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OER are learning resources that have been released under an open license permitting their free use/modification. OER render this knowledge accessible to all. Digital locks and restrictive licences seriously hinder the use of commercial content. The free sharing of OER is an essential element in any self-directed learning environment. The free sharing of  open educational resources  (OER) can be seen as essential for promoting the creation of content usable online.

Next week is Open Education Week!

We invite you to join members of the Open Access Working Group for a short, casual webinar on Open Educational Resources (OER) provided by the Ontario Council of University of Libraries (OCUL).

This showing is open to all students, faculty and staff interested in hearing more about the Open Educational Resources movement.

This eCampusOntario webinar, presented by Maureen Glynn, Open Education Fellow at Ryerson University, will discuss practical strategies, tools, and ideas that will help instructors unlock the potential of open educational resources (OER) to enrich and strengthen their online teaching and learning.

This eCampusOntario webinar, facilitated by James Skidmore, Associate Professor and Director, À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Centre for German Studies, and Open Education Fellow at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, panellists will identify signs of progress and discuss where open educators might best concentrate their efforts to make a difference in institutional policy.

In this session, participants will be introduced to copyright and licensing and what rights and responsibilities they have when publishing their research. This session includes an introduction to:

• Copyright and licensing as they apply to publication
• Your rights as an author, and tips on how to keep them
• Suggestions of helpful resources for publication
• Questionable publisher practices, and how to avoid them

In this session, participants will be introduced to copyright concepts as they apply to the writing and publication of their thesis on . This session will cover:

• Your copyright responsibilities when writing your thesis
• Considerations for using your own work
• Considerations for using third party materials (images, figures, etc.)

This session will provide a simple overview of copyright, and the implications it has in your teaching. By the end of this session you will be better prepared to:

• Use copyright protected works in the classroom, LEARN, or through Course Reserves
• Choose alternate options for using materials, if necessary