OER Workshop Series: Copyright and Licensing for Open Educational Resources

Abstract

Understanding the basics of copyright, open licensing, and their implications for adopting, adapting, or creating OERs is essential. This session will give learners the tools they need to lawfully and ethically adopt, adapt, and create OERs. By the end of this workshop, learners will be able to: Define copyright and open licenses; Describe the four different Creative Commons License components; Explain why some CC-licensed content might not be considered OER. OER Workshop Series developed by Christie Hurrell, Sarah Adams, Alexandra Alisauskas, Rowena Johnson, and Kate Cawthorn.