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Call for photographers! (US based)
by Jennie Rose Halperin About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/5454576686_b737c4fa31.jpg)
Are you a seasoned, professional US-based photographer with experience photographing in school settings? Do you use CC or CC0 licensing? Tweet us your portfolio or send it along to info@creativecommons.org. We’re looking to build a list of photographers for our community to contact for projects, beginning with this specific ask. Please stay tuned for more announcements!…
Building an Institutional Open Access Policy In Nepal
by Roshan Kumar Karn Open Access post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/jiom-cover.png)
In March we hosted the second Institute for Open Leadership. In our summary of the event we mentioned that the Institute fellows would be taking turns to write about their open policy projects. This week’s post is from Roshan Kumar Karn, a medical doctor at Tribhuwan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. I am Dr.…
A long-awaited new look for our website
by Ryan Merkley About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/the_growing_commons-1024x389.png)
One of the projects I knew I wanted to take on when I joined Creative Commons as CEO was a major website redesign. The CC site has always been a valuable source of information about our mission, our community, and the legal tools we offer. While there’s a lot of new things happening at CC,…
“It upholds the dignity of mankind”: the power of OER in West Africa
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Noun_logo_15188682875-1014x1024.jpg)
Open educator and Institute for Open Leadership Fellow Jane-Frances Agbu works as a senior lecturer in health science and coordinates the award-winning Open Educational Resources program at NOUN, the National Open University of Nigeria. NOUN provides open and distance education to over 180,000 students in the region. Agbu has seen the benefits of open education…
European Commission Copyright Proposal Leaves Users In The Dark
by Timothy Vollmer Copyright post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/dark-1024x659.png)
Copyright policy should benefit everyone, not just legacy rightsholders Today the European Commission released its legislative proposal for changes to EU copyright law. The proposal has been introduced as a Directive on copyright in the Digital Single Market. The Directive fails to deliver on the promise for a modern copyright law in Europe. In an ideal…
How can educators find and use OER in their classrooms?
by Cable Green About CC, Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/4371000818_59ac38f1e4_o.png)
Let’s start the school year right! Open education is at the core of our work and with many countries going back to school this week, we wanted to kick off our #backtoschool week some more practical advice about how you can use open educational resources in your classroom. From textbooks to courses to entire degree…
OER at CC: A Back to School Update
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Education post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/open.jpg)
You’ll notice a focus on our blog and social media this week: With millions of students around the world heading back to school, we thought we’d highlight some of the most exciting OER news from around the world. To begin, we’re recapping the work from CC HQ to promote and facilitate the spread of OER.…
Why we’re fighting to protect noncommercial uses
by Ryan Merkley Licenses & Tools post![i-love-to-share](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/25668331510_8129239636_z.jpg)
You may have seen our recent blog post explaining Creative Commons’ involvement in a court case between Great Minds, a publisher of educational materials, and FedEx Office, the retail chain that provides on-demand copying and printing services. To recap, Great Minds created educational materials under a U.S. federal government grant that required them to be…
Our Long Cherished Beijing Gathering
by Liu Ping About CC post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/640px-Creative_Commons_Asia_Pacific_Regional_Meeting_2016_106.jpg)
The CC Asia Pacific Regional Meeting 2016 was held in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, From July 2 to July 3 which was hosted by CC China Mainland and attended by 19 representatives from 10 CC affiliates in the region with the support of CC. Liu Ping, one of the core members of the host…
Collaboratively generating more knowledge: Public Lab’s approach to citizen science
by Jennie Rose Halperin Open Science post![](https://creativecommons.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/mansell-camp-code-18-1024x1024.jpg)
Citizen science is the powerful idea that communities should be empowered to participate in the process of scientific inquiry, investigating the world around them and creating societal change in the process. One of the most prominent projects within the citizen and civic science movement is Public Lab, a community of individuals using inexpensive DIY techniques…