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Webinar now available: an introduction to copyright literacy

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This morning was the first webinar for Digital Literacies and Open Practice and I was delighted to be joined by my co-researcher and good friend Chris Morrison, who is the Copyright, Software Licensing and IS Policy Manager at the University of Kent. The recording and slides are now available. Chris recently published a chapter on copyright literacy in the book Digital Literacy Unpacked, edited by Jo Parker and Katharine Reedy and published by Facet Publishing.

Chris provided an excellent overview of what copyright literacy is, how it relates to digital literacy and open practice and highlighted some of the work we’ve done in this area. He highlighted the resources on the Copyright Literacy website as well as recommending the site Copyrightuser.org. Chris also answered questions from participants on a range of topics.

The next webinar will be on Thursday 8th November at 3.30pm and will be led by Lorna Campbell from the University of Edinburgh. I’ll post more about the next webinar soon.

Webinar 1: An introduction to Copyright Literacy

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Jane and Chris at CopyCamp2018

Next Friday 26th October we have our first webinar for Digital Literacies and Open Practice. Based on the chapter in Reedy and Parker’s Digital Literacy Unpacked, Chris Morrison who is the Copyright, Licensing and Policy Manager at the University of Kent will talk about the concept of copyright literacy. Chris and I have worked together since 2014 on research into different aspects of copyright and it’s impact of those working in libraries, the cultural heritage sector and in higher education. We’ve also developed several educational resources to teach people about copyright is accessible ways, including Copyright the Card Game, which you can play at City University on the 2nd November, and the Publishing Trap, which is a board game about scholarly communication and publishing choices. We will be playing this game on the final teaching day of the module on 12th December.

Tune in to the webinar live to join in the discussions with Chris, or you can watch the recording which we’ll post online shortly after the event (Guests are welcome, please drop me a line if you want to take part). The webinar will be an ideal time to ask those tricky questions about copyright (e.g. what is the difference between fair use and fair dealing, or who owns my recorded lectures or teaching materials!) You can also discuss how understanding copyright might help us become more open in our approaches to teaching, learning and research and how it’s all part of developing our own and our students’ digital literacies.