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Creative Commons Part 1: What does “Creative Commons” mean?

Creative Commons

CMLE Guest Blogger: Carli Spina If you have any questions, let me know in the comments or contact me on Twitter where I’m @CarliSpina.

Creative Commons Part 1: What does “Creative Commons” mean?

Copyright is an important but often intimidating topic. As library staff, we may know that copyright protections exist, but knowing their exact parameters or how to get permission to use a copyrighted work can be complex and time consuming.

Recognizing this problem, a group of experts developed the concept of the Creative Commons (often abbreviated CC) and the associated licenses to make sharing, reusing, and remixing works easier for everyone. Using this approach, the creator of an item offers the item under a license (or legal agreement) that explicitly provides for the types of use that are permitted free of charge. Continue reading Creative Commons Part 1: What does “Creative Commons” mean? →

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Creative Commons & citing web content

by-nc-saHow do you cite content you’re using from the web? Can you even use it in your work or on your website? If you need to modify it, can you? In today’s muddled online world, Creative Commons (CC) wants to be the answer to all your digital copyright questions.

So what is Creative Commons? In their own words, “Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.” Their copyright licenses are easy to use and complement existing copyright to “provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work.”

Sites like flickr, Wikipedia, and many others are using Creative Commons to let users know what they can and cannot use and how they can use it.

Here are some more excellent places to learn more about Creative Commons:

You will notice that  CMLE uses Creative Common’s attribution standards with most images we use in our posts. If you need to know more about the individual licenses you can go to Creative Commons’ About The Licenses page.

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Creative Commons: Citation in an Online World

by-nc-saHow do you cite content you’re using from the web? Can you even use it in your work or on your website? If you need to modify it, can you? In today’s muddled online world, Creative Commons (CC) wants to be the answer to all your digital copyright questions.

So what is Creative Commons? In their own words, “Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools.” Their copyright licenses are easy to use and complement existing copyright to “provide a simple, standardized way to give the public permission to share and use your creative work.”

Sites like flickr, Wikipedia, and many others are using Creative Commons to let users know what they can and cannot use and how they can use it.

Here are some more excellent places to learn more about Creative Commons:

This year CMLE is using Creative Common’s attribution standards with most images we use in our posts. If you need to know more about the individual licenses you can go to Creative Commons’ About The Licenses page.

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Save the Date & Submit Session Proposals: MN eLearning Summit 2014

eLearningGreetings,It is a new year and time for another fantastic opportunity to be a part of Minnesota’s eLearning Summit 2014. Please join us on July 30-31 on the beautiful University of Northwestern campus (St. Paul) to hear keynote speakers Cable Green (Creative Commons) and Robbie Melton (Tennessee Board of Regents). Cable is an advocate for open policies that promote free and open education materials and Robbie is a mobile education innovator. You will want to hear and see these dynamic, engaging, and relevant keynoters first hand!

The Summit:

Our venue brings together K-12 and Higher Education practitioners to engage in presentations and conversations that promote the use of technology in teaching and learning. This affordable conference is in-state and focused on all things digital when it comes to learning – online learning, electronic portfolios, digital resources, you name it. Our Summit is designed specifically for K-12 and post-secondary educators, public and private sectors, to join together for meaningful interaction regarding effective uses of technology with teaching and learning.

Call for Proposals:

The Summit program committee is looking for good presenters from K-12 and post-secondary education.  We strongly encourage  those with a K-12 focus to contribute presentations at the Summit. We wish to provide a balanced set of offerings for our post-secondary and K-12 attendees. This year’s theme is Open. Online. Opportunity. This theme opens the doors and windows of our thinking and practice regarding education as we consider current realities and future possibilities. Through national leaders in education as keynote speakers, interactive breakout sessions, showcase sessions featuring innovative technologies, and various ways to network with colleagues, we will consider what we do and what we might do together.

We want your session proposals! If you have a presentation idea for the Summit, we ask that you follow this hyperlink to the Conference Call for Proposals.

If you have questions about Summit session proposals, please feel free to contact one of the conference program co-chairs.

Mary Mehsikomer
Co-Chair eLearning Summit 2014
Technology Integration Development & Outreach Facilitator
TIES
1667 Snelling Avenue North
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 999-6510
E-mail: mary.mehsikomer@ties.k12.mn.us
Skype: mary.mehsikomer2
Twitter: marytmm

Deborah W. Proctor, Ph.D.
Co-Chair eLearning Summit 2014
Online & Digital Learning Specialist
MDE-Center for Postsecondary Success
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113-4266
eMail:  deborah.proctor@state.mn.us
Phone: 651-582-8328
Fax: 651-582-8876
WebEx: https://mde.webex.com/meet/DProctor

Registration:

Registration for the Summit will open in February. Early registration rates will be provided until March 31, 2014. The Summit provides scholarship discounts for students (undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral) as well as scholarship discounts for K-12 educators.

Group Rates: Because your institution will benefit most from Summit information when a team of colleagues attend the Summit together, we provide group discounts (teams of 5 or more.) Please plan now to register as an institution team for Summit 2014.

Conference registration includes access to all Summit events, materials, meals, and parking. Inexpensive on-campus lodging is also available on the host-university campus for those outside of the metro area.

Please request additional information on the conference and submit a session or workshop proposal.

Sincerely,

MN eLearning Summit Planning Committee

The Minnesota eLearning Summit is sponsored by the Minnesota Learning Commons: University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, TIES, Minitex, eFolioMinnesota and myeFolio. 

Summit Host site:  University of Northwestern – St. Paul.

 

Minnesota Learning Commons is a collaboration of Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and University of Minnesota.

Minnesota Learning Commons Online Support is located at 150 2nd Street SW, Perham, Minnesota 56573.
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