The Information Has Value frame refers to the understanding that information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. The flow of information through systems of production and dissemination is impacted by legal, sociopolitical, and economic interests.
Learning Outcomes:
Students should be
able to…
- apply the four factors of fair use in order to determine the potential use of a copyrighted image in their work.
- explain the value of citing sources in order to effectively use information sources in their writing.
- evaluate a source using specific criteria in order to determine whether it meets their information need.
- Ask students to find a newspaper or popular article on copyright, fair use, open access, and the public domain. Have them write a 1-page opinion piece about how this would affect them in some aspect of their life. Have open discussions about the availability of papers for purchase on the Internet. Use this as a way to open dialogue about the ethical issues of using intellectual property.
- Have students “grade” each other’s works cited page for correct style and completeness of citations as well as appropriateness of sources cited.
- Have students create a bibliography of sources they have used for their projects and explain why they choose each source and how each is relevant to their needs.
Activities related to
knowledge practices:
- Students will have ability to understand that intellectual property is a legal and social construct that varies by culture.
- Students will have the ability to give credit to the original ideas of others through proper attribution and citation.
- Students will have the ability to recognize issues of access or lack of access to information sources.