About Open Educational Resources (OER)

OER are educational materials that are free to use and adapt under an open licence or in the public domain. They can be textbooks, images, videos, games, lesson plans, worksheets and assessments.

OER have many benefits for students and academics, such as:

• saving costs for learners who can access the content online for free
• improving learning outcomes for students who have timely and quality materials
• exploring the potential of technology to enhance teaching and learning
• advancing society’s goals through increased access to education.

Deakin Library supports open educational practice by:

• enabling open educational practitioners through capability-building and resourcing
• working with faculties and academics to identify and create open educational resources (OER)
• supporting academics with grants to transition to OER.