Supplemental Materials
I feel that supplemental materials provide opportunities to engage more students in the classroom. Especially if not everyone is as comfortable with the textbook authors style of delivery. I am looking at utilizing articles from Time Magazine in class but I want to be sure that I, in no way, will be in violation of copywright laws. If i am sure to provide all appropriate citations and credits, can I make copies of articles for classroom use?
I think this is an excellent idea. I never really thought about have the students bring in material for supplemental material to be used for in-class discussion. I will definitely use this in my classroom.
Hi Tara,
Good strategy to use to get students involved in the knowledge acquisition process. This provides many opportunities to learn not only about the subject but also about how to work together as a team member.
Gary
Having the students actively search out supplemental information to share in class is a fast way to get the class working together. I utilize this method with every class irregardless of the course title. Having the students research relevent supplemental information is not only time well-spent but shows an instructor rather quickly the enthusiasm level for the subject.
I hope by providing the appropriate referencing that this is sufficient. Otherwise how else would we be able to deliver such various examples to our classes. Many articles and journals are great tools for giving variety to our teaching content!
I think it is a great thing when you let students bring in supplemental information that relates to the materials you are covering. Many times you can find even more out about your students by doing this because lots of times they pick something that they like or pertains to their life. It gives you a window to your students.
I think it's also helpful in a class to allow students to bring supplemental material in. They like to contribute and help 'teach' their classmates.
Hi Shawn,
You can give proper credit to the sources of the information you are sharing with your students by listing the author, the venue in which it was published, and date. This way you have made it clear where the work originated from and who the author(s) is.
Gary
I would like to give supplemental information to the students in my class. Where can I find information on how to make sure I am giving proper credit to the information I have obtained from either web sites, magazine articles, newspapers, etc.?
Hi Kim,
Good suggestion. This gives the students additional resources plus sites where they can go for additional information should they want it.
Gary
What about printouts from online sources? I always make sure the url and info in on the print outs.
Copying articles for educational purposes is usually considered "fair use" and not in violation of copyright laws. However, if you are copying a substantial portion of a magazine or if you make copies of the same article over the course of several semesters you could run into trouble. Hope this helps.
Hi Rebecca,
You can share articles such as this with students as an educational supplement. With the proper credits as you mentioned you will be in good shape to share this information.
Gary
