Enhance clarity and sharing with Aalto’s Creative Commons PowerPoint designs
Aalto University has introduced new PowerPoint templates that come with Creative Commons (CC) licenses clearly marked on the cover slide. Why is this important? Let’s break it down.
Why Use Creative Commons Licenses?
By using these templates with CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, or CC BY-NC 4.0 licenses, you make it clear how others can share or adapt your work. It’s all about clarity and transparency! These licenses allow others to use your content, provided they give proper credit. This opens up opportunities for collaboration and makes it easier for your teaching or research to reach a broader audience. Additionally, when recording lecture videos for instance, having the Creative Commons licenses visible on the slides helps others understand how they can reuse the video, either as an example or in their own educational content. By clearly marking the licensing terms, you encourage a culture of sharing while maintaining proper attribution and legal boundaries.
Easy, Clear, and Open
One of the major benefits of Aalto’s Creative Commons-licensed templates is their simplicity. These licenses—CC BY 4.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, and CC BY-NC 4.0—make it clear how your work can be used.
CC BY 4.0 allows others to reuse and adapt your content as long as they provide proper attribution, giving you the credit you deserve. This means your presentation or video can be shared widely, benefiting other educators, researchers, and students who may wish to use it as a resource.
With CC BY-SA 4.0, not only can others use and adapt your work, but any modifications or adaptations must be shared under the same license. This ensures that derivative works remain open and accessible to the community, encouraging further collaboration and innovation. It fosters a cycle of sharing knowledge freely while keeping the original creator’s intentions intact.
For non-commercial uses, CC BY-NC 4.0 allows others to use your work for educational or personal projects, but not for commercial gain. This is ideal in our academic environments where sharing knowledge freely is key.
Start using Aalto’s CC-licensed PowerPoint templates for your next presentation. Not only do they make your slides look professional, but they also promote open sharing and collaboration!
Read aalto.fi news about new PowerPoint templates: New PowerPoint templates rolled-out on 27 Feb
