Wk1 Wimba: Intro to MAC

WK 1 - WIMBA

Going in the Media Asset Creation I was nervous about what to expect especially with it being month 11 of our 12-month journey. This first week of this course we had our usual scheduled Wimba, which are virtual class meetings, to discuss what exactly we should expect. Because I could not attend at the scheduled time I did watch the archive. Prof. Bustillos basically broke down our expectations week by week and the assignments we will be completing. As he stated many students come into the course expected to literally create more media as we have been doing but it’s more of gathering what we have done and getting prepared for month 12. Honestly I am pleased it is the latter because I feel like we have learned so much and to take a month to review, revise, and prepare for the end is essential to decreasing the stress of it all. I am looking forward to getting more in depth with the Publishing/Leadership Project and anxious to see where it goes. Also the freedom to choose a publication or conference that we are interested in presenting it our Capstone’s too is rewarding in itself.
Well, we are wrapping up week 1 as discussed and now time to undertake the anticipation of a whirlwind month. Good luck everyone!

-Missy

Comment on Classmates' Wk 1: Copyright

Edwin Moy’s Blog post on Wk 1 – Copyrights:

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“The concept of copyright is confusing if you don't have all the information. From watching all the information provided I still think there is an enormous amount of information regarding copyrights that I can still learn. The biggest understanding I took away from the reading was how copyright laws are still changing and almost everyone is affected by it because of the Internet. With sharing sites like creative commons out there I feel hopeful that copyrights will not totally limit the creative process.

Hearing the copyrights have gone from 14 years to 100 years for companies worries me to what the future of creative media will be if new artists worry about being sued for using copyright content to create new works of art. The video A fair(y) use tale brought a smile to my face because it uses the law to push the boundaries of copyright laws to prove a point and teach viewers about how fair use can be used as a defense in copyright law cases.

Working for a company and not being an educator creating educational media is easier to use since my target audience has more knowledge about the world and I can use photos and images within the company to prove my points. For educators the difficult is how can I get my students to understand a point without violating a potential copyright at the same time. We all understand popular culture and students would love to have that as a reference point for learning, so the challenge is on the educator to be able to relate the information in a way that does not violate any copyrights but still gets the message across.”


My comment:

I have the same opinion; all this information can be quite overwhelming especially with the Internet bringing in so many elements. The videos did a great job of simplifying the information in an entertaining way. You made a great point on having to present to adults and students as well. We’re suppose to provide them with material to build on but it can be difficult when the resources are being constantly reduced while the adults already have a lot of that prior knowledge. Fortunately, the rights do acknowledge the significance in being able to use that material to at least teach. Hopefully, with sites like creative commons the balance of what we can and what we cannot use otherwise will even out.