In March, Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute launched the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition. The goal of the competition is to raise awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER) and solicit short, creative videos that help explain what Open Educational Resources are and how they can be beneficial…
Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our weblog and following us on Twitter. Why Open Education Matters Video Competition! by Creative Commons, U.S. Department of Education, and Open Society Foundations Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Foundations announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters…
Creative Commons, U.S. Department of Education, Open Society Institute launch high profile video competition to highlight potential of free educational materials Mountain View, California and Washington, D.C., — March 5, 2012 Today Creative Commons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Open Society Institute announce the launch of the Why Open Education Matters Video Competition.…
As most of you are undoubtedly aware, next week, 5-10 March, is the First Annual Open Education Week – a time set aside each year to celebrate and raise awareness about open education and open educational resources (OER). How better to spend it than learning how to share OER with CC… and to remind us…
Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our weblog and following us on Twitter. Happy Valentine’s Day! See below for latest CC developments in culture, policy, education—and more! Vimeo adds CC browse and search capabilities Vimeo has revamped their platform for video creators and users, including the creation of a Creative Commons…
Vimeo has revamped their platform for video creators and users, including the creation of a Creative Commons landing page where you can browse and search for videos by CC license! From http://vimeo.com/new: “Our members love using Creative Commons licenses to rework, remix, and reimagine, which is why we built a whole new section to help…
Arts Engine‘s annual Media That Matters Festival — now in its 12th year — is accepting new entries for short films! In addition to being a “premier showcase for short films with big messages” Media That Matters will give filmmakers the opportunity to connect with educators, activists, and nonprofits around the globe, helping to move…
Get Creative! (video) Happy Birthday CC! Today marks the 9th birthday of the CC license suite, as Version 1.0 was launched in 2002. Since then, more than 500 million works on the web have been made available under one of the CC licenses, free for the public to reuse, remix, or redistribute. This year we…
Stay up to date with CC news by subscribing to our weblog and following us on Twitter. Europeana adopts new data exchange agreement, all metadata to be published under CC0 Europeana — Europe’s digital library, museum and archive, and the first major adopter of the Public Domain Mark for works in the worldwide public domain…
The eleventh annual Media That Matters Film Festival is taking place once again in New York City! More than a film festival, Media That Matters inspires and impacts audiences across the globe. Covering a vast array of topics from LGBT youth, autism awareness, biased-based bullying, immigration and much more, the eleventh annual collection will feature…