1. OER Subject Strand Conference
(Biosciences, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine)
Royal Institute of British Architects
London 26th October 2010
Dr Vivien Rolfe

2. (OER = Open Educational Resources)
The outcomes of our JISC/HEA Phase 1 OER project and objectives for our JISC/HEA Phase 2 OER project.
(OER = Open Educational Resources)

3. Virtual Analytical Laboratory (VAL) was part of Bioscience Subject Centre “Interactive Laboratory and Fieldwork Manual for the Biosciences”.
JISC/HEA OER Phase 1.
Aim: Turn VAL into an open resource.

4. Content focused.
Copyright cleared, accessible, interoperable.
Web promotion an after thought.
Approach

5. 9 lab topics (e.g. micro, histol, serial dilutions).
Animation (swf), audio (MP3), PDF, video (FLV, MP4).
Over 200 web pages of OER.
Subscribe by RSS, iTunes.
Outputs

6. Resources uploaded to JorumOpen.
API Strips (328 Views)
Gram Stain (172)
Staff OER Questionnaire (167)
Views could be me. Views doesn’t mean use. No measure of reuse. Hard to track repurposing.
Impact? JorumOpen

7. Impact? Google Analytics

9. USE
REUSE
(20%)

10. Low response n=25 from trash collectors to life guards
Low response n=25 from trash collectors to life guards. 50% of respondents were in education.
Impact? Survey Monkey

11. Moving Forwards JISC Phase 2. “Sickle Cell Open”.
Focus on search engine optimisation and web promotion.
Focus on tracking and monitoring strategies.
Moving Forwards

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