Plagiarism.
Plagiarism. You have something in common with the smartest people in the world. You see, everyone has ideas. We use our minds to create something original, whether it’s a poem, a drawing, a song, or a scientific paper. Some of the most important ideas are published and make it into books, journals, newspapers and trustworthy websites that become the building blocks for things we all learn. But ideas are also very personal, and we need dependable ways to keep track of the people behind the ideas we use because they deserve credit for their contribution, just as you do if someone uses your idea. Meet Cassie, a university student. She’s not the kind of person who would plagiarize by turning in someone else’s work, but she is aware that plagiarism can happen accidentally, so she follows some basic rules: First, when she quotes an author directly, she uses quotations marks around the words to show that they are not hers, alongside a mention of the author’s name.
Copyright. Use of VLEs with Digital Media. This advice document gives you an overview of the things to consider when using digital media in your Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). The use of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) is growing in every institution year upon year. Partly fuelling this growth is the ability to use enriching digital media such as images, moving images and audio to support teaching and learning. What is a Virtual learning environment? A virtual learning environment is an online set of tools and spaces that are managed by the institution for use in supporting teaching and learning. It is password protected and has a number of privilege settings. Not surprisingly for learners, but for most staff, is that the learners will use the VLE over the full 24hr period and not the 9am - to 6pm of most teaching staff.
Typical tools of a VLE include: Some teaching is now taking place using similar tools to a VLE but outside of the VLE. Examples of a VLE Moodle Moodle is a free open-source VLE. Organising your resources. Copyright and e-learning. Review "... fluent, well-paced, accessible and user-friendly... offers an excellent introduction to those who are unfamiliar with copyright law and its nuances, but would also provide a useful refresher to those who would like to reacquaint themselves with the basics in an e-learning context...a useful addition to the arsenal of resources for anyone working in the copyright and e-learning arena.
" - Journal of Information Literacy "Copyright is an area of growing concern to educational institutions which provide online access to materials. The complexity of the area has sometimes discouraged educators from engaging with it, but the practical suggestions and relevant case studies included in this title, as well as the provision of further readings makes this an excellent reference guide, and one which educators will find interesting as well as easy to understand. " - Australian Academic and Research Libraries About the Author.