Open Educational Resources (OER) are learning and teaching materials which can be freely copied, used, adapted and re-shared. There is a strong emphasis on editing, adapting and customisation of resources, which highlights the main difference between 'just' Open Access materials.
OERs can be textbooks, courses, images, videos, audio, software, assignments, lesson plans and projects.
The Library encourages the use, and development of, Open Educational Resources in all units, as stated in Clause 72 of the Assessment, Teaching and Learning Procedures.
In conjunction with the Council for Australasian University Libraries OER Collective, SCU staff have contributed to the following open textbooks:
