Watch party workshop: Planning and Reporting on OER Impact

For our first event of 2024, in this workshop we will watch and discuss key snippets from the seminal Open Education Network webinar series called Office Hours. This session will focus on both Australian and U.S. experiences in planning and reporting on the impact of OER initiatives in a way that is compelling to higher …

Webinar #7: Pioneering Disruptive Change to Create a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Course

Desirée Kozlowski, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health (Southern Cross University)  Carlie Daley, Librarian (Southern Cross University) Clare Thorpe, Library Director (Southern Cross University) Abstract: This panel discussion reflected on a case study at Southern Cross University where bold, creative advocacy transformed the entire Bachelor of Psychological Science course into an equitable Zero Textbook Cost program …

Webinar #6: Plan E for Education – OER and the Universities Accord

Richard F. Heller, Emeritus Professor, University of Newcastle. Abstract: Plan E for Education is that a proportion of the educational resources generated in publicly funded universities be made freely available as Open Educational Resources (OER) for sharing and use by others. Thus, high quality education, produced through public funding, could be made available to other …