Locating Images
To assist you in finding images that are not copyrighted, please review the following resources:
Creative Commons is an initiative that provides licensing options that span between copyrighted and public domain. You can learn more about Creative Commons on their website here. You may also search for Creative Commons licensed images here:
Creative commons licensed images are free to share (see each license for different permissions, such as non-commercial or commercial use, free to modify or not, etc.), but they require attribution. To learn more about how to attribute a creative commons licensed image, please visit the following resource:
Best practices for attribution
Another source for images is UnSplash, where photos are licensed for the public domain and attribution is not required:
Google is the most common place used and can easily be set to find images that are under various copyright formats. Here are a few ways Google can be utilized.
Photo by Markus Winkler on Unsplash
Locating Open Educational Resources
Legally reusable, adaptable, and useful educational content is available if you know where and how to look. Resources you make for your own practice may take many forms, and these links are just a little of what is available.
OER Commons – library of open ed
Open Washingtion: Boundless – open education resources
Curriki – lessons and on-demand content free, open, and accessible to all
Ck-12 – free stem teaching resources
Smithsonian – learning lab
Open Media Bank – media resources made available under Creative Commons license for sharing, reuse and remixing
Most frequently cited reasons for using OER
● To enhance professional development (28%)
● To provide electronic learning material to students (35%)
● To prepare for teaching (52%)
● To supplement existing content (59%)
● For ideas and inspiration (67%)
Jhangiani, R. S., Pitt, R., Hendricks, C., Key, J., & Lalonde, C. (2016). Exploring Faculty Use of Open
Educational Resources at British Columbia Post-Secondary Institutions. BCcampus Research Report.
Retrieved from https://bccampus.ca/files/2016/01/BCFacultyUseOfOER_final.pdf
Open Textbooks
B.C. is leveraging 21st century-technologies and licensing to ensure its citizens have affordable access to high-quality post-secondary textbooks. Open licensing on publicly funded content ensures the greatest impact for the public dollar. Dr. Cable Green (Creative Commons)
Find Open Textbooks BCcampus OpenEd – search for quality open textbooks offered in a variety of digital formats; the first step in adopting open educational resources
Internet Archive – non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.
Open Education Alberta – a collaborative, no-fee publishing services for open textbooks and other open educational resources.
Siyavula.com – effective, efficient and personalised practice for Maths, Physics and Chemistry
OERCommons – award-winning OER Professional Learning programs support instructors and curriculum specialists to gain the necessary skills required to find, adapt, and evaluate high quality open materials.
eCampusOntario – aims to empower educators to explore a range of emerging technologies and pedagogical practices for effective online and technology-enabled teaching and learning.
What if I found a great resource online that is not licensed for reuse?
- Embed
- Link
- Ask permission
Giving credit when you use open educational resources is not only important for legal reasons. When you provide attribution, you support the ability of non-profit organizations to make great educational experiences available to students around the world.
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