Glossary

The permissions that are "baked in" to OER: Revise, remix, reuse, retain, and redistribute. The 5Rs distinguish OER from other learning materials that are copyrighted under traditional, all-rights-reserved copyright.

When all people can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with electronic information and be active, contributing members of the digital world. Visual, auditory, physical, speech, cognitive, and neurological disabilities should be taken into account when implementing accessibility measures.

Source: https://www.nationaldb.org/for-state-deaf-blind-projects/accessibility-toolkit/why-accessibility-is-important/

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See CC BY-NC-SA

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See CC BY-SA

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Creative Commons By license. Allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons By-Non Commercial license. Allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons By-Non Commercial-No Derivatives license. Allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons By-Non Commercial-Share Alike license. Allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format for noncommercial purposes only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons By-No Derivatives license. Allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, and only so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons By-Share Alike license. Allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, so long as attribution is given to the creator. The license allows for commercial use. If you remix, adapt, or build upon the material, you must license the modified material under identical terms.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

Creative Commons Zero license. A public dedication tool, which allows creators to give up their copyright and put their works into the worldwide public domain. CC0 allows reusers to distribute, remix, adapt, and build upon the material in any medium or format, with no conditions.

A form of protection provided by the laws of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship” that are fixed in a tangible form of expression. An original work of authorship is a work that is independently created by a human author and possesses at least some minimal degree of creativity. A work is “fixed” when it is captured (either by or under the authority of an author) in a sufficiently permanent medium such that the work can be perceived, reproduced, or communicated for more than a short time.

Source: https://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ01.pdf

Licenses that work with traditional copyright to enable use and reuse of others' works by communicating in a standardized way the rights a creator wants to share with others. CC Licenses are: CC BY, CC BY-SA, CC BY-NC, CC BY-NC-SA, CC BY-ND, CC BY-NC-ND.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/cclicenses/

The act of developing, strengthening, and supporting procedural and outcome fairness in systems, procedures, and resource distribution mechanisms to create equitable (not equal) opportunity for all people.

Source: https://ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/shr/Diversity/SubCommit/DEIGlossaryofEquityRelatedTerms.pdf 

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Intentionally designed, active, and ongoing engagement with people that ensures opportunities and pathways for participation in all aspects of group, organization, or community. Inclusion refers to how groups show that people are valued as respected members of the group, team, organization, or community.

Source: https://ofm.wa.gov/sites/default/files/public/shr/Diversity/SubCommit/DEIGlossaryofEquityRelatedTerms.pdf

Open Educational Resources. These are teaching, learning, and research materials that reside in the public domain or have been released under an open license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.

Source: https://creativecommons.org/about/program-areas/education-oer/

A form of experiential learning in which students demonstrate understanding through the act of creation; the practice of engaging with students as creators of information rather than simply consumers of it.

Works not protected by copyright; they belong to the public and can be used in any way without permission from the creator(s).

One of the Five Rs of OER. The right to share copies of the original content, your revisions, or your remixes with others (e.g., give a copy of the content to a friend)

One of the Five Rs of OER. The right to combine the original or revised content with other material to create something new (e.g., incorporate the content into a mashup)

An assignment designed for students to learn and to contribute to the field of study at the same time, adding value to the world and providing a foundation for future students to learn and build upon. To be considered renewable, the teacher invites the students to openly license and publicly share their work with the global community.

Source: https://flexible.learning.ubc.ca/news-events/renewable-assignments-student-work-adding-value-to-the-world/

One of the Five Rs of OER. The right to make, own, and control copies of the content (e.g., download, duplicate, store, and manage)

One of the Five Rs of OER. The right to use the content in a wide range of ways (e.g., in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video)

One of the Five Rs of OER. The right to adapt, adjust, modify, or alter the content itself (e.g., translate the content into another language)

The process of creating products (devices, environments, systems, and processes) that are usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances). Universal Design seeks to create barrier-free resources, working with the broader accessibility movements, and adaptive and assistive technologies.