Using Scenarios to Teach Undergraduates About Copyright, Fair Use, and Plagiarism Susan Ariew, University of South Florida Heather Runyan, University of South Florida

Contact Information Susan Ariew Heather Runyan

Who you are Academic librarians? From large institutions? From small institutions?

Objectives For Today’s Session Describing contexts for teaching students about information ethics Identifying the challenges of teaching about information ethics to today’s undergraduates Sharing workshop materials and teaching strategies Demonstrating teaching methods with scenarios

Contexts for Teaching Information Ethics Credit classes about library research skills Course-integrated instruction Campus-wide workshops related to academic integrity

University of South Florida The University of South Florida is the second largest university in the southeast and among the top 20 largest in the nation. 35,081: Tampa campus enrollment Diverse student body 94.5% are from Florida

USF Tampa Library Urban setting Centralized library system 35 librarians, about 20 of them doing some kind of teaching

LIS 2005—Library and Internet Skills Class 3 Credit Hour Class taught by the Library School Requirement for Mass Comm majors mostly sophomores to seniors Taught in an electronic classroom One unit devoted to Information Ethics towards the end of the semester

The Challenge of Teaching Generation Y The culture of the Internet Downloading music, videos, etc Cell phones, AIM, blogging,

Content in Ethics Unit Introducing concepts about Intellectual Property –Copyright and legal protections –Examples of copyright infringements –Myths about copyright and the Internet –Case studies—the issue of illegal downloading of music, videos, tv shows

Content in Ethics Unit Plagiarism –What is it, who plagarizes and why –Penalties for plagarizing –Examining case studies Fair Use –Fair use for student projects –Fair use for teaching and learning

Scenarios One person in your group read the scenario One person records group answers/analysis One person reports back

Scenarios in the Classroom Allowing students to grapple with issues and think critically before presenting information Discussing laws and ethics for each case study

Other Resources Streaming videos about copyright and moviemaking –See: alists/ alists/ Lab Quizzes to reinforce concepts related to information ethics

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