{"id":196,"date":"2014-08-05T17:14:47","date_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/onlineteaching\/?p=196"},"modified":"2014-08-05T17:14:47","modified_gmt":"2014-08-05T17:14:47","slug":"oers-are-a-great-sources-of-images","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scholarblogs.emory.edu\/onlineteaching\/2014\/08\/05\/oers-are-a-great-sources-of-images\/","title":{"rendered":"OERs are a great sources of images!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am somewhat familiar with OER\u2019s. The main way I have found them very helpful is for incorporating images into my classes. I often will use images\u2014sometimes just to provide color, but more often as a way of helping students to see the varieties of ways a text can be interpreted. Artists make decisions about interpreting passages of scripture, and looking at a variety of ways a single passage of scripture has been portrayed can help the students to notice things about the passage and give them a sense of the kinds of decisions interpreters make.<\/p>\n

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The OER I usually use for this is Wikimedia Commons<\/a>, which is a searchable database with all kinds of images from various periods. Many of the older images that I\u2019m interested in are in the public domain, but sometimes they have a Creative Commons license. I was not previously aware of the specifics of citing these licenses\u2014I would always cite the artist and URL\u2014so now I have a better sense of how to do this.<\/p>\n

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I have a question about using OER materials in a Powerpoint presentation. Does the copyright information need to go on the slide so everyone can see it, or is it okay if it\u2019s in the notes?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I am somewhat familiar with OER\u2019s. The main way I have found them very helpful is for incorporating images into my classes. I often will use images\u2014sometimes just to provide color, but more often as a way of helping students to see the varieties of ways a text can be interpreted. Artists make decisions about … <\/p>\n

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