OER: “OER” stands for Open Educational Resource. Educational materials such as textbooks, problem sets, assessments, slide decks, videos, lesson plans, study guides, handouts, infographics, and other educational content can be used for free and without permission. OERs are resources published under an open license, such as Creative Commons. Best of all, these resources can be freely adapted to help your students meet the learning outcomes for your course.
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Clip art:
Pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Clip art is used extensively and comes in electronic and printed forms. However, most clip art today is created, distributed, and used in a digital form. Since its inception, clip art has evolved to include various content, file formats, illustration styles, and licensing restrictions. Clip art features are often included in creative software programs and packages. It is generally composed exclusively of illustrations (created by hand or software) and does not include photography.
Copyright:
Copyright means the “right to copy” and generally refers to the exclusive right to produce or reproduce a work or any substantial part of one. In Canada, this right is enshrined in the Copyright Act.
Creative Commons:
An American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share.
Creative Commons License:
Plain language copyright licenses that give individual creators, large companies and institutions a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions so others can use their creative works to support education and expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and share.
Disclaimer:
Any statement is intended to specify or delimit the scope of rights and obligations that may be exercised and enforced by parties in a legally recognized relationship.
Public Domain:
The public domain consists of all the creative works to which no exclusive intellectual property rights apply. Those rights may have expired, been forfeited, expressly waived, or may be inapplicable.
Royalty-Free:
material subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights that may be used without the need to pay royalties or license fees for each use, per copy.
Stock art / Photography:
These are images intended for use by creative professionals and require payment and adherence to specific conditions and terms of use. They are found in reports, news media, advertising, and websites. They are abundant and available online through several stock art agencies, many selling photographs and illustrations.
Terms of Use:
Legal agreements between a service provider and a person who wants to use that service. The person must agree to abide by the terms of using the offered service or material. Terms of use can also be merely a disclaimer.
Derivatives:
A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. This is a derivative work when you adapt or remix something created by someone else.
Share Alike:
A layer in a Creative Commons licence that requires you to keep any derivative works (works that have been remixed or adapted from the original) under the same license terms as the original work.
Attribution:
Attribution, in copyright law, is acknowledgment as credit to the copyright holder or author of a work. This may be done using a formal citation or simply noting the work's creator where it is used. For more information, see the page on "How to Cite Images."
