1.Challenges and opportunities in open scholarship Martin Weller By psd http://www.flickr.com/photos/psd/3717444865/

2. About me Prof at the Open University Digital Scholarship book bit.ly/digscholar OER Research Hub oerresearchhub.org Blogger edtechie.net The Battle for Open 3. A university is just a group of buildings gathered around a library. (Shelby Foote) 4. This talk Hypothesis: openness is key to future direction of libraries and universities Social media underlies openness Look at different aspects of openness Social media role for each Why has openness been successful Some issues & challenges 5. Open scholarship definition 6. The victory of openness Sign the CC-BY license! 7. MOOCs Video courtesy of Alan Levine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNS9nRQElPQ 8. Role of social media cMOOCs Learner communities Analytics http://www.flickr.com/photos/rosauraochoa/3939487692/ 9. Open Access 10. Role of social media altMetrics Increased views/citations Creates OA pressure 11. OERs 12. Social-media friendly content 13. Role of social media Spread & share Bridge to formal ed Shareable content 14. Open scholarship By Gideon Burton http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingtiger/3157622458/in/set-72157612021421472/ 15. Role of social media Identity Increased keynotes/colla borations Information filter 16. Group twitter account Blog Blog schedule Scoop.It Webinars Videos Video playlist Impact map oerresearchhub.org 17. Its not just for geeks 18. Why has openness been successful? From open source: Efficient way of working Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow 19. It matches the role of universities & libraries 20. Innovation MOOCs OA OER Open scholarship http://www.flickr.com/photos/masondan/8904114591/ 21. And yet Thats not what I meant at all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIzA4ItynY w 22. But researchers arent keen frequent or intensive use is rare, and some researchers regard blogs, wikis and other novel forms of communication as a waste of time or even dangerous (Proctor, Williams and Stewart (2010) Carpenter et al describe researchers as risk averse and behind the curve in using digital technology The advice given to pre-tenure scholars was consistent across all fields: focus on publishing in the right venues and avoid spending too much time on public engagement, committee work, writing op-ed pieces, developing websites, blogging, and other non- traditional forms of electronic dissemination 23. Perils of Open scholarship Trolls Job perils Promotion 24. Challenges Open access is key, not always encouraged Takes investment to reach the pay-off Its not proper scholarship! Not much of: stealing ideas, online abuse, conflict with traditional role http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/5893328472/ 25. Tips Get started! Find your voice/tool Give a bit of you Be a good networker Use a mix Dont overplan Be open http://www.flickr.com/photos/kamranmeyer/9399451939/ 26. Role of social media MOOCs Open Access Open Scholarship OERs Social media 27. http://www.flickr.com/photos/_ellie_/11972589724/ Openness and social media blur boundaries between formal/informal, personal/professional, book/course, institution/general public 28. Complementary process link links promotes automatic publish comments subscribes discusses retweets 29. The role of the networked librarian To be the best node in the network? To act as a useful filter Community building Bringing relevant material to debates Having an appreciation of openness & social media are key 30. To discuss Do you agree with the notion that open education is significant direction? Has openness won? Does social media underlie openness? Thoughts on the networked librarian? 31. Gold route OA 32. OER Uptake http://chaos.open.ac.uk/ 33. Innovation is the important element of openness Open is not just zero cost Openness can allow: New business models New entrants Reputation enhancement Democratisation of learning Outreach Increased access Open allows experimentation