Educators and Copyright: Do the Right Thing

 

This five-week EVO session starting January 10, 2016 and ending February 14, 2016 introduces participants to the principles of copyright and fair use with regard to creating lesson materials and gives us an opportunity to speak with a legal expert on the topic. Although we will mainly focus on best practices for educators in the United States, many of the basic principles will be transferable, and participants are encouraged to do research on and share their knowledge of copyright laws in their local contexts. Together, we will reflect on our current practices when developing lesson materials; learn more about copyright, fair use, the Framework Analysis, as well as how to use public domain and creative commons resources; and examine how to manage such resources responsibly. Finally, we will share our copyright compliant lesson plans with one another, and provide and reflect on constructive feedback. The session will be facilitated primarily through Google+ Communities.
 

 

Session Objectives

By the end of this session participants will have:

 

1) Reflected on and discussed the concepts of copyright and fair use

2) Used free and creative commons resources appropriately

3) Explored ways to share educational materials on the internet responsibly

4) Shared a lesson plan incorporating different types of copyrighted and public domain resources

5) Provided feedback on other participants' lesson plans

 

 

Target audience

Teachers (K-12, higher education, adult education), online and traditional educators, developers of English language teaching materials (worksheets, websites, etc.)  

 

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Syllabus 

 

Weekly Content

Before the session starts, participants can:

 

1) Join the session Google+ Community

2) Preview Week 1 resources

3) Reflect on what they know and want to know about copyright

  

 

Week 1   (Jan 10 - 16, 2016)

In Week 1, we will meet one another and discuss general copyright concepts.  Participants will:

 

1) Become familiar with the Google+ Community

2) Introduce themselves on the Google+ Community page

3) Watch videos illustrating general copyright concepts

4) Research copyright laws specific to their countries or teaching contexts

5) Post responses to the videos and/or share any copyright questions that have come up in their work

6) Attend a Google Hangout on Air 

 

 

Week 2  (Jan 17 - 23, 2016)

In Week 2, we'll discuss how copyright law applies to educators, including "fair use."  We'll also explore how to find and use free resources.  Participants will:

 

1) Share their reflections/questions about videos and readings

2) Respond to others' questions and our poll questions regarding best practices in using digital resources such as images, video, websites, blogs, and audio in the classroom 

3) Find and share free and creative commons resources on the Internet

4) Attend a Google Hangout on Air to discuss how the concepts covered this week apply to their individual teaching context

 

 

Week 3   (Jan 24 - 30, 2016)

In Week 3, we'll discuss copyright issues in sharing resources with colleagues, in virtual classrooms, and on the Internet.  We'll apply copyright concepts to our own lesson planning and original materials.  Participants will:

 

1) Watch videos / complete readings 

2) Discuss responsibly posting information to the internet for educational purposes 

3) Post ideas for a copyright compliant activity, lesson plan, or student resource featuring fair use of a copyrighted work, Creative Commons resources, and/or public domain works.

4) Attend a Google Hangout on Air and meet a legal expert on copyright laws.

 

 

Week 4  (Jan 31 - Feb 6, 2016)

In Week 4, participants will:

 

1) Explore tools for determining how to apply copyright principles to resources 

2) Share their lesson plans or activities

3) Give feedback to other participants 

4) Attend a Google Hangout on Air to present lesson plans and give feedback to others

 

 

Week 5  (Feb 7-14, 2016)

In Week 5, participants will:

 

1) Evaluate session

2) Reflect on peer reviewed work

3) Attend a Google Hangout on Air

 

 

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Session Communication Tools

 

Media: Learning platform - Google+ Community and Google Sites

 

Our Google Sites page that contains the Overview and weekly assignments as well as a link to our Google+ Community. and lists all the resources used in this session.

 

Our Google+ Community where participants can post assignments, pose questions, and interact with the moderators and other participants through discusson. 

 

Other technology tools: Various (e.g. Flickr, YouTube, SlideShare, etc.)

 

 

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Sponsors

TESOL-IS: Video and Digital Media

 

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Join this session

 

 

The action starts on Jan 10, 2016.

 

To join this group:   From January 3rd :   Go to the Google+ Community Click on "Join this Group".  Wait for your membership approval. Introduce yourself and get started on Week 1.

 

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Moderators

  

Pavy, Melissa	Japan	I'm originally from Michigan, USA. Now I teach EFL in northern Japan. I teach general communication to all groups, and also medical and business English.
Pharis, Andrew	Japan	I'm from Anaheim, California. I teach English Communication, Academic Discussion and Presentation Skills at Nagoya University, Aichi Gakuin University, Gifu University and Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University. I have a Master of Arts in TESOL from the University of Southern California. My research interests include learner autonomy and educational technology.
Hatashita, Kent  k-hatashita@cs.kinran.ac.jp	Japan	I'm from San Diego, California and graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master of Arts in TESOL. I currently live and work in Osaka, Japan where I'm a lecturer at Senri Kinran University.
Arntsen, Tara  tara.arntsen@northern.edu	USA	I’m the director of the Academic English and ESL Programs at Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota and have a Master of Arts in TESOL from the University of Southern California. I’ve taught in five countries and online. My primary research interests are communicative teaching methods and educational technology.
Keyworth, Paul	USA	I'm a CELTA/MA TESL-qualified ESL/EFL teacher who has taught in many contexts in Asia, Europe, and the USA. Currently, I’m pursuing my Ed.D. Higher Education Administration, focusing on organisational leadership issues in tertiary EAP programmes. Incidentally, I took this course last year and found it incredibly useful for my work!