EEND 675 Module 2: Ethical Issues
Hello class,
After reading our resources this week and reflecting on my practice, I believe this is an area where I might not be modeling the correct approach to utilizing internet resources properly. We do lots of projects and presentations in my biology class, and I always stress the importance of citing all sources. What I've learned this week though is I might not always practice what I preach, especially with visual media including pictures and videos. This module was a real eye opener and made me look into my daily teaching and how I can model better digital citizenship when it comes to proper use of online resources. Unfortunately, if I am honest, I may be more confused about "fair use" now than I was before I started this module.
When it comes to Digital Citizenship, the majority of my focus with students is not on copyright infringement, but more about academic integrity in the digital world. I feel like the biggest concern this year with 1:1 instruction is how do we keep students honest and make them accountable for the material they turn in. We focus on topics like those discussed in our resources this week such as sharing digital work, collaborating online, social interaction, and other topics that include how technology makes cheating easier for students these days. I now think I need to also include conversations about fair use of online media and when and how to cite material.
Honestly, I found the copyright laws extremely confusing. What was acceptable versus unacceptable to use was often a matter of the location the material found, how much or what percentage of your presentation it encompassed, and how and where it was presented. I think the "Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers" chart was the most valuable and readily accessible reference for what is okay to use in class. This document eased my mind a bit because it seems like the majority of what I use in my presentations is acceptable as long as I am not reposting the material back on the internet. But then, I questioned whether reposting a presentation on google classroom would be in violation of this law if our classroom is public?
The other resource that I found interesting was: "Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education". I feel like this resource eased my mind a bit on Fair Use for educators. After reading the text and watching the video, it seemed to me that most media is fair play as long as it is used in an educational setting and not reposted on the web. That is pretty much how I go about producing material in my class now as far as visual media is concerned. I use lots of visuals from the web including charts, pictures, and videos and often share them without stating where I collected them from. I guess one of my questions would be, as an educator, does this usage fall under "fair use" because of the setting purpose and person delivering the material? I also wonder, if students are preparing a presentation on google slides or WeVideo and use clips from reputable online sources, do they need to cite these sources at the end of their video, or does that also fall under "fair use"?
Since digital citizenship is a huge focus of my classroom now since we have gone 1:1, I would really like to make sure I "practice what I preach". Because of this, I look forward to not only learn more about the ethical use of readily available material over the course of this class and future classes in this program. As many of the resources mentioned, as educators it is important that we teach our students not only how to use online resources, but also when it is okay to use them for their classwork.
Thanks,
Jim
Resources:
After reading our resources this week and reflecting on my practice, I believe this is an area where I might not be modeling the correct approach to utilizing internet resources properly. We do lots of projects and presentations in my biology class, and I always stress the importance of citing all sources. What I've learned this week though is I might not always practice what I preach, especially with visual media including pictures and videos. This module was a real eye opener and made me look into my daily teaching and how I can model better digital citizenship when it comes to proper use of online resources. Unfortunately, if I am honest, I may be more confused about "fair use" now than I was before I started this module.
When it comes to Digital Citizenship, the majority of my focus with students is not on copyright infringement, but more about academic integrity in the digital world. I feel like the biggest concern this year with 1:1 instruction is how do we keep students honest and make them accountable for the material they turn in. We focus on topics like those discussed in our resources this week such as sharing digital work, collaborating online, social interaction, and other topics that include how technology makes cheating easier for students these days. I now think I need to also include conversations about fair use of online media and when and how to cite material.
Honestly, I found the copyright laws extremely confusing. What was acceptable versus unacceptable to use was often a matter of the location the material found, how much or what percentage of your presentation it encompassed, and how and where it was presented. I think the "Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers" chart was the most valuable and readily accessible reference for what is okay to use in class. This document eased my mind a bit because it seems like the majority of what I use in my presentations is acceptable as long as I am not reposting the material back on the internet. But then, I questioned whether reposting a presentation on google classroom would be in violation of this law if our classroom is public?
The other resource that I found interesting was: "Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education". I feel like this resource eased my mind a bit on Fair Use for educators. After reading the text and watching the video, it seemed to me that most media is fair play as long as it is used in an educational setting and not reposted on the web. That is pretty much how I go about producing material in my class now as far as visual media is concerned. I use lots of visuals from the web including charts, pictures, and videos and often share them without stating where I collected them from. I guess one of my questions would be, as an educator, does this usage fall under "fair use" because of the setting purpose and person delivering the material? I also wonder, if students are preparing a presentation on google slides or WeVideo and use clips from reputable online sources, do they need to cite these sources at the end of their video, or does that also fall under "fair use"?
Since digital citizenship is a huge focus of my classroom now since we have gone 1:1, I would really like to make sure I "practice what I preach". Because of this, I look forward to not only learn more about the ethical use of readily available material over the course of this class and future classes in this program. As many of the resources mentioned, as educators it is important that we teach our students not only how to use online resources, but also when it is okay to use them for their classwork.
Thanks,
Jim
Resources:
A Fair(y) Use Tale. (2007, May 18). Retrieved August 29, 2017, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJn_jC4FNDo
Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education. (2017). Retrieved August 29, 2017, from http://cmsimpact.org/code/code-best-practices-fair-use-media-literacy-education/
Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers [PDF]. (n.d.). Http://edudemic.com/.
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