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Welcome to our next topic in the ‘Open Ed in a Minute’ series! Today, we'll explore how to get the most out of JCU Library’s Readings platform to support teaching and help your students succeed with the best free-for-students resources!
About Readings
JCU Library’s Readings platform enable lecturers to curate the best available content providing students with diverse, comprehensive and free learning materials. These materials can be drawn from Library collections along with high-quality content that is freely available online.
Readings benefits for you and your students
- Students have a consistent experience when accessing their reading materials across different subjects
- Readings content and links are checked and maintained by Library staff
- Library staff are available for troubleshooting
- Readings can be divided into sections and linked by a relevant week or module in LearnJCU
- Readings includes student engagement analytics
- Subject readings can be viewed in a range of referencing styles
- Although directly linked in LearnJCU, Readings is available independently 24/7. This means subject readings can be accessed even if LearnJCU is not available.
Get the ball rolling
- Learn about Readings and Readings best practice at JCU.
- Learn about JCU Library’s Textbook Affordability Project, 2024-2025.
- Ask your Liaison Librarian for help and advice.
- Stay up to date about textbook affordability and open education at JCU. Request to join the JCU Open Education SIG.
We hope this has inspired you to dust off your subject Reading list to enhance its potential for your students. In the next post, we'll dive into the benefits finding and adopting/using open educational resources (OERs).
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