Week 6: Readings

Overview

This week we focus on the growing open access movement, which aims to create a pool of completely free, legally reusable material by making it easier for copyright owners to share their material with others, should they so choose. 

This is achieved by providing broad licences that creators can apply to their material, to give permission in advance for certain uses. One of the most popular open access models is the Creative Commons system, which applies to all different types of creative materials and provides a range of licences with different levels of freedom. There are more than 2 billion Creative Commons licensed works available on the internet, all of which can be legally reused as long as the particular licence the author has chosen is followed. Creative Commons builds on the 'all rights reserved' system of default copyright law to allow for a voluntary 'some rights reserved' system.

Reading and resources

Videos

• What is Creative Commons

• Creative Commons – A Shared Culture

• The OERs

• Why Open Education Matters

Essential Reading

• Creative Commons Information Pack for teachers and students

• Introduction to OER

Short Explainers on CC and OER

• What is OER and CC

• How to find CC licensed resources

• Attributing CC Licensed Resources

• Applying a CC Licence to your Resource

For more information

PowerPoint presentations from the National Copyright Unit's SlideShare site: 

• Schools https://www.slideshare.net/nationalcopyrightunit/copyright-for-educators-schools-7-june-2023

• TAFE https://www.slideshare.net/nationalcopyrightunit/copyright-for-educators-tafe-24-may-2023

•         Quick Guide to Creative Commons (poster)