As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I’ve grown fond of open educational practice (OEP) recently. It stems directly from listening to colleagues speak so passionately about it, combined with various research and professional development experiences which have engaged with OEP. I’m so much more comfortable with the concept than I would have been previously. While I have started to add Creative Commons licenses to resources I develop, I recently remixed, or adapted, an open educational resource (OER). It was experience I had to capture as it was such a positive experience and in a strange way, quite liberating!
The opportunity arose during an initiative I’m currently working on with a few colleagues, one focusing on open educational resources (OER). We were keen to develop a support, or guide, to help people make their resources more accessible. I initially started down my normal path, starting a mindmap, looking at what else was out there as guides in this space, sketching some mock ups etc. I had come across many supports via webinars, websites, my Twitter network and from speaking to colleagues and students. There were some great resources available - could I adapt or re-use one that was already out there, one with a Creative Commons license? Would I find one? Would it be of good enough quality? Could I embrace OEP?!
Below is my ten step guide for remixing a CC licenses OER
I hope it helps someone else!
A helpful template to use when adding your license with remixing - just edit the text in CAPS. coming from the National Forum's Choosing an Open License guide.
Bonus points if you link the license to the relevant page, and link the original resource name to where it exists online. Hyperlinking is not always possible depending on the media format (e.g. JPEG image), but important to consider.
"This work “INSERT TITLE OF YOUR REMIXED/ADAPTED OER” is an adaptation of INSERT TITLE OF ORIGINAL CC LICENSED OER by INSERT CREATORS/DEPARTMENT/ORGANISATION OF ORIGINAL OER, used under INSERT CC LICENSE OF ORIGINAL OER. “INSERT TITLE OF YOUR REMIXED/ADAPTED OER” is licensed under INSERT CC LICENSE OF YOUR OER by INSERT YOUR NAME/DEPARTMENT/ORGANISATION."
The experience in my case was one of growth, again doing something I hadn’t done before. The icing on the cake was when the original creators responded to my e mail with happiness about their OER being complemented, considered and adapted. As I mentioned to them, I was "standing on the shoulders of giants"!
UPDATE - Oct 2021: ⬇️⬇️⬇️
The open education practice continues to grow...continuing to share Tracy and Jen's excellent accessibility framework.
But, and this is probably the most important point....the creators of the original OER commenting below how
"this is what #OER is all about"
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Ronan BreeEducation Developer,Science Lecturer, Archives
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