OER Workshop 1.2 Creative Commons Licencing

Part of the Team Six Workshop, OER, Copyright and Licencing, looked at Creative Commons licences.  Creative Commons is the infrastructure built to allow content creators legal controls over the copyright of the their work. More information about Creative Commons can Continue reading OER Workshop 1.2 Creative Commons Licencing

OER Workshop 1.1 Taking a risk with copyright

OERs Copyright and Licenses introduced the complexities of copyright legislation.  The internet has become the first destination of choice when it comes to creating teaching and learning content. It offers an infinite source of materials and there are many common myths Continue reading OER Workshop 1.1 Taking a risk with copyright

Creating Open Educational Resources from the Open University

The Open University offers over 600 free online courses from their LearningSpace site where all content is made available under a creative commons licence (see below). Creating Open Educational Resources  is a 15 hour introductory course looking at the pedagogical Continue reading Creating Open Educational Resources from the Open University

Accessible and inclusive design and delivery of OER

Digital teaching and learning resources are inherently more flexible and accessible than paper-based resources. They support customisation to individual requirements as well as a range of different learning preferences. When working with digital resources such as OER, attention to accessibility Continue reading Accessible and inclusive design and delivery of OER

JORUM blog (and RSS feeds)

Set up an RSS Feed to the JORUM repository blog http://www.jorum.ac.uk/blog and keep up to date with latest developments in the original repository for UK HE and FE open educational resources. The New Featured Collections post at http://www.jorum.ac.uk/blog/post/22/new-featured-collections shows moves towards creating collections Continue reading JORUM blog (and RSS feeds)

Social bookmarking useful OER sites with Delicious

The Embedding OER Practice project offers ideal opportunities for engaging with Web 2.0 tools such as social media. I’ve set up an email address for the project – oer@lincoln.ac.uk – which all team leaders can map to following the instructions Continue reading Social bookmarking useful OER sites with Delicious

Embedding OER Practice in Institutions

Welcome to the Embedding Open Educational Resources blog. Embedding Open Educational Resources  Practice in Institutions is a £50,000 project funded under the HEFCE/JISC/HEA OER Programme: Higher Education Institutional Change (HEIC) Strand. The aim is to support the embedding of Open Educational Resources Continue reading Embedding OER Practice in Institutions