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Open Education Resources (OER): Attribution

A one stop shop to explore Open Educational Resource for CDU academics and students.

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Attribution of OERs should include:

1. Creator's name/s and Other Attribution parties
2. Title of the work
3. Source of work (+ URL)
4. License (+ URL)
5. Change to the source work (if any)

See some OER attribution examples.

Attributing Creative Commons materials

When using OERs, the original creator of the resource must be attributed. This Creative Commons Australia resource explains how to properly attribute the creator.

Check out the CDU APA referencing guide for more info about how to use and reference images in CDU APA:

Flickr HTML attribution code generator

Flickr Code Generator

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This tool will generate the appropriate attribution to put under your image if using it in Learnline or in a web page.

Simply copy and paste the Flickr image URL into the search box, select "Get Code" and the generator will do the rest.

Attribution Builder Tools

You can use the attribution builder tool below to generate the correct attribution for the OER resource you are using.  As you fill out the fields, the app will automatically generate the attribution for you.

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