Open Pedagogy and Copyright at Texas State University: Preparing students for open assignments

As Texas State University continues to expand and develop its academic landscape, faculty are increasingly wanting to incorporate Open Pedagogy practices into their curriculum. To accommodate this, the University Libraries have begun to set-up the necessary infrastructure for such practices to be a success. The purpose of this project was to define and educate students regarding their rights when creating open assignments. This resulted in creating the Texas State University Open Pedagogy FERPA and Copyright License, along with a comprehensive Canvas module to duly educate students regarding these rights: both the control they are relinquishing and retaining.