This document summarizes a presentation given by Chris Follows at the Library Services Conference 2012 at the University of the Arts London. It discusses the launch of a new online platform called Process that aims to be an open resource for sharing practice and knowledge to create open educational resources. Process is intended to encourage open educational practice and experimentation beyond formal coursework. It also highlights several small projects funded by the DIAL project to improve digital skills and employability through problem-based, interest-based learning communities.

1. Chris Follows
Library Services Conference 2012
University of the arts London
‘Green Shoots’ 21 September 2012
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2. UAL new VLE portfolio

3. http://process.arts.ac.uk/

4. Support IPR
policy and
development for
UAL open
educational
practice

5. http://process.arts.ac.uk/
• Open resource for sharing practice/knowledge and
creating OERs. Open to everyone, staff & students,
global and local.
• Not UAL course aligned, alternative/add on to the VLE
environment that encourages and supports open
educational practice and rich media experimentation in
learning and teaching.
• Content new bespoke courses and informal learning.
• Non-commercial but sector driven/owned.

6. http://process.arts.ac.uk/
• A new space that straddles the institution/educational
(formal learning) environment and the
social/commercial (informal learning) environment.
• Experimental’ space for open educational practitioners.
• Supports grass roots inovation and small project
development by providing instant community space
• Defining a new language for open edu-social practice
without conforming or being influenced by pre-existing
academic structures and processes.

7. The specialist group sections have continued to develop and we
now have 15 active groups. Once a community can commit and
want to take 'ownership' of a specialist section we have develop
this requirement appropriately.

8. Transition into open practice

9. Voluntary soft skills for creating OER &
OEP communities
• Digital Citizenship
• Guidance
• Global and local networks/communities
• Respectful & open aware (content use & IPR)
• Open practice mentor
• Monitoring and supervision
• Acknowledgment (is someone out there)
• Stewardship

10. Feedback helps
“Brilliant...thanks for taking the time and I
learned something new...read instructions
of the images I'm using!”
Cara Lee Roth
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPER / Student Enterprise & Employability (SEE)

11. Lodger
Visitor
Novice

12. Primary Challenge
Motivation to participate
We need to help each other. How?

13. The DIAL project
Digital Integration into Arts Learning
• Partially funded by JISC.
• Two year project, year one completed.
• DIAL project aims to improve graduate
employability and develop confidence and
capability in the adoption and integration of
digitally enhanced learning for staff and students.

14. Digital Baseline, where are UAL?
“You make me feel physically sick
when I hear you talk……about using
‘digital”
Course Director UAL academic leaders forum 2012

15. DIAL small projects
• Self identified
• Time to develop
• Grassroots
• Problem based
• Interest based
• Open content communities (Culture of helping
each other)

16. Early thoughts and common features from DIAL
evaluation of pilot projects:
The DIAL projects provide opportunity for personal reflections
on personal roles and emerge from long-standing challenges
people want to tackle, and perhaps up to now have not had
the time or resources to attend to them:
• Teachers’ fear of learning in public. (Online reflective
practice)
• Dealing with the discomfort of making curricular resources
public. (Open educational resources, OER)
• Anxieties relating to presenting oneself online.
(Professional open/online identities)

17. Thank you
Chris Follows
Email: c.follows@arts.ac.uk
University of the Arts London
272 High Holborn
London
WC1V 7EY
Mobile: 07703 887845