EDUC 473/698T

Cyberethics for Educators. Ethical and Legal Implications for Classroom Technology:
Cybersafety, Cyberethics and Cybersecurity (C3)

Session 5: Intellectual Property, Copyright, Fair Use & TEACH Act
Cyberethics: Responsibilities of Educators
January 10, 2005

Quick Links

The last session we discussed cyber-plagiarism. Most of you noted that plagiarism is closely connected to Fair Use, Intellectual Property Rights and Fair Use. As Pfaff-Harris (2004) states, “The WorldWide Web is filled with resources for teaching and learning English, as well as for finding those resources. Much of this information is in the Public Domain, and may be copied freely. Unfortunately, the line between Copyright and Plagiarism issues is often loosely defined, and many teachers and students are unsure of the limits” (http://iteslj.org/). This session will explore some of these issues as related to the educational arena.

Readings

Connecting the last session on plagiarism to this session read:

Moving on to Intellectual Property, Copyright, Fair Use & TEACH Act

You may have found that the information from this session has captured your attention and would like to read further. Here are additional resources.ETO's C3 Portal http://www.edtechpolicy.org/civics.html

Asynchronous Discussion Threads

  • 5.1 Copyright Test
  • 5.2 Educator's Copyright and Fair Use Quiz
  • 5.3 Trends & Impact

Week 2: Weekly Online Group Dialogue Discussions

  1. AT LEAST 2 follow ups to Week 2 Group Dialogue Discussion by 1-16-06