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CC News: Enroll in the School of Open
by elliot About CC postStay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: School of Open logo The wait is over. The School of Open is now in session. Enroll now in a facilitated course or learn at your own pace. California Seal of the AssemblyEdward Headington / CC…
FREEBASSEL with us this Friday
by jessica Uncategorized postThis Friday, 15 March, is the one-year anniversary of the detainment of CC Syria lead Bassel Khartibil by the Syrian government. It’s also the second anniversary of the start of the conflict in Syria. Bassel is a software engineer who has been an important open web advocate and a big part of the CC community…
California Unveils Bill to Provide Openly Licensed, Online College Courses for Credit
by Cable Green Copyright, Open Education postCalifornia Seal of the Assembly Edward Headington / CC BY Today California (CA) Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg (author of the CA open textbook legislation) announced that SB 520 (fact sheet) will be amended to provide open, online college courses for credit. In short, the bill will allow CA students, enrolled in CA public…
Want to work in open? Intern with CC!
by jessica Uncategorized postCC is once again opening its doors up to interns this US summer, offering opportunities to those with an interest in community development. The 2013 Community Support Intern will work with our staff to facilitate CC’s global volunteer network and provide general support for our international activities. This means everything from assisting with coordinating collaborative…
Welcome to the School of Open, Class of 2013
by Jane Park Uncategorized postHappy Open Education Week! We are happy to announce that the School of Open community has launched its first set of courses… The Library of Congress / No known copyright restrictions Sign up for these facilitated courses this week (sign-up will remain open through Sunday, March 17). These courses will start the week of March…
Join us: Open Education Week (11-15 March)
by Cable Green Open Education postIt is time to celebrate and spread the dream that everyone in the world can access a high quality, affordable education if we collectively share our educational resources and spend our public resources wisely! The second annual Open Education Week will take place March 11-15, 2013 (see schedule). Open Education Week is a five-day celebration…
Why Open Science Training matters
by puneet-kishor Uncategorized postHanging around with our own kind, we in the open science community might get lulled into thinking that everyone out there thinks like us. In reality, most scientists actually do science instead of worrying about whether or not it is open. However, even though some of their practices align with open science objectives, there is…
CC News: White House Supports Open Access
by elliot About CC postStay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our newsletter and following us on Twitter. Top stories: Law BooksKolinio Niumataiwalu / CC BY-NC-SA We’re nearing the finish line for version 4.0 of the CC license suite. Find out what’s new in Draft 3 and what issues are stil being discussed. School of Open…
Join us in Buenos Aires for our Global Summit 2013
by jessica Uncategorized postNight over the bridge / Luis Argerich / CC BY Finally the announcement you’ve all been waiting for – the Creative Commons Global Summit 2013 will be held from 21 to 24 August in beautiful Buenos Aires, Argentina. This biannual gathering of CC friends and family will be co-hosted by our local Creative Commons affiliates,…
Debrief: Sprinting to Build an Open Science Course
by billy-meinke Uncategorized postPhoto by Billy Meinke / CC-BY Celebrating Open Data Open Data Day 2013 can be described as a success. Why? Because hundreds of people participated in more than 100 events distributed across six continents all over the world, celebrating open data and all that we can do with it. Here at CC, we planned and…