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2021-07-15

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Understand copyright as a bundle of rights, rather than just the right to copy; Recognize key words and phrases in section 3 that shape copyright, including “sole right,” “substantial,” and ”in any material form”; Understand that copyright holders may authorize uses by others.

2021-07-15

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Define “technological protection measures” as they are outlined in Canada’s Copyright Act; Summarize the conditions under which a technological protection measure may be circumvented without penalty; Understand the connection between section 41 of the Copyright Act and the...

2021-07-15

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Understand the educational exceptions in ss. 29.4 to 30.03 of the Copyright Act; Describe the ‘publicly available materials on the internet’ exception; Recognize that the use of copyright-protected materials for educational purposes may also fall under a fair dealing...

2021-07-14

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Describe the role the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC) plays in relation to copyright and schools; Identify CMEC resources for teachers that provide guidance on the use of copyright protected materials in schools; Recognize that school divisions, boards and...

2019-11-27

Wakaruk, Amanda, Guy, Julia, Joseph, Kris, Fagnan, Luc, Sheppard, Adrian, McNally, Michael B.

Concerns over copyright issues can present a practical barrier to open educational resource (OER) use and adoption. The proposed presentation provides a case study of the University of Alberta’s Opening Up Copyright (OUC) instructional module series and discusses how the series improves access to...

2021-07-14

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Identify what copyright protections apply to student works created in the K-12 educational context; Recognize that various licences, royalties, and creator permissions, in addition to Canadian copyright rules, may impact student theatrical and musical performances; Understand...

2018-06-01

McNally, Michael B., Wakaruk, Amanda

The University of Alberta’s (U of A) Copyright OER project, funded through a Centre for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund grant, aims to develop a series of OER tutorials for use in graduate courses within the Faculty of Education and to be available for adoption...

2021-06-02

Sheplawy, Samantha, McNally, Michael B., Adams, Cathy

This presentation provides a case study in the design of a set of openly licensed, interactive, instructional videos on copyright in the K-12 Canadian context. Knowledge of copyright is important for teachers in the K-12 context given the multiple ways copyright protected works may be used. The...

2021-07-15

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Recognize that educational institutions can rely on both fair dealing and educational exceptions outlined in the Copyright Act; Understand and be able to explain the role of fair dealing guidelines in an educational context.

2021-07-15

Wakaruk, Amanda, McNally, Michael

Learning Objectives: Identify open content licences on copyright-protected materials found online; Name several online repositories for openly-licensed content including images, sound, and educational resources; Interpret search results provided by open content repositories and portals to...