"Open Education encompasses resources, tools and practices that are free of legal, financial and technical barriers and can be fully used, shared and adapted in the digital environment." (SPARC).
In order for a resource to be considered open, permissions must allow you to do all of the following:
The most common way for permissions to be stated is using a Creative Commons license. If you are not familiar with Creative Commons licenses, please take a few minutes to learn more about them. This fun video about the CC Kiwi is a quick way to learn more.
You may find the following guide useful in understanding what you can and can't do with a work based on the license it carries. (Click on the image to access the full document.)
Though the Library's online resources are typically not OER, ISU students can access them for free. If your goal is to ensure your students access to materials and you can't find what you need in an open format, you may wish to link to a resource available through the library.
Would you like help searching for library materials that fulfill your need? Ask a Librarian.
Found what you need but need some assistance linking it correctly in your course? Contact the ITRC for more assistance.
This work was adapted from a LibGuide by D'Arcy Hutchings is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
You may reproduce, reuse, or remix any part of it for noncommercial purposes as long as credit is included. We encourage you to license your derivative works under Creative Commons as well to encourage sharing and reuse of educational materials. Note that linked content is covered by its own licenses.
Some content borrowed from Taking OER Mainstream, a presentation by Cable Green, licensed under CC-BY 4.0.
