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Faculty Workshop – Copyright and Creative Commons for OER

Lesson Plan

Part I – Essentials of Copyright and Creative Commons - 30 minutes

  1. Introduction
    1. OER is based on the 5 Rs: https://bit.ly/2CTEnNT
    2. Sharing involves attribution and licensing your own work and the work of others
  2. What do you need to know about Copyright?
    1. Short video: https://youtu.be/suMza6Q8J08
    2. Educator’s Guide: https://bit.ly/2S5xQ78
  3. Open Access and Public Domain
    1. Show LibGuide: https://bit.ly/2Pagg35
    2. What is in the Public Domain? https://bit.ly/2wRGM4Z
  4. Creative Commons Licenses
    1. What CC Licenses do: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/
    2. Short Video on Types of CC Licenses: https://youtu.be/CZNk5U7Sdxs
  5. Images and Videos
    1. Searching Google for Creative Commons licensed materials: https://bit.ly/2PHrDMO
    2. YouTube Video licenses: https://bit.ly/2Ewnr1k
  6. Licensed Library Subscriptions
    1. Giving Students the right to use copyrighted materials the Library has paid for
    2. LibGuide on Linking to library subscription databases: https://libguides.lehman.edu/blackboard_links