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Unlocking Knowledge: Promoting Open Educational Resources [Lightning talk]
ALIA National Conference 2024 (Adelaide, South Australia, 06/05/2024–09/05/2024)
09/05/2024
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Abstract
This lightning talk reflects on the library project of mapping Open Educational Resources (OER) and other open or freely accessible resources to a newly proposed degree at Southern Cross University (SCU). This is a story about how the speakers, two academic librarians, planned and delivered their advocacy for the use of OERs and other inclusive resources in support of two new courses in the field of Veterinary Medicine. The success story of SCU psychology students potentially saving thousands of dollars by using OERs throughout the three-year Bachelor of Psychological Science degree motivated the speakers to become pro-active and create an OER advocacy plan for the Veterinary Medicine courses. While the focus of the talk is the journey, the speakers will also touch on the vital role OER and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC) courses have in enabling inclusive and equitable access to learning materials for all students. This aspect has become particularly relevant with SCU’s transition to the Southern Cross Model, an innovative approach to teaching, which delivers in immersive and interactive learning experiences in shorter six weeks. The expectation of students to buy a commercially published textbook every six weeks is difficult to uphold and creates access and equity issues. This fact is supported by the SCU library’s collection development policy which clearly promotes Open Access content, including OERs, Open Textbooks and Open Journals as the preferred option for selection. The lightning talk will reflect on all of these factors and describe a journey of pro-active advocacy towards equitable and inclusive access to resources and knowledge.
Details
- Title
- Unlocking Knowledge: Promoting Open Educational Resources [Lightning talk]
- Creators
- Melissa Jurd (Contributor) - Southern Cross University, Library ServicesJenny Luethi - Southern Cross University, Library Services
- Conference
- ALIA National Conference 2024 (Adelaide, South Australia, 06/05/2024–09/05/2024)
- Identifiers
- 991013187313702368
- Academic Unit
- Library Services
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference presentation
- Local Fields
- Evidence Based Practice - SoLT