Adoption Process at Fanshawe
Once you have found an OER that suits your needs, the next step is adoption. The adoption process is easy! You will need to ensure that you have:
- reported your adoption to the library (adoption form)
- entered your OER into the Course Outline Mapping and Management System (COMMS)
- explored options for alternative formats (i.e. printed versions)
- provided access to the OER in your course site for students
Resources
Please see our adoption guide for more information on this process
Attribution
All six of the Creative Commons licenses include the BY or attribution condition. This is a requirement of reuse. Attribution is giving credit when you reuse or reproduce someone’s work, and it is a legal requirement.
While some tools, like CC Search, include the attribution in the resource; there are other tools available to help you attribute properly. Please see the tools below. If you need help, please reach out to the library.
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Open Attribute a browser plugin for Firefox and Chrome
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Commons Machinery a Firefox plugins and open office tools
When creating attribution statements a good rule of thumb is to remember the acronym TASL: Title, Author, Source, License. Please see this example.
ACC Learn OER by Carrie Gits is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License CC BY 2019
Adaptation Resources
Perhaps you have found some open resources that are valuable, but do not meet all of your needs. In this case, you have the option to adapt or revise the resources in accordance with Creative Commons licenses to better suit your requirements. Adaptations could involve minor corrections and improvements, remixing or adding new components, or even completely reworking the entire resource.
You may find these resources helpful in your adaptation:
- 6 Steps to Modifying an Open Textbook
- BC Campus Adaptation Guide
- Corrections, Adaptations and New Editions Guidelines
If you are publishing your adapted version in Pressbooks, please see the Pressbooks resources under the Create an OER navigation tab.
