Last week, I teamed up with the Office of Distance Education and eLearning (ODEE) to provide copyright assistance to OSU faculty and staff participating in ODEE’s Digital First iTunes U Bootcamp, which took place at Apple’s corporate headquarters in Cupertino, CA. Over the course of four days, I had a blast learning the ins and outs of the iTunes U platform, researching the always-interesting copyright queries that seem to crop up especially in relation to distance education, and getting to know my fellow Buckeyes along with our gracious hosts from Apple.
Ohio State University faculty and staff (including yours truly) outside Apple corporate headquarters.
Photo via Kevin Kula (@KulaOSU)
Rest assured, you don’t need to travel to California for copyright assistance if you’re developing an online course. With holidays coming to an end and faraway bootcamps concluded, your roaming copyright mavens have returned to Thompson Library. Feel free to give us a call, drop by our office, or we’d be happy to pay you a visit. If you’re looking for copyright information of the self-serve variety, many of our resources are also available online.
Copyright resources for distance education
- Copyright and eLearning Guide
- Using Images: Copyright guidelines for the use of images in education
- Using Materials: What if I want to transmit a video or image over the Internet for teaching purposes?
- eReserves in Carmen (Library staff will review requested supplementary course materials for permissions and fair use, and upload to your course on your behalf)
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By Jessica Meindertsma, Rights Management Specialist at the Copyright Resources Center, The Ohio State University Libraries
January 16, 2015 at 1:58 pm
Thanks for sharing your experiences, Jessica! It’s always good to hear feedback on our bootcamps. We also appreciate all the continued support OSU Copyright provides to our iTunes U efforts … a decent number of requests for your team’s expertise 🙂