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  1. Dec 2018
    1. A possible source for the Selected Frequently Asked Questions by CC:

      The Rights of Publicity and Privacy by Public Domain Sherpa helped me to better understand the differences between publicity/privacy rights and copyright. The example of a US Govt. photo of Nixon and Elvis was enlightening. While it should be in the public domain, the estates might claim the rights to their likenesses and images. There are two other examples which helped me make sense of the laws.

    1. Under "More information about CC and open licensing"

      The DOE Office of Educational Technology has a launch pad page for school districts wanting to learn more about open licensing and open education. This site would be a good segue from the videos listed because it focuses on K-12 districts that have become #GoOpenDistricts. The page contains a #GoOpen District Launch Packet and the option of having a GoOpen Ambassador from an experienced district assist you through the process. I realize that most of the folks taking this class are higher ed, but this page may be a good review for higher ed and even open the possibility of partnering with secondary school districts within your region.

    1. EDIA Project: Open Educational Resources (Spain). The EDIA Project (Educational, Digital, Innovative and Open) offers OER for primary, secondary, BA and vocational education. Any instructor can access the OER to use them directly, download them or adapt them.

      Guía Básica de Recursos Educativos Abiertos . Spanish language guide to OER (REA in Spanish) prepared by UNESCO in 2015. Appendix 1 discusses licenses under Creative Commons. Reviews how to search for OER, how to attribute, etc.

    1. The Global Benefits of Open Research has just been published by MDPI Books. It is a compilation of short pieces by scientists sharing their experiences with open research and how much it helped them compared to traditional publishing. I think this would be a very good support piece for librarians wanting to educate their science faculty colleagues on the benefits of open research.<br> The story of the UK PhD candidate visiting a German research institute is inspiring. Their sharing of research that neither had access to in their own countries, blossomed into important research on stem cell advancement and convinced them of the benefits of sharing their research outside of traditional publishing where it can be accessed and utilized more expediently.

    2. A case study on Open Pedagogy and Critical Information Literacy. Librarians can play a key role not only the management of OER but also in partnering with subject discipline instructors on student created content in open education. As stated in the article, “While OP and CIL are unique, they also have the potential to be complementary in practice. “ When we look at knowledge practices within IL, learners have an opportunity with open pedagogy to contribute to the scholarly conversation. Comparing Wikipedia (open) to Library publications and copyrighted textbooks (closed) focuses on “authority is constructed and contextual” frame and adding to the conversation utilizes the "Information Creation as a Process frame". (2 Frames from the ACRL Framework for Information Literacy). Also, there are numerous opportunities to correct the biases in Wikipedia thereby developing an awareness of the debate on authority and how this authority is "awarded" within our society.

    1. Here is an addition to the "Limitations and exceptions" section of the Additional Resources Page for Unit 2: Is It Fair Use? A Hands-On Discussion is a downloadable CC BY-SA workshop put together by Virginia Tech. There is a editable lesson plan, slide deck, case studies and exercises for group work. I can see this being tailored for librarian led workshop at institutions of higher education.

    1. I came upon this License Compatibility multiple choice game by Wiki Educator. There are six questions to work through. It's a bit clunky, but it led me to think about CC compatibility with other open licenses. Some of the questions include content covered by GFDL (GNU Free Document License). I was unfamiliar with this license, so I poked around a bit more and found the Remix and Compatibility page Here I learned that "it is not legally permissible to mix-in GFDL content and release the derivative work under a CC BY-SA license, even though these licenses are similar in terms of the intent of the licenses". It would be great to have a short lecture on GFDL in the course so we are aware of the incompatibility in case we are asked this question at our institutions.