FAQ
How long will I have the online access?
Each license is for two years. You will receive notice before it expires so that you can easily renew.
Who uses Science of Early Child Development online resource?
This resource is used in different ways:
- Students in post-secondary institutions use it as a "text" for Child Development courses. Each student has an individual license and covers the content as required for a particular course.
- Instructors/professors use it as a tool to enhance classroom instruction. With a projection license the instructor can, for example, show students the videotaped interviews and use the reflect questions to stimulate class discussion, distribute readings, hand out examples to discuss, and play the review games.
- Similarly, workshop facilitators use the material to enhance the training they provide to others.
- Professionals use the resource to keep current and enhance their own knowledge base.
What’s the difference between an individual license and a projection license?
The individual license gives the user unlimited access to all the content for his/her personal use. This is the license for someone who wants to enhance their own knowledge. For example, this is the license used by students and professionals, as described in the previous answer.
The projection license gives the user access to the full resource and allows people to project the content (for example, videos, games and slideshows) and print readings to distribute. With this, people will receive a DVD with the video clips of children/caregivers and programs. The DVD provides movie-quality videos for full-screen projection. Videos of researchers project well right out of the resource. This license also includes a projection user’s guide with teaching and training ideas. Instructors, professors, and facilitators, as described in the previous answer will need this kind of license.
I want to show some videos to a group. What’s the best way to do this?
Projection license holders are permitted to show videos (and other resource materials) to others. The DVD that is included with the projection license is ideal for showing the videos of children. At the point you want to play a particular video, you just play it off the DVD. Researcher videos can be projected right out of the resource, using the streamed video, since it isn’t necessary for these to be enlarged on the screen.
Projection License Questions
How many users are allowed access with a projection license?
The license allows for projection by one person at a time, and includes one copy of the projection DVD. Many institutions and agencies find it works well to get an individual license for each person who will use the resource and a smaller number of projection licenses, depending on their anticipated use.
Do we need copyrights for the documents or is this included in the purchase of the projection license?
The projection license allows you to use copies of the Science of Early Child Development materials within your classroom or training session, with credit given to the source. Within the resource there are links to external websites and reports. In those cases you should follow the copyright requirements on the individual sites.
We deliver online courses. Can we use some of the Science of ECD content in our online courses?
The projection license allows you to use the Science of Early Child Development materials within a classroom, workshop, or other face-to-face session. As an add-on to your projection license, you can arrange to purchase hyperlinks for selected video clips in the resource. These links can be embedded into your own online course so that videos can be viewed by your students online. Contact us for information on pricing and available videos.
If you want your students to access all the Science of Early Child Development content online then each student will need an individual license. Special bookstore pricing for group orders is available. Contact us for more information.