Remix
Brian Lamb's Article in the EDUCAUSE review journal sums up the significance of remix (defined as "the reworking or adaptation of an existing work") in an educational setting as well as lays out three criteria that need to be met if education is going to harness the remixing power Web 2.0 has brought.
Plagiarism is a serious concern of universities, as it should be, but how do plagiarism and remix coexist together? How do the students view remixing together different sources for projects and assignments (particularly multimedia assignments)? Do the students even think about the intellectual property of others?
How Does Remix Fit into Higher Education?
The verdict? The students consider remixing works together to be supportive of classroom motivation and creativity. Furthermore, little to no thought is put into using or finding uncopyrighted materials while in an educational setting, and the case study doesn't see anything "morally different" between remixing in an educational setting versus a non-educational setting. As multimedia grows in popularity and the open Internet culture expands, educational settings will need to adapt. The definition of composition is changing, and with it are the views and roles of remix.
Lamb mentions Creative Commons as "a middle ground between restrictive copyright and the public domain." More information about CC is on this site. Check out the Creative Commons portion found here.