Month 11, Week 1: Copyright Issues

The information presented on Fair Use clarified several things for me. I believe, up until now, I was following loosely the rules established. I have always asked permission before using music in my classroom, for teaching purposes, and I have clarified somewhat the issues for my students. Listening and observing the video has more clearly defined what I am able to use. I'm excited to share these clarifications with my students. 


Other issues about remix have always had me wondering how they can do that. Many folks believe that new content is not being created. How can we be 'inspired' by past creation? The fair use right is rooted in the first amendment. The attorney clarified that we must 'use or lose it". I love that it follows reason and logic and is not 'black and white'.  We must ask ourselves "What is normal, particularly in the field?"  I hope to have the students write about fair use, perhaps use a case study that is complicated in order that they may understand how complicated the issues are. 


A rule of thumb is to always credit your sources. 

Leadership Post 1: Publish or Present

As I am concluding my research at FullSail University, I am looking at the options of publishing or presenting. Because I work at a Salish Kootenai College, a tribal community college in Montana, I am looking at several options. During the last seven years that I have been teaching here, I have been afforded many opportunities to attend professional conferences, trainings, and seminars discussing the pedagogy of higher education, particularly those within technology fields for minority serving institutions.

PRESENT:Conferences that I have attended include, but are not limited to: Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU).

National Science Foundation Science Engineering Technology and Mathematics (STEM), National Girls Collaborative on STEM.

National Center for Women and Technology (NWIT - LINK).

TCUP Cultural and Curriculum sponsored by Quality Education for Minorities (QEM) in conjunction with NASA and the Lilly West conference of the International Alliance of Teacher Scholars Evidence-based teaching and learning. Here's the link to the Lilly conference.

While attending these conferences, I saw many opportunities to present my experiences of working at a tribal college. The most recent conference that I attended at Evergreen State College in Washington would have been the perfect opportunity to share my research. 

Here's the link to the Native Case studies: Enduring Legacies.

At two of these conferences, I did present. When looking at the research I have conducted, I look forward to fine tuning the presentation and writing in order to present.

PUBLISH: Another option for my research is to publish. There are several publications that I am considering. The first and foremost is the Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Here's the link to the Tribal College Journal.



This journal provides voice and vision to the ongoing efforts of primarily the tribal colleges of the United States. I believe my research may contribute to efforts and provide unique insight to that of other tribal college professor and instructors. Here's a link to an article I previously published in the Tribal College Journal.

Delicious Link to all my videos for FullSail

Educational Videos produced and created by Kathy Thoreson. 
I love how Delicious organizes.

Month 11: WIMBA Archive

After watching the archive, I learned several things. The first thing I learned is new media venacular, as I am always interested in learning the vocabulary associated with the field of study. The phrase that Dr. Bustillos used was "over modulated." As it is not yet defined in the urban dictionary, I inferred it to mean that when too many applications are open on your desktop, it effects and drains the effectiveness and performance of the other programs. Is this correct? hmmm.

Furthermore, I appreciate the pacing that was discussed. I like the metaphor of the four-minute mile and this I will relay to my students.