The CC BY Creative Commons license on SkillsCommons materials provides opportunities for others to makeover, revise and/or 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.
Reuse “as is” OER
Reuse “as is” = no modifications were made to the original material(s). Materials accessed/downloaded from SkillsCommons and used “as is.”
Revise and Reuse OER
Revise and Reuse = Edits to the content, branding, scope, and sequence applied, while keeping authoring technology of the original material(s)
Makeover OER
Makeover = Innovative technologies applied to original material(s) transforming them into more usable, UDL, and effective resources(s).
Ready to Revise, Reuse or Makeover?
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 IN SkillsCommons Listen
This user guide provides you a story (“use case”) about how a community college program manager needs to create a workforce development certificate in foundational math skills for a local construction company and the use of materials in SkillsCommons.org to achieve their goals quickly and inexpensively.
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 OPEN Attribution Builder is a free online Attribution Builder available from Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). .
GUIDE FOR ADDING LMS PACKAGES TO BLACKBOARD CLASS
This video guide demonstrates How to Add a SoftChalk Lesson to a Blackboard Course.