The CC BY Creative Commons license on learning objects provides opportunities for other instructors and other institutions to revise and reuse the materials in a variety of ways to create “derivative works” that could better serve the needs of different learners in different contexts with different technologies.
Guides and Use Cases for Reuse
FORMS OF REUSE AND DERIVATIVE WORKS: UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF THE CC BY LICENSE 
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This user guide provides a wide range of illustrations of reuse and derivative works that can help you realize the reusable value of your materials.
USE CASE FOR A CAMPUS PROGRAM MANAGER REUSING MATERIALS Listen
This use case for rapid course development focuses the use of materials in SkillsCommons.org to achieve their goals quickly and inexpensively. These same principles can be applied to the CCCS LOR.
GUIDE FOR ATTRIBUTION OF CC-BY LICENSED MATERIAL FOR DERIVATIVE WORKS Listen
This guide provides you with a template and examples for proper attribution of CC-BY licensed material that is a derivative of another’s material.
- OPEN Attribution Builder is a free online Attribution Builder available from Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC).
What is Reuse?
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Reuse “as is” = no modifications were made to the original material(s)
What is Derivative Reuse?
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Derivative Reuse = Edits to the content, including branding, scope, and sequence, have been made while keeping the authoring technology of the original material(s)
What is a Makeover?
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Makeover = Innovative technologies that have been applied to the original material(s) to transform them into more usable, UDL, and effective resources(s). Edits to the branding, scope, and sequence are made to the original content as well.