Legal and Policy Considerations
for Technology Enhanced Learning
Project NEThics in the Office of Information Technology is pleased to present a series of seminars designed to expose legal and policy issues that tend to pose barriers to technology enhanced learning. Through a series of brown-bag lunch seminar sessions, we will highlight critical legal and policy issues that confront faculty who are working to integrate technology into instruction and research.
The seminars are intended to identify and discuss:
issues that cause anxiety or concern,
gaps in existing institutional policies and support services,
strategies for overcoming those gaps, and
resources available for ensuring success.
The topics will include such timely issues as:
Electronic Course Reserves
Scholarly Publishing on the Web
Inclusion of Student Contributions on Class or Scholarly Web Sites
Obtaining Copyright Permissions for Digital Works
Please plan to join us for a critical look at some of the most perplexing challenges that confront higher education today.
Refreshments will be available.
Electronic Course Reserves
Hosted by the College of Information Studies
Any time, any place, and any where access to the Internet has the potential to radically transform access to scholarly materials, especially resources previously only accessible at the physical library location. Electronic reserves or EReserves is an attractive alternative for faculty who might otherwise turn to traditional library reserves or photocopied course packets. While the scanning of course readings may be technically easy to accomplish, there remains a set of practical and policy questions. Should faculty endeavor to create their own EReserves? Is there an institutional service that supports EReserves? What are the policies or guidelines? When are copyright permissions necessary? What are the technical requirements for students and faculty? Do students have equitable access to a networked computer and course materials? What is the impact of transitioning from print to electronic reserves? How does the process work in practice? How do EReserves contribute to the learning process? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed by faculty who have experimented with EReserves and library staff.
Date: December 5, 2000
Time: 12:30 - 1:45 p.m.
Location: 4114 Hornbake
Opening Remarks and Policy Commentary: Rodney Petersen, Office of Information Technology
Participants in EReserves Pilot Project: Eric Lindquist, Adjunct Professor, College of Information Studies, and Angela Stach, Instructor, Sociology
Libraries Staff: Sue Baughman and Terry Sayler, University of Maryland Libraries
Scholarly Publishing on the Web
Hosted by the College of Agriculture
The World Wide Web has been lauded for its opportunities for instant, self-publication. Electronic journals are replacing traditional journals in some cases and there are several experiments with using the Web for permitting access to scholarly materials (pre-prints) prior to publication. The Web has also opened up opportunities for collaborations among faculty members across disciplines and between institutions in ways never imagined before. While the World Wide Web seems to present a very economical means of publication, there are several emerging concerns about the quality of information and the liabilities associated with Web publication. How is the academic community using the Web for scholarly communications? Does the use of the Web eliminate the need for traditional forms of publication? What are the copyright implications of Web publication? What liabilities await faculty who seek to use the Web for scholarly communications? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed by our faculty mentors and expert guests.
Date: April 24, 2000
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location:1110 Symons Hall
Opening Remarks: Rodney Petersen,, Office of Information Technology
Faculty Mentor: Neil Fraistat, Professor of English and General Editor of Romantic Circles
Faculty Mentor: Jack Sullivan, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and project participant in the Landscape Architecture Image Resource (LAIR)
Commentary: Duane Webster, Executive Director, Association of Research Libraries
Inclusion of Student Contributions on Class or Scholarly Web Sites
Hosted by the College of Education
The Web makes it simple for students to publish their term papers or research assignments for further inspection and review. Unlike the class assignment that might sit in a file or on a shelf gathering dust, the posting of student assignments to the Web tends to result in higher quality work and allows students a tangible opportunity to make scholarly contributions in their fields of study. Electronic bulletin boards permit ongoing discussion of course materials outside of the physical classroom. The incorporation of video of class activities as well as photographs of students engaged in class projects may also enhance a class Web site. Student contributions to class Web sites, including bulletin board discussions, qualify for copyright protection. The use of video and photographs may raise privacy issues in addition to intellectual property concerns. Who owns the copyright to the student contribution? Can faculty members use student work in subsequent courses? Does the posting of a student's class assignment constitute "disclosure of a student record" under the Buckley Amendment and our campus policy? What are the consequences for students who plagiarize assignments or use materials that are copyrighted by others? Can I videotape a class or place photographs onto the class Web space? Is there a recommended process for managing student contributions? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed by our faculty mentors and expert guests.
Date: November 29, 1999
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: 0220 Benjamin Building
Opening Remarks: Rodney Petersen, Office of Information Technology
Faculty Mentor: Sally Promey, Associate Professor of Art History and Archaeology
Commentary: Anne Bowden, President's Legal Office
Obtaining Copyright Permissions for Digital Works
Hosted by the College of Arts & Humanities
One must exercise great care in the use of copyrighted materials for instruction and research. While copyright law tends to favor educational and non-profit uses, the process of digitizing materials raises many important questions and concerns. When is it necessary to obtain permission? When is it considered "fair use"? What is the process for obtaining copyright permissions? Who do I contact? What will it cost me to use copyrighted materials? These are just a few of the questions that will be addressed by our faculty mentors and expert guests.
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 1999
Time: 12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: 1102 Francis Scott Key Building
Opening Remarks: Rodney Petersen, Office of Information Technology
Faculty Mentor: Robert Kolker, Professor of English
Faculty Mentor: Martha Nell Smith, Professor of English and Director of Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities
For more information, contact Rodney Petersen at (301)405-7349 or send e-mail to NEThics-Event@umail.umd.edu.
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