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<\/figure>\r\nScenario \u2013 Assigning a Textbook<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Dr. Ferreira is assigning his 3 credit Biology 101 course a textbook. Upon review of the textbook, they notice that the students will only need half of the text to cover the course, some of the learning activities need updating to incorporate recent findings in the field, and the content needs restructuring to flow better with the course content. This book will cost students $150.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n With \u201cclosed,\u201d or material under copyright restrictions, Dr. Ferreira would not be able to make these changes to make a cohesive learning experience for his students.\u00a0 Resources with adaption licenses allow a work to be revised, modified, altered, or customized in any way that is suitable for the situation. Adapting OER offers the following benefits:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The following video shows a common adaption example when engaging in OER.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n OER adaptions are any modifications made to the already existing openly licensed content for your own purposes. Adaptions to OER can be made in any number of ways and are only limited by your specific needs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n As the video showed, simply taking an openly licensed image and modifying the size and adding descriptive text is an adaption. Similarly, taking a set of openly licensed test questions, removing a few options and adding them to your resource is considered an adaption. Adaptions can be simple modifications made to an object to make it useful for your content.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Some adaptions can be simple and low time commitment, while others may be more involved and require greater restructuring and additions to the content. The following are some examples of more complex adaptions of OER.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The focus of many open education projects is to provide access to education. But what does access mean if the materials are not accessible for each and every student? Do they fulfill the mandate to deliver fully open education? Adaptions to existing OER to improve a resource to make it usable by people with the widest possible range of abilities, operating within the widest possible range of situations (environments, conditions, and circumstances) is an excellent example of equitable OER adaption.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Adapting a text to better represent a diverse population is one way in which open educational resources can improve equity and inclusion. Learners can relate more to the content if they see themselves represented in the materials from which they learn, which can be addressed through things such as: including images of people with diverse identities and abilities, changing names of characters in fictional scenarios or case studies to better reflect people from many parts of the world, revising examples to include situations, issues, and questions that are relevant to many different people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Example:<\/strong> \u00a0Dr. Benjamin Cheung<\/a>\u00a0is adapting\u00a0Principles of Social Psychology<\/a> to replace images with ones that show more diversity to better reflect identities within his classrooms.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Imagine the world of OER possibilities if the content shared across the globe was translated. Translation of texts in a variety of languages increases the breadth of OER content available for use while supporting the diversity of scholarly voices and increasing access to resources from all parts of the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Example:<\/strong> Examples of OER in languages other than English, including adapted translations can be found at the OER In Other Languages<\/a> portal.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The ability to update content is one of the most beneficial parts of engaging in OER adaption. Due to the open nature of OER, there is greater potential for sustainability of content over time as the overhead to update (e.g. technical requirements, etc.) is not as cumbersome as more traditional forms of publishing. This allows for updating the resource with the latest research discoveries or theories that can support subject areas that are changing quickly (e.g., political science, media studies, cultural studies, etc.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Example:\u00a0<\/strong>Teaching in a Digital Age - Second Edition<\/a>\u00a0has not only been updated to add and expand more content, but A.W. (Tony) Bates has also made additions which examines three emerging technologies (artificial intelligence, virtual\/augmented reality, and serious\/educational games).<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n A great benefit of OER is the ability to adapt content to the specific requirements of the course, student needs, and teaching and learning preferences.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Example:\u00a0<\/strong>Fundamentals of Business: Canadian Edition<\/a>\u00a0was modified to add content from the Canadian context, adding quizzes at the end of every chapter, and updating the learning objectives to meet the needs of the course.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n It will come as no surprise that the biggest consideration when adapting a resource is the license assigned. For OER, Creative Commons is the standard license used to assign usage rights. For more in-depth detail about Creative Commons, review the Creative Commons module. <\/a>However, finding the license information and understanding the terms of use can sometimes cause some concern with using the content.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Many OER will have a license attached to them directly, either at the beginning or end of the resource or, in the case of an online object, on the landing page of the resource. For example, the resource Naming the Unnamable: An Approach to Poetry for New Generations<\/a> has a license section in the metadata or information about the book. However, sometimes the license information is not as simple to find. You may need to search with sections of a website called terms of use, copyright, permissions, or licenses as the entire site may have a single license for all resources.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n While licenses will tell you how a resource can be used, open licenses, like Creative Commons, will also outline requirements related to citing, identification of modifications, assigning licenses, and sharing back with the community. This will impact your adaption as you may need to include aspects of your work that you may not have considered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Review the following two Creative Commons licenses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Why adapt open content?<\/a> by OER Africa <\/a>licensed under CC By-SA<\/a><\/pre>\r\n\r\n\r\n
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Examples of OER Adaption<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Diversity, Accessibility & Inclusive Design<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n
Translation<\/h4>\r\n
Updating<\/h4>\r\n
Learning Design<\/h4>\r\n
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Finding the License<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
License Terms of Use <\/strong><\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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