Incorporating media into online classes should be simple, right? Unfortunately, the process is usually accompanied by questions and unforeseen obstacles. How do we locate the best images and video to support teaching? How do we know that the media we find can be shared without infringing copyright law?
Barbara Lewis and LeEtta Schmidt, USF Libraries’ Digital Learning Librarian and Copyright and Intellectual Property Librarian, made an open presentation to address these questions and help USF faculty move their courses and instructional activities online.
In the presentation, we discuss how to use media in the virtual classroom in a way that is consistent with fair use and copyright laws. We also present websites that are useful for finding open use media, such as Creative Commons and WikiMedia Commons. These helpful resources are not just for instructors! They can be introduced to students as responsible ways of incorporating media into their presentations and class assignments. Finally, we provide examples of online tools that can be used in the creation of multi-media presentations, exhibits, and various types of data visualizations.
- Access our presentation by viewing the presentation recording: https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/1af1ea27-6c27-4af0-b8f3-a64af36aa79b.
- Explore helpful online tools by reviewing the presentation materials: https://sway.office.com/j00e5wHJAeI48WuA?loc=swsp.