Archive of ALTO project work from the FileStore website
ALTO project work archived from FileStore website. 
Work by John Casey, with reference to Hywell Davies, Chris Follows, Nancy Turner, Ed Webb-Ingall and CLTAD UAL
And externally Mark Clough, Sarah Atkinson, Debbie Flint, Stephen Mallinder, Caroline Broadhead, Shaun Hides, Wolfgang Greller, Jonathan Shaw),
All related files are attached below post:
UAL Commons Licence
UAL Commons Licence
The licence to use for sharing resources just with colleagues in the UAL - meaning that this licence is just for internally for use inside the UAL for UAL business. To be clear, It absolutely does not allow the resource to be published on the open web anywhere.
Taking Care of Business: Reimagining the Art College in the 21st Century
This paper advances the case for open models of higher art education in the 21st century. To achieve this, we propose using open educational practices (OPAL, 2012) as a form of social entrepreneurship, supported by digital technologies. Based on our own and others recent experiences in open education we outline the nature of the problems we face, some of the practical working responses that have already appeared, and describe emerging potential solutions that can build on the progress achieved to date.
Presented at the ELIA (European League of Institutes of the Arts) Teachers Academy 2013 conference in Amsterdam.
taking_care_of_business_final.docx
OER OCWC Engagement Workshop
Aa development pack of resources to help institutions carry out their own workshops in relation to developing engagement with Open Educational Resource (OER) practice in general and joining the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC) in particular.
The materials for conducting a workshop about improving OER engagement and/or joining the OCWC are available at this address
The materials contain these resources, which a prospective organizer should read in the same order that they appear below:
1. Modeling Organisational Frameworks for Integrated E-learning
2. OER OCW Definition
3. OER OCWC Benefits
4. Open Nottingham Case Study
5. OER OCWC Workshop Instructions
6. Organisational Model Graphic
7. Organisational Model Roles Profiles
8. Organisational Model Pro Forma
9. OERs as a Driver for Change in Art College Education
10. OPen Scholarship Policy - Discussion
oer_ocwc_engagement_workshop.zip
ALTO UK FInal Report
The project was initiated by and based in the UAL Centre for Learning and Teaching in Art and Design (CLTAD) with the express aim of helping to drive cultural change and awareness across the UAL and its partner institutions, in relation to the benefits of creating, sharing and using OERs and developing the associated Open Educational Practice (OEP). In this respect it has achieved success in acting as a lightening rod around which a number of diverse discussions have begun in areas including IPR policy and awareness, digital literacy, developing staff skills in instructional design, bridging the gap between managing learning resources (as OERs) and research data and outputs in HE, and exploring personal and disciplinary differences in educational philosophy. These areas are explored further in the body of this report and the Appendices.
Why? – The ‘value proposition’ of OERs and going open for individuals and Institutions
A descriptions of the benefits of Open Educational Resources
why-_-_the_value_proposition_of_oers_and_going_open_for_individuals_and_institutions.zip
Taking Care of Business: Sustainable Engagement with OCW and OER
Presented at the OCW 2012 Conference at MIT. Involvement with OCW/OER creation and the Open Education community is seen as an optional extra in our institutions, carried out by enthusiasts, often supported with short term external funding. As an activity it remains at the margins, making the transition to long-term sustainability a major challenge. This situation has been aggravated by the recent and ongoing global financial crisis and the resulting government austerity measures, which has led educational institutions in the UK to plan large cuts to their budgets. How can a continuing, or even increasing, involvement with OER activity be justified in such a climate of economic retrenchment? This paper advances a radical case for institutional engagement with OER and the associated communities as a good business opportunity to help reconfigure our institutions for a changing world educational market.
Recording of Lectures - Legal Tools and Guidance from the ALTO Project
Guidance for staff and students about the ins and outs of recording lectures. Also included is a consent form for use by people acting for the university to record outsiders contributions. The form is based on one used by the Open University for similar purposes. The language of the consent form is a bit off putting but the university needs those rights in order to be able to store and share such a recording into the future - without having to constantly go back to contributors to ask for permission to make changes and have a never ending list of people to acknowledge in a list of credits (like the whole audience for example).
Also included in this resource is a clearance form to allow people to use a Creative Commons -BY - licence (i.e. the contributor only asks to be recognised). This has a much friendlier tone and is intended to allay some peoples fears while giving maximum flexibility to the university to make the widest possible use of the resource in the future, Crucially, it makes clear to the contributor that they continue to own their own content. These documents were compiled after discussions with colleagues in the London College of Fashion and elsewhere and also include information and guidance received from JISC Legal.
The Web links refer to these relevant UAL Policies:
Staff users with a UAL account are also bound by the Policies and Codes of Conduct agreed to during account creation. For staff these can be found at: http://www.arts.ac.uk/about/departments/is/itservices/itservicesforstaff/informationsecurity/.
Student users with a UAL account are also bound by the Policies and Codes of Conduct agreed to during account creation. For students these can be found at: http://www.arts.ac.uk/about/departments/is/itservices/itservicesforstudents/youraccount/.
The way the UAL treats and manages Intellectual Property created by staff and students is described in the UAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR): POLICY AND GUIDELINES which can be found at: http://intranet.arts.ac.uk/intellectual-property/.
recording_of_lectures_-_legal_tools_and_guidance_from_the_alto_project.zip
IPR e –Content Audit and Risk Evaluation Matrix
IPR issues are one of the biggest factors in e-content projects in academia failing to fully deliver. This short guide advocates a simple and systematic approach to dealing with IPR that has worked well in other projects. Funders are increasingly expecting IPR matters to be dealt with in a professional manner in academia to maximize dissemination of knowledge for the benefit of the public good –especially through open licensing. This can represent a challenge for a sector that has traditionally allowed its knowledge outputs to be locked behind restrictive commercial licensing agreements.
Use the simple and adaptable audit form, guidance notes and risk assessment tools to (a) collect essential information about content you wish to use (including any sub-components such as pictures) and (b) record your decision for using the content with a short rationale justifying your decision, (c) finally record your evaluation of any risk involved (Low/Medium/High) and any risk mitigating measures you are using. The form is intended as a starting point and should be adapted for your own purposes. You will find links in this document to other tools that you can use and adapt.
Disciplinary and Institutional Perspectives on Open Educational Practice in Art, Design and Media Studies: Opportunities and Challenges
Paper Presented at the OCWC 2012 / OER 12 Conference Cambridge UK
Abstract
This paper features reflective accounts from teams at two UK universities who are engaged in open education projects supported by national agencies (JISC and the HEA). Art, Design and Media (ADM) studies, by their nature, often feature an emphasis on practical studio and workshop based activities, with a pedagogic culture marked by an emphasis on mentoring, apprenticeship and peer support. In some ways the teaching of ADM subjects can be seen to represent the epitome of the traditional campus ‘walled garden’ and face-to-face model of teaching. In many of these subject areas there can be a shortage of didactic learning and teaching materials, representing a challenge for engagement with open educational practice (the sharing and use of open educational resources) in relation to the production and sharing of open educational resources.
Open Educational practices also present opportunities for higher education teachers in these disciplines. The contingent and provisional nature of knowledge in creative practice disciplines and the high value placed on dialogue, aligns well with the multiple perspectives and approaches afforded by open educational practices. This orientation towards practice can take advantage of the potential for sharing and co-creating skills-based resources. Similarly, those disciplines where consideration of audience for creative cultural production practices is key can also find opportunities. This paper proposes that these characteristics of the disciplinary cultures in ADM subjects provide a good natural fit with open educational practices and that by creating online environments that facilitate the sharing of practice and process lecturers will find the transition to ‘teaching in public’ less formidable.
Drawing on the findings of Practising Open Education, ALTO (Arts Learning and Teaching Online), ALTO UK, and case study examples from two SCORE Fellowships (Support Centre for Open Resources in Education), this paper considers how the broader online ecology generally and open educational practice specifically are impacting on teachers and teaching practices in ADM subjects. Practical examples will be provided to illustrate the points made in the presentation, including emerging findings from a pilot exercise to provide an online collaborative space to support lecturers working in Art, Design and Media (ADM) studies subjects.
262_disciplinary_and_institutional_perspectives_on_open_educational_practice_in_art_session.docx
ALTO UK Open Course Book Template
This is a working prototype of the ALTO Open Course Book, which is a hybrid format that mixes the open textbook with OpenCourseWare. The idea is that this provides a simpler way to publish course content for those with limited access to web publishing platforms and for those with limited technical skills or time. It uses a word template to support authors and then is saved in PDF format for multi-platform delivery
This is going to be developed further into a HTML5 authoring system.
Creative Commons Licences – are they right for you?
This article provides an introduction to the use of the Creative Commons licence system and sets it in a historical, economic and political context. It is written from the perspective of involvement in open educational projects in an Arts university that has used the licences. A description of the fundamental features of the licences and their uses is given together with an outline of how the Creative Commons organisation works and its strategic aims. An assessment of the usefulness of the licences is provided together with a description of the challenges faced in dealing with low levels of legal awareness amongst academics. Practical advice and sources of further information and guidance are offered to help readers implement the licences locally.
creative_commons_licences_-_are_they_right_for_you.docx
Reimagining the University: Open Art Education in the 21st century
A 'VIsion' paper submitted to a a call from the EU Commission to contribute to the shaping of policy in the area.
This paper advances the case for open models of higher art education in the 21st century. To achieve this, we propose using open educational practices (OPAL, 2012) as a form of social entrepreneurship, supported by digital technologies. Based on our own and others recent experiences in open education we outline the nature of the problems we face, some of the practical working responses that have already appeared, and describe emerging potential solutions that can build on the progress achieved to date. Although, approaching this discussion from an arts background we think that most of our observations and proposals apply equally to higher education (HE) in general, as a consequence, we refer to art and design in particular only in a few places in the paper.
reimagining_the_university-_open_art_education_in_the_21st_century.zip
Basic Ceramics Skills Open CourseBook
The Basic Ceramics Skills Course is designed to provide an introduction to the main techniques and processes that are commonly used by ceramic practitioners. The activities will enable students to form a base of skills and understanding which is fundamental to their future personal development.
The course will cover the hand building techniques of slab building and coil building; throwing on the potter’s wheel and mould-making and casting.
Students will produce a series of simple forms in clay that will enable them to gain or improve their skills and their knowledge of techniques and of the working properties of clay.
This an adaptation of an existing course that has been modified to focus on the practical aspects of constructing forms in clay. It is an eight-week course from which existing written requirements and oral presentations have been removed, in order that students can work on basic fundamentals in an intensive way.
It should also be mentioned that the course reflects the local nature of ceramic practice, i.e. the methods or particular details presented here are not the only way to approach the construction of form.
This Open CourseBook represents, in generic form, a typical Basic Ceramics Skills course. It is not intended to be an exact replica of any particular course nor should it be construed as such.
basic_ceramics_skills_open_coursebook.zip
Sustainable and Ethical Jewellery Suppliers and Resources
Outputs from an action research project funded by CLTAD in Excel spreadsheet format. Also included is a handout for a first year glossary of terms for for the development work in BA Jewellery Year 1
sustainable_and_ethical_jewellery_suppliers_and_resources.zip
This Work, ALTO Project - John Casey CLTAD UAL, by ALTO Project - John Casey CLTAD UAL is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
