During our class this week (19/01/2021) my group delved into the topic of Public Domain. I already had some understanding of how Copy Right and Public Domain worked I found it extremely interesting to look at it from an educators point of view. The resource we were encouraged to check out – https://archive.org/ includes a multitude of free resources for students to access and teachers to add to their teaching toolkit. While I doubt I will be using F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby when I work with primary students the fact that the story is now Public Domain means that I can remix it (and various other stories) to suit my audience.
My peers in the class also covered other topics such as; Fair Dealing, Creative Commons, Open Educational Resources, and more. All of which were quite new to me as I have not previously had the right resources to explore such topics before.
