commons
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4.2
- noun
- /ˈkɑːmənz/
- Specialized
:
bienes comunes
- The community created a platform called Knowledge Commons to share educational resources accessible to all members.
- Learning Commons
- Teaching Commons
- global commons
Examples
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Many artists contribute their work to the Creative Commons, allowing others to use their media freely.
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For schooling, we will want links to our teachers, the school Learning Commons, and anything else connected to our academic world.
Academic text (2011) -
In Canada, the term Library Learning Commons is popular and used in their new national standards.
Academic text (2015) -
Here is what I knew: I wanted to create a Learning Commons for all kids.
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Best practices pointed toward a learning commons concept, so I suggested The Learning Commons as the new name.
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In Australia, Information Commons is popular; and, in the U.S., many retain the name of Library along with Learning Commons.
Academic text (2015) -
The New Learning Commons: Where Learners Win.
Academic text (2011) -
Concord-Carlisle's Learning Commons was spread over three floors connected by ramps.
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Teachers are slowly adopting the concept of the Collaborative Learning Commons (W21).
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The university has established a Digital Commons where researchers can share their datasets and findings openly.
Synonyms
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3.7
Things anyone can use or copy for free
Compounds
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3.5
The elected lower house of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and passes laws
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3.3
The elected part of the British Parliament that makes laws and represents the public
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3.6
The elected part of the United Kingdom Parliament that makes and approves laws
How Open
- Specialized
25
3.7
- Specialized
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4.2
- Specialized
51
3.7
- Specialized
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3.9
∞
1.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Commons now also names shared digital or knowledge resources and comes from communis ('shared') and common, the same idea as a village field everyone could use. So a digital commons is like an online 'field' of files, data, or software that a community keeps open for everyone to use.