Join the University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) Library for Open Access Week 2023 to explore the impact of open textbook publishing on your academic profile with Associate Professor Tanya Machin and Dr Susan Carter. Open educational resources (OER) have emerged as a powerful tool for fostering accessible and inclusive learning environments. However, the benefit of OER goes beyond access and affordability for students but also impacts the trajectory of academic careers. Join us for an enlightening session where we explore the experiences of two UniSQ academics who were early adopters of OER. This event will provide invaluable insights into their motivations and learning journey in creating, adapting, and utilising OER within different academic contexts. They will share how their work within the OER community has provided opportunities for innovative collaborations and knowledge-sharing, as well as the impact that this work has had on fostering active student engagement and learning and influenced their own teaching and publishing practices. This event will be of interest to academics, professional staff, and open education advocates seeking to recruit to the open education projects. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage in discussions with both speakers and the UniSQ Open Educational Practice (OEP) team to explore avenues for integrating OER into their own educational practice.