International Journal of Open Educational Resources Volume 2, Issue 1, Fall 2019/Winter 2020 | Page 87

International Journal of Open Educational Resources • Vol. 2, No. 1 • Fall 2019 / Winter 2020
Know Your Audience(s): Collaborating
for Copyright Education
Kris Joseph
York University
Julia Guy, Amanda Wakaruk, Adrian Sheppard, Michael B. McNally
University of Alberta
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This paper reflects on the experiences of a collaborative open educational
resources (OER) project on the topic of copyright literacy,
with content development led by librarians and aimed at multiple
primary audiences. With these audiences in mind, the project team
aimed to create engaging instructional material that communicates
complex concepts clearly and concisely, models the effective and
flexible use of copyright-protected materials in OER, and maximizes
the potential for future re-use and re-mixing by other people
or institutions. The authors propose that these generalizable OER
goals form an “iron triangle” of precision, engagement, and re-usability,
and share lessons and recommendations for future OER
development through project reflections and examples. Key reflections
involve challenges arising from an intentional reliance on
openly-licensed content, creating concise material that adheres to
best practices for online video creation, crafting inclusive and accesdoi:
10.18278/ijoer.2.1.6