COPYRIGHT - In "An Education in Copyright Law: A Primer for Cyberspace"
(LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE RESEARCH, no 11, issue 2, March
2003), Robert N. Diotalevi (Legal Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University) provides a
brief tutorial on US copyright law that covers recent legislative changes that affect
online materials. The article is available online at:
http://libres.curtin.edu.au/libres13n1/index.htm For more on copyright, view the
webcast of the 2003 Harvard JOLT (Journal of Law and Technology) symposium,
"Copyright and Fair Use: Current and Future Prospects." Panelist presentations are
online and can be accessed, using RealPlayer, at:
http://jolt.law.harvard.edu/p.cgi/symposium/main2003.html For a free version of
RealPlayer go to: http://www.real.com/) (CIT INFOBITS, Apr 03)

F-LIGHT - The May issue of F-LIGHT features two brief case studies:
1. A team from Washington State University reports on their evaluation of the
educational and cost-control benefits of WSU's investment in the up-front
instructional design of online courses.
2. A team from the University of Missouri-St. Louis (UMSL) reports on their
assessment: UMSL faculty making extensive use of their Course Management
System seem to be teaching differently (and with different results) than
colleagues making little or no use of the CMS. The differences range from
amount of faculty-student contact (as perceived by students) to the students'
predictions about whether they will stay at the university and receive a degree.

Other F-Light features include job openings and information about TLT/Flashlight
benefits. You can access this month's issue at:
http://www.tltgroup.org/resources/F-LIGHT/2003/May.html (F-Light, May 03)

ONLINE VERSUS FACE-TO-FACE COURSES - "Can online courses match
traditional face-to-face (F2F) courses in academic quality and rigor? Can online
courses achieve the same learning objectives as F2F courses? Can students learn
as much and as well online as they do in F2F courses?" From three decades of teaching
experience, sociology professor Mark Kassop (Bergen Community College, Paramus,
NJ) answers these questions with a "resounding yes." In "Ten Ways Online Education
Matches, or Surpasses, Face-to-Face Learning" (THE TECHNOLOGY SOURCE,
May/June 2003), Kassop outlines ten ways in which he believes that online education
excels. Areas he covers include student-centered learning, interactive discussions,
on-demand interaction and support services, and faculty development and rejuvenation.
The article is available online at:
http://ts.mivu.org/default.asp?show=article&id=1059 (CIT INFOBITS, Apr 03)