Developing and Implementing Successful Intellectual Property Policies for Online Courses.
Abstract
The control of intellectual property, including copyright by higher education constituents is an increasingly important focus of national and institutional policy debates. Over the last 20 years, the influx of technology and the resulting digitization of knowledge, especially in the area of instructional technology and distance education, has brought intellectual property to the forefront of contested issues in higher education. Higher education institutions across the country are reconsidering and revising intellectual property policies, especially in the area of copyrighted materials, including instructional technologies. Traditional notions of ownership, control and use of educational materials are being challenged by the revolution in communications technology. This webcast will review various existing policies, highlight exemplary policies, and make recommendations on policy development and implementation.
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About the Presenters
Dr. Veronica Diaz is the Instructional Technology Manager for the Maricopa Community College District, Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (MCLI). In that capacity, she works with faculty professional development and growth and leads various programs that promote the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Diaz serves on various information and learning technology advisory and steering committees at 2- and 4-year institutions that advise on information technology policy, purchasing, strategic alliances (document management, desktop computing, cellular technologies), network master plan, and the wireless network. Active in the field of distributed learning and teaching innovation, Diaz is a member of the EDUCAUSE Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning and has presented seminars nationally on faculty use of instructional technology and intellectual property policies for distributed learning environments. Dr. Diaz’ research has examined faculty member and institutional participation in eLearning activities (instructional technology, distance education, and hybrid delivery models) at 2- and 4-year institutions to understand characteristics of each that lend themselves to high and low participation rates in distributed learning. Diaz also studies intellectual property ownership and control in distributed learning and intellectual property copyright policy as it relates to faculty members and their instructional products and the way in which technology, as well as external agencies and legislation, has shaped institutional behavior, policy formation and organizational responses.
Dr. Patricia McGee is Associate Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Texas at San Antonio. Recipient of various grants, including PT3 and Microsoft/AACTE Innovative Teaching, she contributes to a number of campus-wide technology initiatives. Her research and professional activities focus on learning objects, virtual communities of practice, and next generation course management systems. Her work as an ASEE/Navy Research Faculty with the Joint ADL Co-Lab and DEOMI combined with her work as a 2003 EDUCAUSE Learning Infrastructure Fellow has resulted tools and resources involving pedagogical frameworks associated with learning objects and course management systems. Currently, she is participating in the development of a professional organization for instructional designers and researching the intersection of policy and practice.
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