Sample Documents and Resources

This section of the Toolkit provides links to sample documents and resources so you can familiarize yourself with the logistical and practical work of open pedagogy.

Sample Student Project Agreement Form – this is an example student project agreement form from the University of Washington University Libraries. In the form you can read the language used to create this contract and see what the student is agreeing to, who continues to own the copyright, and how they are credited, and how their material can be used.

Sample Student Permission Form – this sample student permission form from the University of Kansas reminds students that their decision to openly license their work is completely up to them and does not impact their grade. It then walks students through how they want to share their work and how they want to license it.

Open Licensing Walkthrough – this google form walks you through how you might go about selecting a specific license or All Rights Reserved Copyright for your project. Your instructor might use a similar form to help guide you through this process.

The Student Collaborators’ Bill of Rights – this article from UCLA talks about the importance of student collaborators and their rights as collaborators. This article states that student collaborators’ rights are essential for creating an equitable and inclusive environment for creative work to take place.

Open Digital Pedagogy and FERPA– this article from San Jose State University details how students can work online publicly share their work while still maintaining privacy and following FERPA guidelines.

The Open Pedagogy Portal Student Work Product – this is a collection of openly licensed student created work. Browse these examples for inspiration for your own open pedagogy work.