Wrong Tool, Right Reasons
What would make a person ride a retro cruiser with one gear from the HUB on Penn State’s main campus to their home in Boalsburg in 81 degree weather with 65% humidity? Why would you do it in jeans? There are several reasons and it all makes sense when you think of the human race and our ability to push boundaries and use tools in innovative ways.
The first reason that I rode a bike with one gear "around the mountain" is because I could ride a bike with one gear and a set of handlebars made for cruising from work to my home. I could do it and I wanted to do it. It’s just that simple.
Thoughts on Copyright and Delivering Education Online
So the issues surrounding copyright should be a no-brainer right? If something isn’t yours, a direct result of doing work and creating something, you can’t steal it and then use it like you own it. Errrr…um…sort of. We’ll skip copyright and the arts and derivatives or satire or parody. I’m after copyrighted material used in education delivered via the internet(s). More specifically copyrighted material that aids the facilitation of inquiry in an online learning environment.
So what gives? I’m not going to claim that I own it in any way and will credit the source. I’m just looking to include examples that reinforce concepts from the modules and lessons. I think that it comes down to two things:
Children’s Internet Protection Act and Educational Use of Technology
How exactly do I incorporate the social interactivity of the latest technologies, such as blogs, video, chat, and keep young people in K-12 classrooms safe from bad people? Is it different for people 18 and over who are in some form of post-secondary education? What about confidentiality?
The Federal Communications Commission’s web site on the Children’s Internet Protection Act says: