Education
This section of the guide contains OER relating to Education.
Explore our curated collection that highlights Deakin OER, and the following topics: curriculum design and assessment, early childhood education, instructional design, TESOL and wellbeing.
Deakin OER
The learning activities in this book are designed for senior secondary students and cover a wide range of topics from ancient history through to early twenty-first century history, but may be modified to suit different topics and curriculum contexts.
Historical thinking for senior secondary students: A collection of teaching and learning activities 2022 by Nicolette Arranga, et al. is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
The teaching and learning activities in this book cover a wide range of topics from ancient history through to early twenty-first century history and are designed to develop students' historical thinking.
Negotiating the assumptions and identity tensions surrounding third space academics/professionals by Puvaneswari P Arumugam, in Designing Learning Experiences for Inclusivity and Diversity: Advice for Learning Designers (2024) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
In this chapter Puvaneswari unpacks who are third space practitioners in higher education, their role and skills, and expectations and assumptions.
Curriculum design and assessment
- A Teachers Guide to Outdoor Education Curriculum: Victorian Edition by Josh Ambrosy and Sandy Allen-Craig (2023) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
- Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education by Jennifer Paris, Kristin Beeve and Clint Springer (2019) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Learning Environments Design Reading Series by evrimb is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Instruction in Functional Assessment by Marcie Desrochers and Moira Fallon (2014) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Early childhood education
- Early Childhood Education: Nature and Outdoor Play by Taylor Hansen (2023) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
- Gems and nuggets: Multicultural education for young children by Anita Accendere, et al. is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- Music and the Child by Natalie Sarrazin (2016) is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Instructional design
- Teaching with Technology by Frances Cochrane and Trine Paerata (2022) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
- Flipped Through Design: Flipping the Classroom Through Instructional Design by Jacob Bane, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
- Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for designing teaching and learning - 2nd Edition by A.W. (Tony) Bates (2019) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
- The Changing Story: Digital stories that participate in transforming teaching and learning by Linda Buturian (2016) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
TESOL
- Communication Beginnings: An Introductory Listening and Speaking Text for English Language Learners by Della Jean Abrahams (2017) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
- WAC and Second-Language Writers: Research Towards Linguistically and Culturally Inclusive Programs and Practices by Terry Myers Zawacki and Michelle Cox (2014) is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
Wellbeing
- Wellbeing in Educational Contexts – Second edition by Susan Carter and Cecily Andersen (2023) is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0
Where to find more OER?
There are many platforms available that contain OER, the platforms listed below are a good starting place to find openly available education resources.
- Scootle
Portal to the National Digital Learning Resources Network that contains over 20,000 digital resources that are free for use in all Australian schools. The resources are made available to teachers through State and Territory portals or Scootle. Tertiary academics and pre-service teachers can now access resources through the Scootle portal. You must register. - JSTOR Open Access Books and Journals
Direct link to teaching and education material in JSTOR. - Teaching Commons
Find OER "from leading colleges and universities" in disciplines including Education from UMass Amherst. The Teaching Commons brings together high-quality open educational resources from leading colleges and universities. Curated by librarians and their institutions, the Teaching Commons includes open access textbooks, course materials, lesson plans, multimedia, and more.