Spring 2019 Fellowship – OER Fellowship

Working Session – 3/29

OER Creation Checklist
Review documentation for what we covered in the last session
How to disable comments on your pages / posts:
- Go to Dashboard > Settings > Discussion Settings > Uncheck “Allow people to post comments on new articles”
- To retroactively disable comments on a page or post level go to a Post > click “Screen option” at the very top right hand corner. A drop-down will appear. Click comments or discussion. This will make a pop-up appear at the bottom of the screen. Uncheck “Allow comments.”

Seminar 2 Agenda & Notes

Goals for Seminar 2:

Review Copyright & Fair Use Module
- What is Fair Use?
- Best Practices
Review the materials you selected
- What’s their licensing / permissions?
- Debrief
Learning how to attribute the materials you select
- Open Attribution Builder
Check in one-on-one about finding materials for you course

For Reference:

Printable version of the Fair Use Checklist
Digital and printable version of the “Do I need to Get Permission?” handout
Sample OER site licensing language: “Unless otherwise noted, this site is licensed….xyz” … this type of wording is helpful in establishing that the site license may be distinct from the licensing of the materials you post on your site

Seminar 1 Recap

Hello everyone,

Thank you for a great meeting earlier today. To recap:

We reviewed the terminology surrounding OER (free, “open,”)
Tossed out some possible pros (access, low-cost, outdated textbooks) and cons (technology gaps, investment of labor/time, etc).
Took a look at Creative Commons licenses, their context, and the basics of how to decipher them.
Explored some OER course sites, and shared our feedback.

Towards this last point, we also created on the “giant Post-Its” a helpful list of Best Practices, based on our own observation. (See image below).

We look forward to seeing everyone again in 2 weeks!

Seminar 1 Feb. 8th

Goals for today:

Introduce ourselves
Understand “OER,” the term. What makes OER distinct from free educational materials?
- Introduce copyright and Creative Commons licenses
- Introduce some (confusing) semantics
  - “Open licenses”
Review the learning materials you can assign with your OER
What makes your site an OER?
OER Critique activity

Resources:

The OpenLab at City Tech:A place to learn, work, and share

The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.

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The OpenLab at City Tech:A place to learn, work, and share

The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.