24 March 2009 Sharing Learning Objects in Health Care The Learning Exchange Social Services Learning Object Repository Ian Watson & Paul Hart Institute for Research & Innovation in Social Services © 2009 Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.5 UK: Scotland License. To view a copy of this licence, visit

The Learning Exchange: Repository for the social services –1900 items Multimedia Learning Objects PDF audio web links The Learning Exchange: Repository for the social services –1900 items Multimedia Learning Objects PDF audio web links Users Social work students and lecturers Social services workforce Centres for Excellence Users Social work students and lecturers Social services workforce Centres for Excellence

Content Learning objects Policy documents Research reports Advice notes Still images Video Powerpoint slides

Learning Objects IRISS objects –Communication and Practice LearningCommunication and Practice Learning –Criminal Justice and Domestic ViolenceCriminal Justice and Domestic Violence –Community Care and Older PeopleCommunity Care and Older People Scripted by social work educators Professional actors Professional direction, recording and post production Designed to complement the revised Social Work curriculum –Podcasts Research seminars Policy launch events IRISS derivative objects –Vo latile Substance Abuse (ReSolv)Vo latile Substance Abuse –Good Practice Guide on Involving People who Use Services and Carers (Scottish Consortium for Learning Disability) Third party objects –Social Care Institute for Excellence e-learning objectsSocial Care Institute for Excellence e-learning objects

Audience / Users Originally Social Work Students and Academics –Deposit by academics Copyright and warranties: major barrier to deposit Concern about ‘giving away’ valuable assets Now the wider social services workforce –Deposit by specialist contributors IRISS absorbs the risk educate contributors –STRADA (Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol)STRADA (Scottish Training on Drugs and Alcohol)

Sharing and Re-use Barriers Repository software provides no usage statistics Copyright IRISS material now Creative Commons licensed Drivers for sharing Use of standards: LOM/DC and IMS; OAI-PMH / SRU Creative Commons

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Community Aspects Promotion through participation in communities Clyde Valley Learning and Development Project Social Care Group eLearning Alliance Scotland Learning Exchange Blog Community of Practice Elg, Moodle, Ning (K4P)K4P Social Services Knowledge Scotland – Portal and community spaceSocial Services Knowledge Scotland

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