Open source tools and resources: What are they and what’s out there? Presented at the Teaching with Technology Conference in St. John’s, NL. November 15, 2012 Lana Penny, M.Ed Instructional Designer

Topics 1.Copyright Matters 2.Open Source and Open Content 3.MOOCs 4.Plagiarism

Copyright Matters

I made it, it’s mine.Let’s share!

Introducing Copyleft Copyleft: when you really want to share

GNU General Public License (GPL): By the way…GNU = GNU’s Not Unix (just a fancy recursive acronym, whatever that is )

Creative Commons Licenses I shared, now it’s your turn! Give me credit Don’t change my stuff! Don’t profit from my stuff!

Learn More! ‘Get Creative ‘retrieved Nov 7, 2012 from Note: some aspects of this video refer to US law.

Try a quiz! ‘Creative Commons Interactive Tutorial is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA 2.5 license and is available at Memorial University’s Distance Education, Learning and Teaching Supports (DELTS) created an interactive tutorial to explain CC licenses…

Defining Open Source and Open Content

Open Source Software Retrieved Nov 12, 2012 from:

Popular Open Source Software LINUX GIMP

Open Source is NOT Shareware Winzip icon retrieved Nov 7, 2012 from

Open Source is NOT Freeware Google Earth Adobe Reader X Images retrieved Nov 12, 2012 from and

Open Source is NOT Freeware OR Shareware “…do not use the terms "freeware" or "shareware" as a synonym for "open source software”…these terms apply to software where the Government does not have access to the original source code. The government does have access to the original source code of open source software, so these terms do not apply.” Source: US Department of Defense. Retrieved 07/11/2012 from

Learn About Open Source Software Locate Open Source software Find, Create, Publish Open Source Initiative

Open Content Images retrieved Nov 8, 2012 from: Coffeebreak by Fortis (

It’s like your momma told you – share with others and they’ll share with you! Why should I share my stuff? Image source:

Finding Open Content

Who do you think supplies the content?

We do! Image source:

Open Educational Resources A few quick examples

Find Free-to-Use Teaching and Learning Content from Around the World Retrieved November 13, 2012 from: ://

The OpenCourseWare Consortium is a collaboration of higher education institutions and associated organizations from around the world creating a broad and deep body of open educational content using a shared model. Retrieved November 13, 2012 from:

What is an open textbook? An open textbook is a textbook licensed under an open copyright license, and made available online to be freely used by students, teachers and members of the public. They are available for free as online versions, and as low-cost printed versions, should students opt for these.open textbook Retrieved November 13, 2012 from:

MOOCS Pioneered by Canadians Downes and Siemens: Connectivism and Connective Knowledge MOOC

Dave Cormier. 8 Dec Retrieved Nov 7, 2012 from:

In your group, create a poster promoting OER. Use only openly available audio, text, images (and optionally a short – very short!) video Interlude

Plagiarism

*Retrieved Nov 12, 2012 from MY blog: The ‘Sage on the Stage’ method of teaching uses direct instruction to transmit knowledge.* The ‘Sage on the Stage’ method of teaching uses direct instruction to transmit deliver knowledge training. Before… After…

Plagiarism View requirements for use: Acadia University’s presentation and quiz on Plagiarism

Open source software and open content are stuff – that we create – and modify – and share so that… In a nutshell… We all can access and benefit from each other’s expertise, creativity, and access to resources* * I said that!

Questions ? Comments ?

Journals & Blogs The Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (CJSoTL) Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Stephen Downes: commentary on educational events Michael Geist: copyright issues: Cathy Moore: scenarios, action mapping: Don Clark: Tony Bates: Lana Penny: instructional design tips: Cammy Bean: Tom Kuhlmann: Rapid Elearning Blog:

Other Twitter (I follow a lot of bloggers on twitter. Search #instructionaldesign) LinkedIn TED: (check out flip videos – great for online or f-2-f) Magic trick algorithms: Michael Geist: copyright issues: Open source books and journals (downloadable): Athabasca U: You tube Merlot repository: Open Source Information: Wikipedia: and images: Wikimedia: Tom Kuhlmann: Rapid Elearning Blog: University of Manitoba copyright quiz: Memorial University Copyright:

Thanks! Michael Geist: copyright issues: Kuhlmann: Rapid Elearning Blog: Thanks to my colleagues Trina Rowlands and Lori Duke for their help with the design and layout of this presentation

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“Open source tools and resources: What are they and what’s out there?” is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License.Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License