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Copyright: keep it legal

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Course schedule

Week	Course Activities	Type	Approx time needed
1	Activity 1 Getting to know others on the course	Online	1 hour
	Activity 2 What can I use legally?	Online	1 hour
2	Activity 3 Unpicking copyright	Online	1 hour
	Activity 4 Introducing Creative Commons	Online	1 hour
3	Activity 5 Creative Commons: using Flickr	Online	30 minutes
	Activity 6 Creative Commons: using Google	Online	30 minutes
	Activity 7 Reviewing your sources	Online	30 minutes
	Activity 8 Planning a search for material	Online	30 minutes
4	Activity 9 Finding material	Online	1 hour
	Activity 10 Reporting back	Offline	1 hour
5	Activity 11 Extracting our shared learning	Online	1 hour
	Activity 12 Course evaluation	Online	30 minutes
	Total		9.5 hours

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