The Open Educational Resources Movement and Creative Commons Open Licenses

Sharing of educational and other works via the internet has taken off globally. The presentation will highlight the origin of the open educational resources movement and give guidelines for sharing works using Creative Commons open licenses.

Please join us as Mr Paul West (Chapter Lead for Creative Commons South Africa) provides personal insights into the origin of the OER movement and Creative Commons open licenses:

1.      The three movements that led to the formation of Creative Commons and the OER movement

2.      An overview of the licenses used for OER

3.      How to select Creative Commons Open Licenses

4.      What to watch out for when remixing works with Creative Commons licenses

5.      Technical choices to watch out for when creating and sharing OER

Note that time will be allowed for questions and discussion. Virtual seating is limited and only 100 participants can be accommodated.

The webinar will be recorded and made available on LIASANews, the LIASA YouTube Channel.