CoPILOT in Scotland: Introduction
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CoPILOT: supporting librarians in sharing their teaching material. Nancy Graham (University of Roehampton) Glasgow Caledonian University – 12 th February 2014
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These introductory slides are from the CoPILOT in Scotland event, sponsored by the CILIP Information Literacy Group, held at GCU on 12th February 2014.
Transcript of CoPILOT in Scotland: Introduction
CoPILOT: supporting librarians in sharing their teaching material.
Nancy Graham (University of Roehampton)
Glasgow Caledonian University – 12th February 2014
Today’s talk
• Why OER?
• Librarian role in OER
• OERRH survey results
• Actions for CoPILOT
• Get involved!
Why share Information Literacy resources via a CoP?
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Librarians as OER advocates
• Leading by example
•Gaining new expertise by adapting and sharing our own materials
•Builds on core librarian skills: licensing, copyright, finding quality resources (information literacy)
•Highly established profession with strong networks
OER Research Hub Survey
•Run in November/December 2013 by Dr Beck Pitt from the OER Research Hub
•Over 300 librarian respondents
•Headline statistics…
http://oerresearchhub.org/2014/02/07/survey-results-librarians-and-oer-part-i
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Top three challenges for using OER
•Knowing where to find resources •Finding resources of sufficiently high quality•Finding suitable resources in my subject area
Other considerations:• Not having enough time to look• Technology problems• Finding up to date resources
Top three reasons for selecting one particular OER over another• The resource being created or uploaded by a
reputable/trusted institution or person• The resource being relevant to my particular interests/needs• The resource having a Creative Commons license
Other considerations:• Evidence of popularity
The being recently createdHaving previously used this resource successfullyLots of detail of how to use the resource, learning objectives etc.Easy to download
Top three purposes for using OER in context of Librarian role•To help find available content for learning, teaching
or training•To get new ideas and inspiration •To enhance respondent's professional development
Other consideration:• To stay up to date in a topic area• Broaden resources available to my users/supplement existing
resources• To broaden my teaching methods
How can we make this happen?•What are pros/cons of using online communities?•Think about this throughout the day…
▫Building librarian OER advocacy role?▫Online activities to encourage participation/contribution▫Comms channels?▫Other CoP functions▫Face to face events?▫Support from international organisations?
Where next?
•Project with UNESCO and IFLA to upgrade InfoLit Global
•More events like this
•Work on the online CoP
• Library Instruction of the West, Portland, July
CoPILOT Committee
• Sub-group of CILIP IL Group• Kick off meeting November 2012• Aim: to support UK librarians in sharing openly• 1st event at Uni of Surrey 30th May
Get involved!• Mailing list [email protected]• Wiki: http://iloer.pbworks.com• Twitter: @CoPILOT2013
Further reading
Appleyard, S. (2012) A Survey of sharing and reuse of Information Literacy resources across Higher Education Libraries in the United Kingdom. Aberdeen; Robert Gordon University.
Graham, N. & Secker, J. (2012) Librarians, information literacy and open educational resources: report of a survey. Available at: http://delilaopen.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/findingsharingoers_reportfinal1.pdf
Boon, S., Bueno de la Fuente, G. & Robertson, J. (2012) The roles of librarians and information professionals in Open Educational Resources (OER) initiatives. Bolton; CETIS. Available at: http://publications.cetis.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/OER-Libraries-Survey-Report.pdf
UNESCO Guidelines for Open Educational Resources (OER) in Higher Education, available for free download here: http://www.col.org/resources/publications/Pages/detail.aspx?PID=364
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