Copyright and E-learning

Jane Secker (B.A., Ph.D., PGCertHE, FHEA) is Copyright and Digital and Literacy Advisor at LSE, where she has responsibility for the digital literacy programme for staff and PhD students. She also advises staff about copyright issues particularly related to their use of digital resources and e-learning. She has published widely and led several externally funded projects, most recently being project manager for the DELILA (Developing Educators Learning and Information Literacies for Accreditation) funded by JISC and the Higher Education Academy to release digital and information literacy materials and open educational resources. She is the editor of Rethinking Information Literacy: A practical framework for supporting learning. Chris Morrison (B.A. Hons., MAUA, PGDip) is the Copyright and Licensing Compliance Officer at the University of Kent, responsible for copyright policy, licences, training and advice. He was previously the Copyright Assurance Manager at the British Library and before that worked for music collecting society PRS for Music. He is a member of the Universities UK / Guild HE Copyright Working Group on whose behalf he also attends the Education Licensing Working Group (ELWG). He is currently collaborating with Jane Secker on a number of copyright literacy projects and is the creator of Copyright the Card Game.

• 1. E-learning and copyright: backgroundRecognizing the copyright dilemmaThe development of e-learningA brief introduction to UK copyright lawIrelandAustraliaNew ZealandCanadaThe USACopyright and scholarly communicationCreative CommonsThe Open Movement2. Digitizing text-based content for delivery in a VLEUsing published materials in e-learningScanning published content in the UKScanning in the UK: results of a surveyUsing published content outside the UKThe USAUsing unpublished content3. Using digital media: video, images, sound and softwareWhy use sound, images and video in teaching?Copyright and non-text-based works: an introductionUsing images in educationDigital images collectionsDigitization of analogue recordingsIdentifying rights holders and getting permissionCopying broadcasts: the ERA LicenceBox of BroadcastsCatch-up TV services and television on demandBBC iPlayerCreating audio and video content in-house: copyright issuesSound recordingsLecture capture and intellectual property rightsissuesScreen recordingiTunes UManaging digital media contentSoftwareFinding digital media content for use in e-learningExample sources for still imagesExample sources for moving imagesExample sources for audio4. Copyright issues and born digital resourcesHow is born digital content different?Digital rights managementUsing content from websitesContent from publishersE-booksDatabases and other subscription resourcesLecturers’ own digital content: teaching materialsStudent-created contentConclusions and general advice5. Copyright in the connected digital environmentWhat are social media and the Cloud?New technologies for learningWikis Media-sharing sitesPeer to peer file sharingSocial networking servicesSocial bookmarking and curation toolsMassive open online coursesEmerging trends6. Copyright education and trainingThe copyright educator, trainer or teacherDeveloping a copyright literacy programmeYour audienceFace-to-face training sessionsTopics to includePractical considerationsUsing the webBooklets, guides and leafletsDealing with queriesSources of further advice and support7. Conclusion

...this collected volume contains an excellent overview of copyright in relation to electronic content and will appeal primarily to librarians with responsibility for this type of content and for those responsible for managing e-learning.