Trixi's+Fair+Use+Lesson+Plan

Trixi Ayahr Beeker (A10256078) 13 November 2010
 * CEP 812: A Matter of Ethics: a Lesson Plan on Copying and Fair Use**

The ‘students’ would be, hopefully, my future colleagues, community college instructors.
 * 1. Target Learners**

I aim, wherever I am hired to help develop and improve the online and hybrid courses in science, increasing quality and student retention. My mission is also to help fellow instructors understand the promises and perils of the online world, including the too-oft murky area of fair use and copyright. So this ‘lesson’ is my plan for creating a concise WebQuest on the topic of Copying and Fair Use “that helps them better understand when, where, and how copying can be done appropriately and inappropriately” (quote from my CEP 812 professor, Carolyn).
 * 2. Overview and Purpose**

I did a bit of research during CEP 811 on whether there are standards at community college level (where I plan to teach), the best information about this I’ve found so far is at the website for Association of American Colleges and Universities, more specifically at [] This is the web address for Project Kaleidoscope – “one of the leading advocates in the United States for building and sustaining strong undergraduate programs” in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). After I defend my thesis on 15 November and start looking for employment, I will ask during a series of informational interviews, “Are there specific education standards at community college level (such as those @ K-12)?” and report back about any answers I receive!
 * 3. Education Standards Addressed**

Students / Colleagues will learn when, where and how copying can be done under “Fair Use”
 * 4. Objectives**

Since this will be a WebQuest, the main strategy will be constructivism.
 * 5. Teaching Strategy**

Students will be guided to a series of high-quality websites where they will gather the information needed to answer 10 questions (in an online instant-feedback quiz).
 * 6. Learning Activity**

Students will need access to the Internet via a device of their choosing, the URL to the “Is all fair in love and copying?” WebQuest, and approximately 1-2 hours to complete the Quest.
 * 7. Materials, Resources and Time Needed**

Websites to be included in the Quest: Stanford University Library: Copyright and Fair Use [] University of Maryland University College: Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web [] US Copyright Office – Fair Use [] Wikipedia – Fair Use [] Education World: The Educator’s Guide to Copyright and Fair Use – a 5 part series including copying rights and wrongs, and the new technologies [] Center for Social Media: Fair Use for Media Professionals [] TeachersFirst Copyright and Fair Use Resources [|http://www.teachersfirst.com/spectopics/copyrightandfairuse.cfm?CFID=22399919andCFTOKEN=39919320] Digital Copyright Primer []

An online instant-feedback quiz, preferably one which reports names and grades back to me (so that I can contact students who may have not done as well to see if they need/want further assistance.)
 * 8. Verification / Assessment**