Intro to Open Educational Resources in K-12
On March 30, 2015 I presented a session on Open Educational Resources (OER) to teachers at the Alberta Distance Learning Centre (ADLC). It was a great session, there were people from across the province, plus one participant from New Brunswick.
Copyright Criminals & Not
I shared a story with them about copyright, Nokia & Alec Couros. Nokia approached Alec because they respected Creative Commons licenses and they wanted to use a video that he had tagged non-commercial.
The day after my session, Laurel sent me this Tweet:
Her Tweet lead me to this Tweet from Dave Cormier:
Wired had posted an opinion piece called “Why Free Is Not the Future of Digital Content in Education” which argued for more textbooks and included a photo taken by Alec Couros that was licensed non-commercial.
Alec posted the first comment of many informed comments: “The image that you are using is CC-ATT/NC. You shouldn’t be using it as a commercial organization. It’s mine, but I’ll give it to you – for free. I believe that free matters. So, in contradiction to your article, use away. Heck, here’s another one: https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/“
I’m surprised that Wired didn’t respect Alec’s Creative Commons license. It turns out that they have used his image several times in the past.
Great response Alec. Wired I have lost some respect for your brand.