Continuing on my theme of music, let’s talk about using music for teaching. Between the Copyright Act and the University’s Music Licence, there is quite a lot we can do with music for teaching, so let’s go over some things you might be wondering if you can do… *Play music in class? Yes, you can […]
It often surprises people to realise that linking (for the most part – we’ll talk about that later) gets you out of your copyright woes. That’s right, the missing link in your chain of making material available to your students is linking. It may amaze you to know this, but there’s no copyright in linking. […]
YouTube is a great source of material and can be a fantastic tool for teaching and interacting with students. But there are a few things that you need to be aware of when using Youtube. 1. Your YouTube clip needs to be legitimate! Using or linking to infringing material is also considered an infringement of […]
If you’re wanting to use film for teaching, here’s a couple of hints…. 1) You can use commercial copies of films to show in class. Commercial copies of films (i.e. the copy you purchased from a retailer) are fine to show in class, but just be aware that if you’re recording or filming your lecture, […]
Lately we’ve received a couple of queries about putting up copyright notices with material so I thought I’d use the blog to make things a little clearer.
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LMS – Enabling access to information and resources for your students
Monday, February 7th, 2011
The Learning Management System (LMS) is used extensively at the University as the online presence for delivery of information and resources to students. Information that students can expect to find in an LMS subject includes: subject requirements, assessment information, staff contact details, subject readings, feedback for work submitted, and lecture and tutorial documents. Resources you […]
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