Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies
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Ash Barber, Council of Australian University Librarians
Mais Fatayer, University of Technology Sydney
Rani McLennan, Council of Australian University Librarians
Alice Luetchford, James Cook University
Sarah McQuillen, University of South Australia
Angie Williamson, Deakin University
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Last Update: 2025
Publisher: Council of Australian University Librarians
Language: English
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Table of Contents
- About the Book
Advocacy
- Textbook Cost-To-Students Minimisation Pilot
- Aligning Open Education Programs with Academic Reward and Recognition
- UOW Library: In-Step with Our Academic Community
Adoption
- Supporting OER adoption through a grant program
Adaptation
- An Exhilarating Evolution
- Transforming OER: Repurposing MOOCs to Microlearning Using Pressbooks
Creation
- Adaptable Resources for Teaching With Technology
- From Blank Pages to Completion: Navigating the Process and Resolving the Challenges of Creating a New OER for University Students
- Envirocare: A Collaborative Approach to Integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing into Curricula with a Digital Learning Space
- Solving Insolvency Law’s Pedagogical Problems
- Catalysing Climate Conscious Legal Education Through Open Education Resources
- OER Down Under: OEP in Remote Australian Indigenous Fisheries
Authentic Assessment
- Wikis Provide a Rich Environment for Collaborative Open Educational Practices: Motivation and Emotion Case Study
- Exploring “What if . . .?” with Renewable Assignments
- Creating Burning Issues in Classics
- Guiding the Guidance Counsellors: A Case Study of New Directions in Guidance and Counselling
- Linking up Student and Academic Voices: Reuniting Higher Education and the Public Sphere Through OER
Collaboration
- Library-led Initiatives: Collaborations to Integrate OER in new Veterinary Science Courses
- Pioneering Disruptive Change to Create a Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Course
- Developing OER as Impactful Educational Interventions
- Student-Staff Partnership Projects
- Values Based Approaches to Evidence for OER Advocacy
- Collaborative Pathways in Sports Management: A Journey Through Partnership Pedagogy in an Open Access Textbook
- Reimagining Open Textbooks Through a Decolonising Lens: Non-Linear Practices for Holistically Integrating First Nations Knowledges into Curriculum
- Building a Community of Open Practitioners
About the Book
Open Education Down UndOER: Australasian Case Studies is a curated, peer-reviewed, openly-licensed anthology comprising scholarly contributions from esteemed professionals including librarians, researchers, learning and teaching teams, and engaged open education practitioners across Australia. Future editions will seek to extend this coverage to Aotearoa New Zealand, and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
The primary aim of this initiative is to illuminate the pivotal role of open educational practices (OEP) in the advancement of learning and teaching methodologies in the region. By showcasing diverse case studies, our goal is to foster greater awareness and appreciation for open practices, champion inclusivity and equity within educational spheres, and provide practical examples of open educational practices which can be adapted by readers for use in their own contexts.
About the Contributors
Editors
Ash Barber (she/her) is the OER Collective Project Officer at the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). Her substantive position is an Academic Librarian at the University of South Australia. Throughout her career in university libraries, her work has had a keen focus on the promotion and integration of open educational practices and development of inclusive open educational resources.
Dr Mais Fatayer is the Learner Experience Design Manager at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS). Her expertise centers on integrating technology into learning and teaching, with a special focus on open education, learning design, and design-based research. Mais’ academic work includes a Ph.D. thesis on sustainable Open Educational Resources (OER) that explores utilising student-generated content to enrich learning resources. In addition to her research, she has taken an active role in projects aimed at promoting open education such as leading UTS Open Education Week 2023/2024, and developing resources such as her work to create an open textbook, “Designing Learning Experiences for Inclusivity and Diversity: Advice for learning designers” which guides learning designers on creating inclusive educational materials.
Rani McLennan is the Coordinator of Operations and Engagement at the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL). With two years of service as the Open Educational Resources Collective Project Officer since its inception, along with her previous role as Copyright Information Officer at Queensland University of Technology, Rani possesses a robust understanding of copyright and open education. She is deeply committed to supporting practitioners who advocate tirelessly for the sharing of knowledge.
Alice Luetchford is the Open Education Librarian at James Cook University. This role includes the development of open education resources such as ebooks using the publishing platform, Pressbooks. Alice is currently on a number of university and national working projects and committees relating to open education resources and open scholarship.
Sarah McQuillen is an Academic Librarian at the University of South Australia. Sarah is a passionate educator with particular interest in the transformative power of knowledge and information literacy; most especially in online adult education.
Angie Williamson is the Open Education Librarian at Deakin University. In this role, Angie coordinates the Open Educational Resources Grants Program at Deakin, supporting project teams and advancing the discussion of Open Education at the university.