Proposed new copyright laws, confusion over what is allowed and isn’t allowed under fair dealing, Access Copyright’s attempt to increase tariffs, risk averse legal counsel advice, universities and colleges pulling out of Access Copyright. Has all this got your head spinning?
In parallel to the changing regime of copyright new open licensing and sharing practices have emerged.
As part of Open Access week BCcampus and partners are hosting an Opening Education event on October 17 to explore how the practices of Open Access research publishing and Open Educational Resource (OER) course content have emerged as complementary and creative alternatives to traditional copyright practices. Join us in this exploration of how creators are using digital open licenses to essentially clear copyright upfront in such a way that sharing and reuse by others is pre-authorized and encouraged.
We’ve created an Opening Education micro-site at http://open.bccampus.ca. This site provides a means for online registration and provides information on the location, speakers agenda, and associated resources. The event will take place face-to-face at Simon Fraser University’s Woodwards campus in downtown Vancouver and be simultaneously webcast over the Internet. The webcast will be recorded and posted to the micro-site for reference after the event.
The event features a wide range of speakers representing organizations who are actively engaged with open access and open educational resources. Presenters include:
- David Porter, Executive Director BCcampus
- Sir John Daniel, CEO of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL)
- Scott Leslie, Open Education Client Services Manager, BCcampus
- Venkataraman Balaji, Director for Technology and Knowledge Management, Commonwealth of Learning
- Wayne Mackintosh, OER Foundation, New Zealand
- Rory McGreal, Associate Vice President Research & UNESCO OER Chair, Athabasca University
- Joy Kirchner, Scholarly Communications Coordinator, University of British Columbia Library
- Paul Stacey, Director Curriculum Development, BCcampus
Resource links on the micro-site are grouped to portray the range of activities each of these speakers and organizations are pursuing around open access and open educational resources. We encourage you to explore the resource links in advance for orientation.
Hope you can join us.
Paul Stacey