When incorporating sources into their OER adaption or creation, faculty members participating in Tiers II & III are required to use sources that are openly licensed or in the public domain, provide attribution for these sources, and publish their own work with a Creative Commons license.
All participating faculty members are responsible for complying with the policies and regulations governing all College courses, including but not limited to the federal "Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990", 42 U.S.C. sec. 12101 et seq., as amended, to enable persons with disabilities to access the OER developed or adapted using the grant as well as Section 508 of the 1998 Rehabilitation Act concerning Accessibility.
Creative Commons licenses provide a standardized way for authors and creators to grant the public permission to share and use their creative works. These licenses mix and match the following elements:
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Attribution (BY) Give credit to the original author |
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Share Alike (SA) Distribute derivative works under the same license |
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Non-commercial (NC) Only use the work for noncommercial purposes |
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No Derivatives (ND) Only use verbatim copies of the work |
Creative Commons offers six copyright licenses based on the four public permissions elements of attribution, share alike, non-commerical, and no derivatives.
 No rights reserved. |
 Attribution required. No other restrictions. |
 Attribution required. New works must contain the same license. |
 Attribution required. Non-commercial use only. |
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 Attribution required. No derivative works. |
 Attribution required. Non-commercial use only. No derivative works. |
Another way to think about these licenses is in order of most to least open. This infographic from Creative Commons, which has a CC BY 4.0 License, demonstrates this concept.
Teaching and Learning Services offers a Canvas module for Digital Accessibility. In addition, Teaching and Learning Services are prepared to support faculty creation of OER and the incorporation of the material into Canvas. Visit FLC's Accessibility page and contact Jen Rider, jrider@fortlewis.edu or 970.247.7404 with further questions.
