Librarian
Definitions
Open Educational Resources (OER)
are resources that have been released under creative commons license or in the public domain and permit no-cost access, use, adaptation, copying and sharing.
Creative Commons License
are the open license for OER. There are six different creative commons with different terms of use.
Public Domain
is owned by the public, is freely available, and not under copyright.
Additional Information
- Creative Commons for Educators and Librarians The figures are eye-opening: more than 1.6 billion works on 9 million websites are licensed under Creative Commons (CC). These materials constitute an extraordinarily rich repository for teaching, learning, sharing, and creative reuse. Knowing your way around CC will help you make the most of the Open Access (OA) and open educational resources (OER) movements. This book represents the first-ever print complement to the CC Certificate program, providing in-depth coverage of CC licenses, open practices, and the ethos of the Commons.
- 5 R's of OER The power of OER comes from the 5R's that entitle you to access materials and make them better.
- OER Mythbusting Dispelling the seven most common OER myths.
- The Open Pedagogy Student Toolkit The toolkit defines open pedagogy, covers the benefits of open pedagogy, and explains the rights and responsibilities of student creators. Written for the student perspective, this toolkit enables instructors to effectively scaffold conversations about open pedagogy and appropriately prepare students for this work.
A Quick Guide to OER
