The document summarizes the POCKET project, which was an 18-month initiative funded by JISC to explore how open educational content could be developed and shared across multiple higher education institutions. The project brought together 4 partner universities to build upon the OpenLearn approach of the Open University by creating and distributing open educational resources more broadly in the higher education sector.

1. Developing Open Content:
The POCKET experience
Sarah Darley, Learning Technologist
CETIS / OpenLearn
27 February 2009

2. Project Overview
• JISC funded 18 month project to March 2009
under the Repositories and Preservation
Programme
• POCKET aims to build upon the OpenLearn
approach by extending it to other HEIs
• Brings together 4 partner institutions to explore
the potential of Open Content for HEIs, both as
providers of it and as users

3. Project Partners

4. http://labspace.open.ac.uk

5. Business and Sustainability

10. Customer Service Skills

12. Videos on Blackboard

13. International Economic Law

14. University of Bolton

15. New Partners

16. Content Development
http://www.derby.ac.uk/pocket
/cdk/xmlkit/process-guide

17. Thanks for listening!
• Any questions?
• POCKET website: www.derby.ac.uk/pocket
• POCKET materials:
http://labspace.open.ac.uk/tag/index.php?id=7791
• Presentation slides available from:
http://www.slideshare.net/sdarley