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CC BY-SA 4.0 now one-way compatible with GPLv3

The declaration increases interoperability of the commons for games, hardware designs, and more In January we officially opened a public consultation (blog post) on CC BY-SA 4.0 unilateral compatibility with GPLv3, in accordance with our ShareAlike compatibility process and criteria. Following additional months of detailed analysis, discussion and deliberation with the Free Software Foundation and … Read More “CC BY-SA 4.0 now one-way compatible with GPLv3”

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Guest Post: Boundless Invites You to Write the Future of Education

The following is a guest post by Ariel Diaz, Founder and CEO of Boundless, a platform for the creation of open textbooks that are community-built and CC BY-SA-licensed. Boundless / CC BY-SA By empowering a dedicated community of contributors in open resources, Creative Commons has given education a strong foundation for creating and sharing content. … Read More “Guest Post: Boundless Invites You to Write the Future of Education”

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Creative Commons policies grow in New Zealand schools

Bethlehem College Preso / Locus Research / CC BY-SA Last month, I had the honour of providing a keynote address and two workshops at a teacher conference at Northcote College1, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. Like many schools, Northcote is in the process of developing an overarching digital citizenship policy for staff, … Read More “Creative Commons policies grow in New Zealand schools”

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A new course on Open Research at the School of Open

The following is a guest post by Beck Pitt, researcher at the Open University’s OER Research Hub. We are collaborating with Beck and her team to investigate attitudes towards sharing educational resources online and the impact of School of Open courses. Are you curious about what it means to research openly and what benefits it … Read More “A new course on Open Research at the School of Open”

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"Why Open?" course now open for sign-up

Project 365 #303: 301009 Blink And You’ll Miss It! / Pete / CC BY Another run of School of Open courses is starting up in August, September and October! The first course to kick things off is a second iteration of “Why Open?” “Why Open?” was collaboratively developed and facilitated one year ago in August … Read More “"Why Open?" course now open for sign-up”

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WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday

WikiProject Open is an online School of Open training program for new and seasoned Wikipedia volunteers to collaborate on improving Wikipedia articles related to openness. The aim of the project is two-fold: in addition to improving Wikipedia articles related to openness (such as open access publishing and open educational resources), volunteers seek to improve Wikimedia … Read More “WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday”

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School of Open: Copyright & Creative Commons for Educators Courses Now Open for Sign-up

Is copyright a little fuzzy? / Elias Bizannes / CC BY-SA Following on the heels of “Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics and Beyond,” three more School of Open courses are now open for sign-up. They are: 1. Copyright 4 Educators (AUS) This course will equip Australian educators with the copyright knowledge to confidently use copyright … Read More “School of Open: Copyright & Creative Commons for Educators Courses Now Open for Sign-up”

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School of Open: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration

Below, Sara Frank Bristow invites you to join “Writing Wikipedia Articles: The Basics & Beyond”. Sara is a co-organizer of the course and a member of WikiProject Open. Both projects are part of the School of Open. The School of Open will offer its popular “Writing Wikipedia Articles” course (WIKISOO) starting 25 February, 2014. This … Read More “School of Open: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration”

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School of Open: What we did in 2013

Here’s another end of year list: all the awesome things the School of Open community accomplished in 2013. Last year, we highlighted the work we put into materializing School of Open as a concrete entity with goals and people involved. This year, we actually launched the School with a full set of online courses and … Read More “School of Open: What we did in 2013”

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Guest post: What's behind the success of Copyright 4 Educators Australia?

The following is a guest post by Jessica Smith, National Copyright Officer for the National Copyright Unit of Australia. She ran the Copyright 4 Educators (AUS) course with Delia Browne as part of the School of Open’s second round of facilitated courses in 2013. The School of Open is a community of volunteers focused on … Read More “Guest post: What's behind the success of Copyright 4 Educators Australia?”

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CC BY-SA 4.0 now one-way compatible with GPLv3

Guest Post: Boundless Invites You to Write the Future of Education

Creative Commons policies grow in New Zealand schools

A new course on Open Research at the School of Open

"Why Open?" course now open for sign-up

WikiProject Open Barn Raising this Saturday

School of Open: Copyright & Creative Commons for Educators Courses Now Open for Sign-up

School of Open: "Writing Wikipedia Articles" Course Now Open for Registration

School of Open: What we did in 2013

Guest post: What's behind the success of Copyright 4 Educators Australia?

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