Existing sources for content?

[devinberg]

What content already exists that could be pulled in? Must be appropriately licensed for reuse.

[neurohazardous]

I've used Khan Academy extensively in the past. They have amazing material and the way they explain a lot of the concepts (specially the mathematical basis--calculus, linear algebra, differential equations...) is very intuitive and very accessible. They are licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US) that allows us to both share and adapt (here is their terms of service: https://www.khanacademy.org/about/tos)

[devinberg]

I think we need to consider possible ramifications of the NC licensing. This may(?) prevent some educational institutions from being able to use the content from my understanding.

[neurohazardous]

I talked to one of McMaster's lawyer recently exactly about the issue of Creative Common's NC licensing and how it affects Open Education resources. I don't remember the exact wording (I can email her if neeeded) but the reasoning goes along the lines of schools being "non-profit" organizations and that, even though they charge their students for a service, this is set aside from the materials used in class. Nevertheless, you do raise an important issue regarding licensing.

[devinberg]

After some discussion with folks at #OpenCon, the book can be licensed CC-BY and utilize a statement such as “This content is licensed CC-BY except where otherwise noted.” which would allow incorporation of content from other sources with other licenses as long as it is clearly noted how a given piece of content is licensed.

[devinberg]

Goals for the do-a-thon:

1. With an eye on Topic areas to be included? #3, what type of content is desirable? Text, math, video, code, interactive plots, etc. May also influence Authoring system? #2.
2. Identify possible sources for content and note their format, availability of the source, and licensing.

[orobecca]

There is a 3 page summary for 'What is engineering'. It is from 2006.

[orobecca]

This is a little interactive module of Ohm's Law.

[orobecca]

For future reference of a place to look for more OER materials: https://www.oercommons.org

[devinberg]

Some example content which covers "Mechanical Vibrations". http://www.moorepants.info/blog/introducing-resonance.html

Probably not a relevant topic for this book, but a good example of using Jupyter Notebooks for engineering content. https://moorepants.github.io/resonance/