1. Using LORO A presentation created by Anna Calvi
(with contributions from Susanne Winchester and Anna Comas-Quinn)

2. PART 1 – LORO BASICS OVERVIEW
Logging in
Searching for materials 
Downloading materials

3. The LORO materials The LORO materials are : Relevant:
Many of them have been created by the module teams for the course/s we teach
Many have been created by tutors that teach on our same course or level.
They are useful:
Many materials can be reused or can give us ideas
We can build on other people’s work
We can start a collaboration with other tutors

4. Logging on

5. Logging in Log on to http://loro.open.ac.uk/ Log on:
Enter your OU Username (OUCU) and password
Alternatively you can access LORO from your module website.
OU Login | Guest Login | Create Guest Account

6. Searching for materials

7. Click here to browse the repository
Click here to browse the repository

8. Each of these links will give you access to a wide range of resources.

9. Other ways to search for materials Click on browse and then either:
Step 1
Step 2
Other ways to search for materials
Click on browse and then either:
Search by course code, tag,level or language
Or enter a key word or a name in search
Step 2

10. Find your saved searches here
Searches can be saved

11. You can bookmark this resource and also leave a comment .

12. To see your bookmarks, click here

13. Downloading materials

14. When you find a resource you like, you can download it

15. Most resources can be previewed
Most resources can be previewed. To download a resource that consists of more than one file, select “Download as zip” from the Toolbox.

16. Image file for preview
.png
Text document
.doc
whiteboard.
.wbd

17. When you find a resource you like, you can download it
Internet link

18. Powerpoint Presentation
.ppt

19. PART TWO: LORO ADVANCED USERS Overview
updating a profile page
uploading resources
finding and including pictures
collaborating with colleagues

20. Updating your profile

21. Logging in Log on to http://loro.open.ac.uk/ Log on:
Enter your OU Username (OUCU) and password
Alternatively you can access LORO from your module website.
OU Login | Guest Login | Create Guest Account

22. To view and update your profile, click here

23. Uploading a resource

24. Benefits of uploading resources on LORO
To contribute materials that work well
To showcase your materials
To obtain feedback from colleagues
To collaborate with colleagues

25. What can be uploaded on LORO?
Word documents
PowerPoint presentations
Elluminate whiteboards
Photographs
mp3 files
video files
URLs
There is no maximum file size

26. Preparing an Elluminate file
Elluminate files (wbd) can only be opened in Elluminate
To allow colleagues to pre-view an Elluminate resource on LORO, you need to upload a picture of this resource ( png)
So you need to upload both a wbd and a png.

27. Preparing an Elluminate file
Start an Elluminate session.
Create or upload the whiteboards you want to upload on LORO
Save these whiteboards twice:
as a wbd
as a png (this is a picture of your resource)
Your resource can now be uploaded on LORO

28. Uploading a resource Two possible routes: Your profile page
The ‘Resource manager’ page

29. Option 1: Uploading from your profile page
1) Click ‘choose file’
2) Select the file from your documents
3) Click ‘Upload’

30. OPTION 2: UPLOADING FROM ‘RESOURCE MANAGER’
Click on ‘Resource Manager’
Click on ‘Create resource’

31. OPTION 2 – STEP 2 Click on ‘Choose file’
Select the file from your ‘Documents’
Click on ‘Upload’
For Elluminate files, upload both a wbd and a png version of your materials

32. Final step: adding information
Now, fill all the boxes
Click on the question marks for more details
Click on ‘Save & finish’

33. Acknowledging sources and choosing a licence
Add the creators and acknowledge your sources
Choose between three licence options

34. Tags and viewing permissions
Enter one or more tags.
This will help colleagues to find your resource.
You have three choices:
Keep this resource just for yourself
Share with OU colleagues
Share with everybody else

35. Licencing: option 1 Creative commons : Attribution, Non-commercial
If you choose this option, colleagues should :
Have to include your name (attribution)
Only use your resource for educational purposes (non-commercial))

36. Licencing: option 2
Creative commons : Attribution, Non-commercial- No derivative Works 3.0
If you choose this option, colleagues should :
Have to include your name (attribution)
Be able to use your resource for educational purposes (non-commercial)
But they may not alter, transform, or build upon your work ( no derivative).

37. Licencing: option 3
Creative commons : Attribution, Non-commercial- Share Alike 3.0
If you choose this option, colleagues should :
Have to include your name (attribution)
Be able to use your resource for educational purposes (non-commercial)
Be able to alter, transform, or build upon your work ( share alike), as long as they share it under the same license.

38. Finding suitable pictures

39. Using resources created by others
You can use texts, pictures and audio files produced by other authors as long as you have permission.
You need to acknowledge your sources.
When using pictures, it is important to check the licence and use only pictures whose authors allow use for educational purposes.

40. Locating suitable pictures
You can find suitable pictures from:
Wikimedia Commons
Flickr (the commons)
Google images (advanced search, that can be modified, etc.)

41. Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
Enter a key word

42. Wikimedia commons
‘Wikimedia Commons is a media file repository making available public domain and freely-licensed educational media content (images, sound and video clips) to everyone…’
Files can be copied, used and modified
Source and author(s) must be credited appropriately
Copies/improvements must be released under the same freedom to others.
The license conditions of each individual media file can be found on their description page. 

43. I entered ‘pasta’ in the search box and found this picture

44. Below this picture, I can find all the information I need:
The name of the author (by following the link)
The licence
I will paste this picture on my materials and add the name of the author.

45. Collaborating with colleagues

46. An example of collaboration
This resource was originally uploaded by Anna Calvi.
This is a resource I have uploaded to LORO. My friend has slightly simplified it and acknowledged me and the OU. 46

47. A colleague (who lives in Venice) created an exercise using the same technique.
She has then created an exercise using the same technique 47

48. …and another, using Google Earth.
…and another, using Google Earth…an idea I want to copy. 48