Create 3.1.2 Fair Use and the TEACH Act

Fair Use and the TEACH Act

• How does an understanding of Fair Use affect one’s role as an online instructor?

  Understanding Fair Use is very important as a teacher in general, but online instructors must pay close attention to guidelines because the material they use is "published" on a distance education platform.
  
  Using the checklist can help an instructor when making a decision as to whether a work falls under Fair Use.
  
  Checklist 
  Using a checklist from a reputable copyright firm will help instructor's determine if the work can be used under Fair Use.

• How do Fair Use and the TEACH Act correlate to the delivery of reliable content?

   Allowing educators to have the ability to use resources under Fair Use and the TEACH Act enable teachers to have access to much more reliable content and frees them to have more time for helping students.