Latam Commons 2008 Open Education and the  Public Domain Ahrash Bissell http://flickr.com/photos/wwworks/440672445/ Woodley Wonderworks   CC BY
 
Our mission is to minimize legal, technical, and social barriers to sharing and reuse of educational materials.
Text What are Open Edu c ational Resour c es?  Michael Reschke  cba Digitized materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research.*  *UNESCO. 2002.  Forum on the impact of Open Courseware for higher education in developing countries.  Final report.  Paris: UNESCO.
available for anyone to use, share, and adapt to suit their educational needs. Michael Reschke  cba Open education depends on a high-quality pool of freely licensed resources. OER give  learners access  to a broad array  of knowledge materials...
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What is different about OER? Most digital media = “stuff you can see online for free”   fair-use and educational exceptions OER = “stuff you can adapt and then share for others to build on”   license to innovate
Nan c y  cbn http://flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192/
Neal Gillis   cbn http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngillis/464463694/
US Government (educational) resources License variation 2008
NASA – US Gov’t Agency
Open Library
USGS – US Gov’t Agency
 
Stryker W@SP   cbd http://www.flickr.com/photos/steven_wong/2440355239/
 
Lawrence Hall of Science
 
Tebndxt UBC Library Graphics http://flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/2701350667/ Gracias learn.creativecommons.org

Latam Commons 2008 -Open Education and the Public Domain

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    Latam Commons 2008Open Education and the Public Domain Ahrash Bissell http://flickr.com/photos/wwworks/440672445/ Woodley Wonderworks CC BY
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    Our mission isto minimize legal, technical, and social barriers to sharing and reuse of educational materials.
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    Text What areOpen Edu c ational Resour c es? Michael Reschke cba Digitized materials offered freely and openly for educators, students and self-learners to use and re-use for teaching, learning and research.* *UNESCO. 2002. Forum on the impact of Open Courseware for higher education in developing countries. Final report. Paris: UNESCO.
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    available for anyoneto use, share, and adapt to suit their educational needs. Michael Reschke cba Open education depends on a high-quality pool of freely licensed resources. OER give learners access to a broad array of knowledge materials...
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    What is differentabout OER? Most digital media = “stuff you can see online for free” fair-use and educational exceptions OER = “stuff you can adapt and then share for others to build on” license to innovate
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    Nan c y cbn http://flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/1384247192/
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    Neal Gillis cbn http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngillis/464463694/
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    US Government (educational)resources License variation 2008
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    NASA – USGov’t Agency
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    USGS – USGov’t Agency
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    Stryker W@SP cbd http://www.flickr.com/photos/steven_wong/2440355239/
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    Tebndxt UBC LibraryGraphics http://flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/2701350667/ Gracias learn.creativecommons.org

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