SKSI/OER Workshop


 * Date: Wednesday, 14 December 2022.
 * '''Time: 10:00 to 12:15

Primary resource links

 * Course materials: Open education, copyright and open licensing in a digital world (LiDA103)
 * Web conference: BigBlueButton

Ice breaker activity

 * Introductions: Why did you join today's workshop?

Introduction to Open Education
Open education is an umbrella concept that incorporates multiple definitions of 'openness':


 * Open Educational Resources (OER): See definition.
 * Open Educational Practices (OEP) - practices that include the creation, use, and reuse of OER
 * Open Source Software (OSS) - software with source code that anyone can inspect, modify, and enhance.  See also the Cape Town Open Education Declaration.and scholarly
 * Open Access: set of principles and a range of practices through which research outputs are distributed online, free of access charges.
 * Open licensing - Creative Commons copyright licenses is the international standard for open licensing of content.
 * Open Science - Principles and practices making the scientific process more transparent, inclusive and democratic.
 * Open Data - is data that anyone can access, share and use
 * Open Policy - Policies that advocate that materials produced with public money should be accessible for the benefit of its citizens.
 * Open learning - Philosophy underpinning distance education aimed at removing barriers of access to learning by providing greater flexibility for learners to choose the time, place, instructional methods and modes of access.

Copyright
Copyright form of intellectual property that protects the expression of of ideas.


 * 1) Copyright-taster quiz
 * 2) History
 * 3) Working globally
 * 4) Scope
 * 5) Ownership
 * 6) Rights and protections
 * 7) Transfer of rights

Creative Commons copyright licenses
Creative Commons licenses are the global standard for helping to share knowledge legally.


 * 1) The CC license elements
 * 2) The six Creative Commons licenses
 * 3) Anatomy of a CC license
 * 4) Activity
 * 5) * Go to the Creative Commons License chooser and generate a CC BY-NC-ND license.
 * 6) * Does this license qualify as an OER?
 * 7) Remix and compatibility
 * 8) Remix game

Searching

 * 1) Images
 * 2) * Find an image for a project on the Wikimedia commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * 3) * Find an OER image for a project on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/
 * 4) Audio and video
 * 5) * Openverse: https://wordpress.org/openverse/
 * 6) * Youtube - Find a CC-BY video: https://www.youtube.com/

Useful repositories

 * OER Commons: https://www.oercommons.org/
 * PHET Interactive simulations: https://phet.colorado.edu/
 * MERLOT: https://www.merlot.org/merlot/
 * CK12: https://www.ck12.org/teacher/
 * Directory of Open Access Journals: https://doaj.org/

UNESCO's request

 * Provide a definition of open educational resources (OER).
 * Explain the difference between OER and other free educational materials.
 * Describe the challenges and benefits of using OER.
 * Identify key search tools for finding OER, openly licensed media, and ancillary content.
 * Define copyright and open licenses.
 * Describe the four different Creative Commons License components.
 * Explain why some CC-licensed content might not be considered OER.

ChatGPT proposed agenda for OER Awareness Workshop
Question: Prepare an agenda for an OER awareness workshop

Here is a sample agenda for an OER awareness workshop:


 * 1) Introduction to OER and the open education movement
 * 2) * Discuss the definition and principles of OER
 * 3) * Explain the benefits of using OER for learners, educators, and institutions
 * 4) Overview of OER repositories and platforms
 * 5) * Introduce popular OER repositories and platforms
 * 6) * Show how to search for and access OER on these platforms
 * 7) Strategies for incorporating OER into teaching and learning
 * 8) * Discuss best practices for finding, evaluating, and using OER in teaching and learning
 * 9) * Explore different ways to integrate OER into course materials, assignments, and assessments
 * 10) Creating and sharing OER
 * 11) * Introduce different tools and platforms for creating and sharing OER
 * 12) * Discuss licensing options for OER and how to properly attribute and share OER
 * 13) Case studies and examples of OER in action
 * 14) * Showcase examples of educators and institutions who are successfully using OER in their teaching and learning
 * 15) * Discuss the impact and benefits of OER on student learning and engagement
 * 16) Next steps and resources for further exploration
 * 17) * Provide information on additional resources and support for those interested in learning more about OER
 * 18) * Encourage participants to explore OER and consider incorporating them into their own teaching and learning.