Copyright and Distance Education: Trainers' Kit

Abstract

This toolkit provides a variety of resources designed to assist you in preparing and offering a workshop that introduces participants to copyright as it relates to distance education. It describes the basic features of copyright, identifies institutional issues and concerns, and outlines ways to deal with them. It is appropriate for: - academic staff involved in writing and presenting course materials; - administrative staff involved in publishing, purchasing, selling, and presenting courses and course materials; and - institutional staff involved in setting up procedures and policies on courses and course materials through central administration, the library, or a learning resources centre