Share and share alike: using
Creative Commons for teaching
materials
Melissa Highton,
Oxford University Computing
Services
Release audio and
video podcasts as
OER (open
content).
Investigate and
disseminate the
institutional
implication of OER
release.
Authorship and use
of OER as academic
practice for
research-led
teaching
Content that is
licensed in a way
that makes it
freely available
to anyone who
wants to use it
why this is
important
to Oxford
Creative Commons
I do a Google search for an
image to include in my
presentation.
Open content literacy is knowing
when and why open content is
needed, where to find and share it,
and how to create, evaluate, and use
it in an ethical manner.
• Teachers who re-use others’ content.
• Teachers who create open content for
re-use.
• Learners.
• Professionals who support those three
groups.
Internal
External
Context
Adaptation
Staff
IT skills
Public profile
Learner
benefits
Showcasing and
best practice
Cost
effective
teaching
Informal
learning
Reaching
more , new
learners
Benefit areas
Capacity
building
Share and
share alike
Creative Commons
What are the conditions?
Attribution
• Author must be acknowledged on all
copies and adaptations of the work,
including a link to the original version of
the work
What are the conditions?
Non-commercial
• The work can only be used for noncommercial purposes
What are the conditions?
No Derivatives
• The work can only be distributed in its
original form; no adaptations or
translations can be made
What are the conditions?
Sharealike
• The work can be modified and adapted,
but the entire resulting work (including
new material added by the adaptor)
must be distributed under the same
sharealike licence
What are the six licences?
What does adaptation mean?
• Your authorship will always be acknowledged
• Some examples
– Re-use in educational material
– Sampling your voice to use in electronic music
– Incorporating still or moving images into a
Youtube video
• Re-use must avoid ‘derogatory treatment’ meaning
adaptation that risks having a detrimental effect on
your reputation
What are the conditions?
• Attribution
• Non-commercial
• No Derivatives
• Sharealike
More information from creativecommons.org
Share and share alike: using
Creative Commons for teaching
materials
Melissa Highton,
Oxford University Computing
Services