1 Copyright and Intellectual Property Design Issues by Jeremy Rowe

2 Influences l Differences between self-contained classrooms and technology enhanced courses l Competition with publishers and producers l Changing policy environment

3 The Changing Environment (1 of 2) l Blurring of creator and user roles l Increasing resources involved in design, development, and distribution l Increase in awareness of Internet markets l On-line education and Digital Libraries initiatives l Nature of the traditional, self-contained classroom l Potential size of the audience

4 The Changing Environment (2 of 2) l Increasing overlap between education and training l Unique nature of the transmission media l Digital Millennium Copyright Act l Distance Education Report to Copyright Office ( l Florida Pre-Paid vs. College Savings Bank

5 Project Planning Issues l Identify Content (need, market, etc.) l Instructional Design l Ownership/Permissions l Information Technology - Operations l Archive/Records Management

6 Instructional Design Issues Instructional Design Issues l Goals l Objectives l Audience l Media selection/design l Treatment l Content development l Evaluation/Assessment

7 Metadata - Data about Data l Power of the cataloger l Standard descriptive vocabulary is critical for reliable search results l Identification is needed for format and technical info as well as content l Critical role in sharing resources - Digital Libraries, educational consortia, etc.

8 Key Ownership Questions l Who owns multimedia materials, the faculty or the institution? l Who controls the content? l Can instructors take the materials with them if they change jobs? l Who gets credit for team-produced products? l How are revenues shared?

9 Ownership Issues l Component materials l Materials produced –Faculty –Production team –Students

10 Permissions l Component materials l Materials produced –Faculty –Production team –Students

11 Information Technology - Operations l Security l Privacy l Proprietary design/software l Organization of files and resources l Disaster recovery and back-up

12 Security l System level l Server level –administrative access l Courseware l Files

13 Privacy l User identification l Chat/discussion groups l Grades/records

14 Proprietary Design/Software l Reliability l Control l Change management l Migration l Archiving

15 Organization of Files and Resources l Distributed files l Reliability l Version control l Back-up and archiving

16 Accommodating Existing Policies l Grade books l Course records l Replicability for grievance and appeal

17 Archive and Records Management Issues l Data vs. records l Standards l Documentation l Storage l Migration

18 Data vs. Records l Data is information l Records are information and context

19 Records Standards l Definitions - What to retain l Description l Format l Media l Management

20 Documentation l Need for standard descriptors (i.e. Dublin Core ) l Content l Operating system l Software version l File format l Date l History

21 Storage l Format –Hardware –Software –File Non-proprietary Uncompressed –Media l Conditions l Management

22 Migration l Storage –Media –Format –Conditions l Technical –Hardware –Software –File format/version l Preservation l Management

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