Discipline specific OER for academics

Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

This page is designed to support academics with teaching by providing a wealth of OER specifically for Exercise and Nutrition Sciences.

Explore our curated collection that highlights Australian OER, and resources on the following topics:

• Anatomy and Physiology
• Biomechanics
• Exercise Science
• Food Science and Nutrition

NOTE: While there is currently limited Australian-specific OER on these subjects, we encourage you to explore international OER and consider adapting these materials to better suit local contexts and curriculum needs.

Anatomy and Physiology

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts et al. (2024), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Applied Human Anatomy by Michael Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy: Self-assessment Review Questions by Nolan and John McNamara (2022), Virginia Tech Publishing, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Human Anatomy and Physiology Preparatory Course by Carlos Liachovitzky (2015), Bronx Community College, is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Biomechanics 

• Biomechanics of Human Movement by Karine Hamm (2016), Douglas College, BCcampus, is under licence CC BY 4.0
• Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism by Lawrence Davis (n.d.), Open Oregon Educational Resources, is published under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Exercise Science

• Anatomy and Physiology 2e by J. Gordon Betts et al. (2024), OpenStax, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Applied Techniques for Exercise Prescription by Melissa Markofski (n.d.), University of Houston Open Educational Resources, is under licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Food Science and Nutrition 

• Human Nutrition by Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, Alan Titchenal and Jennifer Draper (2020), University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Food Science and Human Nutrition Program, is licensed under CC BY 4.0
• Nutrition: Science and Everyday Application by Alice Callahan, Heather Leonard and Tamberly Powell (2022), Lane Community College, Open Oregon Educational Resources, is licenced under CC BY-NC 4.0
• Food Studies: Matter, Meaning, Movement by David Szanto, Amanda Di Battista and Irena Knezevic (2022), Food Studies Press, is licenced under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
• An Introduction to Nutrition by Maureen Zimmerman and Beth Snow (2013), is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0​
• An Introduction to Human Nutrition by Jan Dowell and Erin Shanie (n.d.), Lincoln Land Community College, is licensed under various CC licences.

Where to find more OER?

There are many platforms available that contain OER, the platforms listed below are a good starting place to find resources on exercise and nutrition sciences.

• Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
  Helping to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Includes reports, journal articles and a range of sources.
• Lowitja Institute LitSearch
  Search tool provides access to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health literature in PubMed. Refine your search to “Open Access” or select "Free Access" and check the license of individual article before reusing the content.
• Johns Hopkins School of Public Health
  Open public health courses and materials from Johns Hopkins School of Public Health.
• MedEdPORTAL: : The Journal of Teaching and Learning Resources
  Open-access, peer-reviewed teaching materials for health professions education. Also includes iCollaborative, educational resources that have not undergone the formal MedEdPORTAL peer review process. MedEdPORTAL is included in Medline.
• National Academies Press 
  Books published by the National Academies Press can be downloaded for free in PDF format. Search the Health and Medicine collection.
• The Health Education Assets Library (HEAL)
  Collection of over 22,000 freely available digital materials for health sciences education.