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Copyright Applications in DE

Copyright Applications in Distance Education

Copyright Applications in Distance Education is a topic that addresses how copyright laws and fair use criteria apply to different types of instructional materials used in distance education programs.  In distance education, copyrighted articles, digital images and videos, and assessment tools are common sources of supportive material used for educational purposes in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education. 

Lesson Objectives

  • Discuss the copyright and fair use as it relates to instructional resources used in distance education.

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  • Demonstrate knowledge of copyright laws and fair use guidelines to ensure compliance when copying, sharing, and reproducing protected and “unprotected” educational materials and resources (Simonson, Smaldino, & Zvacek, 2015).

Assessment

  • Copyright refers to the legal rights to an original work.

  • The Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization (TEACH) Act of 2002 facilitates and enables the performance and display of copyrighted materials for distance education by accredited, non-profit educational institutions.

  • Fair use provides a copyright exception for teachers and students; small portions of copyrighted material can be used if properly cited and noted with copyright information.

  • Fair use criteria can help teachers and professionals when copying materials that may be protected.

Please take a moment to share thoughts and comments about the lesson.

Links to Learn More

Copyright Clearance Center (2011). The TEACH ACT. Retrieved from

https://www.copyright.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/CR-Teach-Act.pdf

 

Crews, K. D. (2002). New copyright law for distance education: The meaning and importance of the TEACH Act.  Retrieved from http://www.ala.org/advocacy/sites/ala.org.advocacy/files/content/copyright/teachact/teachsummary.pdf

 

Simonson, M., Smaldino, S., & Zvacek, S. (2015). Teaching and learning at a distance: Foundations of distance education (6th ed.). Charlotte, NC: Information Age.

 

Smaldino, S. E., Lowther, D. L., Mims, C., & Russell, J. D. (2015). Instructional

technology and media for learning. New York, NY: Pearson.

References
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