Copyright Compliance

Sensible Solutions:

USE

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USE

Open Education Resources,

Free for Education and

Creative Commons

Solution: Open Educational

Resources (OER)

� Open Education Resources (OER) can help overcome copyright hurdles in the digital age and maximise the success

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of the DER.

� OER is important because it makes resources easily and readily available for teachers and students to access, copy, modify and share for free!

OER: A global movement

� OER is a growing trend towards openness of

teaching and learning materials.

� Significant drivers include:

• Creative Commons Licences removed barriers

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• Creative Commons Licences removed barriers

around ownership, attribution and reuse

• Rise of social network tools such as Facebook,

Flickr, blogs and wikis

• Ease of tagging and sharing content via

delicious and RSS feeds

OER - Definition

� OER are teaching and learning materials that

are freely available online for everyone to use,

whether you are a teacher, student or self

learner.

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learner.

� OER include: worksheets, curriculum

materials, lectures, homework assignments,

quizzes, class activities, pedagogical

materials, games and many more resources

from around the world.

See: www.oercommons.org

OER: Fundamental Values

� OER share some fundamental

values:• Resources are free for any individual to

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• Resources are free for any individual to use

• Are licensed for unrestricted distribution

• Possibility of adaptation, translation, re-mix, and improvement.

OER in a nutshell

OER is about creating repositories of

material which are free to:

Access

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AccessUse

ModifyShare

Open Education Resources

Some good OER sites include:

1. Curriki: http://www.curriki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Main/WebHome

2. OER Commons: www.oercommons.org/

3. Encyclopaedia of Life: www.eol.org/

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3. Encyclopaedia of Life: www.eol.org/

4. Comprehensive Knowledge Archive Network: www.ckan.net/

5. Connexions: www.cnx.org/

6. Teaching Ideas: www.teachingideas.co.uk/

The Smartcopying website lists Open Education Resources:

http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/936

OER and FFE

• ‘Free for education’ (FFE) material is similar to OER

material in that the copyright owner has given permission

for the material to be used for educational purposes.

• However, FFE material may not permit a teacher to

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• However, FFE material may not permit a teacher to

communicate, modify or share the material. This will

depend on the terms and conditions of use of the

material.

• Many websites are FFE because their terms and

conditions allow copying for educational purposes.

The Smartcopying website lists FFE:

www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/936

Example

‘You may download, display, print and copy any material at this website, in

unaltered form only, for you personal use, educational use or for non-

commercial use within your organisation’

www.reconciliation.org.au

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Other Free for Education Initiatives

� A number of organisations have agreed to make

their online material free for education:

• Enhance TV Website http://www.enhancetv.com.au

• Museum Victoria

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• Museum Victoria http://museumvictoria.com.au

• Cancer Council http://www.cancer.org.au/Home.htm

• World Vision http://www.worldvision.com.au

� Material available on these websites can be copied

for ‘educational purposes’.The Smartcopying website lists FFE websites:

http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/936

Free for Education: NEALS

• NEALS is a licence between the education

departments of the various states and

territories, DEEWR and the Catholic and

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Independent school sectors.

• It allows Australian schools to copy and

communicate print and digital material for

educational use free of charge from each

other’s websites and publications.

OER and Creative Commons

� Most OER resources use Creative Commons (CC)

licences.

� This is because CC are well known, free, easy to use and

no lawyers are needed.

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� CC licences come expressed in three different formats:

• Commons Deed (human-readable code),

• Legal Code (lawyer-readable code);

• Metadata (machine-readable code).

� A creator needs only to do one thing - select the type of

licence they want from the CC website!

OER sites and Creative Commons…

OER SITE CC LICENCE

OER Commonshttp://www.oercommons.org

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Currikihttp://www.curriki.org

Openlearnhttp://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/home.php

Teaching Ideas http://www.teachingideas.co.uk

� Using Creative Commons (CC) material enables the education sector to overcome copyright barriers.

� CC material is freely available for teachers and students to copy, modify and reuse.

This is important in the digital era where content can be

CC makes copyright easy..

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� This is important in the digital era where content can be created, accessed and shared in new and exciting ways globally.

� The National Copyright Unit and CC Australia have developed an information pack for teachers and students on finding, using and attributing CC material. This pack can be found on the Smartcopying website at: http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/956

� Students also benefit from the use of CC material

in their classroom work and/or homework projects.

� Students are often prohibited from entering their

work into competitions and/or exhibitions due to

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work into competitions and/or exhibitions due to

third party copyright material (ie an image or music

they have taken from the internet).

� Using CC material will remove these barriers.

� CC creates a “some rights reserved” model.

What is CC?

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� This means that the copyright owner retains

copyright ownership in their work while inviting

certain uses of their work by the public.

� CC licences create choice and options for the

copyright owner.

There are 4 primary licence elements which are mixed to create a licence:

Attribution – attribute the author

CC Primary Licence Elements

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Non-commercial – no commercial use

No Derivative Works – no remixing

ShareAlike – remix only if you let others remix

See the CC information pack at:http://www.smartcopying.edu.au/scw/go/pid/956

Attribution – share alikeAttribution

Six Standard CC Licences

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Attribution – non-commercial –

share alike

Attribution – non-commercial –

no derivatives

Attribution - non-commercial

Attribution - no derivatives

� CC licences make content more

active and dynamic.

� CC promotes a more liberal culture of

creating, distributing, sharing and

CC licences are well suited to

the digital landscape

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creating, distributing, sharing and

remixing content for the purposes of

creativity and innovation.

� CC is well suited for the new digital

and virtual content landscape.

� In January 2006, the NLA embarked on a collaboration with Flickr to facilitate the collection of public contributions to the PictureAustraliaarchive. The NLA established two Flickr groups:

CC and the National Library of

Australia

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� The NLA established two Flickr groups:

• ‘Picture Australia: People, Places and Events’, a place where people can post images social, political, contemporary or historical events of national significance.

• ‘Picture Australia: Australia Day’ (now encompassed into the ‘People, Places and Events’ group)

Australian Cultural Institutes

and Flickr

� Other Australian institutes which are

releasing material under a CC licence in

Flickr include:

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• State Library NSW http://www.flickr.com/photos/statelibraryofnsw/

• Powerhouse Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/powerhouse_museum/

• Australian War Memorial http://www.flickr.com/photos/australian-war-memorial/

• The ABC has just launched a new CC-friendly social media

space titled Pool.

• Users create profiles and upload and download material

which they can share with other profile owners and the

public.

CC and ABC Pool

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public.

• Pool contains music, text, images and animations available

under Creative Commons licences.

• ABC is also releasing material from its archives onto Pool

under Creative Commons licences.

Check out ABC Pool:http://www.pool.org.au

CC and the Australian Bureau of

Statistics

� ABS website material is licensed under a

CC Attribution Licence:

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“Unless otherwise noted, all material on this website – except the ABS logo, the Commonwealth Coat of Arms, and any material

protected by a trade mark – is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Australia licence”

The following contain resources licensed

under CC:

1. Artabase:

CC and Australian Culture

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1. Artabase:www.artabase.net

2. Powerhouse Museum:www.play.powerhousemuseum.com

3. Australian Creative Resources

Online:www.acro.edu.au

‘Dynamic Calculus’ is a collection of interactive learning objects for teaching calculus developed by the Centre of Learning Innovation. The resource is available under a CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share-Alike Licence.http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Cli/Download.aspx?resID=8083&v=1&preview=true

‘Dynamic Calculus’:New NSW DET CC Resource

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‘Tensile Testing’ is a video based resource developed by CLI which takes students on a virtual excursion to investigate materials testing. A resource for senior school students of Engineering Studies and Industrial Technology, and for vocational education students in areas of Design, Building services, Manufacturing and Mechanical. The resource is available under a CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share-Alike Licence.http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Sites/Web/tensile_testing/index.htm?Signature=(68c5e892-6867-

40ca-98f8-8e3d9e9ed09c)

‘Tensile Testing’:New NSW DET CC Resource

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‘Forces and Fields’ is an audio visual resource developed by CLI for senior Physics students. It contains in-depth and varied interactive activities in the areas of electric, magnetic and gravitational forces and fields, across 10 individual sections. The resource is available under a CC Attribution-Noncommercial-Share-Alike Licence.http://lrrpublic.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/lrrSecure/Cli/Download.aspx?resID=8459&v=1&preview=true

‘Forces and Fields’:New NSW DET CC Resource

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Smithsonian Institute

� The Smithsonian Institute (http://www.si.edu) is the

world’s largest museum and research complex

composed of 19 museums and 9 research centres

including the:

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• National Museum of Natural History

• National Portrait Gallery

• National Air and Space Museum

• National Museum of American History

• National Design Museum

Smithsonian Institute

� Smithsonian Institute website hosts an array of copyright

cleared content from these museums and affiliates free

for use by education.

� ‘Picturing the 1930’s’ is a new education website by the

Smithsonian Institute which allows teachers and students

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Smithsonian Institute which allows teachers and students

to explore paintings, artist memorabilia, historical

documents, newsreels, period photographs and create

videos from this material. http://americanart.si.edu/education/picturing_the_1930s/index.html

� Further, the institute has a photostream of CC licensed

images on Flickr:http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/

Flickr and International

Institutes

� The following museums and institutes have

photostreams of CC licensed images on

Flickr:• Imperial War Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/

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• Imperial War Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/imperialwarmuseum/

• Library of Congress http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/

• National Maritime Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmaritimemuseum/

• George Eastman House http://www.flickr.com/photos/george_eastman_house/

• National Media Museum http://www.flickr.com/photos/nationalmediamuseum/

Copyright Compliance

�Check out the Copyright

Compliance Manual for

Teachers for more free Teachers for more free

resources for teachers and

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OER – A Way Forward

� Digital technology will surpass

current teaching and learning

structures.

� OER are free and easier to manage:

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• No complex copying limits

• No restrictions on audience ie.

community members and lifelong

learners.

• Allow teachers and students to

modify and share resources.

OER – A Way Forward

Sharing and reusing material will:

� Help manage the cost implications on continuing to

rely on the Statutory Licence schemes.

Reduce the costs of content and resource

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� Reduce the costs of content and resource

development.

� Enhance the quality of resources through collaboration

and sharing.

If it can be of value to other people, might as

well share it for free!