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Reporting back on the Institute for Open Leadership 2

FELLOWS’ UPDATES: Alessando Sarretta: Open Practices and Policies for Research Data in the Marine Community Jane Frances-Agbu: Pondering the Future of Open Education in Nigeria Roshan Kumar Karn: Building an Institutional Open Access Policy In Nepal Fiona MacAlister: Cultivating a Culture of Knowledge Sharing Juliana Monteiro: Creative Commons and Museu da Imigração: notes on a Brazilian experience Katja … Read More “Reporting back on the Institute for Open Leadership 2”

Open science

US Dept. of Education proposes Open Licensing Policy. CC joins White House announcement.

Yesterday, Creative Commons joined the U.S. Department of Education (ED) for a series of important announcements that will advance OER in grades PreK-12 across the United States. ED announced the launch of its #GoOpen campaign to encourage states, school districts and educators to use Open Educational Resources (OER). OER, made “open” by CC … Read More “US Dept. of Education proposes Open Licensing Policy. CC joins White House announcement.”

Education / OER

Institute for Open Leadership 2: Apply now

Cape Town by Kemal Kestelli on Flickr, CC BY-ND 2.0. Earlier this year, Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network hosted the first Institute for Open Leadership (IOL). The IOL is a training and support program to empower new leaders interested in crafting and implementing an open licensing policy within their discipline. We had a … Read More “Institute for Open Leadership 2: Apply now”

Weblog

Open Licensing Policy Toolkit (DRAFT)

Files. By Pieter J. Smits, CC BY 3.0 Creative Commons believes that public and foundation funded resources should be openly licensed by default. We have written extensively about the importance of open licensing policies in government, foundations, and have built the Open Policy Network and the Institute for Open Leadership with our open policy partners … Read More “Open Licensing Policy Toolkit (DRAFT)”

Education / OER

Announcing the Open Policy Network grant-funded projects

Last year Creative Commons and a global coalition of organizations launched the Open Policy Network in order to support the creation, adoption, and implementation of policies that require that publicly funded resources are openly licensed resources. When open licenses are required for publicly funded resources, there is the potential to massively increase access to and … Read More “Announcing the Open Policy Network grant-funded projects”

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U.S. K12 State Policy Recommendations for OER: Sign Letter of Support

second grade writing class / woodleywonderworks / CC BY Achieve (a nonpartisan education reform organization widely known for its CC BY licensed OER Rubrics) has developed policy recommendations with input from its OER Institute U.S. state partners for U.S. states to use OER as part of their college and career ready implementation plans. These recommendations … Read More “U.S. K12 State Policy Recommendations for OER: Sign Letter of Support”

Education / OER

Report back: Institute for Open Leadership meeting

Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network hosted the first Institute for Open Leadership meeting in San Francisco 12-16 January 2015. The Institute for Open Leadership (IOL for short) is a training program to identify and cultivate new leaders in open education, science, public policy, research, data and other fields on the values and implementation … Read More “Report back: Institute for Open Leadership meeting”

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Institute for Open Leadership kicks off next week

The Presidio by Mindus under CC BY-NC-SA It’s a new year, and Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network are excited to work with the inaugural group of fellows at the Institute for Open Leadership. The Institute for Open Leadership–or IOL–is an effort to cultivate new leaders in open education, science, public policy, and other … Read More “Institute for Open Leadership kicks off next week”

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Announcing the Institute for Open Leadership Fellows

Creative Commons and the Open Policy Network are pleased to announce the first round of fellows for the Institute for Open Leadership. The Institute is a training program to develop new leaders in education, science, public policy, and other fields on the values and implementation of openness in licensing, policies, and practices. We received over … Read More “Announcing the Institute for Open Leadership Fellows”

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Apply now to participate in the Institute for Open Leadership

Earlier this week, we kicked off the Open Policy Network. We announced that the first project within the Network is the Institute for Open Leadership. The Institute for Open Leadership is a training program to develop new leaders in education, science, public policy, and other fields on the values and implementation of openness in licensing, … Read More “Apply now to participate in the Institute for Open Leadership”

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Reporting back on the Institute for Open Leadership 2

US Dept. of Education proposes Open Licensing Policy. CC joins White House announcement.

Institute for Open Leadership 2: Apply now

Open Licensing Policy Toolkit (DRAFT)

Announcing the Open Policy Network grant-funded projects

U.S. K12 State Policy Recommendations for OER: Sign Letter of Support

Report back: Institute for Open Leadership meeting

Institute for Open Leadership kicks off next week

Announcing the Institute for Open Leadership Fellows

Apply now to participate in the Institute for Open Leadership

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