One member of team looking at issues around reuse of Rich Media - how do you make it more adaptable/ reusable? A: distribute runtime. learning design info, and components

Using Creative Commons licences - information in metadata and resource page. Looking at options for embedding / putting licence into resources

Looking into RSS feeds options - will talk to Southampton about customisation options.

Edshare has a reporting package for statistics (customised to simplify UI), Google Analytics and qualitative methods. Also using survey function in edShare

Twitter account: altolondon

". The arrival of repository systems makes it possible to consider how to link different institutional information platforms (VLE, Research and L&T repositories, Web CMS, MIS etc.) together in a coherent and user friendly-manner. The project will begin to scope, in outline, how these different systems might be connected to an open OER L&T repository to gain efficiencies in uploading materials once for multiple purposes. This integration of open OER systems into the institutional information architecture is seen as important as it will help facilitate a culture shift from deposit of resources within a closed VLE „siloed‟ environment to deposit of some resources in an open repository (ALTO), this will embed the use of the open repository into current UAL educational practice" builds on UAL ambition to have a common core of staff information - looking at Meprints (eprints customisation for staff information) -> this is a parallel development rather than a part of this project as such

Sustainability questions - considering issues around use of repositories, dual repositories approach, and other services; usability and interfaces are a key factor in the sustainability of systems at UAL

JorumOpen: looking at bulk upload of links; feeling that content should reside at UAL - issues around clearer usage stats/ traffic monitoring/ metrics for sustainability at UAL

JorumOpen: potentially a good dissemination mechanism

Project Plan: http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/York/documents/ourwork/oer/REL_UAL_Final_Project_Plan.pdf

OER in multiple mime types

edShare platform being tweaked for UAL installation.

Looking at using a number of Content Management Systems alongside repository to get around presentation limitations of repositories.

OER multiple formats and granularities. From complete courses to single documents. Project looking at surfacing same content at multiple levels

notion of Learning Design quite important for cultural change. OER important as an engine for developing staff skills in the area of collaborative learning design in order to implement flexible and blended learning - in an economically sustainable manner

Considering setting up in house video streaming service alongside third party tools

Standards in use still under development

see also WOERK project - evaluation buddies and codesign of tools

Collaborating with a number of organisation - detailed in project plan

"Exploring the integration of a UAL Learning and Teaching Repository with other UAL systems (e.g. the UAL VLE, CMS, UAL RO) to gain efficiencies through deposit of educational resources once for multiple purposes."

". Enhance and develop the repository system provision to address effectively teaching and learning needs in an arts context"