The role of Creative Commons in the OER and Traditional Classroom

Creative Commons  Licenses that work alongside copyright and enable the user to suit copyright terms that best fit their needs  Help educators retain, reuse, revise, remix and redistribute content within their classroom without worry of copyright infringement

Fair Use  Section of Copyright law that allows for certain uses to be exempt from infringment under certain circumstances  Criticism  Comment  News Reporting  Teaching  Scholarship  Research

Fair Use  Has loop holes though  Will not protect educators that abuse the provisions  Cannot reproduce multiple copies  Cannot reproduce for same audience  Cannot commercially reproduce except under certain circumstances  Cannot reproduce substantial portions of research or text… what is substantial?

Fair Use  Has loop holes though  Will not protect educators that abuse the provisions  Cannot reproduce multiple copies  Cannot reproduce for same audience  Cannot commercially reproduce except under certain circumstances  Cannot reproduce substantial portions of research or text… what is substantial?

Why use CC?  Clear cut rules about the acceptable uses of any material  Eliminates grey areas  Allows peace of mind for creators and users alike  Promotes sharing  Transparent rules means easier understanding which means more participation

CC in an OER Classroom  CC is the backbone of the OER idea  Without CC, OER would be difficult because of the restrictions of Copyright  Written permission for everything  CC allows educators to select the appropriate content for their courses, with a simple understanding of how they can use that content

CC in an OER Classroom  Educators can either use existing content, or create their own and share – using the same rules for either purpose  Content that is CC licensed can be used to create an entire course, as long as the guidelines are obeyed

CC in the Traditional Classroom  Reluctant to make an entire course dependent upon OER materials?  Use CC content a piece at a time to build up the course  Over time, CC/Open content may replace your traditional materials

Where to find CC/OER Materials  Axe Library Home Page: Open Educational Resources – Page dedicated to helping PSU educators build OER coursesOpen Educational Resources  Search.creativecommons.org  Flickr.com  Google – “Search Tools” – “Filter by License”

How to License CC content  Creativecommons.org  Licenses  Choose a license  Guides you through the prompts  Copy code for your webpage OR  Copy and paste the icon OR  Simply state that the content is under a certain CC license