April 14, 2003


> Headway in Two Online Arenas
> New www.fhda.edu goes Live!
> Using Copyrighted Material Online
> Institutional Research Spotlight
> FAQ





by Willie Pritchard, Vice Chancellor and Chief Technology Officer

This issue of News Bytes covers two important topics related to our District’s -- and the world’s -- steadily increasing use of the online medium. As we continue to depend on computers to conduct our daily jobs and teaching responsibilities, the District must pay close attention to these two topics. Full story

On April 7 -- the first day of the spring quarter -- the main Foothill-De Anza District Web site (www.fhda.edu) went live with a new look-and-feel, improved navigation, and a cost-effective content-management system that makes it easier for District employees to make changes to their pages. Full story

One section of the proposed new Computer and Technology Use policy discusses all District technology users’ responsibility to abide by current copyright laws. This includes how to use copyrighted materials online for teaching purposes.

One recently enacted law, called the TEACH Act (Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act), extends the fair use rule to online use of copyrighted work. Full story

A recent Institutional Research (IR) study examined the enrollment of students who attended summer session 2002 and found that 71 percent were “native” De Anza students. In other words, they attended regular academic-year terms as well as the summer session. Full story

The Call Center: Your one-stop source for technology information and support.

Phone: Ext. TECH 8324
7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Thurs.
7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri.

E-mail: Techhelp@fhda.edu

Web site: http://ets.fhda.edu (click on the Call Center link)

Walk in: De Anza College ATC 302
7 a.m. - 8 p.m. Mon. - Thurs.
7 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fri.

I’m a faculty member. I would like to digitize a copyrighted video and use it as part of a Web course I teach. What steps do I need to take to ensure this doesn’t violate any copyright laws? Answer

Do you have questions or comments regarding this e-bulletin, or about any ETS services or projects? Please e-mail newsbytes@fhda.edu and we’ll provide answers one-on-one or in the next issue of
News Bytes.