Author guidelines for open educational resources - La Trobe eBureau

<p dir="ltr">These guidelines support editors and authors of La Trobe eBureau open educational resources (OER) to develop content in a learner-centred way. They are used together with the corresponding OER <a href="https://doi.org/10.26181/30434470" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">chapter template</a>.</p><p dir="ltr">The underlying principles informing the design of these guidelines are:</p><ul><li>open textbooks should differ from traditional textbooks in pedagogy, not just accessibility</li><li>our OERs express concepts and practice in a way that speaks to the “hearts and minds” of learners</li><li>the goal is to develop emerging practitioners or critical thinkers, rather than just provide open access information</li><li>context is key - communicating facts and concepts alone is of limited value in a rapidly changing world</li><li>effective learning and development is deeply <a href="https://doi.org/10.3102/0091732X231223516" target="_blank">human, developmental, and contextual</a></li></ul><p dir="ltr">We encourage you to adapt these guidelines for your own OER project or open education program.</p><p><br></p>