Find the Grant Guidelines, Grant Expression of Interest Template and submission form on the grants page of the OER Collective Pressbooks site.
| Activity | Date |
|---|---|
| Expressions of interest open | 3 April 2024 |
| Expressions of interest close | 3 May 2024 |
| OER Collective Governance Group reviews applications | 7 May – 15 May 2024 |
| OER Collective Governance Group decides on successful and unsuccessful applications | 16 May 2024 |
| Grant recipients announced (simultaneous CAUL Press release, LinkedIn post, email list and Slack messages.) | 17 May 2024 |
| Submission of a minimum of four copyedited, proofread, peer reviewed chapters of the open textbook project to CAUL National Office. | 31 December 2024 |
Meeting dates for 2024 are listed on CAUL website where you can register via Zoom.
Find further details and recordings in the Communities of Practice section of this guide.
Would you like to present? Submit an expression of interest now.
The annual OER Collective Community Days provide an opportunity for project teams to showcase their work, learn and connect with like-minded professionals. It sets the tone for a supportive, productive, and inclusive year ahead. You can expect guest speakers, panel sessions, Q&A and more.
In previous years, it was one half-day event (4.5 hours). After surveying the community, we held two shorter Community Day events in 2024 to accommodate as many people as possible.
You can view the recordings and programs of these events on the CAUL Events website:
Libraries retain access to the Pressbooks platform until 31 December in the year their subscription ends. I.e. If an institution participating in 2024 decides not to renew their subscription, their access ends on 31 December 2024.
If a book team has not completed their book and the institution chooses to renew their membership with the OER Collective for 01/01/2025-31/12/2025, the book team will continue to have access to the platform to complete their book until 31/12/2025.
If a book team has not completed their book and the institution does not renew their membership with the OER Collective post 31/12/2024, the team will be given time to download all formats of their book. The team can continue to work on the book external to the Pressbooks platform or the files can be uploaded to another instance of Pressbooks. No content will be lost.
Libraries must allocate* their 2025 Pressbooks shells by 1 December 2025 to allow these to be created before the close of the calendar year. Unused shells will be forfeited.
*Allocation includes up to 2 shells per institution (depending on Collective participation category).
All shell requests can be made by completing the Pressbooks Shell Request form.
Date: 20-22 January 2025
Location: Virtual and Adelaide Convention Centre, SA, Australia
URL: https://2025.everythingopen.au
Format: In-person and virtual
Submissions: Closed
Program: Available now
Date: 18-20 March 2025
Location: Zoom Events
URL: https://www.alia.org.au/EventDetail?EventKey=IO25
Format: Virtual
Theme: Transformation & Disruption
Submissions: Closed
Program: Available now
Date: 28-30 October 2025
Location: Virtual and in Denver, CO, United States
URL: https://openeducationconference.org
Format: In-person and virtual
Theme: TBD
Submissions: Not yet open.
Date: 10-13 November 2025
Location: Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington, Aotearoa New Zealand
URL: https://www.icdeworldconference2025.com
Format: In-person
Theme: Ako: Exchanging ideas for inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education
Submissions: Open until Sunday 16 February 2025.
Date: 30 November-3 December 2025
Location: Adelaide Convention Centre, SA, Australia
URL: https://eventstudio.eventsair.com/ascilite-2025
Format: In-person
Theme: Future-Focused: Educating in an Era of Continuous Change
Submissions: Not yet open.
