How copyright and ownership work with OER, benefits of taking the open route and using Creative Commons licenses

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The Full Spectrum
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What Are OER?

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What Are OER?
Public domain

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What about copyright?
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Meaning of Open
open ≈ free open = free +
permissions

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Open doesn’t mean there is no
protection for the creator of the work.
It means that the creator has the
ability to apply any level of
usage permission they want.
Meaning of Open

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Licensing

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The Spectrum of Open
Source: https://creativecommons.org/examples/

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• Make and own a copyRetain
• Use in a wide range of waysReuse
• Adapt, modify, and improveRevise
• Combine two or moreRemix
• Share with othersRedistribute
The 5R Activities

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In a nutshell…
Authors decide how to share
and how to allow others to
use their work!
More info: Creative Commons.org

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Benefits of Going Open: Students
Increased access to education
 Remove financial barriers
 Students don’t have to go without textbooks
or buy outdated editions
 Free access - increases likelihood of usage
 Promotes legal and responsible use of digital
resources

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Benefits of Going Open: Faculty
Enhanced Pedagogy
 Molding textbooks to fit a course
 Take control of own teaching approach:
adapt resources to fit pedagogy
 Collaboration, authentic learning
assignments
 Equity: foster positive classroom
environments

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State of the Commons
By Creative Commons -
https://stateof.creativecomm
ons.org/, CC BY 4.0,
https://commons.wikimedia.
org/w/index.php?curid=704
23016

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