Presentation An Introduction to Jorum

1. Presentation An Introduction to Jorum RSC London Jamboree, 6th July 2006

2. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Definition of Jorum: “A free online service for UK HE and FE institutions, supporting the sharing, reuse and repurposing of learning and teaching resources”. “The JISC funded service will be jointly run between the EDINA and MIMAS national data centres based at the Universities of Edinburgh and Manchester.” Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

3. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Aim of Jorum: “Helping to build a community for Sharing” Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

4. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • How do you start to build a community of sharing? • Long term retention of publicly funded outputs • An experimental national repository promoting sharing, reuse and repurposing of content. • A ‘keep safe’ and showcase for learning and teaching resources produced by FE and HE institutions. • A place where all content is properly tagged with essential metadata, ensuring materials can easily be found and have adequate rights holder information.

5. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum The Jorum timeline: Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work 2002 – 2004 Development Project 2003 Undertook requirements gathering 2004 Completed EU procurement exercise Jul 2004 Selected intraLibrary as the repository system 2004 – 2005 Building service infrastructure Nov 2005 Jorum Contributor Open Jan 2006 Jorum User Open 2005 – 2008 Developing a service

6. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work Jorum Contributor Jorum User Jorum “Getting content out” “Putting content in” Jorum R&D

7. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum • In a nutshell… • Contributor – Putting content in • User – Getting content out • Collection of learning and teaching resources: • Range of subject areas • Athens Authenticated • Free • For teaching and support staff in UK FE and HE (not students) • Accessed online (software – ‘intraLibrary’) Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

8. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work Jorum Contributor “Putting Content In”

9. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum • Jorum Contributor - “Putting Content In” • Allows colleges and universities to deposit learning and teaching materials • Jorum hosts publicly funded outputs and content developed at institutions • Learning Resources – small assets (documents, images, diagrams) and comprehensive learning objects. Non-subject specific, covering FE & HE levels • Teaching Resources – supporting teaching staff in doing their job (e.g. tutor guides, lesson plans, schemes of work and staff development materials) Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

10. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum • How many institutions have signed up? • 42 Contributor Licences from Institutions • 1000 contributed resources • 400+ Promised from X4L 2 and other sources before July 06 • All resources from JISC projects submitted to Jorum • i.e. Distributed E-learning (DEL) Round 2 Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

11. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum What type of objects does Jorum support? Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Single files • Content Packages • Virtual Objects E.g. text documents, Spread Sheets, PowerPoints, Images, Video, Audio, Flash Animations Bundling learning resources together with metadata - Content can be moved between programs, facilitating easier delivery, reuse and sharing of materials. Jorum can catalogue and point to resources stored elsewhere

12. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum What happens when resources are contributed? Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work Step 1 Contribute Step 2 Publish Step 3 Catalogue Step 4 Review • Upload resource(s) • Complete basic metadata fields and classification • Attach relevant rights holder information • Published & available for download • RDN Cataloguer previews the resource • and completes the full metadata record • Reviewer assesses metadata (not content quality)

13. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Where do the materials come from? Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Centrally funded e-learning projects • JISC Projects (e.g. X4L Phase 1 and 2, Distributed e Learning projects) • HE Academy Centres of Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETLs) • UK Further and Higher Education • Individual institutions • Institutions working as part of a Consortium • Working with other organisations/programmes • Other JISC services e.g. Digital Curation Centre • HE Academy Subject Centres • AND hopefully you!

14. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum E Studio – University of Wolverhampton Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Part of X4L Phase 1 • Repurpose JISC Content • 6 ‘Arts and Design’ Resources • Explore their use within a VLE

15. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Cadfael – Southport College Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Part of the Q Projects • Resource produced helps to explain course content to deaf students • Example is for Reading Skills

16. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum The Jorum Deposit Licence Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Contributor Institutions sign a Deposit Licence. • The resources contributed are licensed to HEFCE. • HEFCE then sub-licences resources to institutions who have signed up for the User Service. • Contributor Institutions grant a non-exclusive, royalty-free licence to use materials for educational (non-commercial) purposes: • Aggregate, annotate, excerpt and modify • Search, retrieve, display and download • Save, print • Incorporate into learning environments & compile into study packs • Promotional purposes

17. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum How do I become a contributor? Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • Go to www.jorum.ac.uk/contributors and read about: • Why you should contribute • How you can become a contributor • Registering: • Get in touch using support@jorum.ac.uk to discuss your needs • Download the Deposit Licence, get it signed and return following our clear guidelines • We will process your request and send account details

18. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work Jorum User “Getting Content Out”

19. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Jorum User Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • FREE service • Institutions sign up to the service via JISC Collections • Users log in using Athens username and password • Available to teaching staff from UK F/HE institutions • Able to find, preview, download, reuse and repurpose materials for use with learners in their institution • Institutions will nominate 1 site representative and 1 technical support representative

20. Anniesland College, Glasgow • University of the Arts, London • Arts Institute at Bournemouth • Barnfield College • University of Bath • Bath Spa University • Bede College • Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education • Bell College • University of Birmingham • Bishop Auckland College • Birkbeck, University of London • Blackpool and the Fylde College • Bolton Community College • Borders College • Bournemouth & Poole College • Bournemouth University • Braintree College • University of Bradford • University of Brighton • Bromley College of Further and Higher Education • Canterbury Christchurch University • University of Chester • Chesterfield College • City of Bristol College • Brooklands College • Broxtowe College • Brunel University • BSix Sixth Form College, Brookehouse • Burton College • Calderdale College • Cambridge Regional College • University College for the Creative Arts, Canterbury • Cardiff University • Cardonald College • Central College of Commerce, Glasgow • University of Central England • City College Norwich • Chelmsford College • Chichester College • Clydebank College • Coleg Menai • Cornwall College • College of Richard Collyer • Derby College • Dundee College • Dunstable College • Ealing, Hammersmith and West London College • East Surrey College • Easton College • Edge Hill College • Epping Forest College • Exeter College • University of Exeter • University College Falmouth • Fareham College • Farnborough College of Technology • Gateshead College • Coleg Glan Hafren • Glasgow Caledonian University • Glasgow Metropolitan College • Glasgow College of Nautical Studies • Gorseinon College • Grantham College • Greenhead College • Greenwich Community College • Harlow College • Henley College Coventry • Hertford Regional College • University of Hertfordshire • Heriot-Watt University • Huddersfield Technical College • Hull College • University of Hull • Institute of Education, University of London • John Leggott College • Kidderminster College • Kilmarnock College • King's College London • Kingston College • Kingston Maurward College • Kingston University • Lancaster University • Lauder College • Leeds Metropolitan University • Lincoln College • University of Lincoln • Long Road Sixth Form College • Loughborough College • Loughborough University • Macclesfield College • The University of Manchester • Manchester Metropolitan University • Middlesbrough College • New College Nottingham • Newcastle College • Newman College of Higher Education • Norton Radstock College • North East Institute, Northern Ireland • North Hertfordshire College • North Lindsay College • Northampton College • The University of Northampton • Oaklands College • Oldham College • The open University • Oxford Brookes University • Penwith College • University of Plymouth • Coleg Powys • Preston College • Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication • Redcar and Cleveland College • Reid Kerr College • Rotherham College of Arts and Technology • Royal National College for the Blind • Salisbury College • Scottish Agricultural College • University of Sheffield • Sheffield Hallam University • Sir John Deane's College • South Downs College • South East Derby College • South Nottingham College • Southampton City College • Sparsholt College • St Charles Catholic Sixth Form College • St Georges, University of London • St Mary's College, Twickenham • Stafford College • Stamford College • Stephenson College • Stockton Sixth Form College • Stranmillis University College • University of Sussex • Tameside College • University of Teesside • Thames Valley University • Thomas Rotherham College • Trinity College Carmarthen • UCL • University of Ulster • The University of Wales, Aberystwyth • University of Wales, Swansea • Warwickshire College • West Lothian College • Weymouth College • Wiltshire College • Woking College • University of Wolverhampton • University of Worcester • Worcester College of Technology • Worcester 6th Form College • Worthing College • Yeovil College • Ystrad Myynach College > • How many people have signed up? • Launched 31st January 2006 • Over 600 registered users • Currently over 200 institutions Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work

21. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum Jorum Support Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work • New Jorum website containing support and training materials for both Users and Contributors • Regular training events and demonstrations • 24/7 access and a dedicated helpdesk: support@jorum.ac.uk • JORUM-UPDATE JISC Mailing List

22. > Presentation An Introduction to Jorum …and keep up to date with our website. Introduction Background Overview Contributors Users Support Future work www.jorum.ac.uk