Distance Education and
Intellectual Property Rights
The drive to introduce new technology and remake the systems of education poses
complicated challenges. Distance Education proposals have the capacity to
fundamentally alter the nature of teaching, the quality of educational
experiences, control over curricula, and ownership of intellectual property.
AAUP national has been examining the issues. Some recent statements and articles
are below and click on Academe to read it.
UW-AAUP has played a leading role in the developing debate. The chapter's Open
Letter to Governor Locke and the 2020 Commission on the Future of Higher
Education (June 1998) earned extensive
national publicity after more than 900 UW faculty members signed the
statement of educational philosophy that took issue with the headlong rush into
untested distance learning schemes. The Open Letter accomplished its
immediate purpose-- helping Washington state planners to think more sensibly
about the future of higher education. It also continues to resonate beyond our
state, mentioned often in articles on the evolving politics of Distance
Education. Michelle Rodino examines the campaign in Corporate
Fantasy and the “Brave New World of Digital Education” (Workplace
Oct 2002)
Here are policies and articles on
Distance
Education from AAUP national
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