INTELLECTUALPROPERTYEDUCATIONINTHEFINNISHEDUCATIONSYSTEM-

CASESTUDY

IntellectualPropertyinEducationconference5.4.2017,EUIPO,Alicante

PhDKariKivinen

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MENU

1. NewNationalCoreCurriculum2. Digitallicenseforschooland

universities3. Copyrightawarenessresearchby

CUPORE4. KOPIRAITTILAbyTEOSTO5. EffectivecampaignsbyCIAPC

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Kopiostosurvey:CopyrightsandEducation(2015)

• Thegreatestcopyright-relatedchallengeislackofknowledge• 35–50%ofteachershaveencounteredcopyright-relatedchallengesatsomepointintheircareer.• Teachersdonotknowwhattheyareallowedtodowithinthelaworthelicenses.• Copyrightisconsideredanunclearanddifficultissue.• Astheteachingenvironmentdigitalizesandtheamountofelectronicandonlinematerialincreases,teachershopeforclearprintedandelectronicinstructionsonwhatisallowedinteaching.• Teacherswishformorecopyrighttrainingwithinteachertrainingandcontinuingprofessionaleducation.

Allillustrationsarefromkopiraitti.fi

Teachingcopyrightsforchildren

TeachingcopyrightsarenowpartofthenewcurriculuminFinlandwiththefocusonunderstandingandcomplyingthebasicsofcopyrights• In2014FinnishNationalBoardofEducationpublishedtheFinnishCoreCurriculumforBasicEducationandayearlaterFinnishCoreCurriculumforGeneralUpperSecondarySchools.• Finnish educationproviders– mainlycommunes–wereinvitedtodesignlocalcurriculumswithinthe givenCoreCurriculumframework.• Thenewlocalcurriculumwasimplementedstartingfromtheschoolyear2016-2017.

Startingpoints“Provisions on the number and eligibility of teaching staff, safetyand occupational health and safety, use of personal data,openness, protection of privacy and copyrights, and theregulations that apply to the checking of criminal backgrounds ofpersons working with children are also taken into account in theprovision of education.”

Concerning distance learning:“Particular attention is paid to compliance with copyrightlegislation.”

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BASICEDUACTIONYEARS1-6TRANSVERSALCOMPETENCES

ForthePrimaryyears3-6theIP-relatedtransversalcompetencesarebestunderlinedintheICTCompetences.• ResponsibleandsafeuseofICT:ThepupilsareguidedinresponsibleandsafeuseofICT,goodmanners,andknowingbasiccopyrightprinciples.

Languageuseassupportforalllearning:• Digitaltoolsareusedinteachingandlearningtoguidethepupilstosearchforinformationwithinthefieldofknowledgeandassesstheirlearninginrelationtotheobjectivesofinstruction.Thepupilsareguidedactingethically,respectingcopyrightsandintegrity.

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Years1-6– Mothertongueobjectives

• Toencouragethepupiltodeveloptextproductionprocessesandskillsinassessinghisorherowntexts,toofferopportunitiesforproducingtextstogetherandgivingandreceivingconstructivefeedback,aswellastoguidethepupiltotaketherecipientofthetextintoaccountandtoactethicallyinonlineenvironments,respectingprivacyandcopyrights.Inthecontentareaitisnoted:• Thepupilsimprovetheirskillsinproducingtextsneededintheirstudies,includingnotesandsummaries.Theyalsopractiseusingandcitingsourcesandunderstandtheimportanceofactingethicallyinonlineenvironmentsandrespectingprivacyandcopyrights.

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Years1-6– Mothertongueassessmentcriterion

• Constructingtextsandethicalcommunication• Thepupilknowsandisabletodescribethebasicstagesofproducingtexts,isabletoassesshisorherowntexts,producestextsinstagesindependentlyandtogetherwithothersandgivesandreceivesfeedback• Thepupilisabletocitethesourcesattheendofthetext,understandsthatheorshemustnotpassaquotationashisorherowntext,andisfamiliarwiththeethicalprinciplesofactingonline.

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BASICEDUCATION– YEARS7– 9TRANSVERSALCOMPETENCES

ResponsibleandsafeuseofICT:

• ThepupilsareguidedtouseICTinwaythatissafeandethicallysustainable.Theylearnhowtoprotectthemselvesfrompossibleinformationsecurityrisksandhowtoavoidlosingdata.Theyareguidedtowardsresponsibleactivitiesbyreflectingon,forexample,themeaningoftheconceptsofinformationprotectionandcopyrightsandthepotentialrepercussionsofirresponsibleandillegalactivities.”

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Years7-9:Mothertongueobjective

• Todevelopthepupil’scompetenceinstrengtheninghisorherskillsinmanagingandusinginformation,diversifyingtheuseofsources,andthecommandofcitationtechniquesinhisorhertexts,andtoinstructthepupiltoactethicallyonline,respectingprivacyandcopyrights

Understandinglanguage,literature,andculture:• Thepupilsimprovetheirskillsinproducingtextsneededintheirstudies,includingsummaries,notes,andcitations.Theyfamiliarisethemselveswithcopyrightsandcomplywiththemwhenproducingtheirowntexts.

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Years7-9:Assessmentcriteria

Knowledgeandskillsforthegrade8(scalefrom4to10):• Thepupilisabletouseinformationacquiredfromdifferentsourcesinhisorhertexts.Thepupilknowshowtomakenotes,summarisetheinformationheorshehasacquired,andusesourcesinhisorherowntexts.• Thepupilcomplieswithcopyrightlawsandknowshowtocitehisorhersources.

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Years7-9- Music

• Pupilshavetheopportunitytoexpressthemselvescreativelythroughmusicandtoproducemusicbothindependentlyandtogetherwithothers.Thisissupportedbycreatingconnectionstootherformsofexpression.• Whenusinginformationandcommunicationtechnology,thepupilsfamiliarisethemselveswithcopyrightsanddifferentpossibilitiesforusingmusicanddigitalmediaandpossibleethicalissuesconnectedtothem.

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Years7-9- Crafts

Inthecraftsoneoftheobjectivesisasfollows:• toguidethepupiltousethepossibilitiesofinformationandcommunicationtechnologyindesigning,producing,anddocumentingthecraftprocessaswellasinproducingandsharingcommunalinformation.• InthecontentareaIP-relatedissuesarementionedinseveralplaces

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GENERALUPPERSECONDARYCrosscurriculathemes

IntheUpperSecondarycurricula,thecross-curricularIP-relatedissuesarepresentintheactivecitizenship,entrepreneurship,technologyandsocietyandmultiliteracyandmediaskillsareas.Someexamples.Thestudent• understandstheoperatingprinciplesofthecivicsociety,enterprises,andpublicauthority,analysessocietalquestionsandexpandshisorherknowledgeofworkinglife.• isabletomakesensiblechoicesontechnologyasacitizenandaconsumer• isfamiliarwithkeynormsrelatedtocopyrightsandfreedomofspeech,andisabletoanalyse ethicalandaestheticquestionsrelatedtomedia• isabletousemultiliteracyandthemediainself-expressionandinteraction,andactsresponsibleinproducing,usingandsharingcontents.

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UPPERSECONDARYObjectivesofFinnishlanguageandliterature

Thestudent• isabletocriticallyevaluatedifferentsourcesofinformation,thereliability,usefulness,andintentionsofinformationandsearchforandselectasourcethatisappropriateforthesituation

• understandsandcomplieswithcopyrightlawsandcorrectlyciteshisorhersources• isabletoutiliseinformationandcommunicationtechnologydiverselyinallareasofthesyllabusandunderstandstheeffectsofdigitalisationonlanguage,textsandinteraction

• enjoyslanguageandcultureandvaluestheirdiversityaswellasunderstandsthesignificanceoftheirhistoricaloriginsandvisibilityinmodernculture.

Corecontents• freedomofspeech,censorship,sourcecriticism,mediacriticism,copyrightlawsandplagiarism

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Uppersecondary- Citizensandlawcourse

Theobjectiveofthecourseisthatthestudent• MastersthebasicfactsofthelegalorderinFinlandanditskeyprinciples• IsfamiliarwiththeFinland’scourtsystemandthecourtsoflawrelevanttocitizen• Isabletoassesshis/herrights,benefits,andresponsabilities asacitizen,andconsumer,andisabletotakecareofthemostcommonlegalmatters(suchascopyrightlaws)independently• Isabletosearchforandusekeysourcesoflegalinformation• Isabletoactcorrectlyandlegallyaswellasapplytheknowledgeandskillsacquiredfromlaw.

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DIGITALLICENCEFOREDUCATIONALUSE

• Since80’theFinnishMinistryofEducationhasnegotiatedwithTuotos ryandwithKopiosto ry licencesforeducationaluse.• TheselicencescovertheeverydayneedsofalltheFinnishcomprehensiveanduppersecondaryschools,vocationalinstitutionsandpartlyUniversitiesandUniversitiesofappliedscience.• ThelicencealsocoversmaterialsforFinnishBaccalaureateexams.• Thevalueofthelicencehasbeenestimatedtoapproximately14millioneurosannually.• WiththeKopiosto DigitalLicence,thestaffandstudentsofeducationalinstitutionshavethepermissiontoscanprintedpublicationsandcancopytextandimagesfromopenwebsites.

www.kopiosto.fi/kopiosto/digital_licence/en_GB/digital_licence/18

CUPOREresearch reports

• The CenterforCulturalPolicyResearch(CUPORE)hasmadealtogether37reportsofthe functioning,performanceandbalancedoperationofnationalcopyrightandrelatedrightssystems• Accordingtothesestudies,itseemsthatonagenerallevelthepublicatlargeiswellawareoftheconceptofcopyrightandthelimitationsconcerningtheuseofcopyrightprotectedcontentsinceend-usersareabletodistinguishbetweenwhatisallowedbycopyrightlawandwhatisnotallowed.• Thehighlevelofawarenesscanbeexplainedbytheinclusionofcopyrightinthegeneraleducationandbypastcampaigns forpublicawareness.

www.cupore.fi

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KOPIRAITTILA.FI• Kopiraittilaisananimatedcopyrightguideaimedatteachersandpupils.

• Pupilscaneasilyfindanswerstoquestionsemergingaboutthelegalissuesofintellectualpropertyrights.

• Studentscanfindpracticalinformationonhowtousecopyrightprotectedworksintheirownprojectsandinformationaboutacquiredcopyrightlicensesforeducationalinstitutions.

• LaunchedinFinnishandSwedish• forbasiceducationinAugust2016• Forhighschools,vocationalschoolsandteachers’educationfacultiesinJanuary2017

www.kopiraittila.fi

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Basiceducation

• Adaptedtodifferentagelevels• 8differentgames• 21differentquestioncards• 6differentchecklists• Referencemodels

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HighSchoolsandVocationalSchoolsandTeachers’Education• Aplatformfordozensofgamesandpractices• 9differentroomsforthegamesandmaterials• Pedagogicalmaterialsforteachers

• Ownsyllabusforeverygradesandschoollevels• PowerPoint-slides• Teacherguides

• Newsroom• Copyrightglossary• 2animations(2minutes)• Whatiscopyright• HowcanIusetheothers’works• Diplomas

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CIAPC’SCOPYRIGHTEDUCATIONPROJECTSINFINLAND

HerearesomeexamplesoftheFinnishCopyrightInformationandAnti-PiracyCentre’s (CIAPC)educationalprojects:• Over40schoolsvisitsperyearwithsomeoneworkinginthecreativeindustriestellingabouthis/herworkandcopyrights.Artistsandothercreativeprofessionals(musician,filmmaker,cartoonist,writeretc.)arehelpfulatdemonstratingthepracticaleffectsofcopyright.• Duringthe“CopyrightDay”4.000– 5.000schoolchildrenareannuallyinvitedtoafilmscreeningfollowedbyashortcopyrightlectureabouttheimportanceofcopyrighttothecreativeprofessions.• Thecopyrightwebsite(“Tekijanoikeus.fi”+socialmedia)isthemostfrequentedcopyrightsiteinFinlanddistributingcopyrightinformation,answerstothemostfrequentedquestions,educationalmaterials,andinterviewsofartists.• CIAPChasalsolaunchedseveralsocialmedia-campaignstargetedtoyoungsters

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Postive outcome• Finns,includingyoungsters,haveapositiveattitudetowardscopyrightissues.• AccordingtotheSwedishMediaVision questionnairemadein2016,theFinnsconsume/downloadlessAVpiratematerialsthanotherNordiccountries.• CIAPCisconvinced,thatalong-termactivecopyrighteducationhashadapositiveoutcometotheseresults.

http://antipiracy.fi/inenglish/

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26Illustration:InnaKivinen