Creative Commons & Open Educational Resources

A Webinar for TAACCCT program Faculty, Staff, and Instructional Designers

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http://open4us.org

1. CC BY license requirement2. Creative Commons overview3. How to find, create, and

manage open educational resources (OER)

4. Our free services

The CC BY license requirement

“All successful applicants must allow broad access for others to use and enhance project products and offerings, including authorizing for-profit derivative uses of the courses and associated learning materials by licensing newly developed materials produced with grant funds with a Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY).”

http://www.doleta.gov/taaccct/applicantinfo.cfm

The CC BY license requirement

“This license allows subsequent users to copy, distribute, transmit and adapt the copyrighted work and requires such users to attribute the work in the manner specified by the Grantee.”

http://www.doleta.gov/taaccct/applicantinfo.cfm

“Only work that is developed by the grantee with the grant funds is required to be licensed under the

CC BY license.”

http://www.doleta.gov/taaccct/applicantinfo.cfm

This requirement applies to:

This requirement does not apply to:

Pre-existing copyrighted materials licensed to, or purchased by the grantee from third parties, including

Modifications of such materials

Works created by the grantee without grant funds

What is Creative Commons? What does it do? How does it work? Who can use CC?

We make sharing content easy, legal, and scalable.

What do we do?

Because not all sharing is easy.

Or legal.

Especially when you’re sharing with lots of folks via the

Internet.

All rights reserved

In a digital world, most everyone is a creator of copyrighted content.

CC BY-NC-SA by Judy Baxter: http://www.flickr.com/photos/judybaxter/501511984/

CC BY-NC “fuzzy copyright” by PugnoM - http://www.flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192/

With Creative Commons, creators can grant copy and

reuse permissions in advance.

Free copyright licenses that creators can attach to their

works.

How do we do it?

http://creativecommons.org/choose

Anyone. Anywhere in the world.

Even machines can read CC licenses! Let me explain…

Who can use CC licenses?

CC licenses are unique because they are expressed in three ways.

Lawyer Readable

Legal Code

HumanReadable

Deed

MachineReadable Metadata

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CC Affiliate Network

We make sharing content easy, legal, and scalable.

What do we do?

500 million works

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✓ Customization✓ Accessible versions✓ Translations✓ Evolution of resource over time✓ Affordable versions✓ Innovation✓ Discoverability

http://creativecommons.org/education

Why CC BY?

Easy, Legal, ScalablePublic access to publicly

funded educational materialsMaking reuse and innovation

possible

Why CC BY?

How to find an OER• Remember one address: http

://open4us.org/find-oer/.

OER Quest1. Find an image of pharmacy with a Creative

Commons license.

2. Find a video on technology in ESL with a Creative Commons license.

3. Find an open textbook in Biology with a Creative Commons license.

4. Find a syllabus from a course package in Chemistry with a Creative Commons license.

How to find a CC licensed video

1. Go to http://open4us.org/find-oer/.

2. Find the category that is most suitable for your needs.

3. Choose a search tool.

4. Type your keyword, and click the search button.

5. Filter these videos and find the CC-licensed ones.

6. Check if the selected YouTube video is CC licensed (1).

6. Check if the selected YouTube video is CC licensed (2).

How to find a CC licensed image

1. Go to http://open4us.org/find-oer/.

2. Find the category that is most suitable for your needs.

3. Choose a search tool.

4. Click See more under any types of CC collections.

5. Type your keyword in the search window.

6. Select an image.

7. Check the basic information about the image.

8. Right-click on the top of the image and choose the image size.

9. Download or copy the image.

How to find an open textbook

1. Go to http://open4us.org/find-oer/.

2. Find the category that is most suitable for your needs.

3. Choose a search tool.

4. Click our books.

5. Browse the books.

6. Check the basic information of the book.

7. Download or view the content

How to find a course material from a complete course package

1. Go to http://open4us.org/find-oer/.

2. Find the category that is most suitable for your needs.

3. Choose a search tool

4. Choose Courses tab

5. Type your keyword in the search window, or scroll down to find the course.

6. Click BROWSE

7. Find the course material.

Things to consider in designing open educational resources

• How to ensure the content is OPEN

• How to control the QUALITY of materials

How to ensure the content is OPEN (1)

• All original content should use an open license, Creative Commons CC BY.

How to ensure the content is OPEN (2)

• If copyrighted materials are included in the content, proper citation and permission from the original author should be obtained.

• It is recommended to include a Citation and Copyright folder in each course package. Open Course Library project included the following information:

• Citation and Copyright folder

• Copyright Permissions

• Copyright statement

• References

• Materials Audit

How to ensure the content is OPEN

Tips for the project participants:

• Become familiar with the concept of OER. Information is available at http://open4us.org/.

• When in doubt, consult with copyright experts or OPEN partners.

• Minimize the use of copyrighted materials that are not openly licensed.

• If possible, have a copyright expert (e.g., college librarian) who is knowledgeable with open licensing review the content.

How to control the QUALITY of materials (1)

• Instructional Design Review

• Open Course Library project used the QM rubric

• Course level objectives

• Module level objectives

• Course map

• Learning activities

• Assessment with rubrics

• Syllabus

How to control the QUALITY of materials (2)

• Content Review

• Open Course Library project provided following support to ensure the quality:

• 2 Subject Matter Experts (SME) Review

• Strict criteria in selecting SME

• Review template provided

How to control the QUALITY of materials (3)

Tips for the project participants

• If possible, have a professional instructional designer review the design of the material.

• If possible, have at least 2 outside reviews on the adequacy of course content.

• If required, follow the templates designing your materials.

• Become familiar with the development platform chosen.

• Constantly communicate with management to understand the requirements.

✓ Understand CC licenses✓ Apply CC BY to your materials ✓ Find existing OER to use ✓ Attribute other CC-licensed works✓ Follow best practices for above

OPEN’s free services and support

✓ Direct email & phone assistance

taa@creativecommons.org ✓More custom webinars ✓ On-site assistance (for large groups)✓ http://open4us.org✓ Your idea here…

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Creative Commons and the double C in a circle are registered trademarks of Creative Commons in the United States and other countries. Third party marks

and brands are the property of their respective holders.

Please attribute Creative Commons with a link to creativecommons.org