Creative Commons quick start: A short introduction to using Creative Commons licences

Confused by Creative Commons?? At a loss about licences?? Bewildered by attribution??

If you’re new to Creative Commons licences or simply need a quick refresher, this Quick Start 30 minute information session will provide a brief introduction to Creative Commons, covering all the main licence types, and show you how to quickly and easily apply CC licences to content in Learn, Media Hopper Create and blogs.

Learning Outcomes:

This session will introduce participants to:

• The key concepts of copyright, licensing and the public domain.
• The benefits and affordances of open licensing.
• The different Creative Commons licences and how they can be used.
• How to attribute open licensed content.
• How to add a licence to your own resources on:
  • Learn
  • Media Hopper Create
  • Blogs.ed.ac.uk
  • PowerPoint.

This session will be run by Lorna Campbell and Stephanie (Charlie) Farley. Lorna has almost twenty years of experience working in education technology and manages the OER Service within Information Services at the University of Edinburgh.  Charlie is our Open Educational Resources (OER) Advisor for Educational Design and Engagement. She provides training and workshops for the OER service.

This will be delivered solely online via Collaborate.  Attendee’s should make themselves aware of the best practise advice from Collaborate before joining the session: Collaborate Session Best Practices

Bookings for Staff via People and Money: https://edin.ac/3qAvHme

Bookings for Students via Events: https://edin.ac/3BG5068

Header image: Creative Commons – A vessel of ideas, CC BY SA, OpenSource.com on flickr