E-Activity: Remix and reflection


e-Learning activity summary

Title: Reuse, revise, remix and redistribute Creative Commons resources plus reflection
2 hours
Linked to course assignment for formal assessment services and optional activity for certificate of participation.

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Stimulus resources


Purpose

The purpose of this E-Activity is to:
  • provide an authentic introductory experience on sourcing and remixing resources available under Creative Commons licenses;
  • demonstrate your knowledge of license compatibility among license types and how this impacts on the licensing of derivative works;
  • demonstrate your knowledge of copyright and Creative Commons by publishing an open reflection of the experience.


Tasks



  1. Choose a concept or idea on which to base an interesting blog post to share with fellow students. Think carefully: the nature of the topic you post may impact own the ownership of the copyright of what you are posting in terms of your employment agreements or contracts.
  2. Think about the Creative Commons license you would like to apply to your blog post as this may influence your search parameters for the required open materials you source for reuse in this post.
  3. Before you commence searching for Creative Commons resources, please read the learning outcome actions below regarding the license requirements for artefacts to be included in your blog remix.
  4. Search for openly licensed text relating to your concept or idea which you can copy, reuse and modify for your blog post.
  5. Search for a few images you could potentially use to illustrate or add visual appeal to your blog post. In this way you will be able to choose the "best" image from a short list. Remember to bookmark or keep the urls of the images you find.
  6. Tip: When using search engines to narrow down options for particular license choices always check the license and or terms of reference at the source site. When in doubt -- consider the source to be all rights reserved even if the search engine suggests otherwise.


Learning outcome actions

Prepare a blog post of approximately 700 - 900 words in two parts:
  1. Write about a topical concept or interesting idea of your choice (400 - 500 words). You don't need to restrict the topic to education, it could be a hobby or personal interest. This component of the blog must include:
    • Text you can legally copy and modify about 300 words.
    • Sources from a minimum of three different Creative Commons license types or open usage declarations (this is intended to explore your knowledge and the challenges associated with license compatibility when choosing the license for redistribution).
    • Over and above the Creative Commons sourced material, this section of the post must also include an extract of all rights reserved content legitimately used under the exception provisions of your national copyright act.
    • You must include at least one image in your post which can count as one of the required license types for this post.
    • Based on your preferred license preference and the legal requirements of the materials you have copied for reuse and adaptation in your blog, you must apply a Creative Commons license for your derivative work which meets the legal requirements for remix compatibility.
    • Your blog post must include proper attributions for the materials you have reused.
  2. In the second part of this blog, write up a short reflection of about 300 words based on your experiences of this activity. Questions you could address, for example, include:
    • Did you need to change your preferred licence choice, and if so why?
    • Who owns the copyright of your blog post? Did this impact on what Creative Commons material you could source? Justify your answer.
    • Does the license you applied meet the requirements of a free cultural works approved license? If not, would it be possible to achieve a free cultural works approved license given the requirements for the number of different license types or open usage declarations required for this post.
    • Any other reflections or observations worth sharing with fellow students.
  3. Important: Log in to the course site and register your blog post which is required for tracking minimum participation metrics and peer evaluation.




Assessment rubric

Competency statements

  1. Knowledge of license types: Learner demonstrates knowledge of license types by identifying and reusing source materials marked with three different CC licenses.
  2. Knowledge of legal requirements: Learner demonstrates knowledge of remix by sourcing content of three different CC licenses which can be legally remixed, applies a legally permissible license for the derivative work and complies with best practices for attributing the sources. (However, due to the complexities of copyright, peer evaluators are not tasked with assessing the legal compatibility of the post but are invited to use the comments field to note any obvious license incompatibilities.)
  3. Critical thinking: Learner demonstrates critical thinking by assessing and evaluating the license choices made for this activity.
  4. Reflective learning: Learner demonstrates reflective practice by providing examples of how this activity has contributed to new insights on the remix of openly licensed material.
  5. Peer support: Learner provides peer-learning support by objectively evaluating a minimum of three of the same e-Learning activities of fellow students as assigned by the peer evaluation system.

Evaluation criteria

Peer evaluators should:

  1. Confirm that the content of the post is related to the activity. For example, confirming that the learner registered the correct url for the submission.
  2. Evaluate the answer using the rubric below according to the criteria of: Completeness, critical thinking, and reflective learning.
  3. Award an overall rating for the post, that is: Unsatisfactory, Acceptable, Excellent.
Completeness (4 points)
Not achieved
0 Points 		When rating this post, visit the source materials to verify that the correct Creative Commons license was applied in the attributions.

One or more of the following is missing from the post:

  1. Text of approximately 300 words copied from a Creative Commons licensed source
  2. Image
  3. Inclusion of an extract from an all rights reserved source
  4. Visible attribution for all items (text, images or videos) reused
  5. A license applied by the author for the derivative work.
  6. A learning reflection based on this activity
Achieved
2 Points 		When rating this post, visit the source materials to verify that the correct Creative Commons license was applied in the attributions.

The post contains each of the following items:

  1. Text of approximately 300 words copied from a Creative Commons licensed source
  2. Image
  3. Inclusion of an extract from an all rights reserved source
  4. Visible attribution for all items reused in the post (text, images or videos) reused
  5. A license applied by the author for the derivative work.
  6. A learning reflection based on this activity
Merit
4 Points 		As for Achieved but in addition, the post includes one or more of the following
  1. A public domain resource (properly attributed)
  2. An embedded video resource where you have verified that the source uses an appropriate Creative Commons License.


Critical thinking (2 points)
Does the learner think critically about the license choices and the implications of those choices?
Not achieved
0 Points 		The learning reflection is missing or statements relating to licenses choices are superficial without analysis.
Achieved
2 Points 		The learner provides analysis and evaluation of the license choices made.
Merit
4 Points 		In addition to the analysis and evaluation of the license choices, the learner considers the implications of these choices and provides valuable advice with justifications on alternatives which educators should consider.


Reflective learning (2 points)
Does the learner provide examples of how this activity has contributed to new insights on the remix of openly licensed material?
Not achieved
0 Points 		No references to new insights.
Achieved
2 Points 		An average reflection which references new insights gained from this activity
Merit
4 Points 		An excellent reflection which highlights exceptional insight into the complexities of remixing resources and how this experience will inform new practice.
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