The Future for Educational Resource Repositories in a Web 2.0 World

Edspace Workshop 2009: The Future for Educational Resource Repositories in a Web 2.0 World Brian Kelly UKOLN University of Bath Bath, UK UKOLN is supported by: This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 licence (but note caveat) Acceptable Use Policy Recording of this talk, taking photos, discussing the content using email, Twitter, blogs, etc. is permitted providing distractions to others is minimised. Resources bookmarked using ‘ edspace09 ’ tags ,[object Object],Email: [email_address] Twitter: http://twitter.com/briankelly/ Blog: http://ukwebfocus.wordpress.com/

About Me ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Web 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],Web2MemeMap, Tim O’Reilly, 2005 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Web 2.0

Web and Web 2.0 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

JISC Development Approach ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],IE Technical architecture

My Take (2001) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Local National International

Web 2.0 – It’s Working ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],In the opening plenary talk at the Umbrella 2007 conference Lynne Brinley highlighted the importance of Web 2.0 to the British Library and encouraged conference delegates to “just do it!”

Opportunities & Challenges ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Slide used at JISC conferences in 2007 & 2009

Getting Our Audience Back ,[object Object]

Web 2.0 and Edshare ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Edshare and Web 2.0 ,[object Object]

The 1 – 9 – 90 Challenge ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Remember that Social Web services improve as the numbers of users increase

Why I’m A Fan ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://www.slideshare.net/lisbk/... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Would this level of popularity be possible on an institutional or even national repository?

Research Influencing Teaching? ,[object Object]

Is It Risky? ,[object Object],[object Object],http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/features/ londoninmaps/exhibition.html There’s a need for risk assessment, risk management, etc. But this also applies when you are developing software, procuring development work, etc. Application Elsewhere What will happen to our life savings if our bank goes out of business? Do we keep our money under the mattress? And note Guardian headline “ Secret List of Universities Facing Collapse ”

A Mixed Economy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],http://efoundations.typepad.com/efoundations/2007/06/the_repository_.html “… there is potential for institutions to push out their repository content to other services that have a more up to minute Web interface? This would not need to be a long term commitment and would enable institutions to cater in a more targeted way to their particular 'consumers '. Rachel Heery, UKOLN

A Question ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Being Realistic ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Can We Expect To Compete? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],We : “don’t use trendy technologies like AJAX. We care about blind users and WCAG AA conformance” They : know WCAG approach is flawed; know about ARIA and hybrid accessibility. They will take risks

A Hybrid Approach ,[object Object]

Risk Management ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Critical Friends ,[object Object],See <http://critical-friends.org/>

Towards a Framework ,[object Object],Biases Subjective factors Intended Purpose Benefits (various stakeholders Risks (various stakeholders Missed Opps. (various stakeholders Costs (various stakeholders ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Using The Framework ,[object Object],Note personal biases! Intended Purpose Benefits (various stakeholders Risks (various stakeholders Missed Opps. (various stakeholders Costs (various stakeholders Community support Rapid feedback Justify ROI Org. brand Community- building Low? Twitter for individuals Organisational Fb Page Marketing events,… Large audiences Ownership, privacy, lock-in Marketing opportunity Low? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Conclusions Acknowledgments to Michael Edson for the Web Tech Guy and Angry Staff Person post / comic strip

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