Supporting the 'Sharing Institution' - Practical Steps Towards a More Open Teaching and Learning Culture

Carr, Leslie A.; Davis, Hugh C.; Francois, Sebastien; Hey, Jessie M. N.; Miles-Board, Tim; Morris, Debra; White, Su

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Supporting the 'Sharing Institution' - Practical Steps Towards a More Open Teaching and Learning Culture

dc.contributor.author	Carr, Leslie A.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Davis, Hugh C.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Francois, Sebastien	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Hey, Jessie M. N.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Miles-Board, Tim	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Morris, Debra	en_US
dc.contributor.author	White, Su	en_US
dc.contributor.corporatename	University of Southampton	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	Date: 2009-05-19 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
dc.coverage.temporal	Date: 2009-05-19 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
dc.date.accessioned	2009-06-11T20:54:02Z
dc.date.available	2009-06-11T20:54:02Z
dc.date.issued	2009-05-19	en_US
dc.description	4th International Conference on Open Repositories	en_US
dc.description	This presentation was part of the session : Conference Presentations	en_US
dc.description	Date: 2009-05-19 03:00 PM – 04:30 PM
dc.description.abstract	Institutional repositories for research output have developed progressively over the last few years. Although a primary motivation is Open Access both institutional and academic needs must also be met in order to foster this spirit effectively. There is now a greater emphasis on creating a more open culture for teaching and learning and institutions are again beginning to play their part more readily. On a larger scale, there are pioneering global examples of courses being preserved and complex learning materials being deposited in national and international databases. But what does fostering a more open culture in the practice of teaching mean for the institution itself and its academics? The virtual learning environment has given greater opportunities for effective administration of courses but in other ways it has had the opposite effect on sharing and re-use. There is potential for institutional solutions which are complementary to the global landscape. In this paper we report on the practical experiences and issues met, in setting up a institutional resource, EdShare, as a vehicle for sharing educational materials more easily in a multi-disciplinary institution. With constructive feedback from faculty, within the EdSpace project, EdShare has migrated into a more visual, web 2.0 style, resource with a flexible deposit process promoting 'micro-sharing'. It now offers a range of sharing options to support the teaching workflow in an encouraging atmosphere. Other features will support the growing emphasis on multidisciplinary teaching and collaboration - both internally and externally.	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	JISC	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28473
dc.publisher	Georgia Institute of Technology	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	OR09. Conference Presentations	en_US
dc.subject	Teaching and learning	en_US
dc.subject	Institution	en_US
dc.subject	Case study	en_US
dc.subject	Open educational resources	en_US
dc.subject	Institutional repositories	en_US
dc.subject	Sharing	en_US
dc.title	Supporting the 'Sharing Institution' - Practical Steps Towards a More Open Teaching and Learning Culture	en_US
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