Anne Gilliland has a new post announcing Oct. 19 as Open Access Day at Ohio State University. Plans are underway for a panel discussion. From the post:
The intent is to show both the advantages and challenges of open access. Those who cannot attend the program in person will be able to view it via video streaming and capture.
Several sources have announced the news that The Authors Guild has requested a delay in the fairness settlement in order to change the terms of the settlement. This move is being viewed as a victory for opponents of the settlement. The possible revised terms of the settlement are unknown. Coverage:
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Carolyn E. Wright has a new post on using Creative Commons photos without a model release form signed. Wright suggests that readers avoid using Creative Commons photos without a model release, just to be safe, even though they may have legal standing to do so. From the article:
But that doesn’t mean you can use the photo without risk. Even when a photo is used editorially, the person in the photo can get upset. And the line between a commercial use and an editorial use can be a tricky one; you probably don’t want to leave it to a judge to decide. Moreover, the laws surrounding privacy vary from state to state.
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Tagged cc, CC licenses, copy right, copyright, creative commons, open content
The educational wiki site Curriki has been highlighted at The Huffington Post. The article discusses Curriki’s contribution model and available tools. From the article:
With an equal opportunity system of contributing, a quality vetting process is vital and Curriki’s review process is therefore appropriately thorough. Any content that a member uploads is first reviewed for its educational relevance. Next, a team of experienced subject matter experts review content and provide both numerical scores and detailed analysis for technical completeness, content accuracy and appropriate pedagogy.
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Tagged e-learning, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness, wiki
Ralf Klamma has a new post announcing several positions for researchers at The Open Source Research group at the Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. Candidates must be starting PhD studies in Germany. From the post:
Salary is competitive and the tri-city area of Nuernberg/Fuerth/Erlangen is one of Germany’s most beautiful and historic areas. Total population is about one million inhabitants. You can live in the quaint and family-oriented college town of Erlangen or in cosmopolitan Nuernberg with its world-famous christmas market or in historic Fuerth.
Fred Benenson at Creative Commons notes that the U.S. Government Chief Technical Officer, Aneesh Chopra, has expressed support for Creative Commons. The endorsement comes as no surprise, since Chopra was a part of the Flexbooks project in Virginia, which was licensed with Creative Commons.
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The Associated Press is reporting that President Obama has supported recent comments by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission supporting network neutrality. Arstechnica adds that the ISPs have reacted in a guarded manner. From the Arstechnica article:
ISPs are more likely to talk tough as the process heats up, but the initial cautious responses and the commitments to openness certainly make it look like some version of network neutrality will be adopted at the FCC over the next year. That might even be a good thing for ISPs, which tend to have more pull with the FCC than they do with Congress, and where rules can easily be massaged by future Commissioners.
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Tagged e-learning, Internet, open, open access, open content
Fundacion Via Libre has posted a declaration supporting open source software and open educational resources. The declaration is in Spanish, but a Google Translate provides an acceptible translation. From the translated declaration:
…To promote the adoption of so-called “free educational resources” in education, so that educational institutions are able to provide students with the necessary resources to pursue their studies and that all educational resources are developed in our environment will come within this concept. We will promote these resources are distributed formats and protocols using free and open, so that they can be used across many platforms as possible, and under conditions to share and modify them to anyone anywhere.
Thanks to Gavin Baker at Open Access News for the link.
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David Wiley has a new post on the need for multiple OCW/OER covering the same subject. Wiley uses the analogy of an awful recording of Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and compares that to OCW which doesn’t suit everyone’s taste. From the article:
For a number of years there has been an opinion among some in the OCW community that we need (only) one really excellent open version of each of the high enrolling GE courses like English 101. My experience in the car reminded me why several different versions of open courses are necessary.
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