Sunday, March 8, 2009

Entry 7 - Copy right and Managing and Leading it

The presentation on copy right was very interesting. Especially on the video that conclude the presentation on it. Very impressive. Basically i understood the topic on copy right. But when it came to second part by Mariam, it was difficult for me to digest it. I guess it deals with how it is managed by regulatory subsystem, the logistics, the policy.
Is true that in Malaysia, we are not really serious on copy right. But I quess can it be because of the cost and the red tape that one has to go throu to get the details or purchase the materials. I wonder in the factor of cost, could the education agencies get the permission from the author to print in cheaper material (paperback cover). I teach my children to read using ladybirds key word book series. Eventually it is expensive. But recently i found out that it is much cheaper. I was told that the new published books are from China with cheaper cost, labour and material. so it is much cheaper. Can this be done for other materials too?

2 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing. I have also read your reflections in the new wiki. There you gave an example in Science. Has teaching and learning changed in language education?

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  2. I believe it did. Taking for example, the teaching of grammar, the textbook that i had had less pictures but more words to explain the rules . Now adays, there are more visual effects which makes teaching and learning easier. So teachers do less talking as pictures do most of the explanation.

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