Amy Bruckman has a new post on minors using Creative Commons licenses. From the post:
I got interested in kids and copyright because I’m interested in peer production of content, and the learning opportunities made possible through creating things and sharing them. But from talking with Larry, it struck me that the much bigger issue seems to be the implications that copyright law has for schools.
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Tagged CC licenses, copy right, copyright, creative commons, K-12, oer, open content, Open Education
KarenC has posted about the OER Course Collaboratory, a project hosted on WikiEducator and sponsored by the OER Foundation. From the post:
The OER Course Collaboratory is an international collaboration among individuals and education institutions to create, reuse, revise and remix OERs specifically for courses on open education which you can teach at your own institution without restrictions. Our aim is to widen access to knowledge and capacity building in the open education field.
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Tagged higher education, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
“bdra” has a new post comparing open educational resources to the fashion industry. From the post:
…there is a lot that OER practitioners can learn from the fashion design industry. Within this industry, the everyday needs of celebrities and individual customers are paramount and continue to drive the market.
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Tagged e-learning, higher education, ocw, oer, OER production, online learning, open content, Open Education
Carolina Rossini is looking for testimonials about open educational resources. From the post:
She will have to get all the videos by March 19th at carolina.rossini@gmail.com. The videos will be put up on Youtube to be played at her booth throughout the conference.
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Tagged e-learning, higher education, ocw, oer, online learning, Open Education, presentation
laurapasquini has tweeted that a Learning4Content workshop coming up at WikiEducator. From the Learning4Content page:
WE extend an open invitation to all educators around the world to join us on WikiEducator to receive a free basic Wiki editing skills online training in exchange for one Open Education Resource (free lesson plan, student guide, teacher handout or other lesson) developed on the Wiki.
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Tagged e-learning, ocw, oer, online learning, open content, Open Education, openness
George Siemens has a new post about an upcoming open course on the future of education. No doubt some readers might have some suggestions involving openness. From the post:
Could you post a video/drawing/audio recording/dance routine/cave drawing/clay pot that represents your vision of the future of education?
Alison J. Head and Michael B. Eisenberg have published an article in First Monday on how students use Wikipedia. From the post:
Findings are reported from student focus groups and a large–scale survey about how and why students (enrolled at six different U.S. colleges) use Wikipedia during the course–related research process. A majority of respondents frequently used Wikipedia for background information, but less often than they used other common resources, such as course readings and Google.
Also covered by The Chronicle of Higher Education and Slashdot.
The Book of Trogool has a new post defining open source, open standards, open access, open educational resources, open data and open notebook science. From the post:
I’m committed to a lot of different kinds of “open.” This means that I can and do engage in tremendous acts of hair-splitting and pilpul with regard to them. “Gratis” versus “libre” open access? Free-speech versus free-beer software code? I’m your librarian; let’s sit down and have that discussion.
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Tagged commons, oer, open access, open content, Open Education, openness
Jennifer Yip has a new post announcing that the applications for Creative Commons internships is due by Friday. From the post:
Please submit your cover letter and resume (portfolio, as well, for design students) to apply soon!
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Tagged CC licenses, copy right, copyright, creative commons, higher education
A one-day event is being held in London to discuss UK perspectives on OER. The event will be held July 23 and is sponsored by JISC and the Higher Education Academy. Thanks to SkillsforScientists for the link.
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Tagged higher education, JISC, ocw, oer, open content, Open Education
