Open Educational Resources (OER) Hackday

Robert

Baker

Harper Adams University College

rbaker@nationalrural.org

Software Developer

Software Developer

C#, ASP.Net, Linq, SQL Server

Openfields

My colleague, Roger Greenhalgh, recommended it.

Phil

Barker

JISC CETIS

phil.barker@hw.ac.uk

Learning Technology Adviser

Manager, Learning Technologist

JISC CETIS
Delores: Delivering Open Educational Resources for Engineering Design

 Event Organiser

Lorna

Campbell

JISC CETIS

lmc@strath.ac.uk

Assistant Director

Learning Technologist

CETIS : Centre for Educational Technology and Interoperability Standards

 Event Organiser

Steven

Cook

Mimas / Jorum / Manchester Uni

steven.cook@manchester.ac.uk

Mimas Development Officer

Software Developer

Tech: PHP / JS / HTML / CSS

Frameworks: cakephp / Zend / JQuery

DB: MySQL

Jorum

Through Jorum, you can find, share and discuss learning and teaching resources, shared by the UK Further and Higher Education community.

I'm new to the teaching and learning development community and would love to meet and hopefully work with others in the same field.

Greg

DeKoenigsberg

ISKME.  We run OER Commons

CTO

Software Developer, Learning Technologist, Repository Manager

I'm a big fan of Python, and our site is now based on the Django framework (after recently having been ported from Zope/Plone.)

OER Commons (http://www.oercommons.org)

Robin

Englebright

JISC e-Learning team

r.englebright@jisc.ac.uk

Programme manager

Software Developer, Learning Technologist

basic java, php,

SWaNI LTIG

Fascinated at the opportunities to hack some OER tools, like to learn a bit about adapting eclipse... BUT aware that D.Kernohan is probably better team rep.
Don't want to take up space that a real developer could be using, soplease add me to the waiting list

Shelagh

Finlay

East Riding College

shelagh@finlay36.freeserve.co.uk

ITC Lecturer

Software Developer, Learning Technologist, Academic / Lecturer

Not at the moment

Alannah

Fitzgerald

Durham University - Research Fellow at the English Language Centre
SCORE fellow with the Open University

a.t.d.fitzgerald@durham.ac.uk

SCORE Fellow

Academic / Lecturer

TOETOE - Technology for Open Education - Training with Open E-resources

Please see above, and also because I want to get an overview of what other people are working on and exploring - this can only be helpful.

Roger

Greenhalgh

Harper Adams University College

rgreenhalgh@harper-adams.ac.uk

UMF Programme Manager

Software Developer, Manager, Learning Technologist, Academic / Lecturer, Repository Manager

1) Harper Adams "Universities Modernisation Funded" Programme producing online learning materials / reuseable learning objects
2) HEFCE-funded OpenFields open-access repository (for dissemination of many of the above)
3) Ripple OER Cascade project (with Oxford Uni & Oxford Brookes)
4) HEIF-funded national Rural Knowledge Exchange
5) Steeple Benefits realisation programme (recently ceased)

We gained so much from the previous DEVSCI events ; we are keen to engage proactively. 

Bridgebuilding: I'm keen to get my media production/content guys working in cahoots with fellow professionals with deeper code-focused skillsets.

"If you ain't part of the solution, then you must be part of the problem"

Tony

Hirst

The Open University

a.j.hirst@open.ac.uk

Lecturer

tinkerer

Paul

Horner

Newcastle University
School of Medical Sciences Education Development

paul.horner@ncl.ac.uk

Internet Developer

Software Developer

Python (including web frameworks Django and Zope)
Javascript (JQuery)
Some (out of date) PHP experience
MySQL
XML, JSON

DLMS - Dynamic Learning Maps

OER is something that has been on the radar for DLMs for some time although we'll openly admit that our initial attempts at integrating open resources have not been perfect.  The main reason for attending is to find out what others are doing and get some inspiration for finding a workable solution for DLMs.

Mark

Johnson

CETIS

OER  tehcnical support

Chris

Kennedy

University of Dundee

c.kennedy@dundee.ac.uk

Learning Technologist

Software Developer, Learning Technologist

ASP & PHP

medbolgs
Dundee Medical Blogs

David

Kernohan

JISC

d.kernohan@jisc.ac.uk

UKOER programme manager

Manager

UKOER programme.

I'm responsible as part of a team for developing and setting national OER policy, as delivered via the UKOER programme which I manage. We've always been keen to see developer- and idea- led innovation, as opposed to setting up national standards and frameworks and this event (along with a series of small projects to be supported by CETIS) will be instrumental in supporting this.

I want to be at this event so I know how the programme can support emerging ideas, where further investment may be needed, where we might be barking up the wrong tree and to tell Pat Lockley that, no, he can't have any more metadata.

Jim

Klo

SRI International

Senior Software Engineer

Software Developer

Currently programming in Python with Pylons framework & JavaScript utilizing CouchDB for persistence and query.

Other proficiencies Java, JEE, Liferay Portal, Struts, Lucene, C#, WPF and more.

Full profile here: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jimklo

STEM Exchange Demo and Learning Registry

Will be coming to represent the SRI International development team for the STEM Exchange and Learning Registry.

Pat

Lockley

Xpert

patrick.lockley@googlemail.com

Developer

Learning Technologist

php, javascript

Xpert - rss oer aggregator

Kate

Lomax

London Deanery

kate.lomax@londondeanery.ac.uk

Project Manager - NHS eLearning Repository

Librarian, Repository Manager

PORSCHE - Pathways for Open Resource Sharing through Convergence in Healthcare Education

Interested in working on new ways to present learning content to users, including but not limited to using non-repository platforms for OER repositories (for want of a better description). Also different harvesting and aggregation technologies for sharing OER content across different sectors, a key objective of the PORSCHE project.

Ali Asad

Lotia

University of Michigan Medical School

lotia@umich.edu

Technologist

Software Developer

Using:Ruby, PHP
Have used: Perl, Java, C, C++, Python

OERca - No other name.
New publishing platform for Open Michigan, URL not yet published.

OER production and publishing is a laborious process which can be significantly automated and enhanced with software. Building and improving that software; I'm quite keen on participating in a community of software developers interested in creating and contributing to OER production and publishing software.

Mahendra

Mahey

UKOLN

m.mahey@ukoln.ac.uk

Project Manager DevCSI

Manager

DevCSI

Developer Community Supporting Innovation Project

Event organiser

Terry

McAndrew

UK Centre for Bioscience and JISC techdis

t.j.mcandrew@leeds.ac.uk

Project Manager, C&IT Manager, Techdis Advisor

Manager, Learning Technologist

Used to do lots of procedural coding long ago although I have tried many languages. Our web developer used .NET and ASPX coding in our website pages and on a good day I can keep up. However, if its not a daily habit then these skills erode.

OER Phase 2 - OeRBITAL

Wish to leverage the functionality of Web 2.0 by gaining some tricks, tips and hacks to extend the reach of our OER projects.
We have already used a 'hack' to get the JORUM repository to display directly through our website for our OER pilot project, in the absence of an API.
http://www.bioscience.heacademy.ac.uk/resources/oer/projectpartners_AllResources.aspx

Zak

Mensah

JISC Digital Media

zak.mensah@bristol.ac.uk

e-Learning Officer

Learning Technologist

The only coding I use is HTML/CSS

Keen to support JISC events, raise awareness of our service and also very interested in how OER is developing

Tracey

Murray

East Riding College

tracey.murray@eastridingcollege.ac.uk

ICT Lecturer

Software Developer, Academic / Lecturer

JCIS E learning

I am interested in developing e learning materials for students and staff

James

Outterside

Subject Centre for Medicine, Dentistry & Veterinary Medicine (MEDEV)

james.outterside@ncl.ac.uk

Advisor (Information)

Software Developer

Currently - Python with the Django framework
Previously - ç# with the monorail framework, PHP

ACTOR - Accredited Clinical Teaching Open Resources (OMAC project)
PORSCHE - Pathways for Open Resource Sharing through Convergence in Healthcare Education

both part of the Open Educational Resources Programme Phase 2

Kirsty

Pitkin

TConsult Ltd

Event Amplifier

Media Support

Event journalist

John

Poyau

Lockheed Martin Global Training and Logistics

john.poyau@lmco.com

Senior Software Engineer

Software Developer

Programming Languages: Python, Javascript, perl, C#, VB .Net, C++, C
Frameworks: pylons, WPF, Widows Forms .Net

The Learning Registry

Joel

Reed

Harper Adams University College

00701270@harper-adams.ac.uk

Media & e-Learning Content Developer

Learning Technologist, Media Content Developer

XHTML
CSS
ActionScript3

UMF - University Modernisation Fund

In order to gain further OER experience, network and get an insight into the latest trends, projects and development platforms within both the OER and e-Learning community.

Daniel

Rehak

Learning Registry

daniel.rehak@gmail.com

Technical Advisor

Manager, Learning Technologist

The Learning Registry is built on top of CouchDB.  It currently uses Python for API layer.  Data models are in JSON.  We're working on SWORD and OAI-PMH interfaces

Learning Registry

Try to hook up the Learning Registry with UK OER collections.
See how the LR API works and what changes we need.
Explore building value added services on top of the Learning Registry.

John

Robertson

CETIS/ University of Strathclyde

robert.robertson@strath.ac.uk

Learning Technology Advisor

Learning Technologist, Academic / Lecturer, Librarian, organiser

CETIS support for UKOER

 Event Organiser

Peter

Robinson

Learning Technology Group, Computing Services, University of Oxford

peter.robinson@oucs.ox.ac.uk

Manager of OpenSpires

Manager

I use PHP and MYSQL a little

Triton - OER for the Politics subject community - http://politicsinspires.org
OpenSpires - Hundreds of high quality CC lectures and talks from Oxford University - http://openspires.oucs.ox.ac.uk

Cost effective training for project staff and an intense accelerated development period. Good event for innovating, new ideas and understanding developments in the field.

James

Roscoe

Harper Adams University College

Media & e-Learning Content Developer

Learning Technologist, Media & e-Learning Content Developer

Mainly video editing and image manipulation using Adobe CS5 (notably Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, Flash, etc).

UMF - University Modernisation Fund.

To broaden my knowledge of the issues surrounding OER, to meet and network with others involved with media and e-Learning technology, and the opportunity to share ideas and examples with other institutions.

Zoe

Rose

Cambridge University Press

Project manager

Learning Technologist

Global Grid for Learning - GGFL

Nick

Sheppard

Leeds Metropolitan University

n.e.sheppard@leedsmet.ac.uk

Repository Developer

Repository Manager

ACErep - ALPS CETL Repository Project (HEFCE funded)
PORSCHE - Pathways for Open Resource Sharing through Convergence in Healthcare Education

Working in ukoer as a technically minded non-developer very keen to develop ideas/relationships with programmers.

Chris

Taylor

UK Centre for Bioscience

c.d.taylor@leeds.ac.uk

Project Officer

Learning Technologist, Repository Manager

OeRBITAL - Open educational Resources for Bioscientists Involved in Teaching and Learning

Very interesting in the concept of OER, and in particular the aspect of RE-using other people's OERs to enhance teaching and learning, rather than simply producing OER as promotional material to enhance the profile of the individual/institution.

Andrew

Teal

University of Huddersfield

Information Technologist

Software Developer, Learning Technologist

PHP/perl/java

C-SAP Open Collections
C-SAP Open Educational Resources Phase II project: Discovering Collections of Social Science Open Educational Resources

"... the front-end for the project at the moment can be best described as a combination of a blog and a methods gateway ..." so wordpress enhanced.

Julian

Tenney

The University of Nottingham

julian.tenney@nottingham.ac.uk

Team Leader

Software Developer, Manager, Learning Technologist

The Xerte Project
The Xpert Repository

Amber

Thomas

JISC

a.thomas@jisc.ac.uk

Programme Manager

Event Organiser

Mike

Thrussell

Henshaws College

mike.thrussell@henshaws.ac.uk

Learning Technologist

Learning Technologist, Academic / Lecturer

Looking at using technology to support special needs. Am interested in using existing technologies modified for use with LLDD students. Already trying out mobilizers / mobile sites for better screenreader access, RSS to HTML for simple dynamic news stories, email as an accessible method to book taxis & write blogs, speech recognition with VOCAs to access mainstream PCs.
Would like to discover more and learn new skills to embed in my job role.