Sara E. Wolf, an Associate Professor at Auburn University and author of "Teaching Copyright," shares insights on how educators can effectively teach copyright concepts. She discusses her two-decade journey in education and the importance of copyright education in K-12 curricula. Wolf highlights the development of a comprehensive test bank and practical lesson plans for instructors, emphasizing collaboration between educators and librarians. Engaging teaching methods and adapting lessons for professional development are also crucial topics, addressing real-world challenges teachers face.
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Inspiration Behind The Book
Sara Wolf received many questions about copyright from friends and colleagues, inspiring her to compile lessons on the subject.
These experiences motivated her to write a practical book with resources for teaching copyright effectively.
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Copyright Embedded in K-12 Curricula
Copyright education often appears implicitly in K-12 curricula, embedded in subjects like social studies and language arts.
Explicitly teaching copyright helps clarify these often vague references to laws and intellectual property.
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Embed Lessons in Relevant Projects
Integrate copyright lessons authentically within projects where issues naturally arise, like yearbook creation.
Establish copyright habits early, then build complexity as students progress through education.
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Teaching Copyright, Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resources
Teaching Copyright, Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resources
Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resources
Sara E. Wolf
This book offers practical lessons and resources for teaching copyright and intellectual property to various audiences, from K-12 to university levels. It provides lesson plans, scenarios, activities, and a test bank to help instructors effectively integrate copyright education into their curriculum. The book emphasizes higher-order thinking skills, encouraging students to analyze and evaluate copyright dilemmas, rather than just memorizing definitions. It also addresses the evolving nature of copyright in the digital age, including the implications of AI and user-generated content. The book aims to equip educators with the tools and knowledge to foster ethical decision-making regarding copyright.
The teaching of copyright and related concepts can easily be overwhelming to instructors who are experts in their field but may have little to no detailed understanding of copyright law. They require reliable, accessible information to coach students on copyright-related matters. In Teaching Copyright: Practical Lesson Ideas and Instructional Resources (Bloomsbury, 2025), Sara Wolf provides explicit guidance based on U.S. copyright law in the teaching of copyright and related concepts to learners at schools, colleges, and universities. Instructors are supported with time-saving resources such as lesson templates, scenarios, practice activities, and a downloadable test question bank. Additionally, Bloom's Taxonomy labels lessons, activities, and assessment items to enable an appropriately diverse set of learning for students. Instead of reducing copyright to simple recall, the lessons and information in this text will help instructors develop higher-level thinking about copyright and assist them in measuring learners' abilities not just to remember, but also to analyze and evaluate copyright dilemmas.
Guest: Dr. Sara E. Wolf is an Associate Professor of library media and educational technology at Auburn University.
Host: Dr. Michael LaMagna is the Information Literacy Program & Library Services Coordinator and Professor of Library Services at Delaware County Community College.
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