
Unit 4: Copyright - Publishing OERs
We recommend that all Open Educational Resources (OERs) be deposited in the University’s learning and teaching repository (currently under construction) and, if mandated or desired, an external multimedia repository.
The library is in the initial stages of building a learning and teaching repository for the GCU community designed around the key themes of storing, sharing and preserving the University’s learning and teaching output. The repository will accept OERs and any permanent learning and teaching resources created by GCU staff. OERs uploaded to the repository will be discoverable through Google and other search engines, providing the greatest possible visibility of resources. The repository is due to launch in autumn 2015. For queries please contact the library’s Digital Development team.
We recommend that written and interactive digital teaching resources also be deposited in Jorum, the national repository for Higher and Further Education OERs. To deposit an item in Jorum log in as a depositor (you will need to register the first time you deposit) and follow the on screen instructions. Help guides are available on the Jorum website.
We encourage staff to collect data on the usage of their OERs by students and external institutions for quality assurance mechanisms (such as module or programme review). Collection of this data may aid staff recognition, reward and progression. Both Jorum and the University’s new learning and teaching repository have in-built statistics functions.
SMILE - Copyright by Marion Kelt, GCU is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
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