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The CC Open Education Platform Funds Five New Community Projects
by Jennryn Wetzler Community, Open EducationThanks to the CC Open Education Platform community’s time proposing projects and voting on the proposals, we now have five winning ideas to advance open education globally. CC will fund five projects in 2024, spanning Brazil, Ghana, Nepal, and Nigeria. The CC Open Education Platform is also funding ongoing global community work supporting the UNESCO…
Join the Creative Commons Board of Directors
by Creative Commons About CC, CommunityWe are now welcoming nominations to the CC Board of Directors. Each year, we seek nominations from the Creative Commons community for thoughtful and talented individuals invested in the future of the organization. The CC Board of Directors guides the strategic direction of Creative Commons, provides valuable expertise in key programmatic areas, and champions the…
Time for a Refresh
by Anna Tumadóttir About CCThe CC team has been evaluating our progress toward our 2021-2025 strategy. Through that process, we have noticed the ways we have been organically adjusting to the social and technical shifts around us, as well as the ebbs and flows of funding availability. It would be an understatement to say that much has changed since…
Open Culture Platform Activity Fund Winners 2024
by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara Open CultureAs part of the Open Culture Platform’s 2024 work plan, we at Creative Commons are offering funding for community activities. We called for proposals and invited the community to vote on the activities. The projects needed to have a focus on building community through outreach and helping institutions move toward open. Here are the four…
Join us at Common(s) Cause: Towards a shared advocacy strategy for the Knowledge Commons – a side event to Wikimania 2024
by Creative Commons Open KnowledgeCreative Commons, Open Knowledge Foundation, Open Future, and Wikimedia Europe are hosting a day-long side event to Wikimania 2024. The event will take place in Katowice, Poland, on 6 August 2024, the day before Wikimania kicks off on 7 August 2024.
Learn More with Creative Commons: Recent Training Highlights
by Jennryn Wetzler, Shanna Hollich CC Certificate, Open EducationIn this blog post, we share some highlights and recordings from recent trainings offered by the Creative Commons Learning and Training team.
Webinar: Open Culture in the Age of AI: Concerns, Hopes and Opportunities
by Brigitte Vézina, Jocelyn Miyara, Connor Benedict Open CultureOn Wednesday, 8 May 2024, at 2:00 pm UTC, CC’s Open Culture Program will be hosting a new webinar in our Open Culture Live series titled “Open Culture in the Age of AI: Concerns, Hopes and Opportunities.”
What are the Benefits of Open Culture? A new CC Publication
by Brigitte Vézina, Connor Benedict Open Culture, Open HeritageToday we in the Open Culture Program are releasing a new publication: Don’t be a Dinosaur; or, The Benefits of Open Culture.
CC at WIPO: Slow progress on copyright exceptions for cultural heritage institutions
by Brigitte Vézina Copyright, Open CultureLast week, Creative Commons (CC) participated in the 45th session of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR). In this post, we report on the session discussions on exceptions and limitations for cultural heritage institutions (CHIs), a topic of utmost relevance to our Open Culture Program.
Creative Commons and University of Nebraska at Omaha Partner on a Microcredential Course
by Jennryn Wetzler, Craig Finlay CC Certificate, Open EducationCreative Commons is proud to announce the launch of “Introduction to Open Educational Resources,” our first professional development microcredential course and partnership with the University of Nebraska at Omaha, commencing on 31 May. This microcredential pilot started with one CC Certificate alumnus’s enthusiasm for open education. Craig Finlay, OER and STEM Librarian at the University…