"Create 3.1.1. – Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons" Quest
Create an entry in your blog in which you develop a definition of open educational resources and explain the various Creative Commons licenses one may encounter when searching for these resources.
Open educational resources (OER) are awesome! These digital materials available on the internet, such as documents and media, have no limitations on their use in the classroom and in research. They are most often free and can be found at repositories and curriculum-sharing websites. Users can renegotiate the original formats to best suit their needs in order to save time, to improve instruction, and to aid in differentiation.
When searching for OER, one will find a variety of restrictions placed on materials via lisences, ranging from absolutely none to varying limitations. These are called Created Commons Licences (CC) and they work in conjunction with copyright law. Below are the available terms that one can place on their original creations:
Attribution: Give the creator credit unless you contact him/her.
NonCommercial: Free use unless you plan to profit from it, then you have to contact the creator.
ShareAlike: Able to distribute under same terms as creator but if you want to change terms then you have to contact the creator.
NoDerivatives: No modification allowed unless you contact the creator.
These licenses come in three different types: human- readable, lawyer-readable, and machine-readable.
Adhering to these requirements is essential as an educator. We want to model best practices for our students so that they will value and hold in high esteem others' intellectual property. Following the rules when it seems like no one is looking shows true character and is a testament that you care about others and their creations.
The above image comes from this website, which has a great collection of OER information!
http://iberry.com/cms/OER.htm
Create an entry in your blog in which you develop a definition of open educational resources and explain the various Creative Commons licenses one may encounter when searching for these resources.
Open educational resources (OER) are awesome! These digital materials available on the internet, such as documents and media, have no limitations on their use in the classroom and in research. They are most often free and can be found at repositories and curriculum-sharing websites. Users can renegotiate the original formats to best suit their needs in order to save time, to improve instruction, and to aid in differentiation.
When searching for OER, one will find a variety of restrictions placed on materials via lisences, ranging from absolutely none to varying limitations. These are called Created Commons Licences (CC) and they work in conjunction with copyright law. Below are the available terms that one can place on their original creations:
Attribution: Give the creator credit unless you contact him/her.
NonCommercial: Free use unless you plan to profit from it, then you have to contact the creator.
ShareAlike: Able to distribute under same terms as creator but if you want to change terms then you have to contact the creator.
NoDerivatives: No modification allowed unless you contact the creator.
These licenses come in three different types: human- readable, lawyer-readable, and machine-readable.
Adhering to these requirements is essential as an educator. We want to model best practices for our students so that they will value and hold in high esteem others' intellectual property. Following the rules when it seems like no one is looking shows true character and is a testament that you care about others and their creations.
The above image comes from this website, which has a great collection of OER information!
http://iberry.com/cms/OER.htm
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