Monday, September 10, 2007

Copyright and Fair Use LR

I strongly disagree with the answer for question number eight. I was rather surprised that students were not allowed do download from file sharing but “educators” could as long as they used discretion. I must be missing the point because I truly do not see the difference: education is both teaching AND learning. Through our brief readings of both multiple intelligences and UbD/DI we are being told that each student has individual learning patterns, as well as different areas of strengths and weaknesses. How is it alright for the instructor to download and use such material but not for a student in his class? Student use is just as educational as teacher use, and a pupil with musical/rhythmic intelligence would highly benefit from being allowed to use such materials for a school project. This is especially true if the use occurs in middle or high school setting, where it is essential that the student develop and enhance their intelligence.

1 comment:

TexasTheresa said...

You point out a sticky situation. Unfortunately, there are a lot of those in Fair Use Guidelines.
good posting,
:>dr.theresa