COPYRIGHT AND E-LEARNING: STRATEGIES FOR COMPLIANCE

Dr Jane Secker

Copyright and Digital Literacy Advisor

London School of Economics and Political Science

SCURL Managing Copyright event

19th September 2013

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Copyright in practice in higher education

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Overview• Copyright and e-learning• Workshops and training at LSE• Giving advice and support• Teaching support services• Managing the CLA Licence• Using e-resources, content from the web, images and

multimedia• Common queries and misconceptions

Copyright and e-learning• It’s all about managing risk…• Advice and training• Policies / terms and conditions• Broader staff development• Supportive services and systems• Building up a culture of

understanding and trust

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What are the key issues?

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content• Recording lectures and associated content

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content• Recording lectures and associated content• Understanding licensing schemes

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content• Recording lectures and associated content• Understanding licensing schemes• Where responsibility and liability lies

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content• Recording lectures and associated content• Understanding licensing schemes• Where responsibility and liability lies• Extending the boundaries of the campus

What are the key issues?• Re-use of text and images• Uploading content vs linking to content• Recording lectures and associated content• Understanding licensing schemes• Where responsibility and liability lies• Extending the boundaries of the campus

•All suggests the need for enhanced staff development and new services

Workshops and training at LSE• Dedicated copyright sessions

• For academic and admin staff• For PhD students and researchers• For students?

• Embedding copyright training in other sessions• Training for the VLE• Using images in teaching

• Online course

Advice and support for staff• Dealing with email, phone and face

to face queries• One average 10-15 per month

• Guides and online support • FAQs• Printed guides• Online guide to copyright• Online guide to Copyright and E-

learning• Quick guide to copyright and Moodle

• Referrals from Learning Technologists and Library staff

Policies / terms of use• Following the approach of social

media LSE devised terms of use for the VLE

• Moodle 2.0 also asks about licensing when uploading files

• In addition staff / student regulations also specifically mention copyright

• Also Terms of Use for IT facilities mention copyright

Teaching support services• Using the CLA Licence

• Centralised services for • Scanned readings• Paper course packs

• Processing reading lists• Talis Aspire / Moodle• Review of UG courses

• Enhanced multimedia services• Permissions service• Recording / digitisation service

using ERA Licence• In-house production of video

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Managing the CLA Licence• LSE provide a central scanning and digitisation service

(epack service)• All requests processed by the Library – no scanning

undertaken in departments or by staff• In-house scanning following checks for compliance• Process managed currently using Packtracker which

produces CLA report• Also plan to deal with digital copy requests centrally to

ensure accuracy of record keeping• Fast efficient service, with scans kept on secure server

and renewed annually

The CLA Licence – commons queries• Need to report scanned material but

not photocopies• Discrepancy between what can be

scanning / photocopying repertoire• Need to link to e-journals• Can now use digital originals but not

advertising this to staff! • US publisher causing significant issue

and potentially high cost• Title search errors causing concern

Using e-resources• Can upload some content

into VLE under primary licences or CLA Licence

• Linking – more sustainable if using persistent URLs

• Linking better for students as see resource in context and can find related materials

• E-books – loading onto ipads and e-readers remains problematic

Using website content• Linking usually easier option• Downloading / copying may

be covered by website terms of use – check

• Links opening in new window• Persistence of links the

biggest issue• Some websites now covered

by CLA Licence • UK government websites

covered by Open Government Licence

Using images and multimedia• Generally don’t use CLA

Licence for images • Encourage staff to use

Creative Commons licensed material

• Sites such as JISC Digital Media very helpful

• Maintain a list of sources of images and multimedia

• Also produce video and audio resources in house

Lecture recording• Installed in most large LSE lecture

theatres• Opt-in basis for lecturers but very

popular with students• Issues of third party content being

shown and ‘copied’• Performance rights of lecturer –

content not stored beyond academic year

• Release forms for external speakers also to cover third party content

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MOOCs and copyright • MOOCs (Massive open online

courses) present challenges in terms of sourcing content

• Many do not rely on traditional published resources but use open content or lecturers own material• Use of open access readings• Use of OERs

• Some publishers working with MOOC platforms e.g. Coursera

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Common queries and misconceptions

• International staff • Staff and their own publications• Use of images in teaching• Student work and permission• The VLE as a ‘private network’• You Tube and on demand TV queries

Light on the horizon?• OER movement and

Creative Commons• Open access movement

raised awareness of copyright amongst staff

• Some movement on educational copying following Hargreaves?

• But technology also creates new challenges everyday!

Any questions?

Email j.secker@lse.ac.uk

Twitter @jsecker

Blog: http://janesecker.wordpress.com

Secker, Jane (2010) Copyright and E-learning: a guide for practitioners. Facet Publishing: London