What it’s all about

  What this session is about What type of resources exist, eg > Learning pack > Images and video > Educational websites > Databases  Evaluating resources > Content > Copyright   Viewing and uploading Any questions?

Resource types

        Learning packs- eg from Jorum , NLN Image banks- eg Getty Video-eg Youtube Educational web resources Open access journals Government websites Databases- eg LRC subscribed – Infotrac etc.

Free to use under a Creative Commons licence eg Infosmart , Zandra Rhodes Digital Study Collection

Learning packs

      Choose from a range of subjects Are often tailored for FE students A bit fiddly to install- ask ILT staff if you need help You may choose to link to rather than download resources ie because of filesize limit on VLE (ask ILT staff for further advice) If downloaded, there are advantages eg tracking Examples NLN and Jorum

Free images for teaching and learning

Think Vegetables

This website continues to be the definitive source of information about vegetables.

FreeFoto.com

is the largest collection of free photographs for private non-commercial use on the Internet.

Creative Commons

is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.

http://www.thinkvegetables.co.uk/ http://www.freefoto.com/ http://creativecommons.org/

morgue file

- A place to keep post production materials for use of reference, an inactive job file. This morgue file contains free high resolution digital stock photography for either corporate or public use.

Flickr

– almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world http://www.morguefile.com/ http://www.flickr.com

Photobucket

is the easiest and most reliable way for people to create, manage and share their personal media online.

http://photobucket.com/

Videos

     Youtube - You can link to YouTube videos by finding the relevant URL (web address) or you can “embed” an individual video in your SOLA Module. Remember that once learners have accessed YouTube they find it easy to roam around through less apposite (or appropriate!) videos You can search for Creative Commons material- search to only find Creative Commons licensed videos – but

always

stick to the terms of the license Be aware of copyright issues- see later in this presentation Try Videojug ( www.videojug.com

) as an alternative.

Educational websites

     Get Revising http://getrevising.co.uk

. Especially useful for A-Level learners Class Tools http://www.classtools.net

. Mainly intended for younger learners, but some great fun ideas there Technology, Entertainment, Design (“TED”) www.ted.com

. Fascinating (and often challenging) videos of talks on hundreds of topics. USA based, some international content.

OpenLearn openlearn.open.ac.uk

. The Open University’s free courses – over 600 of them. Sometimes very wordy, but individual pages may be very useful, and there are a lot of interactive modules too. OER Commons www.oercommons.org

. Learning materials from around the world to enrich learning

Open access journals

      Often available under Creative Commons licences Subscription free Look for peer reviewed journals Growth in areas such as science and medicine Examples are: Also the InTech , Omics , Biomed Directory of Open Access Journals

Government websites

     First choice for health and safety eg HSE , Food Standards Agency , Safer Food Better Business Trustable content especially for health issues eg NHS Choices , Health News Essential choice for legislative updates and government publications Regularly updated Some material available under Open Government licence terms eg HSE . Different terms may apply elsewhere eg NHS

Subscribed databases and resources

 LRC databases through JISC covered through JISC license for educational purposes- see our e resources page on the VLE eg Infotrac, Primal Pictures, UK Newsstand  Ask your subject librarian for help, advice and training with these databases  Some free resources are also listed on our e resources page e.g Hairdressing Training  Other resources- check the licensing conditions for what you can and can’t do

Creative Commons

      Different licensing options Check what you are permitted to do ie use, download, modify Visit http://creativecommons.org/ for full details Infosmart - an example of an educational information skills website licensed under Creative Commons- see licence details Youtube also has Creative Commons licensed video content see this guide but be aware of potential copyright issues You can also check Flickr for creative commons material see explanation at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Upload/Flickr

Evaluating resources

       Does it have appropriate resources that lead to desired outcomes- eg cook a trout Check age of resource eg for health and safety- some NLN resources date back to 2002!

Can it interact with student eg Captivate presentation, quizzes etc Can activity be tracked and logged?

Does it give feedback to the student?

Copyright- What are you permitted to do?

Do you need to download or can you link? Can you embed or is a separate link required?

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Copyright- staying legal

Youtube use with care be particularly wary of video music clips (although we have a PRS licence for music)  Linking usually OK - but check the sites linking policy- may need to link in a separate window or embed only  Some existing LRC resources can be used under the CLA licence- check the FE Copyright Navigator for status- eg scanning extracts from books, magazines  Databases are covered by copyright check site for permissions   Creative Commons give a variety of licensing permissions to reuse material- see this short explanation You can search the site for material Don’t forget to attribute your sources correctly - getting it wrong can be ££expensive (see this blog article for eg’s)

Other sources you might have forgotten..

  Don’t forget Google- you can use advanced search to restrict by usage rights ie licenses (find advanced search under Settings tab at bottom right of home page) You can include recordings made under ERA ie TV programmes recorded under KCTV- commercial recordings require permission from rights holder

Other useful sites to help you choose

 JISC Digital Media -especially the guides – this is just a selection: > Finding Video, Audio and Images Online > Finding Subject-Specific Digital Media Resources > Finding Images on Flickr

NB

these links are now a few years old, but are still very helpful.

Viewing and downloading

   Looking at Jorum Looking at government websites Looking at Creative Commons and Flickr

Further advice and support

   ILT team- Neil Spaxman, Wes Sykes, Chris Hutton LRC team: Michelle Brearley, Diane Jessop

Subject librarians

>Andrew Norfolk - Health and Social Care, Hospitality, Sport, Travel and Tourism > Joanne Aitken – Hair and Beauty, Public Services, Science >Gillian Bennet – Business, Engineering, ICT, Education >Sandra Brook –Access to Higher Education, Childcare, Creative Industries >Sue Eaton- Animal Care etc, ESOL ,Foundation, Skills for Life >Lisa Walford-Marsden - Construction

Any questions?

….and thank you for watching this presentation