Simon is a horticulture tutor at a New Zealand polytechnic. Today he is putting together a Powerpoint slide show on sustainable gardening practices for his students. To add visual interest to his slides he inserts a piece of clip art onto each slide from the Powerpoint clip art library.
Given that Powerpoint is proprietary software that is licensed to his polytechnic, which of the following uses can Simon make of his slides?
- Deliver the presentation to his students during his lecture?
- Yes
- Correct. Powerpoint is licensed to Simon’s employer for the purposes of education, and he can make use of the software, including clip art, during the course of his teaching duties.
- No
- Incorrect. Powerpoint is licensed to Simon’s employer for the purposes of education, and he can make use of the software, including clip art, during the course of his teaching duties.
- Put a copy of the presentation on his courses' password-protected blackboard for students to access in their own time?
- Yes
- Correct. Uploading to Blackboard, or similar learning management systems, is permissible as long as the file is only available to students enrolled in Simon's institution.
- No
- Incorrect. Uploading to Blackboard, or similar learning management systems, is permissible as long as the file is only available to students enrolled in Simon's institution.
- Place a copy of the presentation online, licensed openly as an open educational resource?
- Yes
- Incorrect. The clip art is proprietary, as it is part of Powerpoint package, and therefore cannot be included in open educational resources, which are openly licensed.
- No
- Correct. The clip art is proprietary, as it is part of Powerpoint package, and therefore cannot be included in open educational resources, which are openly licensed.
