Please describe, based upon your readings from Week 1, what you think are the major issues

related to
the copyright policy debate in higher education. Please comment on your your classmates' postings!

-Copyright is a law that gives you ownership on things we create, for example, wikis, eportfolios, social media(FB, twitter), blogs, skype to learn in a new and exciting way or
connect with others
Some learner supportive or technology aids/tools
-communicate, support and assist students
-web 2.0 technologies (enhance students learning, prone to develop or help with diversity
needs and allow creativity or applications (Web 2.0 applications such as social software, wikis, and
blogs.)

Web 2.0 and Copyright Policy Rules

According to the required readings and my own personal interpretation from the materials
provided in week 1, some of the major and astonishing issues related to the copyright policy
debate in higher education (HE) has raised questions such as:
Is the internet related change a good thing? Is technology advancement in todays society
a key factor in the educational sector? Based on the traditional, non-traditional, work related or
knowledge based communication and learning methods, is the copyright policy important? Also,
what are some pros and cons?
Anderson, 2007 in his article discusses the type of impact Web 2.0 has on library
services and its preservation activities (p.2). Some of the web 2.0 technologies and applications
that exist include wikis, e-portfolios, mobile learning, Wikipedia, open education, e-books or
digital books, social media /software for example, FB and twitter, blogs and Skype etc. Each of
these technological tools has allowed distance education learners to be exposed to some very
valuable learner support or communication methods while also increasing student success rates.
Now we can ask ourselves the question, does the copyright policy really matter if we
have open access to these tools that are quite beneficial to any distance learner? The copyright
policy is always necessary and as educators we must give credit where credit is due by
appropriately citing every source/scholarly articles we encounter when conducting research and
writing papers and to avoid plagiarism. Although there are concerns on the type of effects Web
2.0 has on preservation, there should not be any need for concerns since these applications were
created to provide learners worldwide with open access, data and knowledge sharing
opportunities. It is the students, faculty, staff, educators and institutions responsibility to use
reliable and relevant resources for training and educational purposes in the most meaningful
manner (Bates, 2011).

In addition, Lynch, 2009 states that it is the institutions responsibility to make sure initiatives
and awareness are put in place regarding rights with retrospect to intellectual properties and how
one should not abuse these rights. New technologies must be mandated and also continuously be
enhanced to aid with the learning process.
References
Anderson, P. (2007). What is Web 2.0? Ideas, technologies and implications for education. JISC
Technology and Standards Watch. Retrieved
from http://www.jisc.ac.uk/media/documents/techwatch/tsw0701b.pdf
Bates, T. (2011). Understanding Web 2.0 and implications for e-learning. Lee, M. J. W., &
McLoughlin, C. Web 2.0-based e-learning: Applying social informatics for tertiary teaching. p.
21 -42. Retrieved from http://www.tonybates.ca/wp-content/uploads/Final-typesetchapter1.pdf ]
Lynch, C. (2009). The changing of scholarly communication in the digital age, Part 7, February
11-13, 2009. Video posted at https://mediamatrix.tamu.edu/download_published_file.php?
published_file_id=224135&title=The_Changing_of_Scholarly_Communication_in_the_Digital_
Age%2C_Part_7

Hello Vanita,
You are right and I couldnt agree more. Open access is very important since thats how most of
us learn but differentiating between a reliable and not so reliable source is something that needs
to be taught. For this reason in this MDE program we are required to take UCSP 615 and we
have WC to assist when needed. In the undergraduate program there is the LIBS 150
introduction to research class to help assist UMUC students with the learning, copyright rules
and academic integrity.
Sherma
Hello Joyce,
Money does talk! We live in the digital era and most of the undergraduate classes at UMUC are
diverting to e-books and online resources. I see this as a prime example to become more
competitive as a HE institution and students will always choose to attend a school with fewer
costs.
Sherma