[Open-education] UK: Jorum retirement - OER "versus" open access

Tue Nov 3 13:54:30 UTC 2015

Hi everyone,

Interesting topic…

I picked up on the OER vs Open Access situation at OER15 in April.. Ironic that the Leeds Beckett work discussed below involved looking at a Jorum window.

Here is the relevant section from my blog post<http://education.okfn.org/oer15-window-boxes-battles-and-bandwagons/>:
Open Access is Stealing Open Education’s Thunder
In the UK Open Access is much further down the mainstream path than OER. We’ve had the 2012 Finch report calling for gold OA over green OA, followed by the RCUK and HEFCE policies. The HEFCE policy states that certain research outputs should be made open-access to be eligible for submission to the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF). This requirement will apply to journal articles and conference proceedings accepted for publication after 1 April 2016. The question is has OA distracted people away from OER and is there a tension there? Or does the high profile push for open access mean OER can piggy back on the momentum? Has it prompted conversations about Open Education? Is it a route in? Nick Sheppard and Kirsty are witnessing increasing dissonance. In their session on the more things change: synergy and dissonance in Open Access (OA) and Open Education (OE)<https://oer15.oerconf.org/sessions/the-more-things-change-synergy-and-dissonance-in-open-access-oa-and-open-education-oe-677/> they explored synergies and dissonance with OE in the contexts of infrastructure, policy and licensing. They argued that to avoid continued commercial exploitation, the fostering of partnerships across the academy is crucial to mainstreaming Open Education. At Leeds Beckett University one approach being explored is a Jorum Window, a branded institutional interface on Jorum. This approach has been taken at Leeds University<http://leeds.jorum.ac.uk/> led by Antonio M. Arboleda<https://twitter.com/Toni_M_Arboleda>. Also while they still support OER through core content subject pages the OER repository is being merged into their repository. They are also using Lib guides to deliver content causing academic staff getting in touch to ask why their work hasn’t been highlighted, which gives the librarians an opportunity to remind them to self-archive.

Open silos have been mentioned before on this list and are discussed by Lorna Cambell in more detail in her blog post<https://lornamcampbell.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/open-silos-open-data-and-oer/> from earlier this year.
Marieke

From: open-education [mailto:open-education-bounces at lists.okfn.org] On Behalf Of Paul Bacsich Sero
Sent: 03 November 2015 12:25
To: Open Education WG List
Subject: [Open-education] UK: Jorum retirement - OER "versus" open access

IMHO a very perceptive comment from Nancy Graham of LSE in the UK. The key part is

“I’ve now shifted my focus from OER to Open Access and the difference in terms of supporting services (institutional repositories, research information systems) and funding is quite incredible.
In HE the drivers behind having to upload outputs and engagement in openness in general are crucial and it’s always been a bit of a shame that OER doesn’t have that same level of push.”

Paul

Paul Bacsich
Coordinator, Open Education Working Group - http://education.okfn.org/blog/
Senior Consultant, SeroHE

From: Graham1,N<mailto:N.Graham1 at LSE.AC.UK>
Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 11:57 AM
To: OPENEDSIG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK<mailto:OPENEDSIG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Subject: Re: Jorum retirement - Update

Hi Siobhan

Thanks for this comprehensive information and especially for the list of other platforms, that will be incredibly useful.  I’m going to ask that it’s linked to from the Information Literacy webpages on teaching resources.

I was initially really saddened by the news of Jorum's retirement and have been reflecting on it ever since.   All the Jorum folk I’ve worked with over the years have been really dedicated and brilliant advocates of all things open.

I'd just like to add a couple of points to the existing comments that I’ve seen on this list:

The UKOER projects (and Jorum’s role in those) over the past several years have had many really positive outcomes and for many institutions and individuals, there will have been positive changes, both big and small, to their open practice, so I hope this continues to be celebrated despite Jorum’s retirement.  For example, some HEIs now have OER policies (GCU, Leeds...) and many individual academics, librarians and other support staff will have a better grasp of CC licencing of their own material and where to go to find open material.  Certainly in the HE library sector there is a big demand for upskilling in this area.

Due to a change of role and institution I’ve now shifted my focus from OER to Open Access and the difference in terms of supporting services (institutional repositories, research information systems) and funding is quite incredible. In HE the drivers behind having to upload outputs and engagement in openness in general are crucial and it’s always been a bit of a shame that OER doesn’t have that same level of push.  However, recent discussions around a possible Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) make me think that we may be on the brink of a similar course of action for teaching outputs. We’re currently looking at our repositories and despite the learning object section being fairly dormant we’re very mindful that in future teaching materials may need to be hosted in order to scrutinised as part of assessment of teaching.

In this context I think Jisc does need to be future proofing relevant services and harnessing expertise that we all might need in the event of a TEF. I know funding is always limited and we can’t have services in place ‘just in case’ but I hope that other services (like the Content and App store) are being developed with things like a TEF in mind.

Best wishes,

Nancy

Nancy Graham
Research Support and Academic Liaison Manager
Academic Services Group |Library Services
London School of Economics and Political Science
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From: Open Education Special Interest Group [mailto:OPENEDSIG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Siobhan Burke
Sent: 27 October 2015 13:20
To: OPENEDSIG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK<mailto:OPENEDSIG at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
Subject: Jorum retirement - Update

(Apologies for cross-posting)

Dear Colleagues,
Since the retirement was first announced on 24th June, the Jorum team have been developing a plan of activities to ensure the successful retirement of the service and ensure that this is communicated to our users. This message forms part of that activity.
To ensure that ongoing communications are shared and available at any time, the team have created a new section on the Jorum website:
http://www.jorum.ac.uk/retirement/
Here you will find sections covering the main activities that the team will be focussing on up to the final retirement of the service:

•         Survey and assessment of alternative OER platforms

•         Jorum content audit and assessment

•         Jorum content migration

•         Archive and retire the Jorum service
The team has already begun work on these activities and the list of possible platforms is already available<http://www.jorum.ac.uk/retirement/alternate-platforms/>. We intend to support any of our depositors in retrieving their resources and we will make available support and guidance for this before the end of 2015. The other activities will be ongoing through the remainder of the 2015 – 16 academic year.
Jorum content audit and assessment
Jorum has over 16,000 resources shared over its 13 year life span. But not all content will be suitable to continue for various reasons. Some of these have already been identified. For example, resources with weblinks will not be migrated due to the poor user experience when these links fail or no longer exist. However, we will want to continue to make available any resource that was shared as part of a Jisc-funded project, e.g. the UKOER projects.
The team have already begun to consider the content available in the Jorum repository and its suitability to migrate to Jisc’s new Content and App store. The team will be working alongside colleagues in Jisc Futures to ensure the best content is available from across our collections and subject areas. Once we have determined our criteria, they will be added to our website and communicated. This will determine the remaining content to assess. Due to the likely number of resources involved, we expect to require input from subject specialists and perhaps also from you, the community. We therefore welcome input to this process and recommendations for migrating any content to the Content and App store.
This work will be carried out up to and including April 2016.
Jorum content migration
Once suitable Jorum content is determined, the team will work with Jisc colleagues to make this available in the Jisc Content and App store. More information will be made available as developments occur.
Archive and retire the Jorum service
When the Jorum service is retired, there will no longer be a web presence of the service. Any content which is not transferred to the Jisc Content and App store will be available only on request from an offline archive.
Timeline
Activity

Detailed Activity

Date Completed

Survey & assess alternative platforms

List now available<http://www.jorum.ac.uk/retirement/alternate-platforms/>

October 2015

Content audit & assessment

•         Content examined and analysed

•         Decision Framework produced

•         Advice available for retrieving existing content

•         Jorum content audited e.g. for currency; usability; etc.

December 2015

April 2016

Content migration

•         Engage with Jisc colleagues to determine content suitability

•         Content migration to Jisc Content and App Store

April 2016

Archive & retire Jorum

•         Deposits will cease

•         Service archived & switched off

September 2016

If you have any queries about any aspect of this message or our approach, then please do get in touch.
Best wishes,
Siobhán Burke

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