2. You have a friend in the everything business
SkillsCommons.org
You have a friend in the everything business
Catherine Zoerb
Fall 2015
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Introduce self
Give TAACCCT and Creative Commons Statement
Say that this will be in PechaKucha format.

3. Let’s Go!
This will be quick. I chose this method because I want plenty of time to play with the product and to answer questions. I want to boil this down to essentials.

4. Free online open library
Skillscommons.org
Free online open library
The US Department of labor wants TAACCCT materials to be open, meaning that they can be “found, reused, revised, retained, redistributed, and remixed by individuals, institutions, and industry.” Skillscommons.org was designed with this in mind, and is managed by California State University and MERLOT institutions are currently contributing high quality, UDL compliant, SME reviewed materials. (As of Sept 2015).

5. 100% Free Flexible Remixable Revisable
All materials on SkillsCommons are under a Creative Commons BY licence. This means that the materials can be shared in any medium or format, and the items can be remixed, transformed, or built upon. Attribution to the author must be given. If anything in the materials are changed, it must be indicated.

6. All Types of materials are on Skillscommons.org
There are TONS of materials on Skillscommons, including videos, diagrams, quizzes, powerpoints, assignment sheets, course modules, and entire online classes. When you redesign a course or want to change things up, do a quick search in Skillscommons.

7. Ways to Search Basic Search Browse Showcase
Search by typing in keywords
Browse
Browse by industry using the wheel.
Showcase
Check out specially selected materials in the SkillsCommons Showcase!
There are several ways to search, including the basic search, browsing the wheel, and showcased projects. You can also search by Grant project, material type, credential type, institution, or industry.

8. Example 1: Phlebotomy
"Phlebotomy" by State Fair Community College, MoHealthWINS is licensed under CC BY 4.0

9. Example 2: The Business oF Mobile Apps
"The Mobile Businss of Apps" by Collin County Community College District, National Information, Security, and Geospatial technology Consortium (NISGTC) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
This is an example of a YouTube video that is remixable and reuseable. This can be placed in Canvas classes or used in face to face classes.

10. Example 3: ITNW1730 (Cloud Essentials)
"ITNW1730 (Cloud Essentials)" by Lewis Scaife, National Information, Security, and Geospatial Technology Consortium (NISGTC), Collin County Community College District is licensed under CC BY 4.0
This is an example of an entire course. This particular course is designed to be a hybrid course. There are hybrid, face to face, online, and flipped models on SkillsCommons. Again, you can adapt and remix the materials to fit your needs. Just be sure to give proper attribution.

11. You can put your content on SKillscommons- in fact, it is required by the grant.
Per the TAACCCT grant, 80% of things that are created must go to SkillsCommons. This can be ANYTHING you create for your grant covered classes, or remixes of CC:BY licensed items you create. (Lectures, assignment sheets, help guides, and full online classes all count.) Please check your personal grant guidelines for specifics on how much needs to be on SkillsCommons.

12. How to put Content on SkillsCommons
(Aka:Contact Danya Burks)
Danya is the point of contact for putting items on SkillsCommons. Please either use the form she has created, or contact her via at to get started.

13. EMBargoing Quizzes and Tests
"Spicker trinkflasche" by Stmichael , German Wikipedia is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
"Cheating" by Hariadhi is licensed under CC BY 2.5
Some instructors have expressed concerns about having their tests and quizzes online. They do not want their students to be able to access them before the test. SkillsCommons has a solution to this, and it’s called embargoing. When an item is embargoed, it means that there is an extra step to download the product. Somebody will be designated to receive s when the embargoed item is requested, and that person will have to manually approve downloads of that item.

14. For a copy of this presentation and additional resources, For Questions contact:
As with any of my presentations, they are free for you to use and modify under a CC:BY licence. You can get your own copy by ing me at the address above for an instant copy, or you can contact me at to get a copy and ask questions.