This weeks EDL 642 Lesson focused on copyright laws and the appropriate to cite copyrights for various online works. This weeks assignment proved to be very interesting and a little challenging for me while working on creating the padlet assignment. I chose to create my padlet with the Adult Education College student in mind which is the focus of my current career. I also feel that Adult Education definitely is a part of my certificate program since I plan to work in higher education.
Reflection:
In my current career as an Educational Program Specialist, Sr. for the Educational Opportunity Center which is a TRiO Program. I work with adult students everyday. I assist them with deciding career's, college program searches, financial aid and scholarship searches and completion, test-prep, and various other life skills needed to balance their educational and personal lives while they are preparing and enrolled in a college program. It is a very rewarding field of work! I get to experience people changing their lives and improving their families futures.
My career however, does not directly deal with copyright issues as much as an educator would. However, when we put together presentations for our clients or any printed materials we may or may not use the appropriate copyright rules. Personally, I have become more aware of copyright rules due to my previous capstone project completed at Central Michigan University's Global Campus in Atlanta, Georgia. I actually had to request use of copyrighted materials from various individuals, government agencies, and corporations while completing my capstone project. It was very interesting as some of the requests for materials used were answered. Most of the responses for use were approved and others I never heard from which forced me to find other resources. It also helps to know what type of copyright the materials have, because a few do not require permission, even though it is always a great idea to get permission from the source.
Application:
The focus of my padlet created for this week is helping Adult Education Students get what they need to be a successful college student. The areas of focus for the padlet will expand over time and I will continue to add to it as needs arise. For now I have included topics such as Time Management, financial literacy (money management), financial aid resources, technical college information, computer tutorials (GCFLearnFree.org,) and a free to low cost online educational resource called Coursera. Also included in the padlet is a full Time Management lesson created by utilizing LiveBinder. Within the LiveBinder you will find my purpose for the lesson and several objectives written using Blooms Taxonomy. When accessing the LiveBinder please enter the code 3668 and it will give you full access.
Padlet Objective:
Students will be able to evaluate the various resources in the Adult Education padlet (Time-Management, Money Management, Computer Tutorials, etc.) to create and prepare themselves for college entry.
I really hope you enjoy the padlet! I am really proud of my work.
Best,
Alesia Wakefield-Medley
