Talk at HEA / Changing the Learning Landscape event about Leeds' strategies and policies on Open Education Resources and Massive Open Online Courses

1. Neil Morris
Director of Digital Learning
Professor of Educational Technology,
Innovation and Change
University of Leeds
National Teaching Fellow
Image © University of Leeds
Email: n.p.morris@leeds.ac.uk
Twitter: @Lt_tech_he, @unileedsonline
What have we learned from MOOCs?

2. Session overview
• University strategies and policies
• Digital learning channel portfolio
• Jorum Window
• iTunes U
• MOOCs

3. By 2017, students and staff at the University of Leeds will
make use of a consistent suite of digital technologies and
services, which support learning, inspire students to reach
their full potential and enhance the student experience.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/qat/policyprocedures/Digital-Strategy-Student-Education.pdf
Students
Teachers
Support services
Content
Support
Learning spaces
Collaboration
Interaction
Services
Digital Strategy for Student Education

4. SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
Blended Learning is the considered, complementary use of
face-to-face teaching, technology, online tools and
resources to enhance student education.
Vision
Each programme will define and embed into a research-led curriculum an
appropriate blended learning approach which supports learning, enhances the
student experience, and inspires students to reach their full potential so that they
can have an impact on our global and digital society.
Guidance on OERsBlended learning strategy
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/qat/policyprocedures/Blended-Learning-Strategy.pdf

5. Blended learning strategy
Face to
face
classes
Learning
resources
Event
capture
Interaction
collaboration
Social media
channels
Mobile
devices
Online
assessment
Research
Blended Learning Strategy

6. University position on OER
1. Staff are encouraged to make use of OERs in student education.
2. Staff are encouraged to produce and release OERs into the
community.
3. Staff are encouraged to understand and make use of Creative
Commons licences for OERs.
4. Staff are reminded to ensure all materials are copyright
compliant.
5. Students can be consumers and producers of OERs.
Available at:
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/qat/policyprocedures/OERs.pdf

7. Case studies on OER practice
http://dspace.jorum.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/17539

8. Guidance on OERsBringing the policy to life

9. Guidance on OERsStaff and student advice and guidance

11. The University’s vision for FutureLearn:
The online platform provided by Futurelearn will give the University of Leeds
the opportunity to make our inspirational, high-quality educational resources
available to any individual with access to the Internet. By raising the
University’s profile nationally and internationally, it will provide a key
recruitment tool; by setting a standard for Leeds Open Educational Resources
(OERs), it will enhance blended learning for resident students and drive the
development of innovative distance and mixed-delivery programmes.

12. Teacher as
content
provider
Teacher as
content advisor
or curator
Student
learning
Face to
face
teaching
Other
learning
materials
Other
learning
materials
Restricted
online
material
Publically
available
online
material
Learning
materialsStudent sourced
content
Student produced
content
The change nature of academic practice

13. Multi-channel content

14. Digital learning channel portfolio
Guidance on OERsPromoting online learning channels
Only available to
Registered Students Available to all learners
Online Courses
Individual Learning Objects
Learning Objects complementing face-to-face provision (Blended Learning)

15. SEC3 2014 Engaging Leeds
Engage new global
audiences with
accessible content
Showcase the University
to prospective UG / PG
students
Provide digital materials
for disadvantaged
learners
Provide additional
learning resources for
current students
Guidance on OERsBenefits of external digital learning resources

16. Guidance on OERsJorum window
www.leeds.jorum.ac.uk

17. iTunesUGuidance on OERsiTunes U

18. iTunesUGuidance on OERsCreative Commons content on iTunes U

20. second is is
Images © University of Leeds

21. second is is
Students are encouraged to participate in discussion
forums to interact with the course content and their
fellow students.
Interactive Discussion Forums
Images © University of Leeds

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27. Re-using content from MOOCs
All materials from MOOCs will be re-used and
licenced as OERs in the following formats*:
• eBook on University Apple bookstore
• iTunes U course
* Licences permitting

28. Thank you
Morris, N.P. (2014) © University of Leeds. This work (excluding where noted and all logos
and MOOC adverts) is made available for reuse under the terms of the Creative Commons
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 Unported License.
More information:
See the Digital Learning Team website: www.digitallearning.leeds.ac.uk