Here are four questions, presented publicly on the AASL Forum to continue the discussion about the standards.
1) Given the confusion between the very limited actual permissions granted and the much more open permissions that AASL thinks are provided for use of the standards, can you help clarify what the desired level of permission for educational use is?
2) Is AASL willing to allow educational, non-commercial use of the standards as a part of derivative works? I.e. can states or districts adopt and adapt the standards to meet local implementation requirements? Can teacher-librarians quote standards in lesson plans or include them in curriculum maps? Can the standards be aligned with other library activities?
3) What barriers would prevent AASL from releasing the standards under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike license, a tested license that allows free use for personal and educational purposes while protecting the standards from commercial use?
4) If the need is to protect revenue (a critical element, I fully understand) would it be possible to provide the Creative Commons license as just a member benefit? Would this perhaps encourage members to stay members for a higher level of access to the standards while also encouraging districts or states to join as organizational members to gain access to use of the standards?
July 24th, 2009 at 11:50 am
Hi, Chris. I’m at the Toni Buzzeo workshop for OHM BOCES, and looking at the AASL website, it appears the restrictive language you quoted a few weeks ago is no longer on the website, at least in regards to the PDF. It doesn’t appear to have any wording on the Blue or Yellow books.