Coming soon! CAUL Open Educational Resources Professional Development Program

This post was written by Marion Slawson, Project Lead OER PD Program

I’m delighted to be able to let you know that the much-anticipated CAUL OER Professional Development Program will be running from 26 September through to early December. This will be a foundational course, with modules covering an introduction to OER, open licensing and copyright, finding and evaluating OER, and adapting and creating OER. 

To make the most of your learning experience, your new knowledge will be applied through a project plan that is developed over the course of the program. This project plan will enable you to consider and plan how you will implement your learning within your own workplace, in a way that is commensurate with your role and opportunities. All content is adapted for an Australian / New Zealand higher education context.

What will you be signing up for? The program will be delivered fully online, and there will be a combination of synchronous (real-time) sessions of up to 1 hour, as well as work to be completed independently at a time that suits you between synchronous sessions. Overall the time required should be no more than 2 hours per week. 

If you’re keen to participate, we encourage you to bring a friend (a library colleague or ally, such as a learning designer or academic) so that you can collaborate as you learn and plan how you will activate and implement your knowledge. It’s a great chance to deepen understanding of OERs and the possibilities for change they offer across your workplace, in partnership with others. Of course, you can still participate solo; there will be lots of opportunities to learn with the broader group. 

The course is great value, priced at just $95 for CAUL member staff and $175 for non-members.  Enrolments will open in early August, so start thinking about who you can participate with now and watch this space so you can secure your place!

6 thoughts on “Coming soon! CAUL Open Educational Resources Professional Development Program

    1. Hi Caroline! We haven’t confirmed at this stage, but the team are potentially looking at Mondays or Fridays.

      1. Thanks, Kate. Fridays would work for me, but Mondays would not, so I hope it will be on Fridays 🙂

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