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OA for ANZ - Springer Nature - Open research - Springer Nature

OA for ANZ - Springer Nature - Open research - Springer Nature | Open Educational Resources | Scoop.it
If you’re affiliated with any of the 47 universities in Australia and New Zealand, or at one of the seven additional participating institutions in the region, you can publish your article open access with fees covered, in more than 2,000 Springer hybrid journals.

In addition, as part of the agreement you will be able to read, use and reuse research published in over 2,000 Springer Nature journals across the Springer, Palgrave Macmillan and Adis portfolios and in the Academic Journals on nature.com. Established by the Council of Australian University Librarians (CAUL), this agreement will run through 31 December 2024.
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Rodríguez: Alternatives to paying for pricey textbooks

Rodríguez: Alternatives to paying for pricey textbooks | Open Educational Resources | Scoop.it
For first-time college students, the start of their first term is often a time of great excitement. Getting familiar with their campus and all it offers, meeting classmates, making new friends and learning from expert faculty in their chosen field of study all provide unique and stimulating experiences. One aspect of the college experienc
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OER adoption has the power to give students agency, report argues

OER adoption has the power to give students agency, report argues | Open Educational Resources | Scoop.it

-Awareness of OER has grown in recent years, with some institutions throwing their full support behind such materials for their ability to drive down college costs for students. In the new report, Achieving the Dream argued that using OER can also lead to the development of innovative teaching strategies centered on equity and inclusion.The report calls these methods open educational practices, or OEP.


Researchers identified five common characteristics associated with this type of education: 

1- Student agency or ownership over courses.
2- Inclusive content tailored to students' backgrounds. 
3- Student collaboration on new theories or content that can be used in future assignments. 
4- Assignments meant to boost critical consciousness, which involves developing students' ability to identify and address power imbalances. 
5- Classroom culture that fosters respect between students and instructors. 

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Open Education Resources supporting university entry

Open Education Resources supporting university entry | Open Educational Resources | Scoop.it
I am looking forward to a new role in enabling engagement in new Open Education Resources (OER) currently being developed by RMIT University. In 2022 Federal Government HEPPP funds are being made…
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Getty opens access to 30,000 images of black diaspora in UK and US

Getty opens access to 30,000 images of black diaspora in UK and US | Open Educational Resources | Scoop.it
Photos dating back to 1800s made free to allow telling of black history stories beyond enslavement and colonisation
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