Presentation delivered at the CONUL Libraries and Open Educational Resources: The Present and the Future workshop in January 2021.

1. Open To All:
OER as infrastructure
at the
University of Edinburgh
#OER21IE
Anima Celtica, The Evergreen Spring, 1895,
University of Edinburgh, CC BY,
Europeana / images.is.ed.ac.uk

2. The University of Edinburgh
• An ancient research intensive university
founded in 1583.
• 35,000 + students; 23,000 undergraduates,
12,000+ postgraduates.
• 3 Colleges, 22 Schools.
• 4000 online masters students, 2.7 million
MOOC learners.
• 30 libraries, inc. 20 departmental libraries and
Europe’s 3rd largest academic library.
Temple of Fame, McEwen Hall, CC BY-SA 4.0, lornamcampbell,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Temple_of_Fa
me,_McEwan_Hall,_Edinburgh,_2.jpg

3. University of Edinburgh Vision
Our graduates, and the knowledge we
discover with our partners, make the world a
better place.
Our teaching and research is relevant to
society and we are diverse, inclusive and
accessible to all.
CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, kaysgeog, https://flic.kr/p/ZpbuTZ

4. University of Edinburgh OER Vision
• The history of the Edinburgh
Settlement.
• Excellent education and research
collections.
• Traditions of the Enlightenment
and civic mission.
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Centre for Research Collections,
https://flic.kr/p/snkn7o

5. University of Edinburgh OER Policy
• http://open.ed.ac.uk/about/
• Approved by Learning and Teaching
Committee in January 2016.
• Informative and permissive.
• Encourages staff and students to use,
create and publish OERs to enhance the
quality of the student experience.
• Helps colleagues make informed decisions
about creating and using OER.
©University of Edinburgh, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0,
https://flic.kr/p/fcwNdT

6. Open Educational Resources Policy, University of Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/openeducationalresourcespolicy.pdf

7. UoE OER Definition
“Open educational resources (OER) are
digital resources that are used in the
context of teaching and learning (e.g.
course material, images, video, multimedia
resources, assessment items, etc.), which
have been released by the copyright
holder under an open licence (e.g. Creative
Commons) permitting their use or re-
purposing (re-use, revision, remixing,
redistribution) by others.”
https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/openeduc
ationalresourcespolicy.pdf
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Centre for Research Collections,
https://flic.kr/p/fcwENB

8. Open.Ed, https://open.ed.ac.uk/

9. • Run workshops and digital skills development events.
• Provide support to Schools and Colleges.
• Provide advice and guidance on copyright and open licensing.
• Run regular Copyright & Licensing training events with the
Copyright Enquiries Service.

10. Media Hopper Replay Training, https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/learning-technology/media-hopper-
replay/training/preparing

11. Copyright Debt, https://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/melissa/tag/copyright-debt/

12. OER Service
Lorna M. Campbell
lorna.m.campbell@ed.ac.uk
@LornaMCampbell
Stephanie (Charlie) Farley
stephanie.farley@ed.ac.uk
@SFarley_Charlie
CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, Centre for Research Collections,
https://flic.kr/p/fcwCzM

13. Tomas Sanders, Open Content Curation Intern,
CC BY, Lorna M. Campbell
Open Content
Curation
Student Interns
Black History Month Wikipedia
editathon, CC BY-SA 4.0,
Stinglehammer,
Wikimedia Commons

14. Wikipedians at the Eurostemcell Wikithon,
CC BY-SA 4.0, Endoderm,
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EuroStemCell_Wikithon_2016.jpg
Wikimedian in Residence
The University of Edinburgh’s Wikimedia
residency facilitates a sustainable
relationship between the University and
Wikimedia UK to the mutual benefit of both
communities through improved open
knowledge exchange.
https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/help-
consultancy/is-skills/wikimedia

15. Wikimedia in Education https://open.ed.ac.uk/wikimedia-in-education/

16. “The University recommends that written and interactive digital teaching
resources should be published in an appropriate repository or public-access
website in order to maximise discovery and use by others. Where OERs have
been created as part of an externally funded activity, any storage and/or
repository locations mandated as a condition of the funding should be used.
The University recommends that audio/video based OER teaching resources
should be published in the University’s multimedia repository, Media
Hopper.” https://www.ed.ac.uk/files/atoms/files/openeducationalresourcespolicy.pdf

17. Open.Ed, http://open.ed.ac.uk/edinburghs-oers/

18. Media Hopper Create https://media.ed.ac.uk/category/Creative+Commons/

19. Online Courses https://www.onlinecourses.ed.ac.uk/

20. Open Media Bank https://media.ed.ac.uk/channel/Open%2BMedia%2BBank/

21. TES Resources https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/OpenEd

22. Sketchfab https://sketchfab.com/openededinburgh

23. Interactive Content on flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/interactive-content

24. eBooks on github https://jillymackay.github.io/RatRDSVS/index.html

25. Blogs.Ed https://blogs.ed.ac.uk/

26. Open Journal Hosting http://journals.ed.ac.uk/

27. Resource Lists https://eu01.alma.exlibrisgroup.com/leganto/readinglist/searchlists

28. Image Collections http://images.is.ed.ac.uk/

29. DataShare https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/

30. High-grade serous carcinoma, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-grade_serous_carcinoma

31. High-grade serous carcinoma, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-grade_serous_carcinoma

32. WikiData + Histropedia https://www.ed.ac.uk/information-services/vote-
100/histropedia-timelines

33. Witches, https://witches.is.ed.ac.uk/

34. Song School St. Mary, 1897,
Pheobe Anna Traquair, CC BY, University of Edinburgh
https://images.is.ed.ac.uk/luna/servlet/s/70k734
Strategic commitment to OER helps to:
• Diversify the curriculum.
• Improve copyright literacy.
• Engage students in co-creation.
• Promote the outputs of open research.
• Foster creativity and playful learning.
• Contribute to the development of open
knowledge.
• Enhances engagement with content and
collections.
• Respond to the unique challenges of the global
pandemic.

35. COVID-19 Critical Care, https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/covid-19-critical-care-education-resource/2

36. Contact
Open.Ed
open.ed@ed.ac.uk
http://open.ed.ac.uk/
@OpenEdEdinburgh
This presentation is licensed CC BY,
University of Edinburgh, unless
otherwise indicated.
Lorna M. Campbell
lorna.m.campbell@ed.ac.uk
http://lornamcampbell.org/
@LornaMCampbell
Stephanie (Charlie) Farley
stephanie.farley@ed.ac.uk
@SFarley_Charlie