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Did you know our curriculum on STEAMing Into the Future (www.shiphistory.org) is all open license and free to use? The U.S. Department of Education’s #GoOpen initiative supports States and districts choosing to transition to the use of openly licensed educational resources to transform teaching and learning. Resources that are openly licensed benefit schools in a number of ways, but most notably they help to: Increase Equity – All students have access to high quality learning materials that have the most up-to-date and relevant content because openly licensed educational resources can be freely distributed to anyone. Keep Content Relevant and High Quality – Traditional textbooks are perpetually outdated, forcing districts to re-invest significant portions of their budgets on replacing them. The terms of use of openly licensed educational resources allows educators to maintain the quality and relevance of their materials through continuous updates. Empower Teachers – Openly licensed educational resources empower teachers as creative professionals by giving them the ability to adapt and customize learning materials to meet the needs of their students without breaking copyright laws. Save Money – Switching to educational materials that are openly licensed enables schools to repurpose funding spent on textbooks for other pressing needs, such as investing in the transition to digital learning. In some districts, replacing just one textbook has made tens of thousands of dollars available for other purposes. (at The Steamship Historical Society of America) https://www.instagram.com/p/B4P15-WhkN6/?igshid=19mmuwqj7rhv2

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Introduction to Open Education Resources

This course focuses on copyright law, Creative Commons licensing, and Open Educational Resources. The following student works provide excellent resources related to copyright law basics, Creative Commons licensing, and reviews of discipline specific Open Educational Resources.

Works denoted by “licensed under CC BY” are openly licensed and free for individuals to reuse and revise, providing that the user follows the Creative Commons license requirements. Copyright Presentations

Creative Commons Presentations

Creative Commons by Christina Carew

What is Creative Commons for Educators? An idea whose time has come by Aimee Guerrero

Creative Commons Licenses by Kavita Parmasar

Creative Commons Licensing…Just The Basics by Behn Sikora is licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Creative Commons Presentation by Michelle Spera is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0

OER Reviews

Review of Spanish for Heritage Speakers by Lina Brown

Fundamentals of Piano Practice by Evan Grace (Coming Soon)

Review of Activities for the History Class by Kavita Parmasar

Review of Seed Parts and Functions by Emily Sarnecky

Review of Benchmark Fraction Brownie Mix by Daniel Seek

Review of Framing a House by Behn Sikora is licensed under CC BY NC SA 4.0

Review of Grade 3 – Environment & Native Americans by Michelle Spera is licensed under CC BY 4.0

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Are textbooks in or out? The state of open educational resources

75% of the faculty in higher education doesn't know about Open Education Resources

Open education is a hot topic in both the K-12 and higher education spaces due to a number of factors, including the desire to make education more affordable.

The cost of textbooks has added a tremendous financial burden to students around the world. In response, the U.S. Department of Education initiated the #GoOpen movement last year, which helped provide the impetus for schools and universities to consider the use of open educational resources seriously. One of the leaders in this rapidly changing landscape in education is Cable Green, director of Open Education for Creative Commons.

Green emphasizes using accessible technology. "If we're putting an open license on materials, we need to make sure that the resources that we are sharing are in an editable, accessible format," said Green. In other words, if the content is provided in a locked down format like a PDF, then that works against accessibility. Materials should be provided in an editable format that allows for remix and reuse. Laws in many countries require all educational materials (including OER) to be in an accessible format, so everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access learning resources. One of the benefits of OER in such an environment is that the CC BY license allows for maximum remixing and reuse in other formats.

One content creation tool has caught Green's eye. "Pressbooks is great," he said. "Pressbooks is interesting because it's based on open source software and… it provides the content in HTML format." That format makes remixing and reusing content easier, a critical component to its success.

See https://opensource.com/article/17/2/future-textbooks-cable-green-creative-commons?sc_cid=701600000011jJaAAI

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