Resources Licensing and Student Consent
Open pedagogy relies on the ability of students to consent to sharing their work, and having the ability to opt-out if they choose. When asking students to create content that has an audience beyond the professor and the confines of the course, they become intellectual property holders. It is their right to decide when and how to share the fruits of their academic labor.
This is why it is important for students to be able to choose the license they want to apply to their work.
Communication and transparency are essential to this process, and they can having conversations continually about where the work will end up and the role that students have in that decision is a good way to help students feel confident in their decisions.
Below are some resources to share with students so they can learn more about Creative Commons licenses.
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Creative Commons License DescriptionsBrief, and easy to understand descriptions of the licensing terms.
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Creative Commons License ChooserBy answering a few simple yes or no questions, this tool can help you pick the appropriate license to assign to your work.
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Creative Commons Course ModuleThis Creative Commons module provides information about the origins and legal background of the licenses, describes the anatomy and purpose of each license, includes examples and a quiz.
Open Licensing
Below is a general guideline of the spectrum of Creative Commons Licenses. To learn more about each license, visit the links in the box above.
