Copyright workshop

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by Manisha Khetarpal June 13, 2016

Flow of Information

• Learning agenda• Presenter• Logistics• Feedback• Keep on learning

Learning agenda• 10:30am-11:30am : Session 1: An introduction to copyright

and use issues related to teaching and learning; e.g. University of Alberta's Copying Guidelines (and Fair Dealing Guidelines used at other Canadian universities), distribution of course materials, and use of OERs in classroom.

• 11:30-12: Lunch• 12:00-1:00pm : Session 2: A focus on faculty needs related

to the creation of OERs, CC licenses, publishing and research followed by a Question and Answer session.

Location: Maskwacis Cultural College Library, Lunch and Certificate of participation was provided to all participants. Everyone was welcomed. No fee was charged for this presentation.

Presenter

Presenter: Amanda Wakaruk, Copyright Librarian, Copyright Office, Learning Services, University of Alberta

Presenter Profile: Amanda Wakaruk was appointed Copyright Librarian at the University of Alberta (University of Alberta) in August 2015. She completed her Master's in Library and Information Studies at the University of Alberta in 1999 and worked in public, special, and academic libraries in Edmonton, Virginia, and Toronto before returning to Alberta after the completion of her master's in Environmental Studies in 2009. Amanda's career as a Government Information Librarian included serving on numerous association committees and she was the founding chair of the award-winning Canadian Government Information Digital Preservation Network. Amanda has also held shorter-term positions as a Data Librarian and Digital Repository Services Librarian and was a repeat instructor at the Winter Institute in Statistical Literacy for Librarians (WISLL). Research interests related to the precarity of born digital government information and its copyright-related stewardship complications inspire her current work. More information about Amanda can be found at: https://sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/wakaruk/

Presenter

Logistics• Handouts distributed: 1. Copyright for the classroom, 2. Copyright for

academic authors, 3. Know your copyrights 4. Creative commons licensing and licenses

• Number of participants: 18 (6 from faculty, 2 instructors, 3 librarians, 3 students, and 4 community members)

• Was a needs assessment done for the workshop?: A needs assessment was done via Google forms. Potential learners were requested to prioritize their learning needs: Distribution of printed course readings, distribution of electronic course readings, using creative commons licensing for open educational resources, using copyrighted materials in research publications, negotiating contributor rights with publishers, and interpreting fair dealing guidelines.

• Literature search: A literature search was conducted using online databases prior to the workshop to identify trends in copyright and fair dealing practices.

Creative Commons Licenses

Learning conversation

Learners

Feedback from participant's • New things like Ownership, Control, Access and Possession (OCAP) living history website, PBS has resources, we should have a copyrights policy. Be

careful publishing, use larger slides for hand-outs. • I learned in this session that authors of works for publication need to ensure from their publishers that they have the right to use their own work for

lectures or teaching materials.• The information about creative commons licenses was new and something I will be looking for in my own research. The importance of looking into the

Creative Commons (CC) licensing for resources.• I learned about different types of CC licenses such as public domain (0, share alike, no derivatives, and that one can go on the CC website and get the

script to add to the document).• I learned how to put a CC license on your work, without any cost, in particular for Cree instructional resources or creative works. That you have reason

and questions about your terms and conditions.• Learned that there is a free access to license logo.• One thing I learned in this session, is that there are “actual” court cases on “copyright” and to be in class as course material. Uncertain on MCC policy

on copyrighting, but may have been nice to present current MCC policy. What I did understand is that these copyrights should be respected. Plagiarizing other people’s work is not good. Copyright is your right to protect your ideas and points to inherited rights and teaching things that are learned process to students.

• Do I as a student have the right to use information from the internet to demonstrate in class and then use it in the future in another class? I understand that copy right is confusing and to understand more in my right to use the format appropriately.

• Information for dealings for the classroom. Good discussion on use of Indigenous community content and traditional knowledge. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and World Intellectual Property Rights (WIPO)

• Before I didn’t know about copyright, didn’t know anything. But now I do thank you. I’ve learned how to use it, and what to do if someone has ever copyrighted my work. The links provided more information. Learned about copyrights (worry and don’t worry) re: permission. Into on website open picture. Educational and non-educational, I learned a lot.

• Cannot display material that is commercially available, such as CD ROMs. 2012 court ruling included technical neutrality.• I learned that public good and public domain are not the same thing and I also learned teacher created materials in the classroom are also concerned

and connected with copyright regulations.• It’s important to have agreement understanding between the college and instructors about what’s copyright and the copyright understanding with

instructors regarding the course content they create.• More universities are hiring copyright staff rather than paying money to ACCESS to do their copyright tasks.• Make sure the images are open.• Link to resources is safe. Read the terms and conditions of use licensing agreements. Ask for permissions.• Linking to resources is a good practice for librarians • I learned that not all the information on the internet is for public use.

Feedback from presenter

"I was impressed with the participants' level of engagement and really appreciated their insightful questions. Copyright can sometimes be seen as a "dry" topic and their enthusiasm helped make for more meaningful and useful sessions. Also, I feel that your awareness of the issues and commitment to local arrangements and scheduling helped make this day a success.“Amanda Wakaruk

Keep on learning

• Creative Commons, http://creativecommons.org• Alberta Open Education, http://albertaoer.com• OER starter kit,

https://docs.google.com/document/d/162y7HdY4Lsu0nKzUimeaCMY2M-zBC41cR6CgjV_biGo/edit?pref=2&pli=1

• World Intellectual Property Organization, http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/

• OER Blog, http://oeruse.blogspot.ca/

Coordinators observation

• Participants were instructors, school teachers, students, administrators, librarians, and community members and each segment learned something about copyright that is relevant to them. Participants asked many questions and the discussion that followed showed that the audience was engaged in this learning opportunity.

• Need a copy of the handouts? Call Maskwacis Cultural College Library at 780 585 3925.