest.
This digest is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence: CC BY 2.0 AU
Australasian Open Educational Practice Special Interest Group 