Open Research

Workshop: Open ALL OERs- Making educational resources open and reusable - part I (60 minutes)

• Helen Moore (Faculty Librarian), Andy Tattersall (Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research)

Workshop: Open ALL OERs- Making educational resources open and resusable - part II (60 minutes)

• Helen Moore (Faculty Librarian), Andy Tattersall (Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research)

Workshop: Promoting Open Research via different communication channels (90 minutes)

• Domi Smithson (Research Support Librarian, Sheffield Hallam University)

Launch of the Open Research Award at Sheffield Hallam University (20 minutes)

• Pete Smith (Research Support Librarian, Sheffield Hallam University)

Helen Moore (Faculty Librarian), Andy Tattersall (Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research)

Open research is just half a story when we think about open academia in the 21st century as there is another culture change taking place around opening up knowledge in higher education. Open Educational Resources (OERs) are an opportunity to share knowledge and ideas through a multitude of different formats without barriers. From open textbooks to code, from videos to podcasts, they are the fruits of working in a modern digital educational environment. Many academics and teachers creating OERs perhaps do not realise they are doing so. They create additional learning materials which they naturally choose to make freely available but often without guidance or support. What is missing from this process is permission from the institution, guidance from experts such as librarians and learning technologists; and a Creative Commons licence. These are materials that help enhance knowledge sharing and that sit away from formal lecture slides and associated formal teaching activities. OERs can help academics reflect and develop their skills and practice, foster collaborations and support good citizenship on campus. In this workshop we give an overview of OERs, what they are and aren’t and why you should consider creating your own and re-using others. We will explore the process of creating OERs and what is needed to help you create and share your own content. We will hear from academics who have created their own OERs and the process they undertook. It will be an opportunity for a wider discussion as to the barriers and opportunities of OER creation and a chance to meet other like minded colleagues who want to help open up knowledge to a wider audience.

Domi Smithson (Research Support Librarian, Sheffield Hallam University)

How do we encourage our academic community to explore and engage with Open Research practices? How do we communicate Open Research principles? How do we shape an Open Research culture at an academic institution? This workshop is aimed at all academic and professional staff who wish to effectively promote Open Research at their organizations by using different communication channels. We will be exploring various audio and visual resources that are already being used at Sheffield Hallam University in order to foster an Open Research culture. In theoretical part I will present the audience with two frameworks for effective behaviour change: Pyramid of Culture Change (Nosek, 2019) and the EAST Framework (The behavioural insights team). I will then showcase examples of such practices initiated by Library Research Support team at Sheffield Hallam in order to promote the principle of open research around the communities stage. I will describe in detail the following initiatives: Open Research Network, Newsletter and Podcast. In terms of Open Research Network, I will elaborate more on the descriptive and injunctive norms setting when using visual tools (Open Research badge). The practical part of the workshop will include the Six Thinking Hats technique and the Lotus Blossom Creative Thinking tool. At the end of the workshop, I will ask everyone to participate in Dot Voting which will be a great opportunity to discuss the most effective communications channels and gather feedback from the group.

The Sheffield Hallam University Open Research Award has been created to recognise, reward, and celebrate open research practices. It is open to all SHU colleagues, who are invited to submit a project or output which demonstrates a range of open research practices. Shortlisted projects will feature in the Open Research Newsletter, on the Open Research podcast, and as case studies on our Open Research pages.

Helen Moore is Faculty Librarian at University of Sheffield. Working with a team of librarians, Helen ensures the Library supports the strategic priorities of the faculties of Engineering and Science at the University of Sheffield. More broadly, Helen has developed an interest in open scholarship, and in open educational resources (OER) particularly, driven largely by emerging commercial textbook models which are costly and unsustainable. Helen helps to run a fledgling OER service at her institution and manages the Sheffield Pressbooks Network.

Andy Tattersall works at the Division of Population Health at The University of Sheffield. Andy writes, podcasts and teaches about research communications including podcasting, blogging, social media, video/ animation, infographics and altmetrics. Andy received a Teaching Senate Award from the University for his pioneering work on Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs). He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and was named in Jiscʼs Top 10 Social Media Superstars in HE. Andy co-wrote and edited a book on Altmetrics which is aimed at researchers and librarians. He is the scientific communications lead for an NIHR funded project that aims to mobilise health knowledge. https://www.andytattersall.com/ https://linktr.ee/ andy_tattersall