Support materials for Creative Commons portion of Adopting Open Textbooks workshop at Kwantlen Polytechnic University 26-Feb-2013

1. PAUL STACEY
Except where otherwise noted these Adopting Open Textbooks Workshop materials
are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY)

2. Develops, supports, & stewards legal and technical infrastructure that maximizes digital creativity, sharing, & innovation.
Our vision is nothing less than realizing the full potential of the Internet – universal access to research,
education, & full participation in culture, driving a new era of development, growth, & productivity.

3. http://10.creativecommons.org
http://www.creativecommons.org

4. in EDUCATION
Open Access

5. OER are teaching, learning, and research resources
that reside in the public domain or have been
released under an open license that permits their
free use and re-purposing by others.
Open educational resources include full courses and
supplemental resources such as textbooks, images,
videos, animations, simulations, assessments, …
Core Concept
OER are learning materials freely available under
a license that allows you to:
•Reuse
•Revise
•Remix
•Redistribute

6. http://creativecommons.org
See Licenses at:
http://www.creativecommons.org

7. Creative Commons License Features

8. Spectrum of Openness
Which of these licenses are suitable for OER?

9. Creative Commons License Chooser
http://creativecommons.org/choose/
http://youtu.be/iHDYenuFFtA

10. http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking
http://openattribute.com

11. This video, by Florida Virtual Campus is licensed Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

12. Adaptations
Collections
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Frequently_Asked_Questions

13. Marking 3rd Party Content In A Collection
http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Marking/Creators/Marking_third_party_content
http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/9/1/37

14. Find OER
http://search.creativecommons.org/
http://open4us.org/find-oer

15. Open Textbooks
• An openly-licensed textbook offered online
• Can read online, download, or print the book at no cost
(or small cost for print version)
Students spend roughly $900-$1,000 a year on texts.

16. http://www.studentpirgs.org/textbooks-reports/a-cover-to-cover-solution
• Savings - student, public, faculty
• Customize/Localize - use x% and
change or adapt to suit teaching need
and localized regional context
• Update - modify and continuously
update to ensure currency
• Learn from each other: - see
resources and examples from peers
and change/improve yours based on
what you see
http://www.studentpirgs.org/textbooks-reports/a-cover-to-cover-solution

17. Paul Stacey
Creative Commons Q&A
web site: http://creativecommons.org
e-mail: pstacey@creativecommons.org
blog: http://edtechfrontier.com
presentation slides: http://www.slideshare.net/Paul_Stacey