Talk:Before You Copy

Instructor comments on your draft units -- Jz833665 11:17, 29 November 2011 (EST)

Hi Hend, It is great to see your three units drafted. In the next steps, you may further refine these units to improve the engagement of learners' thinking and the organization of the content. Here are a few suggestions:

• In the beginning of your course introduction, you may want to add a paragraph or two to convey your focus and intent: It is for whom, focuses on what, with what expected outcomes (course-level, overarching objectives).
• Your lessons read informative, but can be more engaging and interactive. For example, in your unit 1, you may begin with a story/case about copyright (e.g. someone violating it without knowing it), which will serve as an anchoring context for the following reading and discussion activities. You may also consider using complex dilemma scenario in your unit 2 and 3 to help learners further understand the complexity and importance.
• In the end of each unit and the whole course, you may want to add a reflection section to highlight the key message and connect to the following units.

-- Lydia Ashley 17:51, 30 November 2011 (EST)

Good Topic Hend!

Fiona Grady 20:54, 30 November 2011 (EST)

I like how you included a video in unit 1 and followed up by using different resource types in unit three.

Suggestions: Maybe you could add some visuals so that the site is more engaging, although I know that's difficult using MediaWiki. I also thought it might be helpful to give examples of where copyright infringement or plagiarism was an issue. Joe Bidden for plagiarism and maybe one of the recent lawsuits involving universities. I'm not sure if your audience is k-12 or higher ed. That might be an opportunity to connect to the learners' prior knowledge.

-- Nathan Lockett 10:59, 7 December 2011 (EST)

I think this is a great idea for a course. I think the "free space" for notes might not be a great idea because all the students notes could be deleted by another student. I agree with Fiona and think it would be nice to see some examples of plagiarism and actually, non-examples too. It would be great for the students to see the difference. I wonder what should be done with the assessments that the students take? Are there answers to be given? I think it would be helpful in the "true life situation" section to be more clear about what 'odd' things the students should be looking for.

Re: -- Hend Elsantaricy 19:06, 7 December 2011 (EST)

Thank you all for the valid and valuable advices. May be I can work in it more AFTER THE DEADLINE.