Deakin's OER grant program commenced in 2021. The focus of the OER program is to support staff in developing their capacity to use OER principles and practices in units and courses. The grant program enabled OER to be investigated, adapted, created and incorporated into units, building capacity in staff as they use and create resources. Applications are sought for creative and innovative project ideas from Deakin staff interested in using OER in their teaching or creating OER for their discipline. Successful applicants are supported in the creation of the OER with a grant and by the library.
Since the program commencement, a wide range of projects have been supported. These include OER adoption, adaptation and creation projects. For some ideas for OER inclusion in your unit, have a look at the published OER texts and full project lists by year below (Note that the resource creation projects not linked to a resource are still in development).
This OER unpacks communication challenges in the 21st century, exploring the practices, politics, pleasures, and problems that are activated when meaning is shared across real and virtual spaces.
This OER is designed for staff and students to support neurodiverse individuals in developing two key professional practice skills: communication and teamwork skills.
This OER, designed for the Australian and New Zealand environment, focuses on a hands-on, student-centric approach to learning Spanish.
This OER provides a range of workplace scenarios that can be utilised for experiential learning covering difficult conversations, negotiation and mediation.
This OER is a flexible and approachable resource designed to help learners develop the ability to use mathematics, focusing on reasoning and problem solving skills.
This OER provides a handbook and guide for health professionals and other caregivers of people with Long COVID.
This OER, developed for an international cohort, is designed to explain business finance concepts in an easily understood manner without overwhelming students with too much content.
This OER is designed to serve as an additional resource for the course "Fundamentals of Finance." It provides an introduction to the field of finance, encompassing a broad range of key topics.
This OER is intended for higher education practitioners across all disciplines, as an introduction to inclusion for assessment in higher education.
The OER grant recipients for 2025 are:
The OER grant recipients for 2024 are:
The OER grant recipients for 2023 are:
The successful grant applications for 2022 included OER book creation and ancillary resource creation. The successful applicants were:
More information on the 2021 project can be found on the Open Educational Resources Grants 2021 website.