Open content licensing for educators/About

''Open content licensing for educators (OCL4Ed) is a free micro Open Online Course (mOOC) designed for educators and students who want to learn more about open education resources, copyright, and creative commons licenses. This course will be facilitated by the UNESCO OER Chair Network in collaboration with the OER Foundation and the Commonwealth of Learning.

OCL4Ed 13.09 is scheduled for 4 - 18 September 2013.

''You will be joining thousands of learners from more than 100 countries who have already participated in OCL4Ed. The course materials were originally developed as a collaborative project by volunteers from the OER Foundation, WikiEducator, the OpenCourseWare Consortium and Creative Commons with funding support from UNESCO. The course will provide prerequisite knowledge required by educators to legally remix open education materials and help institutions to take informed decisions about open content licenses.

''Participants will need approximately 1 hour for each session of the workshop at a time which suits your own schedule. The workshop is divided into 5 sessions each spanning two working days.''

The gift of knowledge
Share the gift of knowledge by inviting colleagues and friends to join you. Email a link to this page or download the poster below which can be displayed on local notice boards at your institution.

[[Media:OCL4ED_poster_2013-09.pdf|Download poster for OCL4Ed Workshop]] (621KB)

Certification options
Micro refers to a sub-component of a university course, and the OER Foundation will pilot a number of certification options for OCL4Ed:


 * A digital participation badge issued by the OER Foundation for learners who achieve the minimum specified participation requirements (Cost: Free).
 * A certificate of participation issued by the OER Foundation (Donation of US$10).
 * Micro-credential issued by Otago Polytechnic for successful learners who complete the formal assessment requirements. This micro-credential will carry credit towards the Open Education Practice Elective of the Graduate Diploma in Tertiary Education to be offered by the OERu. (Cost: NZ$70)