Tag Archives: creative commons

Browsing and Downloading Smithsonian CC0 Content

Posted on March 2, 2020 by geoffcain

This is here as a quick note to some faculty I am working with on courses that are (ideally) using open content. The Smithsonian announced that they were removing copyright restrictions to nearly 3 million from their collections. This includes … Continue reading →

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The Creative Commons Certificate Course and Open

Posted on April 25, 2019 by geoffcain

Stephen Downes posted some of his discussion about the Creative Commons Certificate Course from various corners of the web. I wanted to share the response I posted to his blog because, as he mentioned, someone wasn’t sure where his comment … Continue reading →

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The Commons and OER: Metaphors Matter

Posted on November 19, 2018 by geoffcain

David Wiley in his blog, Iterating Towards Openness, wrote a post on the Commons metaphor and OER: “…is the commons the right metaphor for our work with OER? There are incredibly important – some might argue fundamental – differences between commons and … Continue reading →

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How to Close a Commons with an Open License

Posted on October 13, 2017 by geoffcain

There are some interesting paradoxes that arise from alternatives to copyright. I have seen a big push to license articles and textbooks with a CC-by license (free to use if you attribute the author) and to avoid the CC-by-nc (free … Continue reading →

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Notes From an Open Licensing Playbook

Posted on October 12, 2016 by geoffcain

I was at a great webinar today sponsored by CCCOER called “Open Licensing Playbook” and presented by Quill West and Cable Green and hosted by Una Daly of CCCOER. “Open licensing of instructional materials such as textbooks, videos, and other related resources … Continue reading →

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Free CC0 Videos – Pexels Videos

Posted on October 5, 2016 by geoffcain

Video can be an important component in online courses. Even though our lectures and demonstration videos may seem sufficient, getting other supplemental resources in to a class can help students learn as supplemental content can provide information from a different … Continue reading →

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Open Pedagogy at Tacoma Community College

Posted on November 18, 2015 by geoffcain

Using Open Pedagogy to Reduce Social Learning Barriers for Students in the Global Discovery Program Christie Fierro Open Education Coordinator and Instructional Designer Tacoma Community College   For the last 5 years, student groups have been coming over from the … Continue reading →

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Larry Lessig at #OpenEd14

Posted on November 19, 2014 by geoffcain

These are some brief notes about this mornings keynote at Open Education 2014. I was a bit relieved here. My nightmare is that one day I will show up at OpenEd and it will have been completely taken over by … Continue reading →

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