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A Word from Dr. Carlos Campo, Vice President for Academic Affairs

All October 2008 training opportunities have come-and-gone, but don't despair! CTL currently has some great classes on the schedule. Register for all training opportunities via the Regent Training System (RTS). Go there now

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Did you know that "the Fair Use Clause" of the US copyright law makes allowances for the educational use of copyrighted material without the users' having to pay for it? Perhaps you did… But did you know that Fair Use is not a right and for a work to fall under the Fair Use umbrella, certain key criteria first need to be met?

Here are just a few:

1- Any piece used MUST directly achieve a specific educational objective of the course. A video clip can't just be shown if it's not pertinent to the course.

2- Entire contents of a textbook cannot be scanned into a PDF file to give to students. For large sections of text content, the publisher must be contacted.

3- Any used content must be inside the Blackboard course from which you are teaching and available only to enrolled students. If used content is openly available on the internet, then it's no longer being used in an educational context.

And 4, imagery found on the internet doesn't automatically mean it can be used in a course. Images must be copyright free.

For more information, the Regent University Library has detailed resource pages on fair use and copyright. Just click on the link below this video to educate yourself and save yourself from potentially time-consuming or even expensive legal hassles. Now you know!

Regent University Library's Resources
~ Copyright Issues
~ Fair Use

I am grateful to have this opportunity to talk to you about some of the goals we are working toward in Academic Affairs in the days ahead.

Primary among them is ensuring that the university expand without diluting our Founder’s mission for the school: that we would provide an outstanding, biblically based global education that prepares Christian leaders to change the world.

I have been blessed to meet many of you over the last two months, and I continue to be encouraged by the depth of faith and trust in the power of God’s Holy Spirit here at Regent. We agree that reaching new academic heights will not be meaningful without placing our complete trust in Jesus, and not simply relying on our own understanding.

I look forward to the days ahead, as we continue to establish Regent as a Center for Christian Thought and Action, a place where students, faculty and staff come together to openly discuss life’s big questions, challenge one another to think more deeply, pursue God more passionately, and find ways to reach out and bring healing to a hurting world.

I thank you for your continued prayer and support as we serve the Lord together.

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Blogging with Professor David Wagner, School of Law

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Blogging is a form of communication over the internet that allows for enormous flexibility. You can write as much or as little as is required to make a point, and publishing is as easy as the click of a button.

Stop by Professor Wagner's blog, "Ninomania" to see what this Law professor has been doing with this rich and exciting form of publication.